casaba
         n 1: melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh [syn:
               {casaba}, {casaba melon}]

English Dictionary: choke off	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
casava n any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch Synonym(s): cassava, casava
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
casbah n an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located Synonym(s): kasbah, casbah
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cassava n a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics Synonym(s): cassava, cassava starch, manioc, manioca cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca Synonym(s): cassava, manioc any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch Synonym(s): cassava, casava
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cassiope n low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers Synonym(s): Cassiope, genus Cassiope
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cassiopeia n (Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
check off v put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" Synonym(s): check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
checkup n a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person Synonym(s): checkup, medical checkup, medical examination, medical exam, medical, health check
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Chekhov n Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904) Synonym(s): Chekhov, Chekov, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekov, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich Chekov
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Chekov n Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904) Synonym(s): Chekhov, Chekov, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekov, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich Chekov
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chichipe n tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit [syn: chichipe, Lemaireocereus chichipe]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chickpea n the seed of the chickpea plant [syn: chickpea, garbanzo] Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds Synonym(s): chickpea, chickpea plant, Egyptian pea, Cicer arietinum large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried Synonym(s): chickpea, garbanzo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chock up v crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" Synonym(s): jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
choke off v suppress; "He choked down his rage" [syn: choke off, choke down, choke back] become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" Synonym(s): clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul Antonym(s): unclog
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
choke up v obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" Synonym(s): stuff, lug, choke up, block Antonym(s): loosen up, unstuff
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
choose up v form sides, as for a game
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coachwhip n desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers Synonym(s): ocotillo, coachwhip, Jacob's staff, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip Synonym(s): coachwhip, coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cock up v raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" [syn: prick up, prick, cock up]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cock-a-hoop adj exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: boastful, braggart(a), bragging(a), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self- aggrandising]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cockup n something badly botched or muddled [syn: ballup, {balls- up}, cockup, mess-up]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cocopa n a member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado River Synonym(s): Cocopa, Cocopah the Yuman language spoken by the Cocopa Synonym(s): Cocopa, Cocopah
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cocopah n a member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado River Synonym(s): Cocopa, Cocopah the Yuman language spoken by the Cocopa Synonym(s): Cocopa, Cocopah
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cohesive adj causing cohesion; "a cohesive agent" cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated; "a cohesive organization"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cook up v prepare or cook by mixing ingredients; "concoct a strange mixture" Synonym(s): concoct, cook up make up something artificial or untrue Synonym(s): fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cough up v give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition" Synonym(s): cough up, pony up, spit up discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth Synonym(s): expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cow chip n a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: chip, cow chip, {cow dung}, buffalo chip]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cozy up v ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman" Synonym(s): cozy up, cotton up, shine up, play up, sidle up, suck up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cusp n point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch) a thin triangular flap of a heart valve Synonym(s): cusp, leaflet small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Case-bay \Case"-bay`\, n. (Arch.)       (a) The space between two principals or girders.       (b) One of the joists framed between a pair of girders in             naked flooring.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cash \Cash\, n. [F. caisse case, box, cash box, cash. See {Case}       a box.]       A place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and       paid out; a money box. [Obs.]                   This bank is properly a general cash, where every man                lodges his money.                                    --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.                   [9c]20,000 are known to be in her cash.   --Sir R.                                                                               Winwood.          2. (Com.)             (a) Ready money; especially, coin or specie; but also                   applied to bank notes, drafts, bonds, or any paper                   easily convertible into money.             (b) Immediate or prompt payment in current funds; as, to                   sell goods for cash; to make a reduction in price for                   cash.          {Cash account} (Bookkeeping), an account of money received,             disbursed, and on hand.          {Cash boy}, in large retail stores, a messenger who carries             the money received by the salesman from customers to a             cashier, and returns the proper change. [Colloq.]          {Cash credit}, an account with a bank by which a person or             house, having given security for repayment, draws at             pleasure upon the bank to the extent of an amount agreed             upon; -- called also {bank credit} and {cash account}.          {Cash sales}, sales made for ready, money, in distinction             from those on which credit is given; stocks sold, to be             delivered on the day of transaction.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cassava \Cas"sa*va\, n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in       the language of Hayti.]       1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus             {Manihot}, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible             starch; -- called also {manioc}.          Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the                cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies,                tropical America, and Africa. The bitter ({Manihot                utilissima}) is the more important; this has a                poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the                root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet                ({M. Aipi}) is used as a table vegetable.          2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the             cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cassiopeia \Cas`si*o*pe"ia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].] (Astron.)       A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between       Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of       Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia.          {Cassiopeia's Chair}, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia,             somewhat resembling a chair.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or       OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The       final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf.       {Pease}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of             many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a             papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,             popularly called a pod.          Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,                the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained                nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease                is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at                dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the                form peas being used in both senses.          2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the             seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos},             {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)             of a different color from the rest of the seed.          Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or                less closely related to the common pea. See the                Phrases, below.          {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}.                      {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos             sph[91]rospermus} and its seed.          {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana},             having showy blossoms.          {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}.          {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}.          {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}.          {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n.          {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue.                      {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and             {Orris}.          {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}.          {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows             single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used             adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.          {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}.          {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.          {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus             {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,             the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the             common mussel and the cockle.          {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove.          {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of             leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of             the pea. --G. Bentham.          {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth             ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.          {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in             round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.          {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is             sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.                      {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of             the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China.          {Pea vine}. (Bot.)             (a) Any plant which bears peas.             (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States                   ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species).          {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi})             which destroys peas by eating out the interior.          {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}.          {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus};             also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chick-pea \Chick"-pea`\ (-p[emac]`), n. [See {Chich}.]       1. (Bot.) A Small leguminous plant ({Cicer arietinum}) of             Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the             dwarf pea; the gram.          2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when             roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the             Eastern deserts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cich-pea \Cich"-pea`\, n.       The chick-pea. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cock-a-hoop \Cock`-a-hoop"\, a.       Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cockup \Cock"up\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India ({Lates       calcarifer}); -- also called {begti}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cohesive \Co*he"sive\, a.       1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as,             cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive             force.          2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of             cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay.          {Cohesive attraction}. See under {Attraction}. --             {Co*he"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Co*he"sive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cookshop \Cook`shop\, n.       An eating house. [bd]A subterranean cookshop.[b8] --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cuckoo \Cuck"oo\ (k??k"??), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou,       prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. [?][?][?][?],       Skr. k[?]ki[?]a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo[94]l.)       A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied       genera, of many species.          Note: The European cuckoo ({Cuculus canorus}) builds no nest                of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other                birds, to be hatched by them. The American                yellow-billed cuckoo ({Coccyzus Americanus}) and the                black-billed cuckoo ({C. erythrophthalmus}) build their                own nests.          {Cuckoo bee} (Zool.), a bee, parasitic in the larval stage in             the nests of other bees, feeding either upon their food or             larvae. They belong to the genera {Nomada}, {Melecta},             {Epeolus}, and others.          {Cuckoo clock}, a clock so constructed that at the time for             striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the             cuckoo.          {Cuckoo dove} (Zo[94]l.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus             {Macropygia}. Many species inhabit the East Indies.          {Cuckoo fish} (Zo[94]l.), the European red gurnard ({Trigla             cuculus}). The name probably alludes to the sound that it             utters.          {Cuckoo falcon} (Zo[94]l.), any falcon of the genus {Baza}.             The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies.          {Cuckoo maid} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- called also {cuckoo             mate}.          {Cuckoo ray} (Zo[94]l.), a British ray ({Raia miraletus}).          {Cuckoo spit}, [or] {Cuckoo spittle}.       (a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the             larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called             also {toad spittle} and {frog spit}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of             which, living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes             this secretion. The insects belong to {Aphrophora},             {Helochara}, and allied genera.          {Ground cuckoo}, the chaparral cock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cusp \Cusp\ (k?sp), n. [L. cuspis, -idis, point, pointed end.]       1. (Arch.) A triangular protection from the intrados of an             arch, or from an inner curve of tracery.          2. (Astrol.) The beginning or first entrance of any house in             the calculations of nativities, etc.          3. (Astron) The point or horn of the crescent moon or other             crescent-shaped luminary.          4. (Math.) A multiple point of a curve at which two or more             branches of the curve have a common tangent.          5. (Anat.) A prominence or point, especially on the crown of             a tooth.          6. (Bot.) A sharp and rigid point.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cusp \Cusp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cusped} (k?spt); p. pr. & vb.       n. {Cusping}.]       To furnish with a cusp or cusps.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Chackbay, LA (CDP, FIPS 14100)       Location: 29.88751 N, 90.78433 W       Population (1990): 2276 (803 housing units)       Area: 40.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Chicopee, MA (city, FIPS 13660)       Location: 42.17590 N, 72.57312 W       Population (1990): 56632 (23690 housing units)       Area: 59.3 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 01013, 01020
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Coos Bay, OR (city, FIPS 15250)       Location: 43.37845 N, 124.23101 W       Population (1990): 15076 (6617 housing units)       Area: 27.4 sq km (land), 13.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cos Cob, CT       Zip code(s): 06807
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cosby, MO (town, FIPS 16588)       Location: 39.86353 N, 94.67950 W       Population (1990): 121 (41 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 64436    Cosby, TN       Zip code(s): 37722
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
cuspy /kuhs'pee/ adj.   [WPI: from the {DEC} abbreviation CUSP,    for `Commonly Used System Program', i.e., a utility program used by    many people] 1. (of a program) Well-written.   2. Functionally    excellent.   A program that performs well and interfaces well to    users is cuspy.   See {rude}.   3. [NYU] Said of an attractive woman,    especially one regarded as available.   Implies a certain    curvaceousness.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CESP          {Common ESP}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
cuspy          /kuhs'pee/ [WPI: from the {DEC} abbreviation CUSP, for       "Commonly Used System Program", i.e. a utility program used by       many people] 1. (of a program) Well-written.          2. Functionally excellent.   A program that performs well and       interfaces well to users is cuspy.   See {rude}.          [{Jargon File}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Casiphia       silver, a place between Babylon and Jerusalem, where Iddo       resided (Ezra 8:17); otherwise unknown.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Chezib       deceitful, a town where Shelah, the son of Judah, was born (Gen.       38:5). Probably the same as Achzib (q.v.).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Chozeba       (1 Chr. 4:22), the same as Chezib and Achzib, a place in the       lowlands of Judah (Gen. 38:5; Josh. 15:44).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Casiphia, money; covetousness
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Chozeba, men liers in wait
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Cozbi, a liar; sliding away