cicatrice - n. (also cicatrix) (pl. cicatrices) 1 any mark left by a healed wound; a scar.... [more]

cicatricial - n. (also cicatrix) (pl. cicatrices) 1 any mark left by a healed wound; a scar.... [more]

cicatrization - see CICATRICE]... [more]

cig - n. colloq. cigarette, cigar. [abbr.]... [more]

cigala - n. = CICADA. [F cigale, It. & Prov. cigala f. L cicada]... [more]

ciggy - n. (pl. -ies) colloq. cigarette. [abbr.]... [more]

ciliary - n. (pl. cilia) 1 a short minute hairlike vibrating... [more]

ciliate - n. (pl. cilia) 1 a short minute hairlike vibrating... [more]

ciliation - n. (pl. cilia) 1 a short minute hairlike vibrating... [more]

cilice - n. 1 haircloth. 2 a garment of this. [F f. L cilicium f. Gk kilikion f. Kilikia... [more]

cilium - n. (pl. cilia) 1 a short minute hairlike vibrating... [more]

cimbalom - n. a dulcimer. [Magyar f. It. cembalo]... [more]

cinchona - n. 1 a any evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to S. America,... [more]

cinchonic - n. 1 a any evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to S. America,... [more]

cinchonine - n. 1 a any evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to S. America,... [more]

cincture - n. 1 literary a girdle, belt, or border. 2 Archit. a ring at either end of a column-shaft.... [more]

cineaste - cf. ENTHUSIAST]... [more]

cinematically - adj. 1 having the qualities characteristic of the cinema. 2 of or relating to the... [more]

cinematographically - n. the art of making motion-picture films. cinematographer n. cinematographic... [more]

cinematographer - n. the art of making motion-picture films. cinematographer n. cinematographic... [more]

cinematograph - (also kinematograph) n. an apparatus for showing motion-picture films. [F cinmatographe... [more]

cinematography - n. the art of making motion-picture films. cinematographer n. cinematographic... [more]

cinematographic - n. the art of making motion-picture films. cinematographer n. cinematographic... [more]

cinerarium - see CINERARIA]... [more]

Cingalese - see SINHALESE]... [more]

cinque - n. (also cinq) the five on dice. [ME f. OF cinc, cink, f. L quinque five]... [more]

cinquecentoist - n. the style of Italian art and literature of the 16th c., with a reversion ... [more]

cinquefoil - n. 1 any plant of the genus Potentilla, with compound... [more]

circinate - adj. Bot . & Zool. rolled up with the apex in the centre,... [more]

CIRCLE - adj. 1 bad-tempered, spiteful (a vicious dog; vicious remarks). 2 violent, severe... [more]

CIRCLE - adj. 1 possessing or showing moral rectitude. 2 chaste. virtuous circle a beneficial... [more]

circler - n. & v. 1 a a round plane figure whose circumference is everywhere equidistant from... [more]

circuitous - adj. 1 indirect (and usu. long). 2 going a long way round. circuitously adv. circuitousness... [more]

circuitously - adj. 1 indirect (and usu. long). 2 going a long way round. circuitously adv. circuitousness... [more]

circuitousness - adj. 1 indirect (and usu. long). 2 going a long way round. circuitously adv. circuitousness... [more]

circularity - adj. & n. 1 a having the form of a circle. b moving or taking ... [more]

circularization - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 distribute circulars to. 2 US seek opinions of (people) by... [more]

circularly - adj. & n. 1 a having the form of a circle. b moving or taking ... [more]

circulative - v. 1 intr. go round from one place ... [more]

circulator - v. 1 intr. go round from one place ... [more]

circumambient - adj. (esp. of air or another fluid) surrounding. circumambience n. circumambiency... [more]

circumambience - adj. (esp. of air or another fluid) surrounding. circumambience n. circumambiency... [more]

circumambiency - adj. (esp. of air or another fluid) surrounding. circumambience n. circumambiency... [more]

circumambulate - v.tr. & intr. formal walk round or about. circumambulation n. circumambulatory... [more]

circumambulation - v.tr. & intr. formal walk round or about. circumambulation n. circumambulatory... [more]

circumambulatory - v.tr. & intr. formal walk round or about. circumambulation n. circumambulatory... [more]

circumferential - n. 1 the enclosing boundary, esp. of a circle or other figure enclosed by a curve.... [more]

circumferentially - n. 1 the enclosing boundary, esp. of a circle or other figure enclosed by a curve.... [more]

circumflex - n. & adj. (in full circumflex accent) a mark. placed... [more]

circumfluent - adj. flowing round, surrounding. circumfluence n. [L circumfluere (as CIRCUM-,... [more]

circumfluence - adj. flowing round, surrounding. circumfluence n. [L circumfluere (as CIRCUM-,... [more]

circumfuse - v.tr. pour round or about. [CIRCUM- + L fundere fus- pour]... [more]

circumjacent - adj. situated around. [L circumjacere (as CIRCUM-, jaceo lie)]... [more]

circumlocution - n. 1 a a roundabout expression . b evasive talk.... [more]

circumlocutional - n. 1 a a roundabout expression . b evasive talk.... [more]

circumlocutionary - n. 1 a a roundabout expression . b evasive talk.... [more]

circumlocutionist - n. 1 a a roundabout expression . b evasive talk.... [more]

circumlocutory - n. 1 a a roundabout expression . b evasive talk.... [more]

circumlunar - adj. moving or situated around the moon. ... [more]

circumnavigation - v.tr. sail round (esp. the world). circumnavigation n. circumnavigator n. [L circumnavigare... [more]

circumnavigator - v.tr. sail round (esp. the world). circumnavigation n. circumnavigator n. [L circumnavigare... [more]

circumscribable - v.tr. 1 (of a line etc.) enclose or outline. 2 lay down the limits of; confine,... [more]

circumscriber - v.tr. 1 (of a line etc.) enclose or outline. 2 lay down the limits of; confine,... [more]

circumscription - v.tr. 1 (of a line etc.) enclose or outline. 2 lay down the limits of; confine,... [more]

circumspection - adj. wary, cautious; taking everything into account. circumspection n. circumspectly... [more]

circumspectly - adj. wary, cautious; taking everything into account. circumspection n. circumspectly... [more]

circumspect - adj. wary, cautious; taking everything into account. circumspection n. circumspectly... [more]

circumstantiality - see CIRCUMSTANCE]... [more]

circumstantially - see CIRCUMSTANCE]... [more]

circumvent - v.tr. 1 a evade (a difficulty); find a way round. b baffle, outwit. 2 entrap ([more]