caltrop | (noun) tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed | Synonyms: devil's weed, Tribulus terestris |
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(noun) Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America | Synonyms: Centauria calcitrapa, star-thistle |
(noun) a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits | Synonyms: water chestnut, water chestnut plant |
calumet | (noun) a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) | Synonyms: peace pipe, pipe of peace |
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calumniation | (noun) a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions | Synonyms: calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement |
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calumny | (noun) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name | Synonyms: aspersion, defamation, denigration, slander |
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(noun) a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions | Synonyms: calumniation, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement |
calvaria | (noun) the dome of the skull | Synonyms: skullcap |
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calvary | (noun) any experience that causes intense suffering | Synonyms: martyrdom |
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calving | (noun) giving birth to a calf | - |
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calx | (noun) a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide | Synonyms: burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, fluxing lime, lime, quicklime, unslaked lime |
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calycle | (noun) a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) | Synonyms: caliculus, calyculus |
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(noun) a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus | Synonyms: calyculus, epicalyx, false calyx |
calyculus | (noun) a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) | Synonyms: caliculus, calycle |
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(noun) a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus | Synonyms: calycle, epicalyx, false calyx |
calypso | (noun) rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf | Synonyms: Calypso bulbosa, fairy-slipper |
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calypter | (noun) scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly | Synonyms: alula |
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calyptra | (noun) the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy | - |
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calyx | (noun) (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green | - |
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caracal | (noun) of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia | Synonyms: desert lynx, Lynx caracal |
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catcall | (noun) a cry expressing disapproval | - |
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chemical | (noun) material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules | Synonyms: chemical substance |
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cholecalciferol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets | Synonyms: calciferol, D, ergocalciferol, viosterol, vitamin D |
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cicala | (noun) stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone | Synonyms: cicada |
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classical | (noun) traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste | Synonyms: classical music, serious music |
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classicalism | (noun) a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms | Synonyms: classicism |
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clericalism | (noun) a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters | - |
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clericalist | (noun) one who advocates clericalism | - |
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clericalization | (noun) The process of increasing the power or influence of a religious hierarchy. | - |
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comicality | (noun) the quality of being comical | - |
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coucal | (noun) Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw | - |
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criticality | (noun) a state of critical urgency | Synonyms: criticalness, cruciality |
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(noun) a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining | - |
criticalness | (noun) a state of critical urgency | Synonyms: criticality, cruciality |
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cylindricality | (noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder | Synonyms: cylindricalness |
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cylindricalness | (noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder | Synonyms: cylindricality |
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decal | (noun) either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface | Synonyms: decalcomania |
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decalcification | (noun) loss of calcium from bones or teeth | - |
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decalcomania | (noun) the art of transferring designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface | - |
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(noun) either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface | Synonyms: decal |
decalescence | (noun) phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal | - |
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decaliter | (noun) a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters | Synonyms: dal, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl |
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decalitre | (noun) a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters | Synonyms: dal, decaliter, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl |
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dyscalculia | (noun) impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics | - |
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ecumenicalism | (noun) (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity | Synonyms: ecumenicism, ecumenism |
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encyclical | (noun) a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world | Synonyms: encyclical letter |
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epicalyx | (noun) a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus | Synonyms: calycle, calyculus, false calyx |
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equivocalness | (noun) unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | Synonyms: ambiguity |
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ergocalciferol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets | Synonyms: calciferol, cholecalciferol, D, viosterol, vitamin D |
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escalade | (noun) an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification) | - |
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escalader | (noun) someone who gains access by the use of ladders | - |
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escalation | (noun) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy | - |
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escalator | (noun) a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt | Synonyms: moving staircase, moving stairway |
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(noun) a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index) | Synonyms: escalator clause |
escallop | (noun) edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions | Synonyms: scallop, scollop |
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(noun) edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces | Synonyms: scallop, scollop |
(noun) thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled | Synonyms: cutlet, scallop, scollop |
ethicality | (noun) The state, quality or manner of conforming to accepted standards of conduct. | - |
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eucalypt | (noun) a tree of the genus Eucalyptus | Synonyms: eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree |
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eucalyptus | (noun) a tree of the genus Eucalyptus | Synonyms: eucalypt, eucalyptus tree |
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(noun) wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber | - |
evangelicalism | (noun) stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation | - |
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faecalith | (noun) a hard mass of fecal matter | Synonyms: coprolith, fecalith, stercolith |
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fantasticalness | (noun) The state or condition of pertaining to fantasy; of being fanciful or whimsical. | - |
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farcicality | (noun) The property of resembling a farce; of being ludicrous, absurd. | - |
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fecalith | (noun) a hard mass of fecal matter | Synonyms: coprolith, faecalith, stercolith |
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focalisation | (noun) the act of bringing into focus | Synonyms: focalization, focusing |
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(noun) the confinement of an infection to a limited area | Synonyms: focalization |
focalization | (noun) the act of bringing into focus | Synonyms: focalisation, focusing |
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(noun) the confinement of an infection to a limited area | Synonyms: focalisation |
historicalness | (noun) significance owing to its history | - |
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(noun) the state of having in fact existed in the past | - |
hypercalcaemia | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease | Synonyms: hypercalcemia |
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hypercalcemia | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease | Synonyms: hypercalcaemia |
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hypercalcinuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis | Synonyms: hypercalciuria |
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hypercalciuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis | Synonyms: hypercalcinuria |
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hypocalcaemia | (noun) abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency | Synonyms: hypocalcemia |
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hypocalcemia | (noun) abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency | Synonyms: hypocalcaemia |
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hypothetical | (noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc. | - |
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identicalness | (noun) exact sameness | Synonyms: identity, indistinguishability |
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illogicality | (noun) invalid or incorrect reasoning | Synonyms: illogic, illogicalness, inconsequence |
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illogicalness | (noun) invalid or incorrect reasoning | Synonyms: illogic, illogicality, inconsequence |
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impracticality | (noun) concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use | - |
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incalescence | (noun) the property of being warming | Synonyms: calefaction |
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intercalation | (noun) an insertion into a calendar | Synonyms: embolism |
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kilocalorie | (noun) a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food | Synonyms: Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie |
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lexicalisation | (noun) the process of making a word to express a concept | Synonyms: lexicalization |
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lexicalization | (noun) the process of making a word to express a concept | Synonyms: lexicalisation |
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local | (noun) public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops | - |
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(noun) anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body | Synonyms: local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic |
locale | (noun) the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) | Synonyms: locus, venue |
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localisation | (noun) a determination of the place where something is | Synonyms: fix, localization, locating, location |
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(noun) (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body | Synonyms: localisation of function, localisation principle, localization, localization of function, localization principle |
localism | (noun) a partiality for some particular place | Synonyms: provincialism, sectionalism |
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(noun) a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality | - |
locality | (noun) a surrounding or nearby region | Synonyms: neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity |
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localization | (noun) a determination of the place where something is | Synonyms: fix, localisation, locating, location |
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(noun) (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body | Synonyms: localisation, localisation of function, localisation principle, localization of function, localization principle |
localness | (noun) The state or condition of being from a nearby location. | - |
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logicality | (noun) correct and valid reasoning | Synonyms: logicalness |
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logicalness | (noun) correct and valid reasoning | Synonyms: logicality |
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lyricality | (noun) the property of being suitable for singing | Synonyms: lyricism, songfulness |
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medical | (noun) a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person | Synonyms: checkup, health check, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination |
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mescal | (noun) a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant) | - |
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(noun) a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons | Synonyms: Lophophora williamsii, mezcal, peyote |
mescaline | (noun) the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons | Synonyms: peyote |
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methodicalness | (noun) the quality of appreciating method and system | Synonyms: orderliness |
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metical | (noun) the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos | - |
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mezcal | (noun) a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons | Synonyms: Lophophora williamsii, mescal, peyote |
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minicalculator | (noun) (old-fashioned) a very small handheld calculator. | - |
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miscalculation | (noun) a mistake in calculating | Synonyms: misestimation, misreckoning |
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musical | (noun) a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing | Synonyms: musical comedy, musical theater |
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musicality | (noun) the property of sounding like music | Synonyms: musicalness |
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musicalness | (noun) the property of sounding like music | Synonyms: musicality |
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nephrocalcinosis | (noun) renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine | - |
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neurochemical | (noun) any organic substance that occurs in neural activity | - |
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nitrocalcite | (noun) the mineral form of calcium nitrate | - |
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nonsensicality | (noun) a message that seems to convey no meaning | Synonyms: bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense |
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overcall | (noun) (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) | Synonyms: overbid |
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