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   carabao
         n 1: water buffalo of the Philippines

English Dictionary: curb by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carafe
n
  1. a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water [syn: carafe, decanter]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carboy
n
  1. a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carhop
n
  1. a waiter at a drive-in restaurant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Carib
n
  1. a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles
    Synonym(s): Carib, Carib Indian
  2. the family of languages spoken by the Carib
    Synonym(s): Carib, Caribbean language
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caribe
n
  1. small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals
    Synonym(s): piranha, pirana, caribe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caribou
n
  1. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America
    Synonym(s): caribou, reindeer, Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carob
n
  1. long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
    Synonym(s): carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod
  2. evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
    Synonym(s): carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua
  3. powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
    Synonym(s): carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carp
n
  1. the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
  2. any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
v
  1. raise trivial objections
    Synonym(s): cavil, carp, chicane
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carry off
v
  1. be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"
    Synonym(s): pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage
    Antonym(s): fail
  2. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"
    Synonym(s): take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off
    Antonym(s): bring, convey, fetch, get
  3. kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
    Synonym(s): eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carve
v
  1. form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"
  2. engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark"
    Synonym(s): carve, chip at
  3. cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"
    Synonym(s): carve, cut up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cheer up
v
  1. cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
    Synonym(s): cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up
  2. become cheerful
    Synonym(s): cheer, cheer up, chirk up
    Antonym(s): complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cherub
n
  1. a sweet innocent baby
  2. an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chirp
n
  1. a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
v
  1. make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes"
    Synonym(s): peep, cheep, chirp, chirrup
  2. sing in modulation
    Synonym(s): tweedle, chirp
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chirpy
adj
  1. (birds or insects) characterized by or tending to chirp
  2. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"
    Synonym(s): buoyant, chirpy, perky
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chirrup
n
  1. a series of chirps
    Synonym(s): chirrup, twitter
v
  1. make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes"
    Synonym(s): peep, cheep, chirp, chirrup
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
choirboy
n
  1. a boy who sings in a choir
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Coereba
n
  1. type genus of the Coerebidae [syn: Coereba, {genus Coereba}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corp
n
  1. a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
    Synonym(s): corporation, corp
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corvee
n
  1. unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Corypha
n
  1. large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia [syn: Corypha, genus Corypha]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cowherb
n
  1. European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort
    Synonym(s): cowherb, cow cockle, Vaccaria hispanica, Vaccaria pyramidata, Saponaria vaccaria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crab
n
  1. decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
  2. a quarrelsome grouch
    Synonym(s): crab, crabby person
  3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
    Synonym(s): Cancer, Crab
  4. the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
    Synonym(s): Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab
  5. the edible flesh of any of various crabs
    Synonym(s): crab, crabmeat
  6. a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
    Synonym(s): crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis
  7. a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"
v
  1. direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
  2. scurry sideways like a crab
  3. fish for crab
  4. complain; "What was he hollering about?"
    Synonym(s): gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crabby
adj
  1. annoyed and irritable [syn: crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill- tempered]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crap
n
  1. obscene terms for feces [syn: crap, dirt, shit, shite, poop, turd]
  2. obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
    Synonym(s): bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshit
v
  1. have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
    Synonym(s): stool, defecate, shit, take a shit, take a crap, ca-ca, crap, make
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crape
n
  1. small very thin pancake [syn: crape, crepe, {French pancake}]
  2. a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
    Synonym(s): crepe, crape
v
  1. cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror" [syn: crape, crepe]
  2. curl tightly; "crimp hair"
    Synonym(s): crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crappie
n
  1. small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers
  2. small sunfishes of central United States rivers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crappy
adj
  1. very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn: icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crave
v
  1. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust]
  2. plead or ask for earnestly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
creep
n
  1. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric [syn: creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook]
  2. a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
  3. a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
  4. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
    Synonym(s): crawl, crawling, creep, creeping
v
  1. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
    Synonym(s): crawl, creep
  2. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
    Synonym(s): sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot
  3. grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"
  4. show submission or fear
    Synonym(s): fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
creepy
adj
  1. annoying and unpleasant; "some creepy kids were bothering her"
  2. causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin; "a creepy story"; "I had a creepy-crawly feeling"
    Synonym(s): creepy, creepy-crawly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crepe
n
  1. paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
    Synonym(s): crepe, crepe paper
  2. small very thin pancake
    Synonym(s): crape, crepe, French pancake
  3. a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
    Synonym(s): crepe, crape
v
  1. cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror" [syn: crape, crepe]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crib
n
  1. baby bed with high sides made of slats
    Synonym(s): crib, cot
  2. a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
    Synonym(s): pony, trot, crib
  3. a bin or granary for storing grains
  4. the cards discarded by players at cribbage
  5. a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
    Synonym(s): cribbage, crib
v
  1. use a crib, as in an exam
  2. take unauthorized (intellectual material)
  3. line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crop
n
  1. the yield from plants in a single growing season [syn: crop, harvest]
  2. a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
  3. a collection of people or things appearing together; "the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"
  4. the output of something in a season; "the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores"
  5. the stock or handle of a whip
  6. a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
    Synonym(s): craw, crop
v
  1. cut short; "She wanted her hair cropped short"
  2. prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
    Synonym(s): cultivate, crop, work
  3. yield crops; "This land crops well"
  4. let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
    Synonym(s): crop, graze, pasture
  5. feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"
    Synonym(s): crop, browse, graze, range, pasture
  6. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
    Synonym(s): snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
croup
n
  1. a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
    Synonym(s): croup, spasmodic laryngitis
  2. the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
    Synonym(s): hindquarters, croup, croupe, rump
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
croupe
n
  1. the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
    Synonym(s): hindquarters, croup, croupe, rump
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
croupy
adj
  1. resembling or arising from or indicating croup
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
CRP
n
  1. a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation
    Synonym(s): C-reactive protein, CRP
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
curb
n
  1. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
    Synonym(s): curb, curbing, kerb
  2. a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
    Synonym(s): curb, curb bit
  3. a stock exchange in New York
    Synonym(s): American Stock Exchange, AMEX, Curb
  4. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
    Synonym(s): bridle, check, curb
v
  1. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
    Synonym(s): control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
  2. to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
    Synonym(s): suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
  3. keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"
  4. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
    Synonym(s): restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
curfew
n
  1. the time that the curfew signal is sounded
  2. a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
  3. an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
curve
n
  1. the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
    Synonym(s): curve, curved shape
    Antonym(s): straight line
  2. a line on a graph representing data
  3. a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
    Synonym(s): curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender
  4. the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
    Synonym(s): curvature, curve
  5. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
    Synonym(s): bend, curve
v
  1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
    Synonym(s): swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
  2. extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"
    Synonym(s): wind, twist, curve
  3. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
    Synonym(s): arch, curve, arc
  4. bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
    Synonym(s): crook, curve
  5. form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
    Synonym(s): curl, curve, kink
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
curvey
adj
  1. having curves; "a settee with only one curvy end" [syn: curvy, curvey]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
curvy
adj
  1. having curves; "a settee with only one curvy end" [syn: curvy, curvey]
  2. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress"
    Synonym(s): bosomy, busty, buxom, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well-endowed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carboy \Car"boy\, n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael carb basket; or Pers
      qur[be]bah a sort of bottle.]
      A large, globular glass bottle, esp. one of green glass,
      inclosed in basket work or in a box, for protection; -- used
      commonly for carrying corrosive liquids; as sulphuric acid,
      etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carf \Carf\,
      pret. of {Carve}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carib \Car"ib\, n.; pl. {Caries}. [See {Cannibal}.] (Ethol.)
      A native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the
      Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a
      region of South America, north of the Amazon, and formerly
      most of the West India islands.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Caribbean \Car`ib*be"an\, Caribbee \Car`ib*bee\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the Caribs, to their islands (the eastern
      and southern West Indies), or to the sea (called the
      Caribbean sea) lying between those islands and Central
      America.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Caribbee \Car"ib*bee\, n.
      A Carib.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Caribou \Car"i*bou\ (k[acr]r"[icr]*b[oomac]), n. [Canadian
      French.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland
      species ({Rangifer Caribou}).
  
      {Barren Ground caribou}. See under {Barren}.
  
      {Woodland caribou}, the common reindeer ({Rangifer Caribou})
            of the northern forests of America.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carob \Car"ob\, n. [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp.
      garrobo, al-garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharr[d4]b, Per.
      Kharn[d4]b. Cf. {Clgaroba}.]
      1. (Bot.) An evergreen leguminous tree ({Ceratania Siliqua})
            found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the
            St. John's bread; -- called also {carob tree}.
  
      2. One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree,
            which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by
            man; -- called also {St. John's bread}, {carob bean}, and
            {algaroba bean}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carp \Carp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Carped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Carping}.] [OE. carpen to say, speak; from Scand. (cf. Icel.
      karpa to boast), but influenced later by L. carpere to pluck,
      calumniate.]
      1. To talk; to speak; to prattle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      2. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions
            without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by
            at.
  
                     Carping and caviling at faults of manner. --Blackw.
                                                                              Mag.
  
                     And at my actions carp or catch.         --Herbert.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carp \Carp\, v. t.
      1. To say; to tell. [Obs.]
  
      2. To find fault with; to censure. [Obs.] --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carp \Carp\, n.; pl. {Carp}, formerly {Carps}. [Cf. Icel. karfi,
      Dan. karpe, Sw. karp, OHG. charpho, G. karpfen, F. carpe, LL.
      carpa.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A fresh-water herbivorous fish ({Cyprinus carpio}.). Several
      other species of {Cyprinus}, {Catla}, and {Carassius} are
      called carp. See {Cruclan carp}.
  
      Note: The carp was originally from Asia, whence it was early
               introduced into Europe, where it is extensively reared
               in artificial ponds. Within a few years it has been
               introduced into America, and widely distributed by the
               government. Domestication has produced several
               varieties, as the leather carp, which is nearly or
               quite destitute of scales, and the mirror carp, which
               has only a few large scales. Intermediate varieties
               occur.
  
      {Carp louse} (Zo[94]l.), a small crustacean, of the genus
            {Argulus}, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See
            {Branchiura}.
  
      {Carp mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Moxostoma carpio}) of the
            Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers.
  
      {Carp sucker} (Zo[94]l.), a name given to several species of
            fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United
            States; -- called also quillback.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Carpus \[d8]Car"pus\, n.; pl. {Carpi}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]
      wrist.] (Anat.)
      The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or
      antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of
      eight short bones disposed in two rows.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carriboo \Car"ri*boo\, n.
      See {Caribou}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carve \Carve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Carving}.] [AS. ceorfan to cut, carve; akin to D. kerven, G.
      kerben, Dan. karve, Sw. karfva, and to Gr. [?] to write,
      orig. to scatch, and E. -graphy. Cf. {Graphic}.]
      1. To cut. [Obs.]
  
                     Or they will carven the shepherd's throat.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      2. To cut, as wood, stone, or other material, in an artistic
            or decorative manner; to sculpture; to engrave.
  
                     Carved with figures strange and sweet. --Coleridge.
  
      3. To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to
            form; as, to carve a name on a tree.
  
                     An angel carved in stone.                  --Tennyson.
  
                     We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone.
                                                                              --C. Wolfe.
  
      4. To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table; to
            divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion.
            [bd]To carve a capon.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carve \Carve\, v. i.
      1. To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave
            or cut figures.
  
      2. To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carve \Carve\, n.
      A carucate. [Obs.] --Burrill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ceriph \Cer"iph\, n. (Type Founding)
      One of the fine lines of a letter, esp. one of the fine cross
      strokes at the top and bottom of letters. [Spelt also
      {seriph}.] --Savage.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cherif \Cher"if\, n.
      See {Cherif}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cherub \Cher"ub\, n.; pl. {Cherubs}; but the Hebrew plural
      {Cherubim}is also used. [Heb. ker[d4]b.]
      1. A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and
            chariot of the Almighty, described in --Ezekiel i. and x.
  
                     I knew that they were the cherubim.   --Ezek. x. 20.
  
                     He rode upon a cherub and did fly.      --Ps. xviii.
                                                                              10.
  
      2. A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in
            connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and
            Temple. --Ez. xxv. 18.
  
      3. One of a order of angels, variously represented in art. In
            European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to
            denote knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (see
            {Seraph}), and in later art the children's heads with
            wings are generally called cherubs.
  
      4. A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have
            represented cherubs as beautiful children.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cherup \Cher"up\, v. i. [Prob. fr. chirp.]
      To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See
      {Chirrup}. [bd]Cheruping birds.[b8] --Drayton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cherup \Cher"up\, v. t.
      To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful
      sound; to cherup to. See {Chirrup}.
  
               He cherups brisk ear-erecting steed.      --Cowper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cherup \Cher"up\, n.
      A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the
      cherup of a cricket.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chirp \Chirp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chirped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Chirping}.] [Of imitative orgin. Cf. {Chirk}, {Chipper},
      {Cheep}, {Chirm}, {Chirrup}.]
      To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or
      crickets.

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   Chirp \Chirp\, n.
      A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect. [bd]The chirp of
      flitting bird.[b8] --Bryant.

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   Chirrup \Chir"rup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chirruped}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Chirruping}.] [See {Chirp}.]
      To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.

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   Chirrup \Chir"rup\, v. i.
      To chirp. --Tennyson.
  
               The criket chirrups on the hearth.         --Goldsmith.

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   Chirrup \Chir"rup\, n.
      The act of chirping; a chirp.
  
               The sparrows' chirrup on the roof.         --Tennyson.

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   Chirrupy \Chir"rupy\, a.
      Cheerful; joyous; chatty.

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   Corb \Corb\ (k[ocir]rb), n. [L. corbis basket. Cf. {Corbeil},
      {Corp}.]
      1. A basket used in coal mines, etc. see {Corf}.
  
      2. (Arch.) An ornament in a building; a corbel.

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   Corbe \Corbe\ (k[ocir]rb), a. [OF. corbe, fr. L. curvus. See
      {Cuve}.]
      Crooked. [Obs.] [bd]Corbe shoulder.[b8] --Spenser.

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   Corbie \Cor"bie\ or Corby \Cor"by\ (k[ocir]r"b[ycr]), n.; pl.
      {Corbies} (-b[icr]z). [F. corbeau, OF. corbel, dim. fr. L.
      corvus raven.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) The raven. [Scot.]
  
      2. (her.) A raven, crow, or chough, used as a charge.
  
      {Corbie crow}, the carrion crow. [Scot.]

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   Corbie \Cor"bie\ or Corby \Cor"by\ (k[ocir]r"b[ycr]), n.; pl.
      {Corbies} (-b[icr]z). [F. corbeau, OF. corbel, dim. fr. L.
      corvus raven.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) The raven. [Scot.]
  
      2. (her.) A raven, crow, or chough, used as a charge.
  
      {Corbie crow}, the carrion crow. [Scot.]

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   Corf \Corf\ (k[ocir]rf), n.; pl. {Corves} (k[ocir]rvz). [Cf. LG.
      & D. korf basket, G. korb, fr. L. corbis.]
      1. A basket.
  
      2. (Mining)
            (a) A large basket used in carrying or hoisting coal or
                  ore.
            (b) A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey
                  coal or ore in the mines.

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   Corve \Corve\ (k?rv), n.
      See {Corf}.

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   Corypheus \Cor`y*phe"us\ (k?r`?-f?"?s), n.; pl. E. {Corypheuses}
      (-[ecr]z), L. {Coryphei} (-f[?]"[?]). [L. coryphaeus, fr. Gr.
      [?][?][?], fr. koryfh` head.] (Gr. Antiq.)
      The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus;
      hence, the chief or leader of a party or interest.
  
               That noted corypheus [Dr. John Owen] of the Independent
               faction.                                                --South.

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   Courap \Cou*rap"\ (k??-r?p), n. (Med.)
      A skin disease, common in India, in which there is perpetual
      itching and eruption, esp. of the groin, breast, armpits, and
      face.

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   Courb \Courb\ (k??rb), a. [F. courbe, fr. L. curvus. See
      {Curve}, a.]
      Curved; rounded. [Obs.]
  
               Her neck is short, her shoulders courb.   --Gower.

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   Courb \Courb\ (k??rb), v. i. [F. courber. See {Curs}.]
      To bend; to stop; to bow. [Obs.]
  
               Then I courbed on my knees.                     --Piers
                                                                              Plowman.

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   Crab \Crab\ (kr[acr]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G.
      krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and
      perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are
            mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body,
            covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is
            small and curled up beneath the body.
  
      Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to
               certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was
               sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species
               are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being
               one of the most esteemed. The large European edible
               crab is {Cancer padurus}. {Soft-shelled crabs} are blue
               crabs that have recently cast their shells. See
               {Cancer}; also, {Box crab}, {Fiddler crab}, {Hermit
               crab}, {Spider crab}, etc., under {Box}, {Fiddler}.
               etc.
  
      2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.
  
      3. [See {Crab}, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its
            harsh taste.
  
                     When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly
                     sings the staring owl.                        --Shak.
  
      4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
            [Obs.] --Garrick.
  
      5. (Mech.)
            (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing,
                  used with derricks, etc.
            (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling
                  ships into dock, etc.
            (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
            (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
  
      {Calling crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Fiddler}., n., 2.
  
      {Crab apple}, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also,
            the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple
            ({Pyrus Malus} var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple
            ({Pyrus baccata}); and the American ({Pyrus coronaria}).
           
  
      {Crab grass}. (Bot.)
            (a) A grass ({Digitaria, [or] Panicum, sanguinalis}); --
                  called also {finger grass}.
            (b) A grass of the genus {Eleusine} ({E. Indica}); --
                  called also {dog's-tail grass}, {wire grass}, etc.
  
      {Crab louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Phthirius
            pubis}), sometimes infesting the human body.
  
      {Crab plover} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic plover ({Dromas
            ardeola}).
  
      {Crab's eyes}, [or] {Crab's stones}, masses of calcareous
            matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either
            side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and
            formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid
            purposes; the gastroliths.
  
      {Crab spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of a group of spiders
            ({Laterigrad[91]}); -- called because they can run
            backwards or sideways like a crab.
  
      {Crab tree}, the tree that bears crab applies.
  
      {Crab wood}, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which
            takes a high polish. --McElrath.
  
      {To catch a crab} (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower:
            (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water;
            (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a
                  stroke.

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   Crab \Crab\, v. i. (Naut.)
      To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel. --Ham. Nav.
      Encyc.

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   Crab \Crab\, a. [Prob. from the same root as crab, n.]
      Sour; rough; austere.
  
               The crab vintage of the neighb'ring coast. --Dryden.

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   Crab \Crab\ (kr[acr]b), v. t.
      1. To make sour or morose; to embitter. [Obs.]
  
                     Sickness sours or crabs our nature.   --Glanvill.
  
      2. To beat with a crabstick. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.

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   Crabby \Crab"by\ (-b[ycr]), a.
      Crabbed; difficult, or perplexing. [bd]Persius is crabby,
      because ancient.[b8] --Marston.

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   Crap \Crap\ (kr[acr]p), n.
      In the game of craps, a first throw of the dice in which the
      total is two, three, or twelve, in which case the caster
      loses.

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   Crape \Crape\ (kr[amac]p), n. [F. cr[ecir]pe, fr. L. crispus
      curled, crisped. See {Crisp}.]
      A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on
      the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments,
      also for the dress of some clergymen.
  
               A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. --Pope.
  
      {Crape myrtle} (Bot.), a very ornamental shrub
            ({Lagerstr[94]mia Indica}) from the East Indies, often
            planted in the Southern United States. Its foliage is like
            that of the myrtle, and the flower has wavy crisped
            petals.
  
      {Oriental crape}. See {Canton crape}.

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   Crape \Crape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craped} (kr[amac]pt); p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Craping}.] [F. cr[ecir]per, fr. L. crispare to
      curl, crisp, fr. crispus. See {Crape}, n.]
      To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to
      crape the hair; to crape silk.
  
               The hour for curling and craping the hair. --Mad.
                                                                              D'Arblay.

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   Crappie \Crap"pie\ (kr?p"p?), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A kind of fresh-water bass of the genus {Pomoxys}, found in
      the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi
      valley. There are several species. [Written also {croppie}.]

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   Crapy \Crap"y\ (kr?p"?), a.
      Resembling crape.

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   Crave \Crave\ (kr[amac]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craved}
      (kr[amac]vd); p pr. & vb. n. {Craving}.] [AS. crafian; akin
      to Icel. krefja, Sw. kr[aum]fva, Dan. kr[ae]ve.]
      1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with
            submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to
            implore.
  
                     I crave your honor's pardon.               --Shak.
  
                     Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved
                     the body of Jesus.                              --Mark xv. 43.
  
      2. To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to
            require or demand; as, the stomach craves food.
  
                     His path is one that eminently craves weary walking.
                                                                              --Edmund
                                                                              Gurney.
  
      Syn: To ask; seek; beg; beseech; implore; entreat; solicit;
               request; supplicate; adjure.

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   Crave \Crave\, v. i.
      To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a
      craving appetite.
  
               Once one may crave for love.                  --Suckling.

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   Creep \Creep\, n.
      1. The act or process of creeping.
  
      2. A distressing sensation, or sound, like that occasioned by
            the creeping of insects.
  
                     A creep of undefinable horror.            --Blackwood's
                                                                              Mag.
  
                     Out of the stillness, with gathering creep, Like
                     rising wind in leaves.                        --Lowell.
  
      3. (Mining) A slow rising of the floor of a gallery,
            occasioned by the pressure of incumbent strata upon the
            pillars or sides; a gradual movement of mining ground.

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   Creep \Creep\ (kr[emac]p), v. t. [imp. {Crept} (kr[ecr]pt)
      ({Crope} (kr[omac]p), Obs.); p. p. {Crept}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Creeping}.] [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. cre[oacute]pan; akin
      to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan.
      krybe. Cf. {Cripple}, {Crouch}.]
      1. To move along the ground, or on any other surface, on the
            belly, as a worm or reptile; to move as a child on the
            hands and knees; to crawl.
  
                     Ye that walk The earth, and stately tread, or lowly
                     creep.                                                --Milton.
  
      2. To move slowly, feebly, or timorously, as from
            unwillingness, fear, or weakness.
  
                     The whining schoolboy . . . creeping, like snail,
                     Unwillingly to school.                        --Shak.
  
                     Like a guilty thing, I creep.            --Tennyson.
  
      3. To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move
            imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate
            itself or one's self; as, age creeps upon us.
  
                     The sophistry which creeps into most of the books of
                     argument.                                          --Locke.
  
                     Of this sort are they which creep into houses, and
                     lead captive silly women.                  --2. Tim. iii.
                                                                              6.
  
      4. To slip, or to become slightly displaced; as, the
            collodion on a negative, or a coat of varnish, may creep
            in drying; the quicksilver on a mirror may creep.
  
      5. To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility;
            to fawn; as, a creeping sycophant.
  
                     To come as humbly as they used to creep. --Shak.
  
      6. To grow, as a vine, clinging to the ground or to some
            other support by means of roots or rootlets, or by
            tendrils, along its length. [bd]Creeping vines.[b8]
            --Dryden.
  
      7. To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of
            the body; to crawl; as, the sight made my flesh creep. See
            {Crawl}, v. i., 4.
  
      8. To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a
            submarine cable.

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   Creepie \Creep"ie\ (-[ycr]), n.
      A low stool. [Scot.]

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   Creepy \Creep"y\ (kr[emac]p"[ycr]), a.
      Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by
      insects creeping on the skin. [Colloq.]
  
               One's whole blood grew curdling and creepy. --R.
                                                                              Browning.

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   Crib \Crib\, v. i.
      1. To crowd together, or to be confined, as in a crib or in
            narrow accommodations. [R.]
  
                     Who sought to make . . . bishops to crib in a
                     Presbyterian trundle bed.                  --Gauden.
  
      2. To make notes for dishonest use in recitation or
            examination. [College Cant]
  
      3. To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth
            and draw in wind; -- said of a horse.

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   Crib \Crib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cribbed} (kr?bd); p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Cribbing}.]
      1. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to
            cramp.
  
                     If only the vital energy be not cribbed or cramped.
                                                                              --I. Taylor.
  
                     Now I am cabin'd, cribbed, confined.   --Shak.
  
      2. To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to
            appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from
            Milton. [Colloq.]
  
                     Child, being fond of toys, cribbed the necklace.
                                                                              --Dickens.

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   Crib \Crib\ (kr?b), n. [AS. crybb; akin to OS. kribbja, D. krib,
      kribbe, Dan. krybbe, G. krippe, and perh. to MHG. krebe
      basket, G, korb, and E. rip a sort of wicker basket.]
      1. A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals.
  
                     The steer lion at one crib shall meet. --Pope.
  
      2. A stall for oxen or other cattle.
  
                     Where no oxen are, the crib is clean. --Prov. xiv.
                                                                              4.
  
      3. A small inclosed bedstead or cot for a child.
  
      4. A box or bin, or similar wooden structure, for storing
            grain, salt, etc.; as, a crib for corn or oats.
  
      5. A hovel; a hut; a cottage.
  
                     Why rather, Sleep, liest thou in smoky cribs, . . .
                     Than in the perfumed chambers of the great? --Shak.
  
      6. (Mining) A structure or frame of timber for a foundation,
            or for supporting a roof, or for lining a shaft.
  
      7. A structure of logs to be anchored with stones; -- used
            for docks, pier, dams, etc.
  
      8. A small raft of timber. [Canada]
  
      9. A small theft; anything purloined;; a plagiaris[?]; hence,
            a translation or key, etc., to aid a student in preparing
            or reciting his lessons. [Colloq.]
  
                     The Latin version technically called a crib. --Ld.
                                                                              Lytton.
  
                     Occasional perusal of the Pagan writers, assisted by
                     a crib.                                             --Wilkie
                                                                              Collins.
  
      10. A miner's luncheon. [Cant] --Raymond.
  
      11. (Card Playing) The discarded cards which the dealer can
            use in scoring points in cribbage.

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   Crop \Crop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cropped} (kr?pt); p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Cropping}.]
      1. To cut off the tops or tips of; to bite or pull off; to
            browse; to pluck; to mow; to reap.
  
                     I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a
                     tender one.                                       --Ezek. xvii.
                                                                              22.
  
      2. Fig.: To cut off, as if in harvest.
  
                     Death . . . .crops the growing boys. --Creech.
  
      3. To cause to bear a crop; as, to crop a field.

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   Crop \Crop\ (kr?p), n. [OE. crop, croppe, craw, top of a plant,
      harvest, AS. crop, cropp, craw, top, bunch, ear of corn; akin
      to D. krop craw, G. kropf, Icel. kroppr hump or bunch on the
      body, body; but cf. also W. cropa, croppa, crop or craw of a
      bird, Ir. & Gael. sgroban. Cf. {Croup}, {Crupper}, {Croup}.]
      1. The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving
            as a receptacle for food; the craw.
  
      2. The top, end, or highest part of anything, especially of a
            plant or tree. [Obs.] [bd]Crop and root.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      3. That which is cropped, cut, or gathered from a single
            felld, or of a single kind of grain or fruit, or in a
            single season; especially, the product of what is planted
            in the earth; fruit; harvest.
  
                     Lab'ring the soil, and reaping plenteous crop, Corn,
                     wine, and oil.                                    --Milton.
  
      4. Grain or other product of the field while standing.
  
      5. Anything cut off or gathered.
  
                     Guiltless of steel, and from the razor free, It
                     falls a plenteous crop reserved for thee. --Dryden.
  
      6. Hair cut close or short, or the act or style of so
            cutting; as, a convict's crop.
  
      7. (Arch.) A projecting ornament in carved stone.
            Specifically, a finial. [Obs.]
  
      8. (Mining.)
            (a) Tin ore prepared for smelting.
            (b) Outcrop of a vein or seam at the surface. --Knight.
  
      9. A riding whip with a loop instead of a lash.
  
      {Neck and crop}, altogether; roughly and at once. [Colloq.]

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   Crop \Crop\, v. i.
      To yield harvest.
  
      {To crop out}.
      (a) (Geol.) To appear above the surface, as a seam or vein,
            or inclined bed, as of coal.
      (b) To come to light; to be manifest; to appear; as, the
            peculiarities of an author crop out.
  
      {To crop up}, to sprout; to spring up. [bd]Cares crop up in
            villas.[bd] --Beaconsfield.

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   Creep \Creep\ (kr[emac]p), v. t. [imp. {Crept} (kr[ecr]pt)
      ({Crope} (kr[omac]p), Obs.); p. p. {Crept}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Creeping}.] [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. cre[oacute]pan; akin
      to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan.
      krybe. Cf. {Cripple}, {Crouch}.]
      1. To move along the ground, or on any other surface, on the
            belly, as a worm or reptile; to move as a child on the
            hands and knees; to crawl.
  
                     Ye that walk The earth, and stately tread, or lowly
                     creep.                                                --Milton.
  
      2. To move slowly, feebly, or timorously, as from
            unwillingness, fear, or weakness.
  
                     The whining schoolboy . . . creeping, like snail,
                     Unwillingly to school.                        --Shak.
  
                     Like a guilty thing, I creep.            --Tennyson.
  
      3. To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move
            imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate
            itself or one's self; as, age creeps upon us.
  
                     The sophistry which creeps into most of the books of
                     argument.                                          --Locke.
  
                     Of this sort are they which creep into houses, and
                     lead captive silly women.                  --2. Tim. iii.
                                                                              6.
  
      4. To slip, or to become slightly displaced; as, the
            collodion on a negative, or a coat of varnish, may creep
            in drying; the quicksilver on a mirror may creep.
  
      5. To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility;
            to fawn; as, a creeping sycophant.
  
                     To come as humbly as they used to creep. --Shak.
  
      6. To grow, as a vine, clinging to the ground or to some
            other support by means of roots or rootlets, or by
            tendrils, along its length. [bd]Creeping vines.[b8]
            --Dryden.
  
      7. To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of
            the body; to crawl; as, the sight made my flesh creep. See
            {Crawl}, v. i., 4.
  
      8. To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a
            submarine cable.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crappie \Crap"pie\ (kr?p"p?), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A kind of fresh-water bass of the genus {Pomoxys}, found in
      the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi
      valley. There are several species. [Written also {croppie}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Croup \Croup\ (kr??p), n. [F. croupe hind quarters, croup, rump,
      of German or Icel. origin; cf. Icel. kryppa hump; akin to
      Icel. kroppr. Cf. {Crop}.]
      The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially
      of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.
  
               So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So light
               to the saddle before her he sprung.         --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Croup \Croup\ (kr??p), n. [Scot. croup, cf. croup, crowp, to
      croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; cf. also LG.
      kropp, G. kropf, the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the
      anterior part of the neck, a wen, etc. Cf. {Crop}.] (Med.)
      An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea,
      accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous,
      difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated
      with the development of a false membrane in the air passages
      (also called {membranous croup}). See {False croup}, under
      {False}, and {Diphtheria}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Croupy \Croup"y\ (kr??p"?), a.
      Of or pertaining to croup; resembling or indicating croup;
      as, a croupy cough.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cruive \Cruive\ (kr[usdot]v), n.
      A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon; also, a hovel.
      [Scot.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crup \Crup\ (kr?p), a. [Cf. OHG. grop, G. grob, coarse.]
      Short; brittle; as, crup cake. --Todd.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crup \Crup\ (kr?p), n.
      See {Croup}, the rump of a horse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curb \Curb\ (k?rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curbed} (k?rbd); p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Curbing}.] [F. courber to bend, curve, L. curvare,
      fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. [?][?][?][?][?][?] curved.
      Cf. {Curve}.]
      1. To bend or curve [Obs.]
  
                     Crooked and curbed lines.                  --Holland.
  
      2. To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend
            to one's will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to
            confine; to keep in check.
  
                     Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     Where pinching want must curbthy warm desires.
                                                                              --Prior.
  
      3. To furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a
            curb, as a bank of earth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curb \Curb\, v. i.
      To bend; to crouch; to cringe. [Obs.]
  
               Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg, Yea, curb and
               woo for leave to do him good.                  --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curb \Curb\, n.
      1. That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or
            hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper
            part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn
            tightly against the lower jaw of the horse.
  
                     He that before ran in the pastures wild Felt the
                     stiff curb control his angry jaws.      --Drayton.
  
                     By these men, religion,that should be The curb, is
                     made the spur of tyranny.                  --Denham.
  
      2. (Arch.) An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber,
            or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and
            serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a
            ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of
            a dome.
  
      3. A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame
            within a well to prevent the earth caving in.
  
      4. A curbstone.
  
      5. (Far.) A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a
            horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint,
            generally causing lameness. --James Law.
  
      {Curb bit}, a stiff bit having branches by which a leverage
            is obtained upon the jaws of horse. --Knight.
  
      {Curb pins} (Horology), the pins on the regulator which
            restrain the hairspring.
  
      {Curb plate} (Arch.), a plate serving the purpose of a curb.
           
  
      {Deck curb}. See under {Deck}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curfew \Cur"few\ (k?r"f?), n. [OE. courfew, curfu, fr. OF.
      cuevrefu, covrefeu, F. couvre-feu; covrir to cover + feu
      fire, fr. L. focus fireplace, hearth. See {Cover}, and
      {Focus}.]
      1. The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the
            inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire
            to rest, -- instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the
            bell itself.
  
                     He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     The village curfew, as it tolled profound.
                                                                              --Campbell.
  
      2. A utensil for covering the fire. [Obs.]
  
                     For pans, pots, curfews, counters and the like.
                                                                              --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adiabatic \Ad`i*a*bat"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] not passable; 'a priv. +
      [?] through + [?] to go.] (Physics)
      Not giving out or receiving heat. -- {Ad`i*a*bat`ic*al*ly},
      adv.
  
      {Adiabatic line} or {curve}, a curve exhibiting the
            variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it
            expands without either receiving or giving out heat.
            --Rankine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geodetic \Ge`o*det"ic\, Geodetical \Ge`o*det"ic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to geodesy; obtained or determined by the
      operations of geodesy; engaged in geodesy; geodesic; as,
      geodetic surveying; geodetic observers.
  
      {Geodetic line} [or] {curve}, the shortest line that can be
            drawn between two points on the elipsoidal surface of the
            earth; a curve drawn on any given surface so that the
            osculating plane of the curve at every point shall contain
            the normal to the surface; the minimum line that can be
            drawn on any surface between any two points.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curve \Curve\, n. [See {Curve}, a., {Cirb}.]
      1. A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure;
            as, a curve in a railway or canal.
  
      2. (Geom.) A line described according to some low, and having
            no finite portion of it a straight line.
  
      {Axis of a curve}. See under {Axis}.
  
      {Curve of quickest descent}. See {Brachystochrone}.
  
      {Curve tracing} (Math.), the process of determining the
            shape, location, singular points, and other peculiarities
            of a curve from its equation.
  
      {Plane curve} (Geom.), a curve such that when a plane passes
            through three points of the curve, it passes through all
            the other points of the curve. Any other curve is called a
            {curve of double curvature}, or a {twisted curve}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curve \Curve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curved} (k?rvd); p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Curving}.] [L. curvare., fr. curvus. See {Curve}, a.,
      {Curb}.]
      To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to
      cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball
      in pitching it.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curve \Curve\, v. i.
      To bend or turn gradually from a given direction; as, the
      road curves to the right.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curve \Curve\ (k[ucir]rv), a. [L. curvus bent, curved. See
      {Cirb}.]
      Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a
      curve surface.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adiabatic \Ad`i*a*bat"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] not passable; 'a priv. +
      [?] through + [?] to go.] (Physics)
      Not giving out or receiving heat. -- {Ad`i*a*bat`ic*al*ly},
      adv.
  
      {Adiabatic line} or {curve}, a curve exhibiting the
            variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it
            expands without either receiving or giving out heat.
            --Rankine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geodetic \Ge`o*det"ic\, Geodetical \Ge`o*det"ic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to geodesy; obtained or determined by the
      operations of geodesy; engaged in geodesy; geodesic; as,
      geodetic surveying; geodetic observers.
  
      {Geodetic line} [or] {curve}, the shortest line that can be
            drawn between two points on the elipsoidal surface of the
            earth; a curve drawn on any given surface so that the
            osculating plane of the curve at every point shall contain
            the normal to the surface; the minimum line that can be
            drawn on any surface between any two points.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curve \Curve\, n. [See {Curve}, a., {Cirb}.]
      1. A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure;
            as, a curve in a railway or canal.
  
      2. (Geom.) A line described according to some low, and having
            no finite portion of it a straight line.
  
      {Axis of a curve}. See under {Axis}.
  
      {Curve of quickest descent}. See {Brachystochrone}.
  
      {Curve tracing} (Math.), the process of determining the
            shape, location, singular points, and other peculiarities
            of a curve from its equation.
  
      {Plane curve} (Geom.), a curve such that when a plane passes
            through three points of the curve, it passes through all
            the other points of the curve. Any other curve is called a
            {curve of double curvature}, or a {twisted curve}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curve \Curve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curved} (k?rvd); p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Curving}.] [L. curvare., fr. curvus. See {Curve}, a.,
      {Curb}.]
      To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to
      cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball
      in pitching it.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curve \Curve\, v. i.
      To bend or turn gradually from a given direction; as, the
      road curves to the right.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curve \Curve\ (k[ucir]rv), a. [L. curvus bent, curved. See
      {Cirb}.]
      Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a
      curve surface.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Caribou, ME (city, FIPS 10565)
      Location: 46.86679 N, 67.99056 W
      Population (1990): 9415 (4089 housing units)
      Area: 205.4 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 04736

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Carpio, ND (city, FIPS 12260)
      Location: 48.44237 N, 101.71538 W
      Population (1990): 178 (94 housing units)
      Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 58725

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Corfu, NY (village, FIPS 18201)
      Location: 42.96036 N, 78.40033 W
      Population (1990): 755 (292 housing units)
      Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 14036

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Crapo, MD
      Zip code(s): 21626

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cuervo, NM
      Zip code(s): 88417

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   creep v.   To advance, grow, or multiply inexorably.   In hackish
   usage this verb has overtones of menace and silliness, evoking the
   creeping horrors of low-budget monster movies.
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   cryppie /krip'ee/ n.   A cryptographer.   One who hacks or
   implements cryptographic software or hardware.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   C sharp
  
      {C#}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   CHRP
  
      {PowerPC Platform}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   CORBA
  
      {Common Object Request Broker Architecture}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   CORBIE
  
      An early system on the {IBM 704}.
  
      [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
  
      (1996-05-10)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   cryppie
  
      /krip'ee/ A cryptographer.   One who hacks
      or implements software or hardware for {cryptography}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1996-08-23)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   cxref
  
      A cross-reference generator by Arnold Robbins from
      {Georgia Institute of Technology}.
  
      (2000-02-29)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Carve
      The arts of engraving and carving were much practised among the
      Jews. They were practised in connection with the construction of
      the tabernacle and the temple (Ex. 31:2, 5; 35:33; 1 Kings 6:18,
      35; Ps. 74:6), as well as in the ornamentation of the priestly
      dresses (Ex. 28:9-36; Zech. 3:9; 2 Chr. 2:7, 14). Isaiah
      (44:13-17) gives a minute description of the process of carving
      idols of wood.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Cherub
      plural cherubim, the name of certain symbolical figures
      frequently mentioned in Scripture. They are first mentioned in
      connection with the expulsion of our first parents from Eden
      (Gen. 3:24). There is no intimation given of their shape or
      form. They are next mentioned when Moses was commanded to
      provide furniture for the tabernacle (Ex. 25:17-20; 26:1, 31).
      God promised to commune with Moses "from between the cherubim"
      (25:22). This expression was afterwards used to denote the
      Divine abode and presence (Num. 7:89; 1 Sam. 4:4; Isa. 37:16;
      Ps. 80:1; 99:1). In Ezekiel's vision (10:1-20) they appear as
      living creatures supporting the throne of God. From Ezekiel's
      description of them (1;10; 41:18, 19), they appear to have been
      compound figures, unlike any real object in nature; artificial
      images possessing the features and properties of several
      animals. Two cherubim were placed on the mercy-seat of the ark;
      two of colossal size overshadowed it in Solomon's temple.
      Ezekiel (1:4-14) speaks of four; and this number of "living
      creatures" is mentioned in Rev. 4:6. Those on the ark are called
      the "cherubim of glory" (Heb. 9:5), i.e., of the Shechinah, or
      cloud of glory, for on them the visible glory of God rested.
      They were placed one at each end of the mercy-seat, with wings
      stretched upward, and their faces "toward each other and toward
      the mercy-seat." They were anointed with holy oil, like the ark
      itself and the other sacred furniture.
     
         The cherubim were symbolical. They were intended to represent
      spiritual existences in immediate contact with Jehovah. Some
      have regarded them as symbolical of the chief ruling power by
      which God carries on his operations in providence (Ps. 18:10).
      Others interpret them as having reference to the redemption of
      men, and as symbolizing the great rulers or ministers of the
      church. Many other opinions have been held regarding them which
      need not be referred to here. On the whole, it seems to be most
      satisfactory to regard the interpretation of the symbol to be
      variable, as is the symbol itself.
     
         Their office was, (1) on the expulsion of our first parents
      from Eden, to prevent all access to the tree of life; and (2) to
      form the throne and chariot of Jehovah in his manifestation of
      himself on earth. He dwelleth between and sitteth on the
      cherubim (1 Sam. 4:4; Ps. 80:1; Ezek. 1:26, 28).
     
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