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cabane(aviation) The tripod, pylon, or struts usually at the centre-section of a biplane or high-winged monoplane.cabbie(colloquial) A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi.cabreeArchaic form of cabri (“pronghorn”).cabrieObsolete form of cabri (“pronghorn”).cackleThe cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.caddieSynonym of cadet (“a gentleman (often a younger son from a noble family) who joined the military without a commission as a career”).cadeneA type of low-quality carpet imported from the Levant.caduke(obsolete) perishable; frail; transitorycaffle(dialectal, Northern England, Ireland) To wrangle, to argue, to quarrel.caffreObsolete form of kaffir.cafone(US, slang) A boorish, uneducated Italian-American.caique(nautical) A small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.cajole(ambitransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.cakageAlternative form of cakeage.caladeA slope or declivity in a manège ground down which a horse is made to gallop, to give suppleness to its haunches.caliceObsolete form of chalice.callee(telephony) The person who is called by the caller (on the telephone).calque(linguistics, translation studies) A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.cambreObsolete form of camber.cameseAlternative form of camis (“a dress or robe”).camiseAlternative form of camis (“a dress or robe”).camotesweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)cample(intransitive, obsolete) To contend; argue; talk noisily.canapeAlternative spelling of canapé.canche(mining) Alternative form of canch.candeeAlternative form of candy (“Indian unit of mass”).candieAlternative form of candy (“Indian unit of mass”).candleA light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.cangueA heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals.canineOf, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.caniteA lightweight fiberboard made from sugar cane fibers.cankle(originally slang, usually derogatory) An obese or otherwise swollen ankle that blends into the calf without clear demarcation.cantleThe raised back of a saddle.capade(usually in combination, in proper nouns) An exhibition or event, usually for entertainment.capapeAlternative form of cap-a-pie.capite(historical) An ancient English tenure, abolished in 1660, by which either person or land was held immediately of the king, or of his crown, by either knight service or socage.capoteA long coat or cloak with a hood.cappie(Scotland) a small, usually wooden drinking vesselcapteeOne who has been captured; one who is held in captivity.carafeA bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.carane(organic chemistry) The bicyclic hydrocarbon 3,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[4.1.0]heptanecarateThe skin disease pinta.cardie(informal) A cardigan.carene(Catholicism, historical, rare) A 40-day fast or period of similar abstinence.carfie(informal, India) A smartphone-taken picture of oneself in a car.cargoeObsolete spelling of cargo.carine(obsolete) A keel.cariteCero (a type of fish).cariyeAlternative form of jariya (“slave-girl, concubine”).carkeeObsolete spelling of khaki.carnie(derogatory, slang) Synonym of carnist.carrieObsolete spelling of carry.casoneA type of peasant's house in the Veneto.cassie(US) A thorny shrub with fragrant yellow flowers, Vachellia farnesiana; the needle bush.castle(chess) An instance of castling.catteeObsolete form of catty (“Chinese unit of weight”).cattieArchaic form of catty (“Chinese unit of weight”).cattleDomesticated animal of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen etc), and other hoofed mammals of the genus Bos.caudleA drink given to the sick, consisting of ale or wine, bread, and eggs.caulieAlternative form of cauli (“cauliflower”).causee(linguistics) The agent of the caused event in a causative construction.cauzee(India, historical) A judge, a qazicavate(archaeology) A cliffside dwelling made in the living rock by humans.cawnie(historical) A measure of land equal to 57,600 square feet or 1.3225 acres, formerly used in India.cayoteObsolete spelling of coyote.cayuse(US) A small Indian horse or pony.cebineOf or pertaining to capuchin monkeys.cedule(obsolete) A scroll, written document, or schedule.cellaeplural of cellacellie(slang) Alternative spelling of celly.celure(now rare, historical) A canopy, especially one over a bed or altar.ceneme(linguistics) A phonological unit of expression that has no inherent meaningcenome(genetics) All the control genes of an organismcenoteA deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Mexico and Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes groundwater underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.centreAustralia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.cerate(inorganic chemistry) The anion CeO₃²⁻ of cerium.cercleObsolete form of circle.ceriseA deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.cerite(mineralogy) A hydrous silicate of cerium (and other metals).ceroteObsolete form of cerate.certie(obsolete) Certainly, indeed.cerule(poetic) Cerulean.ceruseSynonym of white lead, a hydrate of lead mixed with carbonate, particularly as used to whiten skin or in early medicine.ceside(chemistry) An alkalide with cesium as the anion.cetane(organic chemistry) The aliphatic hydrocarbon C₁₆H₃₄ (hexadecane) used as a standard for diesel fuel.cetene(organic chemistry) An oily hydrocarbon of the ethylene series, obtained from spermaceti.chaineObsolete spelling of chain.chaireObsolete spelling of chair.chaiseAn open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels.chamoeany melon of species Cucumis melo, primarily grown in Korea, Japan, and northern China.champe(architecture) Alternative form of champ.chance(countable) An opportunity or possibility.change(intransitive) To become something different.chappeA piece, typically of leather, fitted to the crossguard of European swords of the later medieval period, attested mainly in art, of uncertain purpose.chargeThe amount of money levied for a service.charmeObsolete spelling of charm.charreAlternative form of charge (measure of 36 pigs of lead)chaseeOne who is chased.chasseEllipsis of chasse-café.chasteSynonym of pure and virtuous, particularlychayreObsolete spelling of chair.cheareObsolete spelling of cheer.checheA piece of clothing used commonly in hot deserts to protect oneself from the sun or sandstorms.cheekeObsolete spelling of cheek.cheereObsolete spelling of cheer.cheese(uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.cheezeA vegan substitute for cheese.chegoeDated form of chigoe.chegreDated form of chigoe.chelaeplural of chelacheque(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.chesseObsolete spelling of chess.chevreAlternative spelling of chèvre.chewie(Australia, informal) Chewing gum.chewreObsolete spelling of char.cheyneObsolete form of chain.chholeSynonym of chana.chicleThe milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.chiefeObsolete form of chief.chigoeA small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores.chigreDated form of chigoe.chikeeAlternative form of chickee.childeA child of noble birth.chilteA Mexican spurge (Jatropha tepiquensis)chince(obsolete) Alternative form of chinch.chinse(obsolete, nautical) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.chinzeAlternative spelling of chinthe.chipreAlternative form of chypre.chirreObsolete spelling of chirrchoakeObsolete spelling of choke.choateComplete, fully formed.choiceAn option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.choiseObsolete spelling of choice.chooseTo pick; to make the choice of; to select.chopse(Midlands, Wales, Bermuda) To loudly insult and subject to verbal abuse; to berate.choqueObsolete form of shock.choreea choreus, trochee (a foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short)chouse(US, of cattle) To handle roughly, as by chasing or scaring.chowse(transitive) Obsolete spelling of chouse (“to cheat, to swindle”).choyceObsolete spelling of choice.choyseObsolete spelling of choice.chromeChromium, when used to plate other metals.chupse(Barbados) The sound produced by sucking air between the teeth, expressing displeasure, incredulity, etc.churmeObsolete form of chirm.chyldeObsolete form of child.chypreAny of a family of fragrances built on a base consisting of bergamot, oakmoss and labdanum.cicaleAlternative form of cicala (“a cicada”).ciergeA wax candle used in religious rites.ciliceA garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair worn close to the skin used by members of various Christian traditions as a self-imposed means of penance (repentance) and mortification of the flesh.cingleA kind of belt or other girdle.cinque(dice games, card games, dominoes) A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips.circleAny shape, curve or arrangement of objects that approximates to or resembles the geometric figures.cirque(geology) A curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a valley.cissieAlternative form of cissy.citaye(African-American Vernacular, slang, uncommon) A city.citoleAn archaic musical instrument whose exact form is uncertain, generally shown with four stringscittieObsolete spelling of city.civvieAlternative spelling of civvy.claimeObsolete spelling of claim.claireA small enclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.claque(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.claree(archaic) A drink made of wine, honey, and spices.clause(grammar) A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.clavieA cask split in two and ceremonially burned as part of an ancient Scottish custom still observed at Burghead, a fishing village on the Moray Firth.cleaneObsolete spelling of clean.cleareObsolete spelling of clear.cleave(transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.cledge(archaic, mining) The upper layer of fuller's earth.cleeveA large wickerwork basket for carrying produce or turf.cleome(botany) Any flowering plant in the genus Cleome.clerkeObsolete spelling of clerk.clicheAlternative form of cliché.cliqueA small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.clocheA glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.clockeObsolete spelling of clock.clombe(obsolete) simple past of climbcloqueA fabric with an embossed designclothe(transitive) To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.clowneObsolete form of clown.cludgeAlternative spelling of kludge.clumse(transitive) To numb; benumb; stiffen or paralyse with cold or fearclunge(UK, vulgar, slang, chiefly Internet) Vulva or vagina.coarseWith a rough texture; not smooth.coateeA coat with short flaps.cobbleA cobblestone.cockieAlternative spelling of cocky (“term of endearment”).cockleAny of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.cocone(category theory) The dual of a cone; an object V together with an arrow going from each object of a diagram to V such that for any arrow A in the diagram, the pair of arrows to V which form a triangle with A also commute with it.coddle(transitive) To treat gently or with great care.coerce(transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.coffee(uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.coffleA line of people or animals fastened together, especially a chain of prisoners or slaves.cofireAlternative spelling of co-fire.cofree(category theory, of a functor F) Right adjoint to a forgetful functor G; such that any map f:G(A)→X induces a universal map ̄f:A→F(X).coggleTo move or walk unsteadilycohere(intransitive) To stick together physically, by adhesion.cohuneA palm tree of species Attalea cohune, native to South America, that produces large nuts.coiffeAlternative spelling of coif.coigneAlternative form of coign: a keystone; a wedge; (obsolete) a corner or angle, especially of a building.coigueDombey's beechcoihueAlternative form of coigue.coldie(Australia) A cold bottle or can of beer.coline(mathematics) The dual of a line.collieAny of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogscoloneAlternative form of colon (“husbandman”).colure(astronomy) Either of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices.comate(archaic, botany) comose (having a coma, or bushy, hairy appearance).comble(heraldry) A band along the top part of the shield, half the height of the chief.comiceA cultivated variety of pear with yellowish-green and reddish skin, and having juicy flesh.commie(derogatory, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.comose(botany) Bearing a tuft of soft hairs or down.comove(sciences) To move in a correlated fashioncomunethe smallest civil administrative unit in Italy, a municipality in ItalyconameTo give (something) a secondary name.concheSynonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”).condie(slang) A condom.congeeLeave, formal permission for some action, (originally and particularly):conine(organic chemistry) Alternative spelling of coniine.conite(mineralogy) A magnesian variety of dolomite.conjeeAlternative spelling of congee (“the food”).conkieA Caribbean dumpling somewhat resembling the African dish of kenkey.connieObsolete form of cony (“rabbit”).conqueAlternative spelling of conch.conule(dentistry) A small cuspconureAny of many New World parakeets of the former genus Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in subfamily Arinae, principally Psittacara and Eupsittula.cookeeA cook's helper, especially in a logging camp.cookie(Canada, US, Philippines) A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.coolieAn unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.coombeAlternative form of combe.coorie(Scotland) To crouch, stoop down.coorseArchaic spelling of coarse.cootie(Canada, US, Australia, colloquial, childish, usually in the plural) Any germ or contaminant, real or imagined, especially from the opposite gender (for pre-pubescent children).coozieAlternative form of koozie.copineAny of a group of highly conserved, calcium-dependent membrane proteins found in a variety of eukaryotes.coppieObsolete form of copy.copple(obsolete) A crest on a bird's head.corbie(Scotland) A raven or crow (typically Corvus corax).corcleAlternative form of corcule.corkieAlternative form of corky.coroneplural of coronacorpseA dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.corrie(Scotland) A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.corveeUnpaid labor required by a feudal lord.cosine(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: coscossae(obsolete) A kind of cotton cloth from India.cossie(UK, Australia) A swimming costume.costaeplural of costacostee(dated or historical) A quadroon.cotiseAlternative form of cottise.cotree(mathematics) A tree that defines a cograph, its leaves corresponding to the nodes of the cograph.cotyle(zootomy) Synonym of acetabulum (“any of various cup-shaped joints, organs, or skin features in various animals”).cotype(taxonomy, dated) A syntype or paratype.coudee(obsolete) a cubit (distance from the elbow to the end of the middle finger)coulee(Mississippi Delta region) A reach of water in a bayou that is like a slough but deeper.counteObsolete spelling of count.coupeeA motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.coupleTwo of the same kind connected or considered together.courceMisspelling of course.courseA sequence of events.cowageA leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.cowdieThe kauri tree.cowifeAlternative spelling of co-wife.cowpieA single pile of cowshit.cowrieA small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.coxiteEither of a pair of lamellate structures on the underside of each abdominal segment in certain insects.coynte(archaic) the female genitalia; cuntcoyote(zoology) Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.cozzie(chiefly New South Wales, Canberra, UK) A swimming costume (especially a female swimming costume).crackeObsolete form of crack.cradleA bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.crafteObsolete spelling of craft.craggeObsolete form of crag (“rocky outcrop etc.”).crance(nautical) An iron band, at the end of a bowsprit, fitted with eyes to take the bowsprit shrouds and the bobstaycranse(nautical) Synonym of cranse iron.cranze(nautical) Synonym of cranse iron.crapleObsolete form of grapple.creaseA line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.create(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)crecheAlternative spelling of crèche.creeseArchaic form of kris.creezeObsolete form of kris.creole(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.creymeObsolete spelling of cream.crimie(slang) A member of a Latino criminal gang.cringe(intransitive) To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.croche(obsolete) A little bud or knob at the top of a deer's antler, or as the predevelopmental stage of the antler.crodie(MTE, originally Crip slang) Synonym of brodie (“a close friend; a man deserving of admiration”).croiseA pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross, i.e. a Christian crusader.crosneA vegetable, of species Stachys affinis; a Chinese artichoke.crosseA lacrosse stick.croupeAlternative form of croup.crouse(Scotland) brisk; lively; boldcrowneObsolete spelling of crown.crudle(obsolete) Alternative form of cruddle.cruiseA sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.cruive(archaic, Scotland) A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon.cruizeObsolete form of cruise.crusieAlternative form of cruisie (“oil-burning lamp”).cubageA cubic measurement.cubane(organic chemistry) One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₈H₈, having the carbon atoms placed at the vertices of a cube.cubile(obsolete, architecture) The lowest course of stones in a building.cuddle(US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.cuffee(US, informal) A black person.cuirieAn item of leather body armor, a forerunner to the cuirass; a cuirass.cuisseDefensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh.culgeeObsolete form of kalgi (“Indian silk”).cumate(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cumic acidcumbreArchaic form of cumber.cumene(organic chemistry) The aromatic hydrocarbon isopropyl benzene present in petroleum.cummie(hanggliding) A cumulus, a fluffy type of cloud.cunnieAlternative form of cunny ("vagina, vulva")cupuleAny small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies.curareA plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.curateAn assistant rector or vicar.curdle(ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)curiaeplural of curiacurite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.curpleThe hindquarters or the rump of a horsecurrieArchaic form of curry.curseeThe victim of a curse.curuleDesignating a kind of elaborate ceremonial seat inlaid with ivory, used by the highest magistrates in ancient Rome.custie(slang) A customer.cutose(biochemistry) A variety of cellulose, occurring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork.cutteeOne who is cut (deliberately ignored, as a social snub).cuttie(colloquial) A T-shirt that has had the sleeves removed.cuttleSynonym of cuttlefish.cuttoe(obsolete) A large knife or small sword.cuuuteElongated form of cute.cydereObsolete spelling of cider.cyenceObsolete spelling of scion.cymene(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric naturally occurring terpenoid hydrocarbons; a constituent of a number of essential oils, most commonly the oil of cumin and thyme.cymose(botany) having a cyme, a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side.cymule(botany) A small cyme, or one with very few flowers.cytase(biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes, found especially in cereals, that solubilize cell walls by hydrolyzing mannan, galactan, xylan and araban.cytode(biology) A nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed simplest form of independent life, differing from the amoeba, in which nuclei are presentcytome(biology) All the cells of a particular organism together with their associated cellular processes