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Came(imp.) of Come
(n.) A slender rod of cast lead, with or without grooves, used, in casements and stained-glass windows, to hold together the panes or pieces of glass
Can(n.) A drinking cup
(v. t.) To preserve by putting in sealed cans
(v. t. & i.) To be able
Candy(n.) A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds.
(v. i.) To be formed into candy
(v. t.) A more or less solid article of confectionery made by boiling sugar or molasses to the desired consistency, and than crystallizing, molding, or working in the required shape
Capable(a.) Capacious
Cape(n.) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake
(v. i.) To gape.
Card(n.) An indicator card.
(v. i.) To play at cards
(v. t.) To clean or clear, as if by using a card.
Care(n.) A burdensome sense of responsibility
Carl(n.) A kind of food.
Carnival(n.) A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp
Carp(n.) A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp
(v. i.) To find fault
(v. t.) To find fault with
Carry(n.) A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water
(v. i.) To act as a bearer
(v. t.) To bear (one's self)
Case(n.) A box, sheath, or covering
(v. i.) To propose hypothetical cases.
(v. t.) To cover or protect with, or as with, a case
Casually(adv.) Without design
Cat(n.) A cat o' nine tails.
(v. t.) To bring to the cathead
Catch(n.) Act of seizing
(v. i.) To attain possession.
(v. t.) Hence: To insnare
Caught(imp. & p. p.) of Catch
Cause(conj.) Abbreviation of Because.
(n.) To effect as an agent
(v.) Any subject of discussion or debate
(v. i.) To assign or show cause
Cautiously(adv.) In a cautious manner.
Cave(n.) A coalition or group of seceders from a political party, as from the Liberal party in England in 1866
(v. i.) To dwell in a cave.
Ceiling(v. t.) The inner planking of a vessel.
Cent(n.) A hundred
Cesspool(n.) A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter
Chain(n.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land.
(v. t.) To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain
Chamber(n.) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to contain the powder.
(v. i.) To be lascivious.
(v. t.) To furnish with a chamber
Chance(a.) Happening by chance
(adv.) By chance
(n.) A possibility
(v. i.) To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation.
(v. t.) To befall
Change(v. i.) To be altered
(v. t.) Alteration in the order of a series
Chapter(n.) A bishop's council.
(v. t.) To correct
Cheap(adv.) Cheaply.
(n.) A bargain
(v. i.) To buy
Check(a.) Checkered
(n.) A condition of interrupted or impeded progress
(v. i.) To act as a curb or restraint.
(v. t.) To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
Cheek(n.) A section of a flask, so made that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold
(v. t.) To be impudent or saucy to.
Cheer(n.) A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc.
(v. i.) To be in any state or temper of mind.
(v. t.) To cause to rejoice
Chew(n.) That which is chewed
(v. i.) To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth
(v. t.) To bite and grind with the teeth
Chicken(n.) A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.
Chin(n.) The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
Chorus(n.) A band of singers and dancers.
(v. i.) To sing in chorus
Christ(n.) The Anointed
Circled(a.) Having the form of a circle
Circus(n.) A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company of performers, with their equipage
Civil(a.) Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics
Clang(n.) A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together
(v. i.) To give out a clang
(v. t.) To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.
Clean(a.) To render clean
(adv.) Without limitation or remainder
(superl.) Free from awkwardness
Clear(adv.) In a clear manner
(n.) Full extent
(superl.) Able to perceive clearly
(v. i.) To become free from clouds or fog
(v. t.) To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive
Cleverly(adv.) In a clever manner.
Cliff(n.) A high, steep rock
Clock(n.) A figure or figured work on the ankle or side of a stocking.
(v. t.) To ornament with figured work, as the side of a stocking.
(v. t. & i.) To call, as a hen.
Close(adv.) In a close manner.
(n.) A double bar marking the end.
(v. i.) To come together
(v. t.) Accurate
Clothes(n. pl.) Covering for the human body
Coal(n.) A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon, but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a large amount of volatile matter
(v. i.) To take in coal
(v. t.) To burn to charcoal
Coarse(superl.) Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles
Coat(n.) A coat card.
(v. t.) To cover with a coat or outer garment.
Code(n.) A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form
Cold(n.) Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly
(v. i.) To become cold.
Collar(n.) A collar beam.
(v. t.) To put a collar on.
Color(n.) A distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol (usually in the plural)
(v. i.) To acquire color
(v. t.) To change or alter, as if by dyeing or painting
Comb(n.) A dry measure.
(v. t.) To disentangle, cleanse, or adjust, with a comb
Come(n.) Coming.
(p. p.) of Come
(v. t.) To carry through
Comfortably(adv.) In a comfortable or comforting manner.
Coming(a.) Approaching
(n.) Approach
(p. pr & vb. n.) of Come
Communication(n.) Association
Companion(n.) A fellow
(v. t.) To be a companion to
Complacency(n.) Calm contentment
Complacently(adv.) In a complacent manner.
Compliment(n.) An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration
(v. i.) To pass compliments
(v. t.) To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation
Conceal(v. t.) To hide or withdraw from observation
Conclusion(n.) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
Cone(n.) Anything shaped more or less like a mathematical cone
(v. t.) To render cone-shaped
Confession(n.) Acknowledgment
Confidence(n.) Giving occasion for confidence.
Confidently(adv.) With confidence
Conscious(a.) Made the object of consciousness
Contemptuously(adv.) In a contemptuous manner
Continued(p. p. & a.) Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of energy, etc.
Contorted(a.) Arranged so as to overlap each other
Control(n.) A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register
(v. t.) To check by a counter register or duplicate account
Conversation(n.) Colloquial discourse
Cook(n.) A fish, the European striped wrasse.
(v. i.) To make the noise of the cuckoo.
(v. t.) To concoct or prepare
Coolly(a.) Coolish
(adv.) In a cool manner
Cop(n.) A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.
Copy(n.) An abundance or plenty of anything.
(v. i.) To make a copy or copies
Corn(n.) A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize
(v. t.) To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats
Cost(imp. & p. p.) of Cost
(n.) A rib
(v. t.) Expenses incurred in litigation.
Cotton(n.) A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant
(v. i.) To go on prosperously
Could(imp.) of Can
Country(a.) Destitute of refinement
(adv.) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country.
County(n.) A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs
Couple(a.) A male and female associated together
(v.) To join in wedlock
(v. i.) To come together as male and female
Course(n.) A continuous level range of brick or stones of the same height throughout the face or faces of a building
(v. i.) To move with speed
(v. t.) To cause to chase after or pursue game
Cousin(n.) Allied
Cover(n.) Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing
(v. i.) To spread a table for a meal
(v. t.) To brood or sit on
Cow(n.) A chimney cap
(v. t.) To depress with fear
Coyote(n.) A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America
Cozy(a.) A wadded covering for a teakettle or other vessel to keep the contents hot.
(superl.) Chatty
Crack(a.) Of superior excellence
(n.) A boast
(v. i.) To be ruined or impaired
(v. t.) To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts
Craftily(adv.) With craft
Crash(n.) A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once.
(v. i.) To break with violence and noise
(v. t. ) To break in pieces violently
Crazy(a.) Broken, weakened, or dissordered in intellect
Cream(n.) A cosmetic
(v. i.) To form or become covered with cream
(v. t.) To furnish with, or as with, cream.
Creeping(a.) Crawling, or moving close to the ground.
Crept(imp.) of Creep
(p. p.) of Creep
Crestfallen(a.) Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side
Crinkled(a.) Having short bends, turns, or wrinkles
Cripple(a.) Lame
(n.) One who creeps, halts, or limps
(v. t.) To deprive of strength, activity, or capability for service or use
Crisp(a.) Brisk
(n.) That which is crisp or brittle
(v. i.) To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.
Croak(n.) The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound.
(v. i.) To complain
(v. t.) To utter in a low, hoarse voice
Crooked(a.) Characterized by a crook or curve
Crop(n.) Anything cut off or gathered.
(v. i.) To yield harvest.
Cross(a.) Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor
(n.) A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties.
(prep.) Athwart
(v. i.) To be inconsistent.
(v. t.) To cancel by marking crosses on or over, or drawing a line across
Crouch(v. i.) To bend down
(v. t.) To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear.
Cry(v. i.) A loud utterance
(v. t.) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping
Crying(a.) Calling for notice
Cuckoo(n.) A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
Cultivator(n.) An agricultural implement used in the tillage of growing crops, to loosen the surface of the earth and kill the weeds
Cumin(n.) A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel (Cuminum Cyminum), cultivated for its seeds, which have a bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used like those of anise and caraway
Cup(n.) A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
(v. t.) To apply a cupping apparatus to
Curled(a.) Having curls
Curling(n.) A scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark
Current(a.) A flowing or passing
Curve(a.) A bending without angles
(v. i.) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction
Cut(a.) Formed or shaped as by cutting
(imp. & p. p.) of Cut
(n.) A common work horse
(v. i.) To admit of incision or severance
(v. t.) To absent one's self from
Dabb(n.) A large, spine-tailed lizard (Uromastix spinipes), found in Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine
Damn(v. i.) To invoke damnation
(v. t.) To condemn
Damp(n.) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints, etc.
(superl.) Being in a state between dry and wet
Dance(v. i.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.
(v. t.) To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down
Danger(n.) Authority
(v. t.) To endanger.
Dare(n.) A small fish
(v. i.) To have adequate or sufficient courage for any purpose
(v. t.) To challenge
Dark(a.) Deprived of sight
(n.) Absence of light
(v. t.) To darken to obscure.
Day(n.) (Preceded by the) Some day in particular, as some day of contest, some anniversary, etc.
Dead(a.) Bringing death
(adv.) To a degree resembling death
(n.) One who is dead
(v. i.) To die
(v. t.) To make dead
Dealt(imp. & p. p.) of Deal
Dear(adv.) Dearly
(n.) A dear one
(superl.) Bearing a high price
(v. t.) To endear.
Debris(n.) Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively
Decisive(a.) Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy
Deck(n.) A main aeroplane surface, esp. of a biplane or multiplane.
(v.) A heap or store.
(v. t.) To cover
Deep(adv.) To a great depth
(n.) That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean
(superl.) Extending far back from the front or outer part
Deer(n. sing. & pl.) Any animal
Defend(v. t.) To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged)
Defense(v. t.) To furnish with defenses
Defensively(adv.) On the defensive.
Deliberate(a.) Formed with deliberation
(v. i.) To take counsel with one's self
(v. t.) To weigh in the mind
Delicate(a.) Addicted to pleasure
(n.) A choice dainty
Delight(v. i.) To have or take great delight or pleasure
(v. t.) A high degree of gratification of mind
Denim(n.) A coarse cotton drilling used for overalls, etc.
Depth(n.) A pair of toothed wheels which work together.
Deputy(n.) A member of the Chamber of Deputies.
Derision(n.) An object of derision or scorn
Derogatory(a.) Tending to derogate, or lessen in value
Despair(n.) Loss of hope
(v. i.) To be hopeless
(v. t.) To cause to despair.
Devil(n.) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered
(v. t.) To grill with Cayenne pepper
Dictionary(n.) A book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings
Die(n.) A hollow internally threaded screw-cutting tool, made in one piece or composed of several parts, for forming screw threads on bolts, etc
(v. i.) To become indifferent
Difference(n.) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of two persons, which would otherwise be the same
(v. t.) To cause to differ
Different(a.) Distinct
Difficult(a.) Hard to do or to make
(v. t.) To render difficult
Dignity(n.) Elevated rank
Dime(n.) A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents
Dinner(n.) An entertainment
Direction(n.) That which is imposed by directing
Directly(adv.) Exactly
Dirty(superl.) Defiled with dirt
(v. t.) To foul
Disapprovingly(adv.) In a disapproving manner.
Disarming(imp. & p. p.) of Disarm
Discontent(a.) Not content
(n.) A discontented person
(v. t.) To deprive of content
Disengage(v. i.) To release one's self
(v. t.) To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled
Dislike(n.) A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive
(v. t.) To awaken dislike in
Distance(n.) A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
(v. t.) To cause to appear as if at a distance
Distant(a.) Far separated
Disturb(n.) Disturbance.
(v. t.) To agitate the mind of
Ditch(n.) Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.
(v. i.) To dig a ditch or ditches.
(v. t.) To dig a ditch or ditches in
Do(n.) A cheat
(v. i.) To act or behave in any manner
(v. t.) To deal with for good and all
(v. t. / auxiliary) To bring about
Doctor(n.) An academical title, originally meaning a men so well versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it
(v. i.) To practice physic.
(v. t.) To confer a doctorate upon
Dog(n.) A fellow
(v. t.) To hunt or track like a hound
Doing(n.) Anything done
Doll(n.) A child's puppet
Don(n.) A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence
(v. t.) To put on
Done(a.) Given
(infinitive.) It is done or agreed
(p. p.) of Do
Door(n.) An entrance way, but taken in the sense of the house or apartment to which it leads.
Double(a.) Being in pairs
(adv.) Twice
(n.) A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only half being said, as in simple feasts
(v. i.) To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity, length, or value
Doubt(v. i.) A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or evidence
(v. t.) To fill with fear
Dove(n.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera. The species are numerous.
Down(a.) Downcast
(adv.) From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence
(n.) Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool
(prep.) A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or near the shore
(v. i.) To go down
(v. t.) To cause to go down
Drag(n.) A confection
(v. i.) To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground
(v. t.) A heavy coach with seats on top
Drank(imp.) of Drink
(n.) Wild oats, or darnel grass.
Drawn(p. p.) of Draw
Dreamily(adv.) As if in a dream
Dress(n.) A lady's gown
(v. i.) To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers
(v. t.) To adjust
Drew(imp.) of Draw
Drink(n.) Liquid to be swallowed
(v. i.) To quaff exhilarating or intoxicating liquors, in merriment or feasting
(v. t.) To smoke, as tobacco.
Drive(n.) A collection of objects that are driven
(p. p.) Driven.
(v. i.) To be forced along
(v. t.) Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible throw
Driving(a.) Communicating force
(n.) Tendency
Drop(n.) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.
(v. i.) To be deep in extent
Drove(imp.) of Drive
(n.) A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface
Drum(n.) A cylinder on a revolving shaft, generally for the purpose of driving several pulleys, by means of belts or straps passing around its periphery
(v. i.) To beat a drum with sticks
(v. t.) (With out) To expel ignominiously, with beat of drum
Drunk(a.) Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
(n.) A drunken condition
(p. p.) of Drink
Dry(a.) To make dry
(superl.) Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard
(v. i.) To evaporate wholly
Dully(adv.) In a dull manner
Dumb(a.) Destitute of the power of speech
(v. t.) To put to silence.
During(prep.) In the time of
Dusk(a.) Tending to darkness or blackness
(n.) A darkish color.
(v. i.) To grow dusk.
(v. t.) To make dusk.
Each(a. / a. pron.) Every
Eagerly(adv.) In an eager manner.
Ear(n.) Privilege of being kindly heard
(v. i.) To put forth ears in growing
(v. t.) To plow or till
Earnestly(adv.) In an earnest manner.
Easy(v. t.) At ease
Eat(v. i.) To make one's way slowly.
(v. t.) To chew and swallow as food
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