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   cabbageworm
         n 1: toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly [syn:
               {cabbageworm}, {Pieris rapae}]

English Dictionary: coffee cream by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cap screw
n
  1. a threaded screw for machine parts; screws into a tapped hole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cape Girardeau
n
  1. a town in southeast Missouri
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cepphus grylle
n
  1. northern Atlantic guillemot [syn: black guillemot, Cepphus grylle]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
civic responsibility
n
  1. the responsibilities of a citizen [syn: civic duty, civic responsibility]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee cream
n
  1. cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they call light cream `single cream'"
    Synonym(s): light cream, coffee cream, single cream
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee grinder
n
  1. a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans [syn: {coffee mill}, coffee grinder]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee grounds
n
  1. the dregs remaining after brewing coffee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cub shark
n
  1. a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous
    Synonym(s): bull shark, cub shark, Carcharhinus leucas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cubic yard
n
  1. a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) [syn: {cubic yard}, yard]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;
            territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or
            resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place
            of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The
            foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,
            reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of
            existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,
            the ground of my hope.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition
                  are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,
                  being either of one tint or of tints but slightly
                  contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a
                  white ground. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a
            metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except
            where an opening is made by the needle.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sapajou \Sap"a*jou\, n. [F. sapajou, sajou, Braz. sajuassu.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the
      genus {Cebus}, having long and prehensile tails. Some of the
      species are called also {capuchins}. The bonnet sapajou ({C.
      subcristatus}), the golden-handed sapajou ({C. chrysopus}),
      and the white-throated sapajou ({C. hypoleucus}) are well
      known species. See {Capuchin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. [?],
      Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F.
      rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.]
      1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of
            which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern
            hemispere
  
      Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually
               prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild
               state have five petals of a color varying from deep
               pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and
               hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased
               and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many
               distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the
               Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid
               perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly
               every class.
  
      2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a
            rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha.
  
      3. (Arch.) A rose window. See {Rose window}, below.
  
      4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for
            delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a
            strainer at the foot of a pump.
  
      5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison.
  
      6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card
            with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
  
      7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
  
      8. A diamond. See {Rose diamond}, below.
  
      {Cabbage rose}, {China rose}, etc. See under {Cabbage},
            {China}, etc.
  
      {Corn rose} (Bot.) See {Corn poppy}, under {Corn}.
  
      {Infantile rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola.
  
      {Jamaica rose}. (Bot.) See under {Jamaica}.
  
      {Rose acacia} (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub
            ({Robinia hispida}) with handsome clusters of rose-colored
            blossoms.
  
      {Rose aniline}. (Chem.) Same as {Rosaniline}.
  
      {Rose apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous
            tree {Eugenia Jambos}. It is an edible berry an inch or
            more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong
            roselike perfume.
  
      {Rose beetle}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle
                  ({Macrodactylus subspinosus}), which eats the leaves
                  of various plants, and is often very injurious to
                  rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also
                  {rose bug}, and {rose chafer}.
            (b) The European chafer.
  
      {Rose bug}. (Zo[94]l.) same as {Rose beetle}, {Rose chafer}.
           
  
      {Rose burner}, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped
            flame.
  
      {Rose camphor} (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which
            separates from rose oil.
  
      {Rose campion}. (Bot.) See under {Campion}.
  
      {Rose catarrh} (Med.), rose cold.
  
      {Rose chafer}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A common European beetle ({Cetonia aurata}) which is
                  often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also
                  {rose beetle}, and {rose fly}.
            (b) The rose beetle
            (a) .
  
      {Rose cold} (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes
            attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See
            {Hay fever}, under {Hay}.
  
      {Rose color}, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful
            hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or
            promise.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
      cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
      cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
      hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
      cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)
      1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
            wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has
            a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
            sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
  
      2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
            cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.
  
      3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
  
      {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
            brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
           
  
      {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
            ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,
            on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
            and other cruciferous plants.
  
      {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris
            rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P.
            oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval
            state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.
            See {Cabbage worm}, below.
  
      {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
            brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
            on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
            the crop.
  
      {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
            cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
            colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
           
  
      {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})
            found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
  
      {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})
            having large and heavy blossoms.
  
      {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having
            a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}
            of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and
            {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.
  
      {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of
            moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most
            common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See
            {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which
            eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are
            the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus
            {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.
  
      {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)
            (a) Sea kale
            (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which
                  the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
                  derived by cultivation.
  
      {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
      cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
      cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
      hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
      cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)
      1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
            wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has
            a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
            sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
  
      2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
            cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.
  
      3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
  
      {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
            brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
           
  
      {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
            ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,
            on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
            and other cruciferous plants.
  
      {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris
            rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P.
            oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval
            state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.
            See {Cabbage worm}, below.
  
      {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
            brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
            on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
            the crop.
  
      {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
            cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
            colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
           
  
      {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})
            found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
  
      {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})
            having large and heavy blossoms.
  
      {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having
            a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}
            of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and
            {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.
  
      {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of
            moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most
            common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See
            {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which
            eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are
            the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus
            {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.
  
      {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)
            (a) Sea kale
            (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which
                  the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
                  derived by cultivation.
  
      {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capsquare \Cap"*square\, n. (Gun.)
      A metal covering plate which passes over the trunnions of a
      cannon, and holds it in place.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cavicorn \Cav"i*corn\ (k[acr]v"[icr]*k[ocir]rn), a. [L. cavus
      hollow + cornu horn.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Having hollow horns.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guillemot \Guil"le*mot`\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They
      have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and
      swimmers.
  
      Note: The common guillemots, or murres, belong to the genus
               {Uria} (as {U. troile}); the black or foolish guillemot
               ({Cepphus grylle}, formerly {Uria grylle}), is called
               also {sea pigeon} and {eligny}. See {Murre}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chopchurch \Chop"church`\, n. [See {Chop} to barter.] (Old Eng.
      Law)
      An exchanger or an exchange of benefices. [Cant]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Civic \Civ"ic\, a. [L.civicus, fr. civis citizen. See {City}.]
      Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to
      man as a member of society, or to civil affairs.
  
      {Civic crown} (Rom. Antiq.), a crown or garland of oak leaves
            and acorns, bestowed on a soldier who had saved the life
            of a citizen in battle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Copygraph \Cop"y*graph\, n.
      A contrivance for producing manifold copies of a writing or
      drawing.
  
      Note: The writing or drawing is made with aniline ink on
               paper, and a reverse copy transfered by pressure to a
               slab of gelatin softened with glycerin. A large number
               of transcripts can be taken while the ink is fresh.
  
                        Various names have been given to the process [the
                        gelatin copying process], some of them acceptable
                        and others absurd; hectograph, polygraph,
                        copygraph, lithogram, etc.            --Knight.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Johnson grass \John"son grass`\ [Named after W. Johnson of
      Alabama, who planted it about 1840-1845.] (Bot.)
      A tall perennial grass ({Sorghum Halepense}), valuable in the
      Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The
      rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by
      swine. Called also {Cuba grass}, {Means grass}, {Evergreen
      millet}, and {Arabian millet}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cyathophylloid \Cy`a*tho*phyl"loid\, n. (Paleon.)
      A fossil coral of the family {Cyathophyllid[91]}; sometimes
      extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging
      to the group Rugosa; -- also called {cup corals}. Thay are
      found in paleozoic rocks.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cape Carteret, NC (town, FIPS 10260)
      Location: 34.69432 N, 77.05946 W
      Population (1990): 1008 (580 housing units)
      Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cape Charles, VA (town, FIPS 12808)
      Location: 37.27041 N, 76.01460 W
      Population (1990): 1398 (689 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 23310

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cape Coral, FL (city, FIPS 10275)
      Location: 26.63768 N, 81.99719 W
      Population (1990): 74991 (34486 housing units)
      Area: 272.2 sq km (land), 32.4 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cape Coral Centr, FL
      Zip code(s): 33904, 33909, 33914, 33990, 33991

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cape Girardeau, MO (city, FIPS 11242)
      Location: 37.30831 N, 89.55030 W
      Population (1990): 34438 (14627 housing units)
      Area: 59.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 63701

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cape Girardeau County, MO (county, FIPS 31)
      Location: 37.38334 N, 89.68439 W
      Population (1990): 61633 (25315 housing units)
      Area: 1498.7 sq km (land), 19.9 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cave Creek, AZ (town, FIPS 11300)
      Location: 33.82617 N, 111.96521 W
      Population (1990): 2925 (1363 housing units)
      Area: 64.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 85331

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Coffee Creek, MT
      Zip code(s): 59424

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   CPSR
  
      {Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility}
  
  
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