Cardiidae
         n 1: somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks [syn:
               {Cardiidae}, {family Cardiidae}]

English Dictionary: CHORDATA	by the DICT Development Group
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cardioid n an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle
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cardioid microphone n a directional microphone with a cardioid pattern of sensitivity
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carditis n inflammation of the heart
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carotid adj of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck
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carotid artery n either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta Synonym(s): carotid artery, arteria carotis
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carotid body n a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration
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carotid plexus n a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery Synonym(s): carotid plexus, plexus caroticus
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carry to term v carry out a pregnancy; "She decided to carry the child to term, even though the foetus was shown to be defective" Antonym(s): miscarry
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carte du jour n a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" Synonym(s): menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte
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caryatid n a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
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Ceratitis n Mediterranean fruit flies [syn: Ceratitis, {genus Ceratitis}]
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Ceratitis capitata n small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit Synonym(s): Mediterranean fruit fly, medfly, Ceratitis capitata
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Ceratodontidae n lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth [syn: Ceratodontidae, family Ceratodontidae]
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ceratodus n extinct lungfish
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Ceratotherium n African genus Synonym(s): Ceratotherium, genus Ceratotherium
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Ceratotherium simum n large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros Synonym(s): white rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum, Diceros simus
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Certhiidae n creepers Synonym(s): Certhiidae, family Certhiidae
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certitude n total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant Synonym(s): certitude, cocksureness, overconfidence
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charity throw n an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul Synonym(s): foul shot, free throw, penalty free throw, charity toss, charity throw, charity shot
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charity toss n an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul Synonym(s): foul shot, free throw, penalty free throw, charity toss, charity throw, charity shot
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Chordata n comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord Synonym(s): Chordata, phylum Chordata
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chordate adj of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata n any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
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chordate family n any family in the phylum Chordata
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chordate genus n any genus in the phylum Chordata
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chorditis n inflammation of the spermatic cord inflammation of the vocal cords
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Cordaitaceae n chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus Synonym(s): Cordaitaceae, family Cordaitaceae
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Cordaitales n extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian period; probably extinct since the Mesozoic era Synonym(s): Cordaitales, order Cordaitales
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Cordaites n tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers Synonym(s): Cordaites, genus Cordaites
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cordate adj (of a leaf) shaped like a heart [syn: cordate, {heart- shaped}, cordiform]
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cordate leaf n a heart-shaped leaf
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corded adj of textiles; having parallel raised lines [syn: corded, twilled]
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cordite n explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
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corditis n inflammation of the spermatic cord
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cordwood n firewood cut and stacked in cords; wood sold by the cord
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corroded adj eaten away as by acid or oxidation
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Cortaderia n tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass Synonym(s): Cortaderia, genus Cortaderia
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Cortaderia richardii n tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads Synonym(s): plumed tussock, toe toe, toetoe, Cortaderia richardii, Arundo richardii
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Cortaderia selloana n tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps Synonym(s): pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana
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crawdad n tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly [syn: crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse] small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster Synonym(s): crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy
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crawdaddy n small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster Synonym(s): crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy
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credit n approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying" Synonym(s): recognition, credit money available for a client to borrow an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items Synonym(s): credit, credit entry Antonym(s): debit, debit entry used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit"; arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services Synonym(s): credit, deferred payment Antonym(s): cash, immediate payment recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours Synonym(s): credit, course credit a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" Synonym(s): citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film" an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments Synonym(s): credit rating, credit v give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs" ascribe an achievement to; "She was not properly credited in the program" Synonym(s): accredit, credit accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with $100" Antonym(s): debit have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
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credit account n credit extended by a business to a customer [syn: {credit account}, charge account, open account]
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credit analyst n an analyst who studies the financial statements and financial history of applicants for credit in order to evaluate their creditworthiness
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credit application n an application for a line of credit
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credit bureau n a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee
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credit card n a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered; "do you take plastic?" Synonym(s): credit card, charge card, charge plate, plastic
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credit crunch n a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high Synonym(s): credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze
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credit entry n an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items Synonym(s): credit, credit entry Antonym(s): debit, debit entry
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credit hour n a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester Synonym(s): semester hour, credit hour
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credit line n the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {credit line}, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit] a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article Synonym(s): by-line, credit line
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credit order n an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date Synonym(s): credit order, bill-me order
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credit rating n an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments Synonym(s): credit rating, credit
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credit side n account of payments received; usually the right side of a financial statement
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credit system n a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit
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credit union n a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings
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creditable adj worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"
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creditably adv to a tolerably worthy extent; "he did respectably well for his age" Synonym(s): respectably, creditably
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credited adj (usually followed by `to') given credit for; "an invention credited to Edison"
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creditor n a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists Antonym(s): debitor, debtor
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credits n a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
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creditworthiness n trustworthiness with money as based on a person's credit history; a general qualification for borrowing
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creditworthy adj having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower" Synonym(s): creditworthy, responsible
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crete dittany n dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: dittany of crete, cretan dittany, crete dittany, hop marjoram, winter sweet, Origanum dictamnus]
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crowd out v press, force, or thrust out of a small space; "The weeds crowded out the flowers" Synonym(s): force out, crowd out
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crowded adj overfilled or compacted or concentrated; "a crowded theater"; "a crowded program"; "crowded trains"; "a young mother's crowded days" Antonym(s): uncrowded
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crudites n raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip
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crudity n a wild or unrefined state [syn: crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness] an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness" Synonym(s): crudeness, crudity, gaucheness
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Card \Card\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Carded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Carding}.]       To play at cards; to game. --Johnson.
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Cardioid \Car"di*oid\, n. [Gr. kardio-eidh`s heart-shaped;       kardi`a heart + e'i^dos shape.] (Math.)       An algebraic curve, so called from its resemblance to a       heart.
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Carotid \Ca*rot"id\, n. [Gr. [?], pl., from [?] heavy sleep: cf.       F. carotide. The early Greeks believed that these arteries in       some way caused drowsiness.] (Anat.)       One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is       conveyed from the aorta to the head.          Note: [See Illust. of {Aorta}.]
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Carotid \Ca*rot"id\, Carotidal \Ca*rot"id*al\, a. (Anat.)       Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the       carotid gland.
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Carotid \Ca*rot"id\, Carotidal \Ca*rot"id*al\, a. (Anat.)       Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the       carotid gland.
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Cart \Cart\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Carting}.]       1. To carry or convey in a cart.          2. To expose in a cart by way of punishment.                         She chuckled when a bawd was carted.   --Prior.
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Caryatic \Car`y*at"ic\, Caryatid \Car`y*at"id\, a.       Of or pertaining to a caryatid.
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Caryatid \Car`y*at"id\, n.; pl. {Caryatids}. [See {Caryatides}.]       (Arch.)       A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the       place of a column or pilaster.
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Caryatid \Car`y*at"id\, n.; pl. {Caryatids}. [See {Caryatides}.]       (Arch.)       A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the       place of a column or pilaster.
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Cerated \Ce"ra*ted\, p. a. [L. ceratus, p. p. of cerare to wax,       fr. cera wax.]       Covered with wax.
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Mediterranean fruit fly \Mediterranean fruit fly\       A two-winged fly ({Ceratitis capitata}) with black and white       markings, native of the Mediterranean countries, but now       widely distributed. Its larva lives in ripening oranges,       peaches, and other fruits, causing them to decay and fall.
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Certitude \Cer"ti*tude\, n. [LL. certitudo, fr. L. certus: cf.       F. certitude. See {Certain}.]       Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty. --J. H. Newman.
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Chariot \Char"i*ot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charioted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Charioting}.]       To convey in a chariot. --Milton.
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Chart \Chart\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charted}.]       To lay down in a chart; to map; to delineate; as, to chart a       coast.
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Chord \Chord\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chorded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Chording}.]       To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to       tune.                   When Jubal struck the chorded shell.      --Dryden.                   Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp.                                                                               --Beecher.
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3. Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught,             held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the             cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of             vanity.                         The knots that tangle human creeds, The wounding                      cords that bind and strain The heart until it                      bleeds.                                             --Tennyson.          4. (Anat.) Any structure having the appearance of a cord,             esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under {Spermatic}, {Spinal},             {Umbilical}, {Vocal}.          5. (Mus.) See {Chord}. [Obs.]          {Cord wood}, wood for fuel cut to the length of four feet             (when of full measure).
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Cordate \Cordate\ (k?r"d?t), a. [L. cor, cordis, heart.] (Bot.)       Heart-shaped; as, a cordate leaf.
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Cordately \Cor"date*ly\, adv.       In a cordate form.
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Cord \Cord\ (k?rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corded}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Cording}.]       1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with             cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a             garment.          2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the             cord.
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Corded \Cord"ed\ (k?rd"?d), a.       1. Bound or fastened with cords.          2. Piled in a form for measurement by the cord.          3. Made of cords. [Obs.] [bd]A corded ladder.[b8] --Shak.          4. Striped or ribbed with cords; as, cloth with a corded             surface.          5. (Her.) Bound about, or wound, with cords.
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Cordite \Cord"ite\, n. [From {Cord}, n.] (Mil.)       A smokeless powder composed of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and       mineral jelly, and used by the British army and in other       services. In making it the ingredients are mixed into a paste       with the addition of acetone and pressed out into cords (of       various diameters) resembling brown twine, which are dried       and cut to length. A variety containing less nitroglycerin       than the original is known as {cordite M. D.}
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Cordite \Cord"ite\, n. [From {Cord}, n.] (Mil.)       A smokeless powder composed of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and       mineral jelly, and used by the British army and in other       services. In making it the ingredients are mixed into a paste       with the addition of acetone and pressed out into cords (of       various diameters) resembling brown twine, which are dried       and cut to length. A variety containing less nitroglycerin       than the original is known as {cordite M. D.}
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Corradiate \Cor*ra"di*ate\ (k?r-r?"d?-?t), v. t.       To converge to one point or focus, as light or rays.
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Corradiation \Cor*ra`di*a"tion\ (k?r-r?`d?-?"sh?n), n.       A conjunction or concentration of rays in one point. --Bacom
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Corrode \Cor*rode"\ (k?r-r?d") v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corroded};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroding}.] [L. corrodere, -rosum; cor +       rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See {Rodent}.]       1. To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by             gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as             by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.                         Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce                      it to a green-blue solution.               --Boyle.          2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
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Corrodiate \Cor*ro"di*ate\ (k?r-r?"d?-?t), v. t. [See       {Corrode}.]       To eat away by degrees; to corrode. [Obs.] --Sandys.
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Court \Court\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Courted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Courting}.]       1. To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery;             to try to ingratiate one's self with.                         By one person, hovever, Portland was still                      assiduously courted.                           --Macaulay.          2. To endeavor to gain the affections of; to seek in             marriage; to woo.                         If either of you both love Katharina . . . leave                      shall you have to court her at your pleasure.                                                                               --Shak.          3. To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek.                         They might almost seem to have courted the crown of                      martyrdem.                                          --Prescott.                         Guilt and misery . . . court privacy and silitude.                                                                               --De Quincey.          4. To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.                         A well-worn pathway courted us To one green wicket                      in a privet hedge.                              --Tennyson.
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Cowhearted \Cow"heart`ed\ (-h?rt`?d), a.       Cowardly.                   The Lady Powis . . . patted him with her fan, and                called him a cowhearted fellow.               --R. North.
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Crate \Crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crated}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Crating}.]       To pack in a crate or case for transportation; as, to crate a       sewing machine; to crate peaches.
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Create \Cre*ate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Created}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Creating}.]       1. To bring into being; to form out of nothing; to cause to             exist.                         In the beginning, God created the heaven and the                      earth.                                                --Gen. i. 1.          2. To effect by the agency, and under the laws, of causation;             to be the occasion of; to cause; to produce; to form or             fashion; to renew.                         Your eye in Scotland Would create soldiers. --Shak.                         Create in me a clean heart.               --Ps. li. 10.          3. To invest with a new form, office, or character; to             constitute; to appoint; to make; as, to create one a peer.             [bd]I create you companions to our person.[b8] --Shak.
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Credit \Cred"it\ (kr[ecr]d"[icr]t), n. [F. cr[82]dit (cf. It.       credito), L. creditum loan, prop. neut. of creditus, p. p. of       credere to trust, loan, believe. See {Creed}.]       1. Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief;             faith; trust; confidence.                         When Jonathan and the people heard these words they                      gave no credit unto them, nor received them. --1                                                                               Macc. x. 46.          2. Reputation derived from the confidence of others; esteem;             honor; good name; estimation.                         John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown.                                                                               --Cowper.          3. A ground of, or title to, belief or confidence; authority             derived from character or reputation.                         The things which we properly believe, be only such                      as are received on the credit of divine testimony.                                                                               --Hooker.          4. That which tends to procure, or add to, reputation or             esteem; an honor.                         I published, because I was told I might please such                      as it was a credit to please.            --Pope.          5. Influence derived from the good opinion, confidence, or             favor of others; interest.                         Having credit enough with his master to provide for                      his own interest.                              --Clarendon.          6. (Com.) Trust given or received; expectation of future             playment for property transferred, or of fulfillment or             promises given; mercantile reputation entitling one to be             trusted; -- applied to individuals, corporations,             communities, or nations; as, to buy goods on credit.                         Credit is nothing but the expectation of money,                      within some limited time.                  --Locke.          7. The time given for payment for lands or goods sold on             trust; as, a long credit or a short credit.          8. (Bookkeeping) The side of an account on which are entered             all items reckoned as values received from the party or             the category named at the head of the account; also, any             one, or the sum, of these items; -- the opposite of             {debit}; as, this sum is carried to one's credit, and that             to his debit; A has several credits on the books of B.          {Bank credit}, or {Cash credit}. See under {Cash}.          {Bill of credit}. See under {Bill}.          {Letter of credit}, a letter or notification addressed by a             banker to his correspondent, informing him that the person             named therein is entitled to draw a certain sum of money;             when addressed to several different correspondents, or             when the money can be drawn in fractional sums in several             different places, it is called a {circular letter of             credit}.          {Public credit}.             (a) The reputation of, or general confidence in, the                   ability or readiness of a government to fulfill its                   pecuniary engagements.             (b) The ability and fidelity of merchants or others who                   owe largely in a community.                               He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and                            it sprung upon its feet.               --D. Webster.
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Credit \Cred"it\ (kr[ecr]d"[icr]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Credited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Crediting}.]       1. To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put             trust in; to believe.                         How shall they credit A poor unlearned virgin?                                                                               --Shak.          2. To bring honor or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise             the estimation of.                         You credit the church as much by your government as                      you did the school formerly by your wit. --South.          3. (Bookkeeping) To enter upon the credit side of an account;             to give credit for; as, to credit the amount paid; to set             to the credit of; as, to credit a man with the interest             paid on a bond.          {To credit with}, to give credit for; to assign as justly due             to any one.                         Crove, Helmholtz, and Meyer, are more than any                      others to be credited with the clear enunciation of                      this doctrine.                                    --Newman.
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Creditable \Cred"it*a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.       1. Worthy of belief. [Obs.]                         Divers creditable witnesses deposed.   --Ludlow.          2. Deserving or possessing reputation or esteem; reputable;             estimable.                         This gentleman was born of creditable parents.                                                                               --Goldsmith.          3. Bringing credit, reputation, or honor; honorable; as, such             conduct is highly creditable to him. --Macaulay.                         He settled him in a good creditable way of living.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.
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Creditableness \Cred"it*a*ble*ness\, n.       The quality of being creditable.
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Creditably \Cred"it*a*bly\ (-?-bl?), adv.       In a creditable manner; reputably; with credit.
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Credit \Cred"it\ (kr[ecr]d"[icr]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Credited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Crediting}.]       1. To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put             trust in; to believe.                         How shall they credit A poor unlearned virgin?                                                                               --Shak.          2. To bring honor or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise             the estimation of.                         You credit the church as much by your government as                      you did the school formerly by your wit. --South.          3. (Bookkeeping) To enter upon the credit side of an account;             to give credit for; as, to credit the amount paid; to set             to the credit of; as, to credit a man with the interest             paid on a bond.          {To credit with}, to give credit for; to assign as justly due             to any one.                         Crove, Helmholtz, and Meyer, are more than any                      others to be credited with the clear enunciation of                      this doctrine.                                    --Newman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Credit \Cred"it\ (kr[ecr]d"[icr]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Credited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Crediting}.]       1. To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put             trust in; to believe.                         How shall they credit A poor unlearned virgin?                                                                               --Shak.          2. To bring honor or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise             the estimation of.                         You credit the church as much by your government as                      you did the school formerly by your wit. --South.          3. (Bookkeeping) To enter upon the credit side of an account;             to give credit for; as, to credit the amount paid; to set             to the credit of; as, to credit a man with the interest             paid on a bond.          {To credit with}, to give credit for; to assign as justly due             to any one.                         Crove, Helmholtz, and Meyer, are more than any                      others to be credited with the clear enunciation of                      this doctrine.                                    --Newman.
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Creditor \Cred"it*or\ (kr?d"?t-?r), n. [L.: cf. F. cr[?]diteur.       See {Credit}.]       1. One who credits, believes, or trusts.                         The easy creditors of novelties.         --Daniel.          2. One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to             whom money is due; -- correlative to debtor.                         Creditors have better memories than debtors.                                                                               --Franklin.
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Creditress \Cred"it*ress\ (kr?d"?t-r?s), Creditrix \Cred"i*trix\       (kr?d"?-tr?ks), n. [L. creditrix.]       A female creditor.
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Creditress \Cred"it*ress\ (kr?d"?t-r?s), Creditrix \Cred"i*trix\       (kr?d"?-tr?ks), n. [L. creditrix.]       A female creditor.
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Crowd \Crowd\ (kroud), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crowded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Crowding}.] [OE. crouden, cruden, AS. cr[?]dan; cf.       D. kruijen to push in a wheelbarrow.]       1. To push, to press, to shove. --Chaucer.          2. To press or drive together; to mass together. [bd]Crowd us             and crush us.[b8] --Shak.          3. To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to             encumber by excess of numbers or quantity.                         The balconies and verandas were crowded with                      spectators, anxious to behold their future                      sovereign.                                          --Prescott.          4. To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat             discourteously or unreasonably. [Colloq.]          {To crowd out}, to press out; specifically, to prevent the             publication of; as, the press of other matter crowded out             the article.          {To crowd sail} (Naut.), to carry an extraordinary amount of             sail, with a view to accelerate the speed of a vessel; to             carry a press of sail.
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Crudity \Cru"di*ty\ (kr[udd]"d[icr]*t[ycr]), n.; pl. {Crudities}       (-t[icr]z). [L. cruditas, fr. crudus: cf. F. crudit[82]. See       {Crude}.]       1. The condition of being crude; rawness.          2. That which is in a crude or undigested state; hence,             superficial, undigested views, not reduced to order or             form. [bd]Crudities in the stomach.[b8] --Arbuthnot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crudity \Cru"di*ty\ (kr[udd]"d[icr]*t[ycr]), n.; pl. {Crudities}       (-t[icr]z). [L. cruditas, fr. crudus: cf. F. crudit[82]. See       {Crude}.]       1. The condition of being crude; rawness.          2. That which is in a crude or undigested state; hence,             superficial, undigested views, not reduced to order or             form. [bd]Crudities in the stomach.[b8] --Arbuthnot.
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Curd \Curd\ (k?rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curded}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Curding}.]       To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to       curdle.                   Does it curd thy blood To say I am thy mother? --Shak.
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Curette \Cu*rette"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curetted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Curetting}.] (Med.)       To scrape with a curette.
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Curtate \Cur"tate\ (k?r"t?t), a. [L. curtatus, p. p. of curtare       to shorten, fr. curtus. See {Curt}.] (Astron.)       Shortened or reduced; -- said of the distance of a planet       from the sun or earth, as measured in the plane of the       ecliptic, or the distance from the sun or earth to that point       where a perpendicular, let fall from the planet upon the       plane of the ecliptic, meets the ecliptic.          {Curtate cycloid}. (Math.) See {Cycloid}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Curtate \Cur"tate\ (k?r"t?t), a. [L. curtatus, p. p. of curtare       to shorten, fr. curtus. See {Curt}.] (Astron.)       Shortened or reduced; -- said of the distance of a planet       from the sun or earth, as measured in the plane of the       ecliptic, or the distance from the sun or earth to that point       where a perpendicular, let fall from the planet upon the       plane of the ecliptic, meets the ecliptic.          {Curtate cycloid}. (Math.) See {Cycloid}.
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Curtation \Cur*ta"tion\ (k?r-t?"sh?n), n. (Astron.)       The interval by which the curtate distance of a planet is       less than the true distance.