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- BRUTINGSvery dry, and not sweet
- BRUTSvery dry, and not sweet
- BUBONICOf or pertaining to buboes.
- BUCCINAA curved brass instrument used by the Ancient Roman army.
- BUCKLEA metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to
- BUCKLEROne who buckles something.
- BUDGETo move; to be shifted from a fixed position.
- BUFOtoad, frog
- BUGLEA horn used by hunters.
- BULBIFEROUSProducing bulbs or bulbils.
- BULBOUSHaving the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
- BULGEAn object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
- BULLAA blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as: Such a blister that is more than 5 mm in diameter.
- BUNGA stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber, used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.
- BURGLARYThe crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal. Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another a
- BURLA tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner; a burr knot.
- BURSARThe treasurer of a university, college or school.
- BURSARYA monetary award to university students that allows them to continue their studies.
- BUSTARDAny of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.
- BUTEOAny of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.
- BUTLERA manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
- BUTLERYA butler's pantry; a serving pantry.
- BUTTERYMade with or tasting of butter.
- BUTYRICOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
- BYWORDA proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
- CABALA putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.
- CABILDOA local government council in some Spanish-speaking communities.
- CABINA small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in i
- CABLEA long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
- CABOCHONA precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.
- CADAVERA dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.
- CADAVERINEA foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH2(CH2)5NH2.
- CADAVEROUSCorpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
- CADENCYAlternative form of cadence.
- CADENTFalling.
- CADENZAA part of a piece of music, such as a concerto, that is very decorative and is played by a single musician.
- CADETA student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
- CADREA frame or framework.
- CAESIUMThe chemical element (symbol Cs) with an atomic number of 55. It is a soft, gold-colored, highly reactive alkali metal.
- CAESIUMSThe chemical element (symbol Cs) with an atomic number of 55. It is a soft, gold-colored, highly reactive alkali metal.
- CAESURAA pause or interruption in a poem, music, building, or other work of art.
- CAGEAn enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation.
- CAJOLETo persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
- CALAMITYAn event resulting in great loss.
- CALDARIUMIn Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium.
- CALDERAA large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.
- CALIDITYHeat.
- CALIGINOUSDark, obscure; murky.
- CALIGOdimness or obscurity of sight, caused by a speck on the cornea
- CALIGOESdimness or obscurity of sight, caused by a speck on the cornea
- CALIGOSdimness or obscurity of sight, caused by a speck on the cornea
- CALIPHThe holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.
- CALIPHATEMonarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.
- CALLOSITYA callus.
- CALLOUSEmotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
- CALLUSA hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
- CALORIEA non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labelin
- CALQUEA word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
- CALTROPA metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heral
- CALUMNIATETo make hurtful untrue comments about.
- CALUMNIATORA person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
- CALUMNIOUSPossessing the traits of calumny.
- CALUMNYA false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
- CALVARIUMThe upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).
- CALVARYA life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.
- CALVITIESBaldness, the condition of being bald.
- CALXThe substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognise
- CAMBERA slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
- CAMBISTA banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.
- CAMELINEOf or pertaining to camels.
- CAMEOA piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
- CAMERALRelating to a chamber, especially to a judicial or legislative one
- CAMERATIONA vaulting or arching over.
- CAMERATIONSA vaulting or arching over.
- CAMISIAAn ancient kind of shirt or nightgown.
- CAMPAIGNA series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
- CAMPANILEA bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy.
- CAMPANOLOGYThe study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
- CAMPESTRALRelating to open fields or uncultivated land.
- CAMPHORA white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or co
- CAMPUSThe grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
- CANARYA small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
- CANCRINEOf or pertaining to crabs.
- CANDELAIn the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency
- CANDELABRUMA candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle.
- CANDENTGlowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat.
- CANDESCENTGlowing with heat; white-hot, incandescent.
- CANDIDImpartial and free from prejudice.
- CANDIDAA yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans
- CANDLEA light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
- CANDORThe state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
- CANESCENTTurning white or gray.
- CANINEOf, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
- CANISTELA tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.
- CANISTERA cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).
- CANITIESThe condition of having gray hair.
- CANKERA plant disease marked by gradual decay.
- CANONICcanonical
- CANOROUSmelodious
- CANTAn argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.