ceaseless - adj. without end; not ceasing. ceaselessly adv.... [more]

ceaselessly - adj. without end; not ceasing. ceaselessly adv.... [more]

cecitis - US var. of CAECITIS. ... [more]

celebration - v. 1 tr. mark (a festival or special event) with festivities etc. 2 tr. perform... [more]

celebrator - v. 1 tr. mark (a festival or special event) with festivities etc. 2 tr. perform... [more]

celebratory - v. 1 tr. mark (a festival or special event) with festivities etc. 2 tr. perform... [more]

celestially - see CELESTE]... [more]

celibacy - adj. & n. 1 committed to abstention from sexual relations and from marriage ,... [more]

cellarage - n. 1 cellar accommodation. 2 the charge for the use of a cellar or storehouse. ... [more]

cellarer - n. a monastic officer in charge of wine. ... [more]

cellaret - n. a case or sideboard for holding wine bottles in a dining-room. ... [more]

cellist - n. (pl. -os) a bass instrument of the violin family, held upright ... [more]

cellularity - see CELLULE]... [more]

cellulate - see CELLULE]... [more]

cellulation - see CELLULE]... [more]

cellule - n. Biol. a small cell or cavity. [F cellule or L cellula dimin. of cella CELL]... [more]

cellulosic - n. 1 Biochem. a carbohydrate forming the main constituent of plant-cell walls, used... [more]

cellulous - see CELLULE]... [more]

celom - US var. of COELOM. ... [more]

Celticism - adj. & n. of or relating to the Celts. a group of languages spoken by Celtic peoples,... [more]

cembalo - n. (pl. -os) a harpsichord. [abbr. of CLAVICEMBALO]... [more]

cementation - n. 1 the act or process of cementing or being cemented. 2 the heating of [more]

cementer - n. & v. 1 a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, mixed with water... [more]

cenotaph - n. a tomblike monument, esp. a war memorial ,... [more]

censorial - in sense 3 mistransl. of G Zensur censorship]... [more]

censoriously - see CENSOR]... [more]

censoriousness - see CENSOR]... [more]

censorship - in sense 3 mistransl. of G Zensur censorship]... [more]

censurable - v. & n. tr. criticize harshly; reprove. Often confused with censor. harsh criticism;... [more]

cent - n. & adj. (pl. hundreds or (in sense 1) hundred) (in sing., prec. by a or one)... [more]

centenary - n. & adj. (pl. -ies) 1 a hundredth anniversary. 2 a celebration of this .... [more]

CENTENARY - adj. & n. 1 lasting for a hundred years. 2 occurring every hundred years. US = CENTENARY... [more]

centesimal - adj. reckoning or reckoned by hundredths. centesimally adv. [L centesimus hundredth... [more]

centesimally - adj. reckoning or reckoned by hundredths. centesimally adv. [L centesimus hundredth... [more]

centigram - n. (also centigramme) a metric unit of mass, equal to one-hundredth of a gram. ... [more]

centime - n. 1 a monetary unit valued at one-hundredth of a franc. 2 a coin of this value.... [more]

cento - n. (pl. -os) a composition made up of quotations from other authors. [L, = patchwork... [more]

centralism - n. a system that centralizes (esp. an administration) (see also democratic centralism).... [more]

centralist - n. a system that centralizes (esp. an administration) (see also democratic centralism).... [more]

centrality - adj. 1 of, at, or forming the centre. 2 from the centre. 3 chief, essential, [more]

centralization - v. (also -ise) 1 tr. & intr. bring or come to a... [more]

centrally - adj. 1 of, at, or forming the centre. 2 from the centre. 3 chief, essential, [more]

centremost - n. & v. (US center ) 1 the middle point, [more]

centric - n. & v. (US center ) 1 the middle point, [more]

centrical - n. & v. (US center ) 1 the middle point, [more]

centricity - n. & v. (US center ) 1 the middle point, [more]

centrifugally - adj. moving or tending to move from a centre (cf. CENTRIPETAL). centrifugal force... [more]

centrifugation - n. & v. a machine with a rapidly rotating device ... [more]

centripetal - adj. moving or tending to move towards a centre... [more]

centripetally - adj. moving or tending to move towards a centre... [more]

centrism - n. Polit. often derog. a person who holds moderate views. centrism n.... [more]

centromere - n. Biol. the point on a chromosome to which the... [more]

centrosome - n. Biol. a distinct part of the cytoplasm in a cell, usu. near the nucleus ,... [more]

centuple - n., adj., & v. a hundredfold amount . increased... [more]

ceramist - n. a person who makes ceramics. ... [more]

cerastes - n. any viper of the genus Cerastes, esp. C. cerastes having a sharp upright spike... [more]

cerastium - n. any plant of the genus Cerastium, with white ... [more]

cerebellar - n. (pl. cerebellums or cerebella) the part of the brain at the back of the skull... [more]

cerebrally - adj. 1 of the brain. 2 intellectual rather than emotional. 3 = CACUMINAL. cerebral... [more]

cerebrovascular - adj. of the brain and its blood vessels. ... [more]

cerement - app. f. CERECLOTH]... [more]

ceremonialist - adj. & n. 1 with or concerning ritual or ceremony. 2 formal (a ceremonial bow).... [more]

ceremonialism - adj. & n. 1 with or concerning ritual or ceremony. 2 formal (a ceremonial bow).... [more]

ceremonially - adj. & n. 1 with or concerning ritual or ceremony. 2 formal (a ceremonial bow).... [more]

ceremonious - adj. 1 excessively polite; punctilious . 2... [more]

ceremoniously - adj. 1 excessively polite; punctilious . 2... [more]

ceremoniousness - adj. 1 excessively polite; punctilious . 2... [more]

ceresin - n. a hard whitish wax used with or instead of beeswax. [mod.L ceres f. L cera wax... [more]

cerise - adj. & n. of a light clear red. this colour. [F, = CHERRY]... [more]

cerium - Ce. [named after the asteroid Ceres, discovered (1801) about ... [more]