camion | (noun) a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage | Synonyms: dray |
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(noun) a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides | Synonyms: lorry |
campion | (noun) any plant of the genus Silene | Synonyms: catchfly, silene |
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canalisation | (noun) the production of a canal or a conversion to canals | Synonyms: canalization |
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(noun) management through specified channels of communication | Synonyms: canalization, channelisation, channelization |
canalization | (noun) the production of a canal or a conversion to canals | Synonyms: canalisation |
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(noun) management through specified channels of communication | Synonyms: canalisation, channelisation, channelization |
cancellation | (noun) the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement | - |
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(noun) the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void | - |
cannon | (noun) a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other | Synonyms: carom |
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(noun) lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals | Synonyms: shank |
(noun) a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels | - |
(noun) heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane | - |
(noun) (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm | - |
(noun) heavy gun fired from a tank | - |
cannulation | (noun) the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ | Synonyms: cannulisation, cannulization, canulation, canulisation, canulization, intubation |
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cannulisation | (noun) the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ | Synonyms: cannulation, cannulization, canulation, canulisation, canulization, intubation |
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cannulization | (noun) the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ | Synonyms: cannulation, cannulisation, canulation, canulisation, canulization, intubation |
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canon | (noun) a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy | - |
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(noun) a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts | - |
(noun) a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired | - |
(noun) a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church | - |
(noun) a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall | Synonyms: canyon |
(noun) a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter | - |
canonisation | (noun) (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints | Synonyms: canonization |
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canonization | (noun) (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints | Synonyms: canonisation |
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cantillation | (noun) liturgical chanting | - |
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canton | (noun) a small administrative division of a country | - |
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canulation | (noun) the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ | Synonyms: cannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, canulisation, canulization, intubation |
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canulisation | (noun) the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ | Synonyms: cannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, canulation, canulization, intubation |
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canulization | (noun) the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ | Synonyms: cannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, canulation, canulisation, intubation |
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canyon | (noun) a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall | Synonyms: canon |
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caparison | (noun) stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse | Synonyms: housing, trapping |
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capitalisation | (noun) the act of capitalizing on an opportunity | Synonyms: capitalization |
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(noun) the sale of capital stock | Synonyms: capitalization |
(noun) an estimation of the value of a business | Synonyms: capitalization |
(noun) writing in capital letters | Synonyms: capitalization |
capitalization | (noun) the act of capitalizing on an opportunity | Synonyms: capitalisation |
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(noun) the sale of capital stock | Synonyms: capitalisation |
(noun) an estimation of the value of a business | Synonyms: capitalisation |
(noun) writing in capital letters | Synonyms: capitalisation |
capitation | (noun) a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person | - |
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capitulation | (noun) the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | Synonyms: fall, surrender |
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(noun) a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic | - |
(noun) a document containing the terms of surrender | - |
capon | (noun) castrated male chicken | - |
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(noun) flesh of a castrated male chicken | - |
caption | (noun) brief description accompanying an illustration | Synonyms: legend |
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(noun) translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen | Synonyms: subtitle |
(noun) taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument | - |
captivation | (noun) a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | Synonyms: enchantment, enthrallment, fascination |
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(noun) the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) | Synonyms: fascination |
carbon | (noun) a copy made with carbon paper | Synonyms: carbon copy |
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(noun) an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds | Synonyms: atomic number 6, C |
(noun) a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper | Synonyms: carbon paper |
carbonation | (noun) saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water) | - |
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carbonisation | (noun) the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens) | Synonyms: carbonization |
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carbonization | (noun) the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens) | Synonyms: carbonisation |
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cardamon | (noun) aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces | Synonyms: cardamom, cardamum |
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(noun) rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning | Synonyms: cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum |
cardoon | (noun) only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes | - |
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(noun) southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots | Synonyms: Cynara cardunculus |
carillon | (noun) playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower | Synonyms: bell ringing, carillon playing |
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(noun) set of bells hung in a bell tower | - |
carnation | (noun) a pink or reddish-pink color | - |
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(noun) Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors | Synonyms: clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, gillyflower |
carrion | (noun) the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food | - |
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cartelization | (noun) the process of cartelizing, usually occuring in oligopolistic industry. | - |
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cartilaginification | (noun) abnormal formation of cartilage from other tissues; observed in some Asians | - |
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carton | (noun) a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top | - |
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(noun) the quantity contained in a carton | Synonyms: cartonful |
cartoon | (noun) a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine | Synonyms: sketch |
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(noun) a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence | Synonyms: animated cartoon, toon |
castigation | (noun) verbal punishment | Synonyms: chastisement |
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(noun) a severe scolding | Synonyms: bawling out, chewing out, dressing down, earful, going-over, upbraiding |
castration | (noun) neutering a male animal by removing the testicles | Synonyms: emasculation |
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(noun) surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men) | - |
(noun) the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Synonyms: expurgation |
categorisation | (noun) the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type | Synonyms: assortment, categorization, classification, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization |
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(noun) the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories | Synonyms: categorization, classification, sorting |
(noun) a group of people or things arranged by class or category | Synonyms: categorization, classification |
categorization | (noun) the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type | Synonyms: assortment, categorisation, classification, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization |
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(noun) the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories | Synonyms: categorisation, classification, sorting |
(noun) a group of people or things arranged by class or category | Synonyms: categorisation, classification |
catheterisation | (noun) the operation of introducing a catheter into the body | Synonyms: catheterization |
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catheterization | (noun) the operation of introducing a catheter into the body | Synonyms: catheterisation |
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catholicon | (noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | Synonyms: cure-all, nostrum, panacea |
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cation | (noun) a positively charged ion | - |
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cauldron | (noun) a very large pot that is used for boiling | Synonyms: caldron |
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causation | (noun) the act of causing something to happen | Synonyms: causing |
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cauterisation | (noun) the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing | Synonyms: cauterization, cautery |
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cauterization | (noun) the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing | Synonyms: cauterisation, cautery |
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caution | (noun) the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger | Synonyms: carefulness, cautiousness |
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(noun) the trait of being circumspect and prudent | Synonyms: circumspection |
(noun) judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | Synonyms: care, forethought, precaution |
(noun) a warning against certain acts | Synonyms: caveat |
celebration | (noun) any joyous diversion | Synonyms: festivity |
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(noun) the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual | Synonyms: solemnisation, solemnization |
(noun) a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event | Synonyms: jubilation |
centralisation | (noun) the act of consolidating power under a central control | Synonyms: centralization |
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(noun) gathering to a center | Synonyms: centralization |
centralization | (noun) the act of consolidating power under a central control | Synonyms: centralisation |
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(noun) gathering to a center | Synonyms: centralisation |
centrifugation | (noun) the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge | - |
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centurion | (noun) (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers | - |
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cerebration | (noun) the process of using your mind to consider something carefully | Synonyms: intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process |
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certification | (noun) the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on | Synonyms: enfranchisement |
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(noun) validating the authenticity of something or someone | Synonyms: authentication |
(noun) confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | Synonyms: corroboration, documentation |
(noun) a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts | Synonyms: certificate, credential, credentials |
cessation | (noun) a stopping | Synonyms: surcease |
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cession | (noun) the act of ceding | Synonyms: ceding |
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chaetodon | (noun) any fish of the genus Chaetodon | - |
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chairperson | (noun) the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | Synonyms: chair, president |
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chalazion | (noun) a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked | Synonyms: Meibomian cyst |
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chaldron | (noun) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels | - |
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chamaeleon | (noun) lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue | Synonyms: chameleon |
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chameleon | (noun) lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue | Synonyms: chamaeleon |
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(noun) a changeable or inconstant person | - |
chamfron | (noun) medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head | Synonyms: chanfron, front-stall, frontstall, testiere |
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champion | (noun) someone who fights for a cause | Synonyms: fighter, hero, paladin |
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(noun) someone who has won first place in a competition | Synonyms: champ, title-holder |
(noun) a person who backs a politician or a team etc. | Synonyms: admirer, booster, friend, protagonist, supporter |
(noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | Synonyms: ace, adept, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard |
chanfron | (noun) medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head | Synonyms: chamfron, front-stall, frontstall, testiere |
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channelisation | (noun) management through specified channels of communication | Synonyms: canalisation, canalization, channelization |
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channelization | (noun) management through specified channels of communication | Synonyms: canalisation, canalization, channelisation |
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chaperon | (noun) one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people | Synonyms: chaperone |
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characterisation | (noun) a graphic or vivid verbal description | Synonyms: characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word-painting, word picture |
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(noun) the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features | Synonyms: characterization |
characterization | (noun) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture | Synonyms: enactment, personation, portrayal |
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(noun) a graphic or vivid verbal description | Synonyms: characterisation, delineation, depiction, picture, word-painting, word picture |
(noun) the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features | Synonyms: characterisation |
chawbacon | (noun) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture | Synonyms: bumpkin, hayseed, hick, rube, yahoo, yokel |
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chelation | (noun) the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds | - |
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(noun) (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning | - |
chemisorption | (noun) adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces | Synonyms: chemosorption |
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chemosorption | (noun) adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces | Synonyms: chemisorption |
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chevron | (noun) an inverted V-shaped charge | - |
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(noun) V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service | Synonyms: grade insignia, stripe, stripes |
chiffon | (noun) a sheer fabric of silk or rayon | - |
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chignon | (noun) a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck | - |
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chinchillon | (noun) gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas | Synonyms: Lagostomus maximus, viscacha |
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chiton | (noun) primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates | Synonyms: coat-of-mail shell, polyplacophore, sea cradle |
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(noun) a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece | - |
chlorination | (noun) disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound | - |
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(noun) the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds | - |
chlorofluorocarbon | (noun) a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans | Synonyms: CFC |
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chon | (noun) 100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea | - |
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(noun) 100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea | - |
chorion | (noun) the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) | - |
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chylomicron | (noun) a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood | - |
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cimarron | (noun) wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns | Synonyms: bighorn, bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep |
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cinnamon | (noun) spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground | - |
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(noun) tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon | Synonyms: Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum |
(noun) aromatic bark used as a spice | Synonyms: cinnamon bark |
circularisation | (noun) circulating printed notices as a means of advertising | Synonyms: circularization |
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circularization | (noun) circulating printed notices as a means of advertising | Synonyms: circularisation |
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circulation | (noun) the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area | - |
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(noun) the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines) | - |
(noun) free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant) | - |
(noun) movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels | - |
(noun) number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold | - |
(noun) (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period | - |
circumcision | (noun) the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males | - |
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(noun) the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite | - |
circumduction | (noun) a circular movement of a limb or eye | - |
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circumlocution | (noun) a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things | Synonyms: ambage, periphrasis |
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(noun) an indirect way of expressing something | Synonyms: indirect expression |
circumnavigation | (noun) traveling around something (by ship or plane) | - |
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circumscription | (noun) the act of circumscribing | - |
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circumspection | (noun) the trait of being circumspect and prudent | Synonyms: caution |
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(noun) knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress | Synonyms: discreetness, discretion, prudence |