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Consider, v. n. Deliberate, reflect, meditate, ponder, ruminate, muse, cogitate, think, take thought, cast about.

Considerable, a. 1. Respectable, worthy of consideration.

2. Moderately large, not small.

Considerate, n. Thoughtful, deliberate, serious, discreet, prudent, provident, circumspect, judicious, sober, staid.

Consideration, n. 1. Attention, notice, heed, regard, reflection, deliberation, meditation, serious thought, contemplation.

2. Importance, consequence, weight, moment, import, significance.

3. Reason, motive, ground, account, score, sake, cause.

Considering, prep. Taking into account, allowing for, making allowance for.

Consign, v. a. 1. Transfer, alienate, abalienate, demise, devolve, convey, deliver over, make over, hand over.

2. Intrust, commit, give in trust.

Consilience, n. Concurrence, coincidence, conjuncture.

Consistence, n. 1. Consistency, body, degree of density.

2. [Rare.] Durability, permanence.

3. [Rare.] Structure, combination, organization.

Consistency, n. 1. Consistence, degree of density.

2. Uniformity, congruity, compatibility, conformableness, correspondence.

Consistent, a. Compatible, suitable, accordant, conformable, uniform, congruous, harmonious, correspondent.

Consist in, Lie in, be contained in, be comprised in, be constituted by.

Consist of, Be made of, be composed of, be formed of, be made up of.

Consist with, Suit, agree with, be compatible with, be in accordance with, be consistent with.

Consolation, n. Solace, comfort, encouragement, alleviation of sorrow, relief from distress.

Consolatory, a. Consoling, comforting.

Console, v. a. Solace, comfort, cheer, encourage, soothe, relieve from distress.

Consolidate, v. a. 1. Condense, compact, compress, harden, solidify, make solid, make firm.

2. Conjoin, combine, unite into one.

Consolidation, n. 1. Solidification.

2. Union, combination.

Consols, n. pl. Consolidated annuities (of the English Government).

Consonance, n. 1. Concord, accord, harmony.

2. Consistency, congruity, congruence, agreement, unison.

Consonancy, 1. Concord, accord, harmony.

2. Consistency, congruity, congruence, agreement, unison.

Consonant, a. 1. Accordant, according, harmonious, in harmony.

2. Consistent, congruous, compatible.

Consonant, n. Articulation.

Consort, n. Companion (especially a wife or a husband or one vessel of a fleet), partner, associate.

Consort with, Associate with, keep company with.

Conspectus, n. [L.] Outline, epitome, abstract, summary, compend, compendium, synopsis, syllabus, digest, brief, breviary, general view.

Conspicuous, a. 1. Visible, discernible, perceptible, apparent, conspicuous, clear, in plain sight.

2. Eminent, pre-eminent, prominent, distinguished, remarkable, noted, celebrated, marked, famed, famous, illustrious.

Conspiracy, n. Plot, combination, cabal, complot, intrigue, machination.

Conspire, v. n. 1. Co-operate, conduce, tend, concur.

2. Combine (for some evil design), plot, confederate, intrigue, cabal.

Conspire, v. a. Plot, contrive, devise, project, compass.

Constancy, n. 1. Stability, immutability, unchangeableness, permanence.

2. Uniformity, regularity.

3. Inflexibility, steadiness, steadfastness, firmness, resolution, determination, decision, tenacity of purpose.

Constant, a. 1. Stable, fixed, immutable, unvaried, invariable, continual, unchanging, permanent, perpetual.

2. Uniform, regular, stated, certain.

3. Resolute, firm, steady, steadfast, stanch, determined, unshaken, unwavering.

4. Persevering, assiduous, unremitting.

5. Faithful, true, trusty.

Constellation, n. 1. Group of stars.

2. Collection, assemblage, cluster.

Consternation, n. Alarm, amazement, terror, fright, dismay, panic, sudden fear.

Constipate, v. a. Make costive.

Constipated, a. Costive.

Constipation, n. Costiveness.

Constinent, a. Forming, composing, constituting, component.

Constituent, n. 1. Component, element, principle, ingredient, component part.

2. Elector, voter.

Constitute, v. a. 1. Form, compose, make, make up, enter into the composition of.

2. Appoint, depute, empower.

Constitution, n. 1. Formation, organization.

2. Quality, character, temper, temperament, spirit, humor, peculiarity, characteristic.

3. Charter of government, fundamental law, organic law.

Constitutional, a. 1. Natural, inherent, inbred.

2. Legal, lawful, legitimate.

Constrain, v. a. 1. Compel, force, drive, oblige, coerce.

2. Confine, restrain, inthral, hold, curb, put under restraint, keep down, keep under.

Constraint, n. 1. Compulsion, force, necessity, obligation, coercion.

2. Confinement, restraint, imprisonment, incarceration, inthralment, durance, duress, captivity.

Constrict, v. a. Cramp, contract, compress.

Constriction, n. Contraction, compression.

Construct, v. a. 1. Fabricate, build, erect, raise, set up, put together.

2. Organize, institute, arrange, make, form, frame.

Constructor, n. Builder.

Construction, n. 1. Fabrication, erection, building.

2. Structure, formation, conformation, configuration, form, figure, shape, mode of constructing.

3. Interpretation, explanation, version, rendering.

Construe, v. a. Interpret, explain, expound, translate, render, put an interpretation upon.

Constuprate, v. a. Ravish, deflower, violate, debauch, commit rape upon.

Constupration, n. Violation, ravishing, ravishment, defilement, rape.

Consuetudinary, a. [Rare.] Usual, common, wonted, customary, accustomed, conventional.

Consulate, n. Consulship.

Consulship, n. Consulate.

Consult, v. n. Confer, seek counsel, take counsel, deliberate in common.

Consult, v. a. 1. Ask advice of, seek information from.

2. Consider, regard, care for, have reference to, have regard to, take into account.

Consultation, n. 1. Conference.

2. Counsel, meeting for deliberation.

Consume, v. a. Destroy, waste, spend, expend, exhaust, devour, lavish, squander, dissipate, use up.

Consummate, v. a. Complete, finish, perfect, accomplish, compass, effect, perform, achieve, execute, do, carry out, bring about, work out.

Consummate, a. Complete, perfect, finished.

Consummation, n. Completion, termination, finishing, close, accomplishment, fulfilment, achievement, realization, last stroke, finishing stroke, last finish, final touch, crowning touch.

Consumption, n. 1. Extinction, destruction, waste, expenditure.

2. Phthisis, marasmus, atrophy, decline, tabes, gradual wasting, progressive emaciation.

Contact, n. Touch, juxtaposition, junction, contiguity, close union.

Contagion, n. 1. Infection.

2. Contamination, taint.

Contagious, a. 1. Infectious, catching.

2. Pestilential, pestiferous, poisonous, deadly.

Contain, v. a. 1. Comprehend, comprise, embrace, include, embody.

2. Hold, have capacity for.

3. Restrain, keep in check.

Contain, v. n. Be continent, live in continence.

Contaminate, v. a. Defile, pollute, corrupt, taint, infect, poison, vitiate, sully, tarnish, soil, stain.

Contamination, n. Pollution, defilement, taint, stain, infection, impurity, foulness, uncleanness, abomination.

Contemn, v. a. Despise, disdain, scorn, scout, spurn, slight, hold in contempt, look down upon, turn a cold shoulder upon, turn up one's nose at, snap one's fingers at, laugh to scorn, point the finger of scorn at.

Contemplate, v. a. 1. Study, ponder, meditate on, dwell on, think about, reflect upon, consider or view attentively, revolve in the mind.

2. Intend, purpose, design, have in view, have in contemplation, look forward to.

Contemplation, n. 1. Reflection, meditation, cogitation, lucubration, deliberation, study, thought, speculation, pondering.

2. View, prospect, prospective.

Contemplative, a. Thoughtful, studious, given to contemplation.

Contemporaneous, a. Contemporary.

Contemporary, a. Contemporaneous.

Contempt, n. 1. Disdain, scorn, mockery, derision, contumely, disregard, slight, mean opinion.

2. Shame, disgrace.

Contemptible, a. Despicable, vile, low, mean, base, pitiful, abject, worthless, paltry, sorry, pitiful.

Contemptuous, a. Insolent, scornful, disdainful, supercilious, haughty.

Contend, v. n. 1. Strive, struggle, combat, fight, vie.

2. Debate, dispute, argue, join issue.

3. Maintain, affirm, assert.

Content, a. Satisfied, contented, easy in mind.

Content, v. a. Satisfy, appease, make easy, make contented.

Content, n. Satisfaction, ease, contentment.

Contented, a. Satisfied, content, easy in mind.

Contention, n. 1. Strife, discord, dissension, wrangling, wrangle, quarrel, squabble, feud, rupture, falling out.

2. Dispute, debate, bickering, altercation, controversy, logomachy, high words, war of words, strife of words.

Contentious, a. 1. Quarrelsome, cross, petulant, perverse.

2. Disputatious, captious, cavilling.

Contentment, n. Satisfaction, ease, content.

Contents, n. pl. What is contained.

Conterminous, a. Adjoining, contiguous, bordering upon.

Contest, v. a. 1. Dispute, controvert, argue, debate, litigate, contend against, call in question.

2. Strive to hold, struggle to defend.

Contest, v. n. Contend, strive, struggle, vie, fight, compete, cope.

Contest, n. 1. Dispute, altercation, debate, controversy, contestation, quarrel, difference, high words, strife of words, war of words.

2. Struggle, battle, conflict, fight, combat, encounter, rencounter, strife in arms.

Contestation, n. Dispute, debate, controversy, logomachy, war of words, strife of words.

Context, n. Words immediately preceding or following.

Contexture, n. Constitution, structure, frame-work, texture.

Contiguity, n. Contact, touching, meeting, juxtaposition, proximity.

Contiguous, a. Touching, meeting, conterminous, adjacent, adjoining, in contact.

Continence, n. Chastity, restraint of sexual appetite.

Continent, a. Chaste, temperate.

Continent, n. Main land, great tract of land.

Contingency, n. 1. Accidentalness, fortuity, uncertainty.

2. Casualty, accident, incident, occurrence, event.

Contingent, a. 1. Accidental, fortuitous, incidental, casual, happening by chance.

2. Conditional, uncertain, dependent on circumstances.

Contingent, n. Quota, proportion, share, proportional part.

Continual, a. Perpetual, uninterrupted, unceasing, incessant, unremitting, endless, everlasting, eternal, interminable, constant, continuous.

Continuance, n. 1. Continuation.

2. Perseverance, constancy.

Continuation, n. Extension (in time or space), prolongation, protraction, continuance.

Continue, v. n. 1. Remain, endure, last, be permanent, be durable.

2. Abide, stay, tarry.

3. Persist, persevere, go on, keep on, be steadfast, be constant.

Continue, v. a. Extend (in time or in space), prolong.

Continuity, n. Cohesion, close union, uninterrupted connection, unbroken texture.

Continuous, a. Connected, continued, extended, unbroken, uninterrupted, unintermitted.

Contort, v. a. Twist, writhe, distort.

Contortion, n. Twist, distortion, wryness, deformity.

Contour, n. Outline, profile.

Contraband, a. Prohibited, illegal, unlawful, illicit.

Contraband, n. 1. Illegal traffic.

2. Prohibited articles.

3. [U. S.] Negro slave.

Contrabandist, n. Smuggler.

Contract, v. a. 1. Lessen, shorten, narrow, diminish, abridge, reduce, epitomize, draw together.

2. Incur, bring, procure, get, assume, take upon one's self, become liable to.

Contract, v. n. 1. Shrivel, shrink, shrink up.

2. Agree, stipulate, bargain, covenant, make a bargain.

Contract, n. Compact, bargain, stipulation, covenant, convention, concordat, treaty, agreement, pact, arrangement.

Contraction, n. 1. Shrinking, shrivelling, corrugation, drawing together.

2. Reduction, shortening, diminution, lessening, abridgment, abbreviation.

Contradict, v. a. 1. Deny, gainsay, dispute, controvert.

2. Oppose, contravene, counteract, thwart, be contrary to.

Contradiction, n. 1. Gainsaying, denial.

2. Opposition, contrariety, incongruity, antagonism, clashing.

Contradictory, a. Opposite, contrary, inconsistent, repugnant.

Contradistinction, n. Distinction (by opposite qualities).

Contradistinguish, v. a. Distinguish (by opposite qualities).

Contrariety, n. Opposition, repugnance, antagonism, contradiction, clashing.

Contrary, a. 1. Opposite, opposing, adverse, opposed, counter.

2. Antagonistic, conflicting, contradictory, counteracting, retroactive, repugnant.

3. Perverse, humorsome, wayward, obstinate, stubborn, headstrong, refractory, unruly.

Contrast, n. 1. Exhibition of differences.

2. Opposition, difference.

Contrast, v. a. Set off by opposition, exhibit the differences of.

Contrast, v. n. Show difference, exhibit a contrast.

Contrate-wheel, n. Crown-wheel.

Contravene, v. a. Oppose, contradict, counteract, countervail, thwart, cross, obstruct, defeat, hinder, go against, clash with, run counter to, militate against.

Contravention, n. Contradiction, opposition, obstruction.

Contretemps, n. [Fr.] Mishap, mischance, accident.

Contribute, v. a. Give (in common with others), grant or bestow (as a share), DONATE.

Contribute, v. n. Conduce, minister, conspire, co-operate, concur, bear a part, be helpful.

Contribution, n. 1. Grant or bestowment of a share.

2. Gift, donation, offering, subscription.

Contrite, a. Penitent, repentant, humble, self-convicted, broken in spirit.

Contrition, n. Penitence, compunction, remorse, repentance, sorrow, regret, self-condemnation, self-reproach, stings of conscience, sorrow for sin.

Contrivance, n. 1. Design, invention.

2. Device, scheme, plan, plot, artifice, stratagem, complot, machination.

Contrive, v. a. Devise, plan, design, invent, project, hatch, brew, form, frame, concoct, COMPASS, fall upon, hit upon, strike out, chalk out.

Contrive, v. n. Scheme, plot, plan, consider, set one's wits to work, rack one's brains, cudgel one's brains, strain one's invention, cast about.

Control, n. Ascendency, sway, command, rule, dominion, government, mastery, superintendence, direction.

Control, v. a. 1. Direct, manage, regulate, govern, superintend, have the direction of, have charge of.

2. Hinder, check, repress, curb, restrain, bridle.

Controversial, a. Disputatious, polemical.

Controversialist, n. Disputant, arguer, debater, disputer.

Controversy, n. 1. Discussion, dispute, disputation, debate, polemics, altercation, logomachy, war of words, strife of words.

2. Lawsuit, suit at law, process in law.

Controvert, v. a. Dispute, contest, debate, argue, canvass, contend against, call in question.

Contumacious, a. Contemptuous, obstinate, perverse, stubborn, headstrong, heady, dogged, intractable, mulish, refractory, cross-grained, stiff-necked, pertinacious, obdurate.

Contumacy, n. 1. Obstinacy, stubbornness, doggedness, perverseness, pertinacity, headiness, obduracy.

2. Disobedience, insubordination.

Contumelious, a. Reproachful, abusive, calumnious, contemptuous, insolent, insulting, rude, supercilious, overbearing, arrogant, scornful, disdainful, blackguard.

Contumely, n. Obloquy, reproach, opprobrium, abuse, contemptuousness, insolence, rudeness, blackguardism, superciliousness, arrogance, scorn, contempt, disdain.

Contuse, v. a. Bruise, crush, squeeze.

Contusion, n. Bruise.

Convalescence, n. Recovery (of health).

Convalescent, a. Improving (in health), recovering.

Convene, v. n. Meet, assemble, muster, congregate, come together, hold a session.

Convene, v. a. Convoke, summon, assemble, collect, muster, bring together, gather together.

Convenience, n. 1. Suitableness, fitness, propriety.

2. Commodiousness, accommodation, satisfaction.

3. Cause of satisfaction, source of comfort.

Convenient, a. 1. Fit, suitable, proper, appropriate, adapted, suited.

2. Commodious, advantageous, useful, serviceable, helpful, beneficial.

Convent, n. Monastery, cloister, abbey, priory, nunnery.

Convention, n. 1. Assembly, meeting, CONVOCATION.

2. Contract, compact, agreement, stipulation.

Conventional, a. 1. Stipulated, agreed on, bargained for.

2. Usual, customary, common, habitual, wonted, accustomed, ordinary, regular, every-day.

Conventual, a. Monastic.

Conventual, n. Monk, nun.

Converge, v. n. Tend to the same point.

Convergent, a. Converging.

Convergence, n. Tendency to one point.

Converging, a. Convergent.

Conversable, a. Sociable, social, communicative, affable, free, unreserved, open.

Conversant with, n. Acquainted with, versed in, skilled in, proficient in.

Conversation, n. Converse, talk, colloquy, parley, conference, dialogue, chat, CONFABULATION, familiar discourse.

Conversational, a. Colloquial.

Conversative, a. Talkative, inclined to conversation.

Converse, v. n. 1. Commune, hold intercourse.

2. Talk, chat, CONFABULATE, discourse familiarly, hold a conversation.

Converse, n. 1. Communion, intercourse, commerce.

2. Talk, colloquy, conversation.

3. Reverse, opposite.

Conversely, ad. Reciprocally.

Conversion, n. 1. Transmutation, transformation, change.

2. Interchange, transposition.

Convert, v. a. 1. Transmute, transform, change.

2. Interchange, transpose.

3. Appropriate, apply.

Convertible, a. Interchangeable.

Convex, a. Gibbous, protuberant, rounding (outwardly).

Convex lens, Burning-glass.

Convey, v. a. 1. Carry, bear, bring, transmit, transport, WAFT, FETCH.

2. Transfer, alienate, abalienate, consign, demise, devolve, cede, grant, devise, deliver over, make over.

Conveyance, n. 1. Transfer, demise, alienation, cession, transferrence.

2. Carriage, vehicle.

Convict, v. a. Prove guilty, detect in guilt.

Convict, n. Malefactor, criminal, felon, culprit.

Conviction, n. 1. Proof of guilt, detection in guilt.

2. Confutation, refutation.

3. Persuasion, sentiment, judgment, consciousness.

Convince, v. a. Satisfy (by proof or evidence), persuade.

Convivial, a. Festal, festive, social, jovial, jolly, gay.

Conviviality, n. Festivity, joviality, jollity, gayety, merry-making.

Convocation, n. Meeting, assembly, convention, congress, diet, synod, council.

Convoke, v. a. Convene, assemble, summon, muster, call together, bring together.

Convolute, a. (Bot.) Rolled together.

Convolution, n. 1. Rolling together.

2. Coil, fold, BIGHT.

Convoy, v. a. Accompany (for protection), escort, attend, keep company with, go along with.

Convoy, n. Attendance (for the purpose of protection), escort.

Convulse, v. a. 1. Throw into spasms.

2. Agitate, shake, disturb.

Convulsion, n. 1. Spasm, cramp.

2. Agitation, disturbance, tumult, commotion.

Cook, v. a. Prepare (food) by heat.

Cool, a. 1. Somewhat cold, a little cold, moderately cold, not warm.

2. Unimpassioned, dispassionate, collected, composed, self-possessed, calm, unruffled, undisturbed, sedate, unexcited, placid, quiet, staid.

3. Indifferent, unconcerned, lukewarm, cold-blooded.

4. Impudent, shameless.

Cool, v. a. 1. Refrigerate, chill, make cool, reduce the heat of.

2. Allay, calm, quiet, temper, attemper, moderate, abate, damp.

Cool, v. n. 1. Grow cool, lose heat.

2. Grow calm, lose ardor, be less zealous.

Coop, n. Pen (for poultry).

Coop, v. a. Confine, cage, incage, imprison, shut up.

Co-operate, v. n. Conspire, conduce, contribute, concur, unite, work together, join forces, act jointly.

Co-operation, n. Concurrence, concert, joint operation, pulling together.

Co-operator, n. Coadjutor, assistant, helper, aider, auxiliary, ally, abettor, joint operator.

Co-ordinate, a. Equal, co-equal, of the same rank.

Coot, n. [Colloquial.] Simpleton, dunce.

Copartner, n. Sharer, partaker, partner, associate.

Copartnership, n. 1. Association, fraternity, partnership, joint stock.

2. Firm, house, establishment, concern, company, joint concern.

Cope with, Encounter, engage with, contend with, compete with, struggle with, strive with.

Copier, n. Transcriber, copyist.

Copious, a. Abundant, plentiful, plenteous, ample, profuse, rich, full, exuberant, overflowing.

Copiousness, n. Abundance, exuberance, plenty, profusion, richness.

Copper, n. Cent, ten mills, the 100th part of a dollar.

Copperas, n. Green vitriol, sulphate of iron (crystallized).

Copse, n. Grove (of small trees or shrubs), thicket.

Copulation, n. Coition.

Copulative, a. Uniting, connecting.

Copy, n. 1. Transcript.

2. Fac-simile, duplicate.

3. Original, model, pattern, archetype.

4. Manuscript (to be printed).

Copy, v. a. 1. Transcribe, make a transcript of, make a copy of.

2. Imitate, follow as a pattern, pattern after.

Copyist, n. 1. Transcriber, copier.

2. Imitator.

Coquet, v. n. Flirt, philander, make love, make a show of love, affect to be in love, play at courtship.

Coquetry, n. Flirtation, affectation of love.

Coquette, n. Flirt, jilt.

Coquimbite, n. White copperas.

Coranach, n. [Written also Coronach.] Dirge, funeral song.

Cord, n. String, line, small rope.

Cordate, a. Cordiform, heart-shaped.

Cordial, a. 1. Hearty, warm, ardent, affectionate, earnest, sincere, heartfelt.

2. Grateful, pleasant, refreshing, invigorating, restorative.

Cordial, n. 1. Stomachic, stomachal, stimulating medicine.

2. Liqueur, aromatized spirit.

Cordiality, n. Heartiness, sincerity, ardor of affection, warmth of feeling, affectionate regard.

Cordiform, a. Cordate, heart-shaped.

Core, n. Heart, inner part.

Coriaceous, a. Leathery, tough.

Cork, n. 1. Bark of the Quercus suber, or cork-tree.

2. Stopple or stopper (made of cork).

Corn, n. 1. Cereal grain.

2. Maize, Indian corn.

3. Horny excrescence.

Corn, v. a. 1. Salt moderately, sprinkle with salt.

2. Intoxicate, fuddle, muddle, inebriate, make drunk, make tipsy.

Corn-crake, n. Daker-hen, land-rail, (Crex pratensis).

Corneous, a. Horny.

Corner, n. 1. Angle, bend, elbow, crotch, knee, cusp.

2. Nook, recess, niche, retired place, secret place.

3. Part, quarter.

Corner, v. a. [Colloquial U. S.] 1. Drive into a corner.

2. Nonplus, pose, confound, confuse, puzzle, perplex, put to a stand.

Corner-wise, ad. Diagonally.

Cornucopia, n. [L. pl. Cornucopiæ.] Horn of plenty.

Corollary, n. Inference, conclusion, consequence, deduction.

Coronach, n. [Written also Coranach.] Dirge, funeral song.

Coronal, n. Crown, garland, wreath, chaplet, laurel, bays.

Coronation, n. Crowning.

Corosso nut. Ivory-nut.

Corporal, a. 1. Bodily.

2. Material, physical, corporeal, not spiritual.

Corporate, a. Incorporated.

Corporation, n. Incorporated body.

Corporeal, a. Material, physical, corporal, not spiritual.

Corps, n. [Fr.] Body of troops, division of an army.

Corpse, n. Corse, remains, CARCASS, dead body (of a human being).

Corpulence, n. Obesity, fleshiness, fatness, plumpness, EMBONPOINT

Corpulency, n. Obesity, fleshiness, fatness, plumpness, EMBONPOINT.

Corpulent, a. Fleshy, fat, stout, portly, plump, pursy, obese, round.

Corpuscle, n. Atom, particle, molecule, mite, monad, scrap, bit, grain, jot, iota, tittle, whit, ace, scintilla.

Corpuscular, a. Molecular.

Correct, v. a. 1. Rectify, amend, mend, reform, redress, reclaim, make right, set right.

2. Punish, castigate, chastise, discipline.

3. Change the quality of (by something of an opposite character).

Correct, a. Faultless, exact, precise, accurate, right, true, proper, free from error, not faulty.

Correction, n. 1. Amendment, improvement, redress.

2. Chastisement, punishment, discipline, castigation.

3. Change (in quality, by something opposite), modification.

Correctness, n. Accuracy, exactness, nicety, precision, truth, propriety, faultlessness.

Correlate, n. Correlative.

Correlative, a. Reciprocal.

Correlative, n. Correlate.

Correspond, v. n. 1. Agree, suit, fit, answer, accord, harmonize, tally, square, quadrate, comport, cohere, be accordant.

2. Communicate (by letter).

Correspondence, n. 1. Coincidence, concurrence, congruity, fitting relation, reciprocal adaptation.

2. Intercourse or communication by letters.

3. Letters.

Correspondent, a. Adapted, suited, suiting, fitted, suitable, fitting, agreeable, conformable, answerable, corresponding, answering.

Corresponding, a. Answering, CORRESPONDENT.

Corridor, n. Gallery, passage.

Corroborate, v. a. Strengthen, confirm, establish, sustain, support.

Corroboration, n. Confirmation.

Corroborative, a. Confirmatory, corroborating.

Corrode, v. a. 1. Erode, canker, eat away.

2. Consume, waste, wear away, prey upon.

Corroding, a. Caustic, catheretic, CORROSIVE.

Corrosion, n. 1. Erosion, eating away. 2. Wasting, wearing away.

Corrosive, a. Corroding, consuming, eroding, erosive, catheretic, caustic, acrid, virulent, eating away.

Corrosive sublimate, Bi-chloride of mercury.

Corrosiveness, n. Causticity, acridness, virulence, acrimony.

Corrugate, v. a. Wrinkle, cockle, pucker, contract into wrinkles.

Corrugation, n. Wrinkle, fold, plait.

Corrupt, v. a. 1. Putrefy, render putrid.

2. Contaminate, taint, defile, pollute, infect, vitiate, spoil, adulterate, sophisticate, debase.

3. Deprave, demoralize.

Corrupt, a. 1. Corrupted, infected, spoiled, tainted, vitiated, putrid, contaminated, unsound.

2. Depraved, wicked, vicious, dissolute, profligate, reprobate, abandoned.

Corruption, n. 1. Putrefaction, putrescence.

2. Defilement, contamination, pollution, infection, vitiation, adulteration, debasement.

3. Depravity, depravation, wickedness, demoralization, immorality, laxity, looseness of morals, want of principle.

Corsair, n. Pirate, buccaneer, picaroon, sea-rover, sea-robber.

Corse, n. [Poetical.] Corpse, remains, dead body (of a human being).

Corset, n. Bodice, stays.

Cortège, n. [Fr.] Train.

Coruscate, v. n. Shine, glisten, glitter, gleam, sparkle, twinkle, flash, scintillate.

Coruscation, n. Flash, sparkle, glitter, gleam, scintillation.

Corvette, n. [Fr.] Sloop of war.

Corypheus, n. [L.] Leader, chief, guide, director.

Cosey, a. [Written also Cozy.] 1. Snug, comfortable, easy.

2. [Eng.] Chatty, talkative, social.

Cosmopolite, n. Citizen of the world.

Cosmos, n. Universe.

Cosset, n. Pet lamb.

Cosset, v. a. Fondle, caress, pet, coddle, make a pet of, make much of.

Cost, v. a. 1. Be had for, be exchanged for, be bought for.

2. Require to be suffered.

Cost, n. 1. Expense, charge, price.

2. Loss, detriment, damage, pain, suffering.

Costate, a. Ribbed.

Costated, a. Ribbed.

Costive, a. Constipated.

Costiveness, n. Constipation.

Costly, a. Expensive, dear, high-priced, of great price.

Costume, n. Style of dress.

Cot, n. 1. Hut, COTTAGE.

2. Low bedstead.

Coterie, n. Club, association, society, CLIQUE, brotherhood, circle, set (especially an exclusive one).

Cottage, n. Cot, lodge, hut, CASINO, small house.

Cottager, n. Cotter.

Cotter, n. Cottager.

Cotton, n. Cotton-wool.

Cotton, v. n. [Cant word.] Harmonize, fraternize, HITCH HORSES TOGETHER.

Cotton-wood, n. Canadian poplar (Populus monilifera).

Cotton-wool, n. Cotton.

Couch, v. n. 1. Lie, recline, lie down.

2. Crouch, squat, lie flat.

3. Stoop, bend down.

Couch, v. a. 1. Express, utter, set forth, clothe in words.

2. Conceal, hide, cover up.

3. Lay (a spear) in rest, put in posture of attack.

4. Depress or remove (a cataract).

Couch, n. 1. Bed, place for rest.

2. Sofa, seat to recline on.

Couchant, a. Squatting, lying down.

Couch-grass, n. Knot-grass, dog's-grass, wheat-grass, witch-grass, dog-wheat, twitch-grass (Triticum repens).

Cougar, n. Puma, panther, catamount, North American tiger (Felis concolor or Puma concolor).

Couleur de rose, [Fr.] 1. Rose color.

2. Fair appearance, attractive light, flattering aspect.

Coulter-neb, n. Puffin, Labrador auk, (Alca arctica or Fratercula arctica).

Council, n. 1. Cabinet, ministry, body of advisers.

2. Assembly (for consultation), meeting, congress, diet, synod, convocation, convention.

Councillor, n. [Written also Councilor.] Council-man, member of a council.

Council-chamber, n. Divan, audience-chamber, state-chamber.

Counsel, n. 1. Consultation, interchange of opinion.

2. Advice, opinion, suggestion, recommendation, instruction, admonition, caution.

3. Deliberation, forethought.

4. Design, plan, scheme, purpose.

5. Counsellor, lawyer, attorney, barrister, SOLICITOR, advocate.

Counsel, v. a. Advise, admonish, give advice to.

Counsellor, n. [Written also Counselor.] 1. Adviser.

2. Lawyer, attorney, barrister, SOLICITOR, counsel, advocate.

Count, v. a. 1. Enumerate, number.

2. Calculate, reckon, compute, estimate, cast, cast up.

3. Consider, esteem, regard, deem, hold, judge, think, account, look upon.

Count, v. n. Add to the number, swell the number.

Count on, Depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely upon, count upon.

Count, n. 1. Reckoning. 2. (Law.) Particular clause or charge.

Countenance, n. 1. Aspect, look, mien, expression of the face.

2. Favor, encouragement, patronage, support, aid, assistance, sanction, approbation, approval.

Countenance, v. a. Approve, sanction, support, aid, abet, assist, favor, encourage, patronize, befriend, stand by, side with, take the side of.

Counter, n. Reckoner, calculator.

Counter, ad. Contrary, contrariwise.

Counteract, v. a. 1. Oppose, contravene, resist, cross, thwart, hinder, check, defeat, frustrate, run counter to, act against, clash with.

2. Neutralize, destroy the effect of.

Counteraction, n. Opposition, contravention, resistance, frustration.

Counteractive, n. Corrective, antidote, cure, specific, remedy, restorative, medicine, help.

Counterbalance, v. a. 1. Counterpoise, balance.

2. Countervail, compensate, set off, make up for.

Counter-current, n. Eddy.

Counterfeit, v. a. 1. Forge, make a spurious copy of, imitate wrongfully.

2. Feign, simulate, sham, put on the appearance of.

Counterfeit, a. 1. Forged, spurious, supposititious, fraudulent.

2. Feigned, false, simulated, sham, mock, clap-trap, spurious, put on, make-believe.

Counterfeit, n. Forgery, fraudulent copy.

Counterfeiter, n. 1. Forger, falsifier.

2. Pretender, feigner.

Counter-jumper, n. [In contempt.] Shopman, shop-keeper.

Countermand, v. a. Revoke, rescind, recall, abrogate, make void.

Countermarch, v. n. March back, reverse the direction of a march.

Counterpane, n. Coverlet, coverlid.

Counterpart, n. 1. Corresponding part.

2. (Law.) Duplicate, copy.

3. Correlative, complement, supplement, reverse.

4. Match, fellow, mate, tally, twin, the very image.

Counterpoise, v. a. Counter-balance, balance.

Counterpoise, n. Equal weight.

Countersign, n. Watch-word, password.

Counter-tenor, n. (Mus.) Alto, counter.

Countervail, v. a. Balance, counterbalance, compensate, make up for.

Countrified, a. Rustic, rude, country.

Country, n. 1. Region, land.

2. Rural parts (as distinguished from city).

Country, a. 1. Rustic, rural.

2. Rude, rough, unrefined, uncultivated, countrified.

Countryman, n. 1. Compatriot.

2. Rustic, peasant, swain, farmer, husbandman, clown, hind, bumpkin, boor, lout.

Count upon, COUNT ON.

County, n. Shire.

Coup-de-grace, n. [Fr.] Death-blow, decisive blow, finishing stroke, mercy stroke.

Coup-de-main, n. [Fr.] Sudden attack, unexpected enterprise.

Coup-d'état, n. [Fr.] Master stroke of policy, stroke of statesmanship.

Coup-d'œil, n. [Fr.] Glance, hasty view, slight view.

Coup-de-soleil, n. [Fr.] Sunstroke, SIRIASIS, insolation, stroke of the sun.

Couple, n. 1. Brace, pair, two (of the same kind).

2. Man and wife.

Couple, v. a. 1. Join, conjoin, connect, unite, pair, link together.

2. Marry, wed.

Couple, v. n. Unite, pair.

Couplet, n. Two verses (that rhyme), pair of rhymes.

Coupon, n. [Fr.] Interest certificate, interest warrant.

Courage, n. Fearlessness (from reflection or a sense of duty), BRAVERY, valor, gallantry, prowess, intrepidity, heroism, boldness, daring, spirit, resolution, fortitude, hardihood, pluck, SPUNK, backbone.

Courageous, a. Fearless (from reflection or a sense of duty), BRAVE, gallant, daring, valorous, chivalrous, valiant, bold, heroic, intrepid, dauntless, resolute, hardy, stout, lion-hearted, with a bold front, UP TO THE SCRATCH.

Courier, n. Messenger, express, runner.

Course, n. 1. Race, career.

2. Route, way, track, road.

3. Direction, bearing, point of compass, line of progress.

4. Round, beat.

5. Progress, process.

6. Regularity, order, succession, turn.

7. Deportment, line of conduct, manner of proceeding.

8. Series, system, methodical arrangement.

9. Set of dishes (at a banquet).

Course, v. a. Pursue, hunt, chase, run after, give chase to.

Course, v. n. Run, move swiftly.

Courser, n. Racer, race-horse.

Courses, n. pl. Menses, catamenia, menstrual flux, menstrual discharge.

Court, n. 1. Royal household, princely retinue.

2. Judicial tribunal, court of justice.

3. Judge, body of judges.

4. Court-yard.

5. Recess from a street.

Court, v. a. 1. Flatter, coddle, try to please, fawn upon, pay court to.

2. Woo, pay one's addresses to, make love to.

3. Seek, solicit, strive to gain.

Courteous, a. Polite, civil, affable, urbane, complaisant, gracious, courtly, ceremonious, debonair, respectful, obliging, well-bred.

Courteousness, n. Politeness, COURTESY.

Courtesan, n. Prostitute, whore, harlot, strumpet, punk, wench, drab, Cyprian, DEMIREP, night-walker, street-walker, lewd woman, woman of the town, woman of ill-fame.

Courtesy, n. Politeness, courteousness, civility, urbanity, complaisance, affability, good-breeding, elegance of manners.

Courtesy, v. n. Make a courtesy.

Courtly, a. Polished, elegant, polite, COURTEOUS.

Courtship, n. Wooing.

Court-yard, n. Court.

Cousin-german, n. First cousin.

Cove, n. Inlet, bight, small bay.

Covenant, n. Agreement, bargain, contract, compact, stipulation, arrangement, treaty, convention, concordat, pact.

Covenant, v. n. Bargain, stipulate, agree; make a stipulation.

Cover, v. a. 1. Overspread.

2. Conceal, hide, secrete, cloak, veil, screen, shroud, mask, disguise.

3. Shield, shelter, protect, guard, defend.

4. Clothe, invest, envelop, inwrap, wrap up.

5. Put a covering on.

6. Comprehend, embrace, include, comprise, contain, embody.

7. Counterbalance, countervail, balance, compensate, make up for, be equal to.

Cover, n. 1. Covering, tegument, integument, capsule, case.

2. Screen, veil, disguise, cloak.

3. Shelter, protection, guard, defence, shield, safeguard.

4. Plate, dish.

Covercle, n. Lid, small cover.

Covering, n. Cover, tegument, integument, capsule.

Coverlet, n. Counterpane.

Coverlid, n. Counterpane.

Covert, n. Shelter, refuge, asylum, harbor, sanctuary, retreat, defence.

Covert, a. Hidden, concealed, secret, disguised, clandestine, underhand, sly, insidious, stealthy.

Covet, v. a. Desire, long for, lust for, hanker after, aspire to.

Covetous, a. 1. Greedy, eager, very desirous (usually in a bad sense, though sometimes in a good sense), AVARICIOUS, parsimonious, penurious, sordid, mean, mercenary, miserly, niggardly, stingy.

Covetousness, n. Avarice, parsimony, stinginess, penuriousness, niggardliness, meanness, cupidity.

Covey, n. 1. Brood.

2. Flock.

3. Set, company, party, bevy.

Covin, n. (Law.) Collusion.

Covinous, a. (Law.) Fraudulent, deceitful, dishonest, deceptive, collusive.

Cow, v. a. Overawe, intimidate, frighten, daunt, subdue by fear.

Coward, n. Dastard, poltroon, craven, milksop.

Cowardice, n. Pusillanimity, poltroonery, timidity, fear, cowardliness, the white feather.

Cowardliness, n. Cowardice.

Cowardly, a. Pusillanimous, dastardly, craven, fearful, timorous, timid, diffident, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, white-livered, showing the white Feather.

Cower, v. n. Crouch, cringe, fawn, stoop, squat, bend the knee.

Cowl, n. 1. Monk's hood.

2. Chimney-top.

Cow-pox, n. Kine-pox.

Coxcomb, n. Beau, fop, dandy, popinjay, exquisite, jackanapee, PETIT-MAÎTRE, prig, man of dress; vain, showy fellow.

Coxcombry, n. Foppishness, vainglory, priggery.

Coxcombical, a. Foppish, conceited, vain, priggish, pretentious.

Coxcomical, a. Foppish, conceited, vain, priggish, pretentious.

Coy, a. Modest, diffident, shy, shrinking, timid, bashful, reserved, distant, demure.

Cozen, v. a. Cheat, trick, defraud, deceive, swindle, chouse, dupe, gull, diddle, overreach, circumvent, beguile, victimize, take in, impose upon.

Cozenage, n. Fraud, deceit, artifice, trickery, deception, imposition, imposture, duplicity, guile, double dealing.

Cozy, a. [Written also Cosey.] 1. Snug, comfortable, easy.

2. [Eng.] Chatty, talkative, social, conversable.

Crabbed, a. 1. Sour, tart, rough.

2. Morose, surly, testy, touchy, cross, growling, snarling, snappish, cantankerous, waspish, petulant, peevish, churlish, harsh, acrimonious, caustic, captious, censorious, splenetic, out of sorts, ill-tempered.

3. Difficult, perplexing, trying, unmanageable, tough, intractable, hard to deal with.

Crabbedness, n. 1. Sourness, roughness, tartness.

2. Asperity, acerbity, moroseness, sullenness, moodiness, churlishness, harshness, ill-temper, bad blood.

3. Difficulty, perplexity, intractability.

Crab-grass, n. Wire-grass, dog's-tail grass (Eleusine Indica).

Crack, n. 1. Break, cleft, breach, chink, fissure, crevice, cranny, opening.

2. Report, clap, pop, burst, explosion.

3. Snap (of a whip).

Crack, v. a. 1. Break (partially), CRAZE.

2. Split, chop, cleave, rend asunder.

3. Snap (as a whip).

Crack, v. n. 1. Break, split, burst, chap, open in chinks.

2. Brag, bluster, vapor, vaunt, boast, gasconade, crow, exalt one's self, magnify one's self, TALK BIG.

Crack, a. [Colloquial.] Excellent, first-rate, of the first class, first-class.

Crack-brained, a. Crazy, cracked, insane, crazed.

Cracked, a. 1. Broken, split.

2. Crazed, crazy, crack-brained, with a bee in the head, insane.

Cracker, n. Hard biscuit.

Crackle, v. n. Decrepitate, crepitate, snap.

Craft, n. 1. Skill, ability, talent, power, cleverness, dexterity, tact, aptitude, aptness, expertness, readiness.

2. Artifice, artfulness, shrewdness, subtlety, cunning.

3. Art, trade, employment, business.

Craftsman, n. Artisan, mechanic, artificer, workman, hand, operative, handicraftsman.

Crafty, a. Cunning, artful, deceitful, astute, sly, arch, subtle, shrewd, wily, invidious, intriguing, tricky, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian.

Crag, n. Bough, steep rock.

Cragged, a. Craggy.

Craggy, a. Cragged, rugged, rough, broken, uneven, scraggy.

Cram, v. a. 1. Stuff, gorge, glut, fill full, fill to repletion.

2. Crowd, press, compress.

Cram, v. n. 1. Eat to satiety, eat greedily.

2. [Colloquial.] Study for examination.

Cramp, n. 1. Spasm, crick, convulsion.

2. [Rare.] Check, restriction, restraint, obstruction.

3. Cramp-iron.

Cramp, v. a. 1. Affect with spasms.

2. Restrain, obstruct, hinder, check, confine.

3. Fasten with a cramp.

Cramp-fish, n. Torpedo, electric ray (Torpedo vulgaris).

Cramp-iron, n. Cramp.

Cranberry, n. Bog-berry.

Crane-fly, n. Father-long-legs, daddy-long-legs.

Crane's-bill, n. Geranium.

Craniognomy, n. Craniology, phrenology.

Craniology, n. Craniognomy, phrenology.

Cranium, n. Skull, brain-pan.

Crank, a. Easy to be overset.

Crankle, v. n. Crinkle, run in and out.

Cranny, n. Cleft, crack, fissure, chink, crevice, rift, gap, break, broach, interstice, opening.

Crapulous, a. [Rare.] Drunken, drunk, inebriated, intoxicated, FUDDLED.

Crassament, n. Crassamentum.

Crassamentum, n. [L.] Clot (of blood), coagulation.

Cratch, a. Manger, crib.

Cratch-cradle, n. Cat's cradle, scratch-cradle.

Crate, n. Hamper.

Cravat, n. Neckcloth, neckerchief, necktie.

Crave, v. a. 1. Entreat, beseech, beg, solicit, implore, supplicate.

2. Desire, long for, hanker after, wish for, yearn for.

Craven, n. Dastard, coward, poltroon, milksop.

Craving, n. Longing, itching, strong desire.

Craw, n. Crop, first stomach (of a bird).

Crawfish, n. Crayfish, river-lobster.

Crawl, v. n. Creep.

Crayfish, n. Crawfish.

Crayon, n. 1. Pencil.

2. Drawing made with a crayon.

Craze, v. a. 1. Make crazy, make insane.

2. [Rare.] Break, crack, crush, grind.

Crazy, a. 1. Shattered, broken, tottering, rickety, worn out, out of order.

2. Insane, distracted, mad, lunatic, demented, delirious, crack-brained, cracked, crazed, out of one's head, out of one's senses, out of one's wits.

Cream, n. Choice part, best part.

Cream-colored, a. Pale yellow.

Cream of tartar, Bi-tartrate of potash (purified), acid tartrate of potash.

Create, v. a. 1. Originate.

2. Produce, cause, occasion, be the occasion of.

3. Make, appoint, constitute.

Creation, n. 1. Invention, origination.

2. Universe, cosmos.

3. Appointment, constitution, nomination.

Creator, n. 1. Originator, Maker.

2. God, Jehovah, the Almighty.

Creature, n. 1. Being (animate or inanimate), thing, substance, body, created being.

2. Animal, living being.

3. Man, person.

4. Dependant, retainer, vassal, parasite, minion, hanger-on.

Credence, n. Belief, credit, trust, faith, confidence, reliance.

Credendum, n. [L.] Article of faith, thing to be believed.

Credentials, n. pl. Testimonials, vouchers, certificates.

Credibility, n. Trustworthiness, credibleness.

Credible, a. Trustworthy, to be believed, worthy of belief, not improbable.

Credibleness, n. Trustworthiness, credibility.

Credit, n. 1. Belief, trust, faith, confidence, credence, reliance.

2. Reputableness, esteem, regard, good repute, good reputation, high character.

3. Influence (of a good name), power.

4. Merit, honor, proof of desert.

Credit, v. a. 1. Believe, give faith to, put faith in, rely upon, confide in, doubt not, make no doubt of, take upon credit.

2. Place to the credit of, carry to the credit of one's account, enter upon the credit side.

Creditable, a. Reputable, honorable, estimable.

Credulity, n. Easiness of belief, readiness to believe (on slight evidence).

Credulous, a. Unsuspecting, unsuspicious, easy of belief, easily duped.

Creed, n. Belief, tenets, dogmas, doctrines, system of opinions, summary of belief.

Creed-bound, a. Bigoted, wedded to an opinion.

Creek, n. 1. Inlet, cove, bight, small bay.

2. Rivulet, small river.

Creep, v. n. 1. Crawl.

2. Steal, glide stealthily, come unnoticed.

3. Fawn, cringe, play the sycophant.

Creeping, a. 1. Crawling.

2. Fawning, sycophantic.

3. (Bot.) Growing on the ground or on supports.

Cremation, n. Burning (especially of the dead).

Crenate, a. (Bot.) Notched, indented.

Crenated, a. (Bot.) Notched, indented.

Crepitate, v. n. Crackle, snap, decrepitate.

Crescent, n. 1. New moon, moon in her first quarter.

2. Figure of the new moon.

3. Turkish standard.

4. Turkish power, Ottoman Empire.

Crescent, a. Growing, enlarging, increasing.

Crescent-shaped, a. (Bot.) Lunate, lunated.

Crest, n. 1. Tuft, plume, COMB.

2. Top, crown, summit, highest part.

Crested, a. 1. With a crest.

2. (Bot.) Cristate.

Crestfallen, a. Discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, depressed, dejected, desponding, chap-fallen, melancholy, sad, down-hearted, downcast, cast down, low-spirited, in low spirits.

Cretaceous, a. Chalky.

Crevasse, n. [Fr.] Crevice, gap, opening, ravine, gulley, GULCH.

Crevice, n. Fissure, chink, rift, gap, cleft, crack, cranny, interstice.

Crew, n. Company, gang, band, set, horde, party.

Crib, n. 1. Rack, manger, cratch, feeding-place.

2. Bin, bunker.

Crib, v. a. Enclose (as in a crib), cage, encage, confine, imprison, shut up.

Crick, n. Spasm, cramp, convulsion.

Crime, n. 1. Felony, aggravated misdemeanor, gross offence (especially against human law), infraction of law.

2. Sin, transgression, iniquity, wickedness, unrighteousness, wrong, delinquency.

Criminal, a. 1. Wrong, contrary to law.

2. Culpable, guilty.

Criminal, n. Culprit, delinquent, offender, transgressor, trespasser, malefactor, convict, felon.

Criminal conversation, [Abbreviated crim. con.] Adultery.

Criminality, n. Guiltiness, guilt, culpability.

Criminate, v. a. Accuse, charge, arraign, impeach, allege to be guilty.

Crimination, n. Accusation, impeachment, arraignment, charge.

Crimp, v. a. 1. Curl, crisp.

2. Plait, form into ridges.

Crimp, n. [Colloquial.] Decoyman (for the military service), insnarer, trapanner.

Cringe, v. n. Crouch, fawn, truckle, sneak, stoop, bend the knee.

Cringing, a. Crouching, fawning, servile, sneaking, obsequious.

Crinkle, v. n. Crankle, run in and out.

Cripple, n. Lame person.

Cripple, v. a. 1. Lame, make lame.

2. Disable, weaken, impair the strength of.

Crisis, n. 1. Acme, height, decisive turn, turning point.

2. Exigency, emergency, juncture, conjuncture, pass, strait, rub, pinch, push, critical situation.

Crisp, a. 1. Brittle, friable.

Crispy, a. 1. Brittle, friable.

2. Curled, frizzled.

Crisp, v. a. Twist, curl.

Crispin, n. Shoemaker.

Cristate, a. (Bot.) Crested.

Criterion, n. Standard, test, touchstone, measure, rule.

Critic, n. 1. Reviewer, censor, connoisseur, judge (of artistic merit).

2. Censurer, caviller, carper.

Critical, a. 1. Exact, nice, accurate.

2. Censorious, carping, cavilling, captious.

Criticise, v. a. Examine and estimate (as works of art or of literature), remark upon (with reference to merits and defects), pass judgment upon.

Criticism, n. 1. Art of criticising.

2. Critique, strictures, animadversion, review, critical remarks.

Critique, n. Criticism, review, critical examination, critical remarks, critical notice.

Croak, v. n. Murmur, complain, grumble, repine.

Croaker, n. Murmurer, complainer, grumbler, censurer, fault-finder.

Crock, n. Soot.

Crock, v. a. Blacken (with soot), soil.

Crockery, n. Earthen-ware.

Crocodile tears, Affected tears, hypocritical sorrow.

Crone, n. Old woman (in contempt).

Crony, n. [Colloquial.] Associate, intimate friend, bosom friend, bosom companion.

Crook, n. Bend, flexure, curvature, turn.

Crook, v. a. Bend, curve, incurvate, bow, inflect, make crooked.

Crooked, a. 1. Bent, curved, bowed, winding, not straight.

2. Distorted, twisted, wry, awry, askew, deformed, disfigured.

3. Perverse, froward, dishonest, unfair, dishonorable, knavish, unscrupulous, deceitful, tricky, insidious, crafty, intriguing, diplomatic, Machiavelian.

Croon, v. a. Hum, sing softly, sing in a low tone.

Croon, n. 1. Murmur, moan.

2. Simple melody.

Crop, n. 1. Harvest.

2. Craw, first stomach (of a bird).

Crop, v. a. 1. Lop, clip, cut off.

2. Gather, pluck, pick.

3. Browse, nibble, feed upon.

Crosier, n. Pastoral staff.

Cross, n. 1. Gibbet (made of pieces of wood placed transversely).

2. [With The prefixed.] Gospel, Christian doctrine, Christian religion, divine revelation.

3. Trial, vexation, trouble, affliction, misfortune.

4. Intermixture (of blood in races).

Cross, a. 1. Transverse, lying athwart.

2. Fretful, peevish, petulant, pettish, snappish, waspish, touchy, testy, crusty, churlish, crabbed, captious, ill-natured, froward, morose, sulky, sullen, spleeny, surly, cynical, snarling, sour, GROUTY, ill-tempered, out of humor, out of temper.

Cross, v. a. 1. Put across, put athwart.

2. Mark with a line or lines across.

3. Traverse, pass over, go over.

4. Thwart, hinder, obstruct, interfere with.

Cross-barred, a. Cancellated.

Crosses, n. pl. Vexations, misfortunes, troubles, trials, afflictions.

Cross-examine, v. a. Cross-question.

Cross-grained, a. Stubborn, obdurate, untractable, perverse, wayward, headstrong, refractory.

Crossing, n. Intersection.

Cross-question, v. a. Cross-examine.

Crosswise, ad. Across, transversely, over.

Crotch, n. Fork, angle, corner.

Crotchet, n. Whim, freak, quirk, vagary, whimsey, fancy, caprice, maggot, WRINKLE.

Crotchety, a. Whimsical, fantastic, fantastical, odd, queer, fanciful, capricious, humorsome, wayward, fitful, freakish.

Crouch, v. n. 1. Couch, squat, lie flat, stoop low, lie close to the ground.

2. Cower, cringe, fawn, truckle.

Croup, n. 1. Bump (especially of a horse), buttocks.

2. (Med.) Cynanche (trachealis).

Crow, v. n. Boast, brag, vaunt, bluster, swagger, vapor, triumph, chuckle, exult.

Crowd, n. 1. Throng, multitude, concourse, host.

2. Babble, mob, populace, vulgar mass, lower classes, lower orders, common people.

Crowd, v. a. 1. Fill by compression, fill to excess.

2. Compress, cram, press, press together.

3. Urge, dun.

Crowd, v. n. 1. Swarm, flock together, be numerous, come thick.

2. Press forward, make one's way.

Crown, n. 1. Diadem.

2. Royalty, kingly power, sovereignty.

3. Coronet, coronal, garland, chaplet, wreath, laurel, bays.

4. Dignity, honor, reward, recompense, honorary distinction.

5. Top, summit, crest.

Crown, v. a. 1. Put a crown upon, invest with a crown.

2. Adorn, dignify, honor.

3. Recompense, reward, requite.

4. Perfect, complete, finish, consummate.

Crowning, n. 1. Coronation.

2. Perfecting, finishing, consummation.

Crown-law, n. [England.] Criminal law.

Crown-post, n. King-post.

Crown-wheel, n. Contrate-wheel.

Crucial, a. 1. Transverse, intersecting.

2. Severe, searching, trying, decisive.

Cruciate, a. (Bot.) Cruciform, cross-shaped.

Cruciform, a. Cross-shaped, CRUCIATE.

Crucify, v. a. 1. Put to death upon the cross.

2. Subdue (as the passions, by Christian principles), overcome, mortify.

Crude, a. 1. Raw, uncooked, undressed, in a raw state.

2. Immature, unripe, harsh.

3. Coarse, unrefined.

4. Unpremeditated, indigested.

Crudeness, n. Rawness, crudity.

Crudity, n. Rawness, crudeness.

Cruel, a. 1. Unmerciful, inhuman, merciless, unfeeling, uncompassionate, fell, ruthless, barbarous, pitiless, relentless, unrelenting, inexorable, savage, ferocious, brutal, sanguinary, truculent, blood-thirsty, hard-hearted.

2. Severe, hard, sharp, bitter.

Cruelty, n. Inhumanity, barbarity, brutality, brutishness, ferocity, savageness truculence, blood-thirstiness.

Cruet, n. Vial, cruse, caster.

Cruise, v. n. Rove over the sea.

Cruise, n. Roving voyage.

Crumble, v. a. Crush, break to pieces, disintegrate, reduce to fragments.

Crumble, v. n. 1. Fall to pieces, break into pieces, become disintegrated.

2. Perish, fall into decay.

Crumple, v. a. Wrinkle, rumple.

Crusader, n. Palmer, pilgrim.

Cruse, n. Vial, cruet, caster.

Crush, v. a. 1. Compress, squeeze, bruise, contuse.

2. Break, crumble, disintegrate, comminute, bray, CRAZE.

3. Demolish, break down.

4. Overpower, overcome, overwhelm, subdue, quell, conquer.

Crust, n. Incrustation, hard coating.

Crustacea, n. pl. Crustaceans.

Crustaceans, n. pl. Shell-fish (with thin, jointed shells, like the lobster).

Crustacean, a. Crustaceous.

Crustaceous, a. Crustacean.

Crusty, a. Touchy, testy, pettish, waspish, snappish, peevish, fretful, petulant, cross, churlish, crabbed, froward, surly, morose, cynical, snarling, ill-tempered.

Cry, v. n. 1. Exclaim, clamor, call, make an outcry, cry out.

2. Weep, sob, shed tears.

3. Vociferate, shout, hoot, yell, roar, bawl, squall, scream.

Cry, v. a. Proclaim, publish, make public, make proclamation of.

Cry, n. 1. Exclamation, ejaculation, outcry, acclamation.

2. Plaint, lament, lamentation, crying, weeping.

3. Scream, screech, howl, yell, roar.

4. Pack of hounds.

Cry down, Decry, depreciate, condemn.

Crying, n. Weeping, lamentation.

Crying, a. 1. Weeping, lamenting.

2. Notorious, great, enormous, heinous, flagrant, nefarious.

Cry out, Exclaim, clamor.

Cry out against, Blame, censure, condemn, complain of.

Crypt, n. Vault, tomb, catacomb.

Cry up, Extol, commend, praise.

Cub, n. 1. Whelp, young beast (especially a young bear).

2. [In contempt.] Child, young boy or young girl.

Cubeb, n. Java pepper (Piper cubeba).

Cucking-stool, n. Castigatory, trebuchet, tumbrel, ducking-stool.

Cuckoo-bud, n. Butter-cup, king's-cup, butter-flower, gold-cup (Ranunculus bulbosa).

Cuckoo-spittle, n. Froth-spit.

Cucullate, a. 1. Hooded, cowled.

2. Hood-shaped.

Cucullated, a. 1. Hooded, cowled.

2. Hood-shaped.

Cud, n. [Low.] Quid.

Cudden, n. 1. Clown, stupid rustic.

2. Coal-fish, cuddy (Gadus carbonarius or Merlangus carbonarius).

Cuddle, v. n. Snuggle, nestle, squat, lie close, lie snug.

Cuddle, v. a. Hug, embrace.

Cuddy, n. 1. Cabin (in the fore-part of a boat).

2. Cudden, coal-fish.

Cudgel, n. Club, bludgeon.

Cudgel, v. a. Cane, drub, thrash, baste, beat with a cudgel.

Cudgelling, n. Flogging, whipping, beating, BASTINADO.

Cudweed, n. Everlasting, goldylocks, IMMORTELLE.

Cue, n. 1. Hint, suggestion, intimation, catchword, wink, nod.

2. Rod (in billiards).

Cuff, n. Blow, stroke, box.

Cuff, v. a. Beat, strike, buffet, box.

Cui bono, [L.] For whose benefit, of what use.

Cuirass, n. Breastplate.

Cul-de-sac, n. [Fr.] Blind alley.

Cull, v. a. Select, elect, choose, pick, single out, fix upon, pitch upon, pick out.

Cully, n. Dupe, gull, cat's paw, credulous person.

Cully, v. a. Cheat, trick, dupe, gull, chouse, deceive, delude, overreach, cozen, diddle, circumvent, beguile, impose upon.

Culm, n. 1. Stalk (of corn, grasses, &c.), stem.

2. Glance-coal, blind-coal, hard-coal, anthracite (in small particles).

Culminate, v. n. 1. Be on the meridian.

2. Reach the highest point, be at the highest point.

Culpability, n. Guiltiness, guilt, culpableness, blame, sinfulness, criminality.

Culpable, a. Blamable, censurable, reprehensible, faulty, blameworthy.

Culpableness, n. Guiltiness, CULPABILITY.

Culprit, n. Criminal, malefactor, delinquent, felon.

Cult, n. Homage, worship.

Cultivate, v. a. 1. Till, raise crops from.

2. Study, investigate, search into.

3. Improve, refine, elevate, civilize, meliorate, make better.

4. Foster, cherish, promote.

Cultivation, n. 1. Tillage, agriculture, husbandry.

2. Improvement, refinement, culture.

Culture, n. 1. Agriculture, tillage.

2. Improvement, refinement, cultivation, civilization.

Cumber, v. a. 1. Overload, oppress, clog, hamper, obstruct, encumber.

2. Distract, trouble, embarrass, perplex, plague, harass, worry, torment.

Cumbersome, a. 1. Burdensome, embarrassing, troublesome, vexatious, cumbrous.

2. Unwieldy, unmanageable, clumsy, awkward, inconvenient.

Cumbrous, a. Burdensome, CUMBERSOME.

Cuneate, a. Cuneiform, wedge-shaped

Cuneated, a. Cuneiform, wedge-shaped

Cuneiform, a. Cuneate, wedge-shaped.

Cunner, n. 1. (Conch), Limpet (Patella).

2. (Ich.) Conner, burgall, CHOGSET, blue perch.

Cunning, a. Crafty, artful, sly, astute, subtle, wily, shrewd, sharp, designing, intriguing, deceitful, TRICKY, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian.

Cunning, n. Craft, art, shrewdness, artifice, deceit, duplicity, subtlety, intrigue.

Cup, n. 1. Chalice.

2. Draught, potion, cupful.

3. Lot, portion.

4. Cupping-glass.

Cupboard, n. Buffet.

Cupful, n. Cup.

Cupidity, n. 1. Longing, lust, strong desire.

2. Avarice, covetousness, inordinate desire of wealth.

Cupping-glass, n. Cup.

Cups, n. pl. Orgies, revels, bacchanals, carousal, wassail, compotation, drinking bout.

Curative, a. Remedial, sanatory.

Curator, n. Guardian, custodian, superintendent, keeper.

Curb, n. 1. Check, restraint, hinderance, bridle.

2. Curb-stone.

Curb, v. a. Check, restrain, control, bridle, put under restraint, keep under.

Curb-roof, n. Mansard-roof, GAMBREL-ROOF.

Curb-stone, n. Curb.

Curcuma paper, Turmeric paper.

Curd, n. Caseine, coagulum of milk, coagulated milk.

Curdle, v. a. Coagulate, turn to curds.

Curdy, a. Coagulated.

Cure, n. 1. Remedy, antidote, specific, restorative, reparative, corrective, help.

2. Healing, restoration.

Cure, v. a. 1. Remedy, heal.

2. Restore to health.

3. Preserve (from putrefaction).

Curiosity, n. 1. Inquisitiveness.

2. Phenomenon, wonder, marvel, rarity, sight, spectacle.

Curious, a. 1. Inquisitive, scrutinizing, prying, peering.

2. Rare, singular, strange, unusual, unique, extraordinary, queer, out of the way.

3. Elegant, neat, nice, finished.

Curl, n. 1. Ringlet.

2. Sinuosity, undulation, flexure, wave.

Curl, v. a. 1. Crisp, turn in ringlets.

2. Writhe, wind, twist.

3. Raise in waves.

Curl, v. n. Be bent into curls or waves.

Curl cloud, (Meteor.) Cirrus, cat's tail, mare's tail.

Curmudgeon, n. Miser, niggard, churl, hunks, skinflint, scrimp, lickpenny, screw, mean fellow, sordid wretch.

Currency, n. 1. Publicity, general reception.

2. Circulation, transmission from hand to hand.

3. Money; aggregate of coin, bills and notes; circulating medium.

Current, a. 1. Common, general, popular, rife, generally received, in every one's mouth.

2. Circulating (as money), passing from hand to hand.

3. Present, existing, instant, now passing.

Current, n. 1. Stream, moving fluid.

2. Tide, running water.

3. Course, progression.

Curriculum, n. Course of studies.

Curry, n. Curry-powder.

Curry-powder, n. Curry.

Curse, v. a. Execrate, anathematize, denounce, invoke or imprecate evil upon.

Curse, v. n. Utter curses.

Curse, n. 1. Malediction, anathema, execration, imprecation, fulmination, denunciation, ban.

2. Scourge, plague, torment, affliction, trouble, vexation, annoyance, bitter pill, thorn in the side.

Cursed, a. 1. Accursed, unsanctified, unholy.

2. Detestable, hateful, abominable, execrable, villanous, confounded.

Cursory, a. Hasty, slight, superficial, careless, desultory, transient, passing, brief.

Curt, a. Short (usually in an ill sense, implying crustiness), brief, concise, terse, laconic.

Curtail, v. a. 1. Shorten, abridge, retrench, lop, cut short.

2. Diminish, lessen, decrease.

Curtailment, n. Abbreviation, abridgment, contraction, shortening, reduction, retrenchment.

Curvature, n. Bending, bend, flexure, crook, curvity, curve, incurvation, ARCUATION.

Curve, n. Bend, flexure, CURVATURE.

Curve, n. a. Bend, crook, inflect.

Curvet, v. n. 1. Leap, bound, vault.

2. Caper, frisk.

Curvet, n. 1. Leap, bound.

2. Caper, frolic, prank.

Curvity, n. Curvature.

Cushat, n. Ring-dove, wood-pigeon (Columba palumbus).

Cusk, n. Torsk (Brosmius vulgaris).

Cusp, n. Point, angle, horn.

Cuspidate, a. (Bot.) Pointed, acute, sharp, acuminate, acuminated.

Cuspidated, a. (Bot.) Pointed, acute, sharp, acuminate, acuminated.

Custodian, n. Guardian, keeper, curator, warden, superintendent.

Custody, n. Keeping, care, watch guardianship, protection, safekeeping.

Custom, n. 1. Habit (of a majority), usage, fashion, practice, rule.

2. Form, formality, observance.

3. Patronage.

4. Tax, impost, duty, tribute, toll.

Customary, a. Usual, common, wonted, habitual, accustomed, conventional, CONSUETUDINARY.

Customer, n. Purchaser, buyer.

Cut, v. a. 1. Divide or sever (by an edged tool), chop, make an incision in.

2. Sculpture, carve, chisel.

3. Cross, intersect.

4. Wound, hurt, touch, move, pierce.

5. [Colloquial.] Slight (by not recognizing), avoid recognizing.

Cut, n. 1. Gash, incision.

2. Channel, passage.

3. Slice, piece.

4. Sarcasm, fling, taunt, cutting remark.

5. Fashion, style, form, shape.

6. Near path, short way.

7. Engraving, engraved picture.

Cut a dash, Make a figure, make a great show, show off, cut a figure.

Cut a figure, Cut a dash.

Cut and dried, Prepared beforehand, not spontaneous, got up for the occasion.

Cut capers, Frolic, be merry, be frolicsome, play pranks, cut didos.

Cut didos, Cut capers.

Cutch, n. Catechu, gambier, Japan earth, Terra Japanica.

Cut down, 1. Fell.

2. Diminish, lessen, curtail.

Cuticle, n. Epidermis, scarf-skin.

Cutis, n. (Anat.) Derm, true skin.

Cut out, 1. Shape, form, fashion.

2. Outdo, excel, surpass, BEAT.

3. Debar, hinder, prevent.

Cutpurse, n. Pickpocket, thief, robber.

Cut short, 1. Bring to a sudden close, end abruptly.

2. Check suddenly, hinder from proceeding.

3. Abridge, diminish.

Cut-throat, n. Murderer, assassin, ruffian.

Cutting, a. 1. Sharp, keen.

2. Severe, sarcastic, satirical.

Cycle, n. Period, circle of time, revolution of time, round of years.

Cyclopædia, n. Encyclopædia.

Cyclopean, a. Gigantic, colossal, vast, enormous, immense, Herculean.

Cygnet, n. Young swan.

Cymbiform, a. Boat-shaped.

Cynanche, n. [Gr.] (Med.) Inflammation of the throat.

Cynical, a. Carping, censorious, satirical, sarcastic, captious, snarling, snappish, waspish, pettish, petulant, fretful, peevish, touchy, testy, crusty, churlish, crabbed, cross, morose, froward, surly, ill-tempered, ill-natured.

Cynic, n. 1. Follower of Diogenes.

2. Misanthrope, man-hater.

Cynosure, n. 1. Lesser Bear, Ursa Minor.

2. Point or centre of attraction.

Cyprian, n. Prostitute, courtesan, harlot, whore, drab, strumpet, night-walker, lewd woman, woman of the town, woman of ill-fame.

Cyst, n. Pouch, sac.

Czar, n. Emperor of Russia.

Czarina, n. Empress of Russia.

Czarowitz, n. Czar's eldest son.