~2.~ Investigation, examination, inquisition, inquiry, scrutiny,
exploration, sifting.
~3.~ Expectation, expectance, anticipation, contemplation, prospect.
~4.~ Forethought, foresight, circumspection, wariness, caution,
cautiousness, discretion, deliberation, prudence.
~Calculous~, _a._ Stony, gritty.
~Calculus~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Med._) [L. _pl. Calculi._] Morbid concretion.
~2.~ [_Eng. pl. Calculuses._] Fluxions, differential and Integral
calculus.
~Caledonian~, _a._ Scottish, Scotch.
~Caledonian~, _n._ Scotchman.
~Calefaction~, _n._ Heating, incalescence.
~Calembour~, _n._ [Fr.] Pun, quibble, play upon words.
~Calendar~, _n._ ~1.~ Almanac, ephemeris, register of the year.
~2.~ List.
~Calender~, _n._ Hot press.
~Calender~, _v. a._ Smooth or glaze (_by a calender_).
~Calendering~, _n._ Glazing (_by a calender_).
~Calibre~, _n._ [Written also _Caliber_.] ~1.~ Diameter of the bore.
~2.~ Bore.
~3.~ Talent, ability, faculty, endowment, parts, genius, compass or
mind.
~Calico~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Eng._] Cotton cloth.
~2.~ [U.S.] Print, printed cotton cloth.
~Caliper-compasses~, _n. pl._ [Written also _Caliber-compasses_.]
Calipers.
~Calipers~, _n. pl._ CALIPER-COMPASSES.
~Call~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Name, term, denominate, entitle, style, phrase,
designate, dub, christen.
~2.~ Bid, invite, summon, ask to come, send for.
~3.~ Convoke, assemble, convene, muster, call together.
~4.~ Appoint, designate, elect, ordain, set apart.
~5.~ Invoke, appeal to.
~Call~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Exclaim, cry, cry out, speak aloud, make appeal.
~2.~ Make a short visit.
~Call~, _n._ ~1.~ Invitation, summons.
~2.~ Demand, claim, requisition.
~3.~ Short visit.
~Calling~, _n._ Occupation, business, profession, pursuit, trade,
craft, employment, vocation, AVOCATION, walk of life.
~Call on~, ~1.~ Invoke, appeal to, pray to, call upon.
~2.~ Solicit, apply to.
~3.~ Make a visit to, pay a visit to.
~Callous~, _a._ ~1.~ Indurated, hardened, hard.
~2.~ Insensible, unfeeling, apathetic, obtuse, unsusceptible,
unimpressible, sluggish, dull, torpid, indifferent, dead.
~Callow~, _a._ Unfledged, unfeathered, naked.
~Call upon~, CALL ON.
~Calm~, _a._ ~1.~ Tranquil, serene, placid, quiet, still, smooth,
halcyon, peaceful.
~2.~ Undisturbed, composed, collected, unruffled, sedate, mild, cool.
~Calm~, _n._ Serenity, CALMNESS.
~Calm~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Still, compose, hush, smooth, allay, lull.
~2.~ Tranquillize, becalm, pacify, appease, assuage, quiet, soothe,
soften, mollify, moderate, alleviate.
~Calmness~, _n._ ~1.~ Quietness, tranquillity, serenity, repose,
peace, stillness, calm, placidity, lull.
~2.~ Mildness, coolness, sedateness, composure.
~Calomel~, _n._ Chloride of mercury, protochloride of mercury,
subchloride of mercury.
~Calorific~, _a._ Heating, heat-producing.
~Calumet~, _n._ Pipe of peace.
~Calumniate~, _v. a._ Slander, asperse, malign, traduce, defame,
scandalize, vilify, revile, abuse, lampoon, libel, blacken, blemish,
accuse falsely.
~Calumniator~, _n._ Slanderer, traducer, defamer, backbiter, libeller,
lampooner, detractor.
~Calumnious~, _a._ Slanderous, abusive, defamatory, contumelious,
opprobrious, vituperative, scurrilous, insulting.
~Calumny~, _n._ SLANDER (_known to be false_), defamation, aspersion,
backbiting, detraction, abuses, scandal, obloquy, false accusation.
~Calyx~, _n._ Flower-cup.
~Camarilla~, _n._ [Sp.] CLIQUE, cabal, secret cabinet, power behind
the throne.
~Camboose~, _n._ CABOOSE.
~Cambrian~, _a._ Welsh.
~Cambrian~, _n._ Welshman, Cambro-Briton.
~Cambro-Briton~, _n._ CAMBRIAN.
~Camelopard~, _n._ Giraffe.
~Camerated~, _a._ Arched, vaulted, bowed.
~Camons~, _a._ Flat, depressed (_said only of the nose_).
~Camp~, _n._ Encampment.
~Camp~, _v. n._ Encamp, pitch one's tent, pitch a camp.
~Campanile~, _n._ Belfry.
~Campeachy wood~, Logwood.
~Can~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Be able to, have power to.
~2.~ Be possible to.
~Canada balsam~, Balsam of fir, Canada turpentine.
~Canada snakeroot~, Wild ginger.
~Canaille~, _n._ [Fr.] Populace, rabble, mob, riffraff, the vulgar,
the people, the crowd, vulgar herd, the ignoble vulgar, low people,
lowest class of people, the multitude, the million, scum of society,
dregs of society, RAG-TAG-AND-BOB-TAIL.
~Canard~, _n._ [Fr.] Hoax, absurd or ridiculous fabrication.
~Cancel~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Obliterate, efface, erase, expunge, blot, blot
out, rub out, scratch out, wipe out.
~2.~ Abrogate, annul, repeal, rescind, revoke, abolish, nullify,
quash, set aside, make void.
~Cancellated~, _a._ Cross-barred.
~Candelabrum~, _n._ [L. _pl. Candelabra; Eng. pl. Candelabrums_.]
Chandelier, lustre, branched candlestick.
~Candid~, _a._ ~1.~ Impartial, fair, just, unprejudiced, unbiassed,
upright, honest, sincere.
~2.~ Open, free, ingenuous, artless, frank, plain, honorable, NAÏVE,
guileless, straightforward, open-hearted, frank-hearted, above-board.
~Candidate~, _n._ Aspirant, solicitant.
~Candor~, _n._ ~1.~ Fairness, honesty, sincerity.
~2.~ Openness, ingenuousness, artlessness, frankness, guilelessness,
truthfulness.
~Cane brimstone~, Roll sulphur, stick sulphur.
~Canicula~, _n._ Sirius, dog-star.
~Canicular days~, Dog-days.
~Canine madness~, Hydrophobia.
~Canker~, _v. a._ Corrupt, corrode, erode, eat away.
~Canker-rash~, _n._ Putrid sore throat.
~Canker-worm~, _n._ Span-worm, looper, geometer.
~Cannibals~, _n. pl._ Anthropophagi, man-eaters.
~Cannon~, _n._ Great gun.
~Cannonade~, _v. a._ Attack with cannon, attack with heavy artillery.
~Canon~, _n._ ~1.~ Rule (_especially in ecclesiastical matters_), law,
formula, formulary.
~2.~ Received books of Scripture, canonical books.
~3.~ Catalogue of Saints.
~Canonical~, _a._ ~1.~ Received, authorized, according to the canon.
~2.~ Regular, stated.
~Canonicals~, _n. pl._ Full dress (_of a clergyman_).
~Canonize~, _v. a._ Declare a saint, make a saint of, enroll in the
canon.
~Canopy~, _n._ Awning, tilt.
~Canorous~, _a._ Musical, tuneful.
~Cant~, _n._ ~1.~ Whining or affected speech.
~2.~ Hypocrisy, pretence.
~3.~ Peculiar form of speech, professional terms.
~4.~ Slang, barbarous jargon, low language, inelegant expression.
~5.~ Auction, vendue, auction sale.
~6.~ Turn, tilt, slant.
~Cant~, _a._ ~1.~ Hypocritical, insincere, hollow, canting.
~2.~ Vulgar, barbarous, unauthorized, inelegant.
~Cantankerous~, _a._ Crabbed, perverse, stubborn, obstinate,
unyielding, refractory, contumacious, headstrong, wilful, dogged,
intractable, heady, obdurate, stiff, cross-grained.
~Canter~, _n._ ~1.~ HYPOCRITE, Pharisee.
~2.~ Easy gallop, gentle gallop.
~Canter~, _v. n._ Gallop gently.
~Cantharides~, _n. pl._ SPANISH FLIES.
~Canticle~, _n._ SONG.
~Canticles~, _n. pl._ The song of songs, Song of Solomon.
~Canting~, _a._ ~1.~ Affected.
~2.~ Hypocritical, insincere, hollow, cant.
~Cantonment~, _n._ Quarters.
~Canvass~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Debate, discuss, dispute, agitate, ventilate,
controvert.
~2.~ Investigate, examine, scrutinize, sift, study, consider, follow
up, inquire into.
~3.~ Bespeak the votes of, solicit votes from.
~Canvass~, _n._ ~1.~ Discussion, debate, dispute.
~2.~ Examination, scrutiny, sifting.
~3.~ Solicitation of votes.
~Canyon~, _n._ [Sp. _Cañon_], Gorge, ravine, gulch.
~Caoutchouc~, _n._ India-rubber, gum-elastic.
~Cap~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Crown, complete, finish.
~2.~ Exceed, surpass, transcend, overtop.
~Capability~, _n._ Capableness, capacity, ability, ableness, skill,
competency, efficiency.
~Capable~, _a._ ~1.~ Qualified, suited, fitted, adapted, susceptible.
~2.~ Able, competent, intelligent, clever, skilful, efficient,
ingenious, sagacious, gifted, accomplished.
~Capableness~, _n._ CAPABILITY.
~Capacious~, _a._ Spacious, ample, large, wide, broad, extensive,
roomy, expanded, comprehensive.
~Capaciousness~, _n._ CAPACITY.
~Capacitate~, _v. a._ Qualify, enable, make able, make or render
capable.
~Capacity~, _n._ ~1.~ Capaciousness, magnitude (_in reference to
contents_), volume, dimensions, amplitude, extent of room or space.
~2.~ Power (_of apprehension_), faculty, talent, genius, gift, turn,
FORTE, parts, brains, aptness, aptitude, discernment, wit, mother-wit,
calibre.
~3.~ ABILITY, ableness, capability, cleverness, skill, skilfulness,
competency, efficiency, readiness.
~4.~ Office, post, sphere, province, character, function, service,
charge.
~Cap-a-pie~, _ad._ [Fr.] From head to foot.
~Caparison~, _n._ Trappings (_for a horse_), bard, horse-armor.
~Cape~, _n._ Headland, promontory.
~Caper~, _v. n._ Leap (_in a frolicsome mood_), hop, skip, jump,
bound, romp, gambol, frisk, dance.
~Caper~, _n._ Leap (_in a frolicsome mood_), skip, hop, spring, bound,
gambol, romp, prank, freak.
~Capillary~, _a._ Fine (_like a hair_), slender, minute.
~Capital~, _a._ ~1.~ Chief, principal, leading, first in importance.
~2.~ Excellent, good, prime, perfect, first-rate.
~Capital~, _n._ ~1.~ Metropolis, chief city or town.
~2.~ Large letter, capital letter.
~3.~ Stock, sum invested.
~4.~ (_Arch._) Head of a column, pillar or pilaster.
~Capital crime~, Crime punishable with death.
~Capital letter~, Capital, large letter.
~Capital punishment~, Punishment or penalty of death.
~Capitation tax~, Poll tax.
~Capitulate~, _v. n._ Surrender (_by treaty_), yield on conditions.
~Capitulation~, _n._ Surrender (_by treaty_).
~Caprice~, _n._ Whim, freak, fancy, humor, crotchet, maggot, quirk,
vagary, whimsey, WRINKLE.
~Capricious~, _a._ Whimsical, fanciful, fantastical, crotchety,
humorsome, wayward, odd, queer, fitful, freakish, very changeable.
~Capsicum~, _n._ Cayenne, cayenne pepper, red pepper.
~Capsize~, _v. a._ Upset, overturn.
~Capsule~, _n._ ~1.~ Case, wrapper, envelope, covering, shell, sheath.
~2.~ (_Bot._) Pod, pericarp, seed-vessel.
~3.~ (_Chem._) Evaporating dish.
~4.~ Percussion cap.
~Captain~, _n._ ~1.~ Commander, leader, chief, chieftain.
~2.~ Warrior, military genius.
~Captain-general~, _n._ Generalissimo, general, commander-in-chief.
~Caption~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Law._) Arrest, seizure, apprehension.
~2.~ [_Not sanctioned by good writers._] Title or heading (_as of a
chapter or a discourse_).
~Captious~, _a._ ~1.~ Censorious, cavilling, carping, critical,
hypercritical, disposed to cavil, given to fault-finding.
~2.~ Crabbed, snappish, peevish, pettish, testy, touchy, waspish,
fretful, splenetic, cross, snarling, acrimonious, petulant,
cantankerous, contentious.
~3.~ Ensnaring, insidious.
~Captivate~, _v. a._ Charm, fascinate, enchant, bewitch, enamour, win,
catch, lead captive, please highly.
~Captive~, _n._ Prisoner.
~Captivity~, _n._ ~1.~ Imprisonment, confinement, duress, durance.
~2.~ Bondage, thraldom, enthralment, servitude, subjection, slavery,
vassalage.
~Capture~, _n._ ~1.~ Seizure, arrest, apprehension, catching, catch.
~2.~ Prize.
~Capture~, _v. a._ Seize, catch, apprehend, arrest, take by force,
take possession of.
~Capuchin~, _n._ Franciscan friar or monk.
~Caput mortuum~, Residuum (_of distillation or of sublimation_),
worthless residue.
~Carack~, _n._ [Written also _Carac_.] Argosy, galleon.
~Caramel~, _n._ Burnt sugar.
~Caravansary~, _n._ Tavern (_in the east_), inn, public house, house
of entertainment.
~Caravansera~, _n._ Tavern (_in the east_), inn, public house, house
of entertainment.
~Carbonate of Ammonia~, Sal-volatile, smelling-salts, sesqui-carbonate
of ammonia.
~Carbonic acid~, _n._ CHOKE-DAMP, fixed air, foul air, mephitic air,
carbonic-acid gas.
~Carbonize~, _v. a._ Convert into carbon.
~Carcass~, _n._ ~1.~ Dead body (_of an animal_), corpse, CORSE.
~2.~ Body (_in contempt or ridicule_).
~3.~ Mere framework.
~Cardialgia~, _n._ (_Med._) Heart-burn.
~Cardialgy~, _n._ (_Med._) Heart-burn.
~Cardinal~, _a._ Principal, chief, main, leading, most important.
~Cardinal-bird~, _n._ Cardinal grosbeck, Virginian nightingale
(_Fringilla cardinalis_).
~Cardinal-grosbeck~, _n._ CARDINAL-BIRD.
~Cardinal points~, East, west, north, and south.
~Cardinal virtues~, Prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude.
~Carditis~, _n._ (_Med._) Inflammation of the heart.
~Care~, _n._ ~1.~ Anxiety, carefulness, solicitude, concern, trouble,
perplexity.
~2.~ Caution, heed, regard, attention, circumspection, watchfulness,
vigilance.
~3.~ Charge, oversight, superintendence, direction, management.
~Care~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Be anxious, be solicitous, feel concerned, be
troubled, worry one's self.
~2.~ Be inclined, be disposed.
~3.~ Have regard.
~Careen~, _v. a._ Lay on one side.
~Careen~, _v. n._ Lean to one side, incline to one side.
~Career~, _n._ ~1.~ Course, race.
~2.~ Procedure, conduct, course of action, manner of life.
~Career~, _v. n._ Sweep, rush, course, move rapidly.
~Care for~, Have regard for, pay heed to, attach value to, ascribe
importance to.
~Careful~, _a._ ~1.~ [_Rare._] Anxious, solicitous, concerned,
troubled, uneasy.
~2.~ Heedful, PROVIDENT, attentive, thoughtful.
~3.~ Watchful, cautious, circumspect, vigilant.
~Careless~, _a._ ~1.~ Unconcerned, undisturbed, untroubled, free from
care.
~2.~ Heedless, thoughtless, inattentive, unmindful, incautious,
unthinking, forgetful, remiss, listless, regardless, neglectful,
negligent.
~3.~ Unconsidered, inconsiderate.
~Carelessness~, _n._ Thoughtlessness, heedlessness, inattention,
inadvertence, inconsiderateness, remissness, listlessness.
~Caress~, _v. a._ Fondle, embrace, hug, pet, kiss, coddle, cosset,
treat with fondness.
~Caress~, _n._ Embrace, kiss, expression of affection.
~Caressing~, _n._ Fondling, endearment, blandishment, billing and
cooing.
~Cargo~, _n._ Lading, freight, load, burden.
~Caricature~, _n._ Travesty, parody, farce, burlesque, ludicrous
representation.
~Caricature~, _v. a._ Burlesque, travesty, parody.
~Caries~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) Ulceration (_of a bone_), cariosity.
~Cariosity~, _n._ CARIES.
~Carious~, _a._ Ulcerated (_as a bone_), decayed, mortified, rotten,
putrid.
~Carlock~, _n._ Fish-glue (_made from the bladder of the sturgeon_),
isinglass, ichthyocol, ichthyocolla.
~Carminative~, _a._ Warming, antispasmodic.
~Carnage~, _n._ Slaughter, butchery, massacre, murder, bloodshed, havoc.
~Carnal~, _a._ ~1.~ Fleshly, sensual.
~2.~ Lustful, libidinous, lecherous, lascivious, lickerish,
concupiscent, salacious.
~Carnality~, _n._ Sensuality, grossness of mind, sensual appetites,
fleshly lusts.
~Carnal-minded~, _a._ Worldly-minded.
~Carnivorous~, _a._ Flesh-eating.
~Carol~, _n._ Song, lay, ditty.
~Carol~, _v. n._ Sing, warble.
~Carol~, _v. a._ Sing, warble, chant, hum, hymn, celebrate in song.
~Carousal~, _n._ ~1.~ Feast, festival, entertainment, jovial banquet,
merry-making, house-warming, REGALE.
~2.~ Bevelling, revelry, revel, SPREE, JOLLIFICATION, bacchanals,
saturnalia, debauch, compotation, wassail, orgies, carouse, cups,
drinking bout.
~Carouse~, _v. n._ Revel, tipple, guzzle.
~Carouse~, _n._ CAROUSAL, drinking bout.
~Carouser~, _n._ Reveller, tippler, toper, drunkard, bacchanal,
bacchanalian.
~Carp at~, Censure, cavil at, find fault with.
~Carper~, _n._ Caviller, censurer, censor.
~Carphology~, _n._ Floccillation, tilmus.
~Carping~, _a._ Cavilling, censorious, captious, complaining,
hypercritical.
~Carping~, _n._ Censure, cavil, fault-finding, hypercriticism,
captious criticism.
~Carpus~, _n._ [L.] (_Anat._) Wrist.
~Carrageen~, _n._ [Written also _Carragheen_.] Irish moss, carrageen
moss (_Fucus crispus_ or _Chondrus crispus_).
~Carrigeen~, _n._ [Written also _Carragheen_.] Irish moss, carrageen
moss (_Fucus crispus_ or _Chondrus crispus_).
~Carriage~, _n._ ~1.~ Vehicle, conveyance.
~2.~ Conduct, deportment, behavior, bearing, manner, demeanor, air,
mien.
~Carrion~, _n._ Putrefying flesh.
~Carroty~, _a._ Reddish-yellow (_said of the hair_).
~Carry~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Convey, bear, transport, transmit, TOTE, WAFT,
FETCH.
~2.~ Urge, impel, push forward.
~3.~ Accomplish, effect, gain, secure, compass, bring about.
~4.~ Support, sustain, bear up.
~5.~ Transfer.
~6.~ Imply, import, signify.
~Carry one's self~, Conduct, behave, demean one's self, carry it.
~Carry it~, ~1.~ Prevail.
~2.~ Behave, conduct, demean one's self, carry one's self.
~Carry off~, ~1.~ Remove, take away.
~2.~ Destroy, kill.
~Carry on~, (_Active_) ~1.~ Conduct, manage, transact, prosecute,
continue, help forward.
~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Frolic, behave wildly or rudely.
~Carry out~, Apply, execute, put in practice.
~Carry through~, Accomplish, consummate, finish, complete, work out,
bring to a close, bring about, bring to pass.
~Cart before the horse~, [_Colloquial._] Absurdity, absurd thing.
~Carte~, _n._ [Fr.] Bill of fare.
~Carte-blanche~, _n._ [Fr.] Unlimited authority, full powers.
~Cartilage~, _n._ Gristle.
~Cartilaginous~, _a._ Gristly.
~Cartouch~, _n._ Cartridge-box.
~Cartridge-box~, _n._ Cartouch.
~Carucate~, _n._ Plough-land.
~Carve~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sculpture, chisel, cut.
~2.~ Form, shape, fashion, mould.
~3.~ Engrave, grave.
~4.~ Cut in pieces or slices.
~Carve~,_ v. n._ ~1.~ Exercise the trade of a carver.
~2.~ Cut meat at table.
~Carver~, _n._ Sculptor (_in wood or ivory_).
~Carving~, _n._ Sculpture (_in wood or ivory_).
~Cascade~, _n._ Cateract, waterfall, fall.
~Case~, _n._ ~1.~ Covering, sheath, capsule.
~2.~ Box.
~3.~ State, condition, situation, category, plight, predicament,
circumstances.
~4.~ Suit, action, cause, process, trial.
~Caseharden~, _v. a._ Harden (_on the outside_), steel, convert into
steel (_on the surface_).
~Caseine~, _n._ [Written also _Casein_.] Caseum, curd of milk,
coagulable part of milk, coagulum of milk.
~Caseous~, _a._ Cheesy, of the nature of cheese.
~Caseum~, _n._ [L.] CASEINE.
~Caseworm~, _n._ Caddice, caddis, cadeworm.
~Cash~, _n._ ~1.~ Coin, specie.
~2.~ Money, ready money.
~Cash~, _v. a._ Turn into money.
~Cashier~, _v. a._ Break, discharge, discard, dismiss from office,
cast off, turn away, send away.
~Casino~, _n._ [It.] ~1.~ Cottage, small house.
~2.~ Club-house.
~Cask~, _n._ ~1.~ Hooped wooden vessel (_as a hogshead_, &c.).
~2.~ Helmet, CASQUE.
~Casket~, _n._ Little box.
~Casque~, _n._ [Fr.] Helmet, cask.
~Cassava~, _n._ Tapioca (_crude_), manioc.
~Cast~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Throw, fling, hurl, send, toss, pitch, sling, SHY.
~2.~ Drive, impel, force, thrust.
~3.~ Shed, put off, lay aside.
~4.~ Compute, reckon, calculate.
~5.~ Found, form in a mould.
~6.~ Assign, allot, appoint, apportion, appropriate.
~7.~ Direct, turn.
~Cast~, _v. n._ Contrive, CAST ABOUT.
~Cast~, _n._ ~1.~ Throw, fling, toss.
~2.~ Tinge, tint, shade, touch.
~3.~ Manner, style, air, mien, look, turn, tone, character.
~4.~ Mould, form.
~5.~ Assignment of parts.
~Cast about~, Contrive, plan, scheme, consider, revolve in the mind.
~Cast anchor~, Let go the anchor.
~Cast away~, ~1.~ Reject, discard, CAST OFF.
~2.~ Wreck, strand, founder, shipwreck.
~Cast-a-way~, _n._ Outcast, reprobate, vagabond, abandoned wretch.
~Cast-a-way~, _a._ Rejected, discarded, abandoned.
~Cast by~, Reject, discard, throw away, cast off.
~Cast down~, Dejected, depressed, discouraged, melancholy, sad,
downcast, disheartened, chapfallen, downhearted, desponding,
despondent, blue, dispirited, low-spirited, in low spirits.
~Caste~, _n._ Class, order, race.
~Caster~, _n._ ~1.~ Thrower.
~2.~ Calculator.
~3.~ Cruet, cruse.
~4.~ Castor, small wheel or swivel (_on which furniture is rolled_).
~Cast forth~, Eject, emit, throw out.
~Castigate~, _v. a._ Chastise, correct, punish, chasten, discipline.
~Castigation~, _n._ Punishment, chastisement, correction, discipline.
~Castigatory~, _n._ (_Law._) Trebuchet, tumbrel, ducking-stool,
cucking-stool.
~Castle~, _n._ ~1.~ FORTRESS, citadel, stronghold, fortified residence.
~2.~ Rook (_in chess_).
~Castle-builder~, _n._ Visionary dreamer, enthusiast, fanciful
projector.
~Cast in the teeth~, Reproach with, twit with.
~Cast off~, ~1.~ Reject, discard, abandon, forsake, renounce, lay
aside, cast by, cast away, throw away, throw by, get rid of.
~2.~ (_Naut._) Loose, untie, let go, let slip.
~Castor~, _n._ ~1.~ Caster, small wheel or swivel (_on which furniture
is rolled_).
~2.~ (_Med._) Castoreum.
~Castoreum~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) Castor.
~Cast out~, ~1.~ Eject, expel, oust, turn out of doors.
~2.~ Send forth.
~Castrate~, _v. a._ Geld, emasculate, glib, deprive of virility.
~Castration~, _n._ ORCHOTOMY.
~Castrel~, _n._ Windhover, kestrel, stannel (_Falco tinnunculus_).
~Cast up~, ~1.~ Compute, calculate, reckon, cast.
~2.~ Eject, vomit, spew, puke.
~Casual~, _a._ Accidental, fortuitous, incidental, contingent, that
happens by chance.
~Casualty~, _n._ ~1.~ Chance, fortuity, contingency, hap, unforeseen
event.
~2.~ Accident, disaster, misfortune, calamity, mischance, catastrophy.
~Catachrestic~, _a._ Forced, strained, far-fetched, recondite,
studiously sought.
~Catachrestical~, _a._ Forced, strained, far-fetched, recondite,
studiously sought.
~Cataclysm~, _n._ Inundation, deluge, overflow, flood.
~Catacomb~, _n._ Crypt, vault, tomb.
~Catalepsy~, _n._ (_Med._) Trance.
~Catalogue~, _n._ List (_arranged in a certain order_), REGISTER,
roll, record, INVENTORY, schedule, INVOICE.
~Catamenia~, _n. pl._ [Gr.] Menses, monthly courses, menstrual
discharges, menstrual flux.
~Catamenial~, _a._ Menstrual.
~Catamount~, _n._ Cougar, puma, North American tiger (_Felis concolor_).
~Cataplasm~, _n._ Poultice.
~Cataract~, _n._ ~1.~ Waterfall, fall, cascade.
~2.~ (_Med._) Obstructed sight, loss of sight (_from opacity of the
crystalline lens_).
~Catarrh~, _n._ Cold in the head.
~Catastrophe~, _n._ ~1.~ Upshot, issue, consummation, conclusion,
termination, denouement, FINALE, winding up, finishing stroke, final
event.
~2.~ CALAMITY, disaster, misfortune, mishap, mischance.
~Catch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Grasp, seize, snatch, clutch, gripe, grasp, lay
hold of, fasten upon.
~2.~ Arrest, apprehend, capture.
~3.~ Overtake, come up with.
~4.~ Insnare, entrap, entangle.
~5.~ Captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate, bewitch, win.
~6.~ Take (_as a disease_).
~Catch~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Lay hold, take hold.
~2.~ Be contagious, be communicated, spread by infection.
~Catch~, _n._ ~1.~ Seizure, CAPTURE.
~2.~ Snatch, short effort.
~3.~ Clasp, hook, HASP.
~4.~ (_Mus._) Humorous round.
~5.~ Quantity of fish caught.
~Catch at~, Grasp at, try to seize.
~Catchfly~, _n._ Flybane.
~Catching~, _n._ Seizure, capture, arrest, apprehension.
~Catching~, _a._ Infectious, contagious, pestilential, pestiferous.
~Catch tripping~, Find at fault, find in error.
~Catch-weed~, _n._ Goose-grass, CLEAVERS.
~Catchword~, _n._ Cue.
~Catechise~, _v. a._ Question, interrogate, examine, put questions to.
~Catechu~, _n._ Cutch, gambier, Japan earth, Terra Japonica.
~Catechumen~, _n._ Pupil (_in Christianity_), neophyte, convert,
proselyte.
~Categorical~, _a._ Positive, absolute, express, explicit, direct,
emphatic.
~Category~, _n._ ~1.~ Class, head, division, order, rank.
~2.~ Predicament, plight, condition, case, state, situation.
~Cater~, _v. n._ Purvey, provide food, procure provisions.
~Caterer~, _n._ Provider, purveyor.
~Catfish~, _n._ ~1.~ Horn-pout, mud-pout, bull-head (_Pimalodus
cattus_).
~2.~ Wolf-fish (_Anarrhicas lupus_).
~Cathartic~, _a._ Purgative, evacuant, abstergent, cleansing.