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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

crying(a)
egregious adjective conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; `a crying shame`; `an egregious lie`; `flagrant violation of human rights`; `a glaring error`; `gross ineptitude`; `gross injustice`; `rank treachery`

cryoanesthesia
cryoanaesthesia noun insensibility resulting from cold

cryobiology
noun the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms

cryocautery
noun application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it

cryogen
noun a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant

cryogenic
adjective of or relating to very low temperatures

cryogenics
cryogeny noun the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures

cryolite
Greenland spar noun a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine

cryometer
noun a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures

cryonic
adjective of or relating to cryonics

cryonics
noun the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life; `cryonics is more science fiction than serious science`

cryophobia
noun a morbid fear of freezing

cryoscope
noun a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points

cryostat
noun a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures

cryosurgery
noun the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)

crypt
noun a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)

Cryptacanthodes
genus Cryptacanthodes noun a genus of Stichaeidae

cryptanalysis
cryptanalytics noun the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms

cryptanalyst
cryptographer noun decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms

cryptanalytic
cryptographic adjective of or relating to cryptanalysis

cryptic
cryptical adjective of an obscure nature; `the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms`; `a deep dark secret`; `the inscrutable workings of Providence`; `in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life`- Rachel Carson; `rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands`

cryptic coloration
noun coloring that conceals or disguises an animal`s shape

cryptically
enigmatically adverb in a cryptic manner; `we will meet again,` he said cryptically

cryptobiosis
noun a state in which an animal`s metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill

cryptobiotic
adjective of or related to the state of cryptobiosis

Cryptobranchidae
family Cryptobranchidae noun large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders

Cryptobranchus
genus Cryptobranchus noun type genus of the Cryptobranchidae

Cryptocercidae
family Cryptocercidae noun a family of Blattodea

Cryptocercus
genus Cryptocercus noun cockroaches

cryptococcosis
noun a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system

cryptocoryne
water trumpet noun any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia

cryptogam
noun formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi

Cryptogamia
noun in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi

cryptogamic
cryptogamous adjective of or relating to a cryptogam

cryptogram
cryptograph 1 secret writing noun a piece of writing in code or cipher

Cryptogramma
genus Cryptogramma noun sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae

Cryptogrammataceae
family Cryptogrammataceae noun one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems

cryptograph
noun a device for deciphering codes and ciphers

cryptographically
adverb in a cryptographic manner

cryptography
coding noun act of writing in code or cipher

Cryptomeria
genus Cryptomeria noun Japanese cedar; sugi

cryptomonad
cryptophyte noun common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms

Cryptophyceae
class Cryptophyceae noun motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae

Cryptophyta
phylum Cryptophyta noun a phylum in the kingdom Protoctista

Cryptoprocta
genus Cryptoprocta noun large primitive catlike carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar

cryptorchidy
cryptorchidism noun failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops

Cryptotermes
genus Cryptotermes noun genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan in distribution; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes

Cryptotis
genus Cryptotis noun least shrews

crystal
watch crystal noun a protective cover that protects the face of a watch

crystal ball
noun a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers

crystal counter
noun a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity

crystal detector
noun a detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal; acts as a rectifier

crystal gazing
noun staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events

crystal microphone
noun a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage

crystal oscillator
quartz oscillator noun an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal

crystal pickup
noun a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal

crystal set
noun an early radio receiver using a crystal detector

crystal tea
Ledum groenlandicum noun evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution

crystalline
crystal clear adjective transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; `the cold crystalline water of melted snow`; `crystal clear skies`; `could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool`; `lucid air`; `a pellucid brook`; `transparent crystal`

crystallite
noun any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock

crystallization
noun a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

crystallize
crystalize verb assume crystalline form; become crystallized

crystallized
crystalised adjective having both internal structure and external form of a crystal; `quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized`

crystallized ginger
noun strips of ginger root cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar

crystallographer
noun a specialist in crystallography

crystallography
noun the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals

ctene
comb-plate noun a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused

ctenidium
noun comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks

Ctenizidae
family Ctenizidae noun large burrowing spiders

Ctenocephalides
genus Ctenocephalides noun an arthropod genus of fleas

Ctenocephalus
genus Ctenocephalus noun a former usage synonymous with Ctenocephalides

ctenoid
comb-like adjective resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb

Ctenophora
phylum Ctenophora noun comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata

ctenophore
comb jelly noun biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb

ctenophore family
noun a family of ctenophores

ctenophore genus
noun a genus of ctenophores

cub
young carnivore noun the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion

cub
rookie noun an awkward and inexperienced youth

Cub Scout
noun a junior boy scout

Cuba
Republic of Cuba noun a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba

Cuban
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba; `Cuban rum`

Cuban bast
blue mahoe noun erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks

Cuban heel
noun a broad heel of medium height on women`s shoes

Cuban monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Cuba

Cuban peso
noun the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos

Cuban Revolution
noun the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959

cubby
cubbyhole 1 snuggery noun a small secluded room

cubbyhole
pigeonhole noun a small compartment

cube
square block noun a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube

cube root
noun a number that when multiplied three times equals a given number

cubeb
cubeb cigarette noun a cigarette containing cubeb

cubelike
cube-shaped adjective shaped like a cube

cubic
adjective having three dimensions

cubic foot
cu ft noun the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side

cubic inch
cu in noun the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side

cubic kilometer
cubic kilometre noun a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge

cubic millimeter
cubic millimetre noun a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge

cubic yard
noun a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

cubicity
noun the property of resembling a cube

cubism
noun an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes