Part 15

~Circuit~, _n._ ~1.~ Revolution, circular course.

~2.~ Space, region, tract, district.

~3.~ Boundary, compass, boundary line, distance round.

~4.~ Course, tour, round, perambulation, journey.

~Circuitous~, _a._ Tortuous, devious, turning, winding, indirect, round about.

~Circular~, _a._ Round, annular, ring-shaped.

~Circulate~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Move round, move in a circle.

~2.~ Spread, be diffused, have currency.

~Circulate~, _v. a._ Spread, diffuse, disseminate, promulgate, propagate, give currency to, spread abroad.

~Circulation~, _n._ ~1.~ Motion in a circle.

~2.~ Diffusion, dissemination, promulgation, propagation.

~3.~ Currency, money, circulating medium.

~Circumambient~, _a._ Surrounding, encompassing, encircling, circling, circumjacent, ambient.

~Circumference~, _n._ Periphery.

~Circumjacent~, _a._ Surrounding, encompassing, encircling, ambient, circumambient, lying around.

~Circumlocution~, _n._ Periphrasis, periphrase, circuit or compass of words, indirect expression, roundabout mode of speech.

~Circumlocutory~, _a._ Periphrastical, periphrastic.

~Circumnavigate~, _v. a._ Sail round.

~Circumscribe~, _v. a._ Bound, encircle, surround, enclose, confine, restrict, limit, keep within bounds.

~Circumspect~, _a._ Cautious, wary, careful, watchful, heedful, considerate, judicious, vigilant, attentive, discreet, prudent; not rash, heedless, or headlong.

~Circumspection~, _n._ Caution, wariness, watchfulness, thoughtfulness, care, vigilance, attention, prudence, discretion.

~Circumstance~, _n._ Incident, accident, subsidiary fact.

~Circumstances~, _n. pl._ Situation, condition, position, state of affairs, pecuniary standing.

~Circumstantial~, _a._ Particular, minute, detailed.

~Circumvent~, _v. a._ Deceive, cheat, defraud, trick, cozen, overreach, delude, hoodwink, dupe, gull, bamboozle, chouse, outwit, diddle, beguile, mislead, inveigle, impose upon.

~Circumvention~, _n._ Fraud, deception, imposition, imposture, deceit, cheat, cheating, trick, trickery.

~Cirrus~, _n._ [_pl. Cirri._] ~1.~ (_Bot._) Tendril, filament.

~2.~ (_Zoöl._) Filamentary appendage.

~3.~ (_Meteor._) Curl cloud, cat's tail, mare's tail.

~Cistern~, _n._ Reservoir, tank.

~Citadel~, _n._ FORTRESS, castle, stronghold.

~Citation~, _n._ ~1.~ Summons, official call or notice.

~2.~ Quotation, extract, excerpt, quoted passage.

~3.~ Enumeration, mention.

~Cite~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Summon, send for.

~2.~ Quote, adduce, extract.

~3.~ Enumerate, mention, bring forward.

~Citizen~, _n._ Inhabitant, resident, dweller.

~City~, _n._ Incorporated town.

~Civic~, _a._ Civil (_as distinguished from military_), municipal, political, not military.

~Civil~, _a._ ~1.~ Civilized, not savage.

~2.~ Municipal, political, civic, not military.

~3.~ Intestine, domestic, not foreign.

~4.~ Courteous, ceremonious, polite, refined, complaisant, urbane, obliging, affable, debonair, easy, gracious, well-bred.

~Civilities~, _n. pl._ Acts of courtesy.

~Civility~, _n._ Courtesy, courteousness, urbanity, politeness, affability, complaisance, amiability, suavity, good breeding, elegance of manners.

~Civilization~, _n._ Culture, cultivation, refinement.

~Civilize~, _v. a._ Refine, cultivate, educate, polish, enlighten, improve, humanize, reclaim from barbarism.

~Clack~, _n._ ~1.~ Click, clink, tick, beat.

~2.~ Prate, prattle, babble, babbling, gossip, palaver, cackle, gabble, gab, idle talk, small talk.

~Clack~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Click, clink.

~2.~ Prate, prattle, babble, gabble, chatter, jabber, clatter, gossip, talk idly.

~Claim~, _v. a._ Require, ask, demand, challenge, call for.

~Claim~, _v. n._ Derive a right, obtain a title.

~Claim~, _n._ ~1.~ Demand, call, requisition.

~2.~ Right, pretension, title, privilege.

~Clairvoyance~, _n._ Seeing without eyes, seeing in a mesmeric state.

~Clairvoyant~, _a._ Able to see without eyes, seeing by mesmeric influence.

~Clam~, _v. a._ Clog (_with glutinous matter_).

~Clamber~, _v. n._ Climb (_with difficulty_), scramble.

~Clammy~, _a._ Viscous, glutinous, gummy, viscid, sticky, slimy, ropy, adhesive, dauby, smeary.

~Clamor~, _n._ Outcry, vociferation, exclamation, noise, hullabaloo, hubbub, uproar, blare.

~Clamor~, _v. n._ Vociferate, cry out, make outcries.

~Clamorous~, _a._ Vociferous, noisy, boisterous, obstreperous, uproarious, blatant.

~Clan~, _n._ ~1.~ Race, tribe, family.

~2.~ CLIQUE, COTERIE, set, gang, brotherhood, fraternity, sodality.

~Clandestine~, _a._ Concealed (_for a bad purpose_), hidden, private, underhand, underhanded, sly.

~Clang~, _n._ Clangor, clank, clash, clashing.

~Clang~, _v. n._ Clank, clash.

~Clangor~, _n._ Clang, clank.

~Clank~, _v. n._ Clang, clash.

~Clap~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Pat, strike gently.

~2.~ Thrust, force, put hastily.

~3.~ Applaud (_by striking the hands together_), cheer.

~Clap~, _n._ ~1.~ Blow, knock, slap.

~2.~ Explosion, burst.

~3.~ Gonorrhœa, venereal disease.

~Clap-trap~, _n._ Trick (_for the sake of effect, as on the stage_), sham, HUMBUG, feint, imposture, pretence, delusion, imposition, BAM.

~Clap-trap~, _a._ Deceptive, delusive, counterfeit, sham, mock, spurious, false, make-believe.

~Clarification~, _n._ Purification, clearing.

~Clarify~, _v. a._ Purify, clear, make clear.

~Clash~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Collide, come into collision, strike against each other.

~2.~ Clank, clang.

~3.~ Disagree, contend, interfere, be mutually opposed, act in a contrary direction.

~Clash~, _n._ ~1.~ Collision.

~2.~ Clang, clank, clangor, clashing.

~3.~ Opposition, contradiction.

~Clashing~, _n._ ~1.~ Clang, clank, clangor, clash.

~2.~ Opposition, contradiction, hostility, enmity.

~Clasp~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fasten with a clasp.

~2.~ Grasp, gripe, clutch, grapple, put the fingers around, lay hold of, fasten upon.

~3.~ Embrace, hug.

~Clasp~, _n._ ~1.~ Hook, catch, HASP.

~2.~ Embrace, hug.

~Class~, _n._ ~1.~ Rank or order (_of persons_).

~2.~ Set (_as of pupils pursuing the same studies_).

~3.~ Scientific division (_of animate or inanimate objects, including orders, genera, and species_), kind, sort.

~4.~ Category, predicament.

~Class~, _v. a._ Arrange, rank, range, classify, dispose, distribute, form into classes.

~Class-fellow~, _n._ Classmate.

~Classic~, _n._ First-rate work (_of literature_), work of the first class.

~Classic~, _a._ ~1.~ First-rate, of the first class (_in literature_).

~Classical~, _a._ ~1.~ First-rate, of the first class (_in literature_).

~2.~ Greek or Latin.

~3.~ Elegant, polished, refined, chaste, pure, Attic.

~Classicalism~, _n._ Classicism; classical taste, idiom, style, or expression.

~Classicism~, _n._ CLASSICALISM.

~Classification~, _n._ Arrangement, disposition, distribution, grouping, reducing to order.

~Classify~, _v. a._ Arrange, class, distribute, dispose, form into classes, reduce to order.

~Classmate~, _n._ Class-fellow.

~Clatter~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Rattle.

~2.~ Prate, prattle, babble, clack, gabble, clatter, jabber, talk loudly.

~Clatter~, _n._ Rattling, clattering, clutter, confused noise.

~Clattering~, _n._ CLATTER, confused noise.

~Clause~, _n._ ~1.~ Part or subdivision (_of a sentence_).

~2.~ Article, provision, proviso, condition, stipulation.

~Clavate~, _a._ (_Bot._ and _Zoöl._) Claviform, club-shaped.

~Clavated~, _a._ (_Bot._ and _Zoöl._) Claviform, club-shaped.

~Clavicle~, _n._ Collar-bone.

~Claviform~, _a._ (_Bot._) Clavate, clavated, club-shaped.

~Clavis~, _n._ [L. _pl. Claves_; Eng. _pl. Clavises_.] Key, explanation, clew, guide.

~Claw~, _n._ Talon.

~Claw~, _v. a._ Tear (_with the claws_), scratch, lacerate, laniate.

~Clay~, _n._ Argillaceous earth (_consisting principally of alumina and silica_).

~Clean~, _a._ ~1.~ Unstained, unspotted, spotless, unsoiled, unsullied, immaculate, cleanly, neat.

~2.~ Entire, complete, perfect, not defective.

~3.~ Pure, innocent, free from moral impurity.

~Clean~, _ad._ Entirely, completely, perfectly, altogether, wholly, thoroughly, fully, in air respects, in every respect, out and out.

~Clean~, _v. a._ Cleanse, purify, make clean, free from dirt.

~Cleanly~, _a._ CLEAN, neat, tidy.

~Cleanly~, _ad._ Neatly, in a clean or neat manner.

~Cleanse~, _v. a._ Purify, clean, make clean, free from dirt.

~Cleansing~, _n._ Purification, purifying.

~Cleansing~, _a._ Purifying, purgative, abstergent, cathartic.

~Clear~, _a._ ~1.~ Transparent, bright, pellucid, limpid.

~2.~ Unmixed, pure.

~3.~ Unobstructed, unencumbered, free, open.

~4.~ Serene, fair, cloudless, unclouded, sunny, unobscured, undimmed.

~5.~ Net, without deductions.

~6.~ Perspicuous, lucid, distinct, plain, intelligible.

~7.~ Apparent, visible, palpable, evident, obvious, manifest, distinct, conspicuous, patent, unequivocal, unmistakable, indisputable, undeniable, unambiguous, unquestionable, not to be mistaken.

~8.~ Perspicacious, sharp, acute, discerning, prompt, quick.

~9.~ Innocent, unspotted, spotless, guiltless, sinless, irreproachable, unblemished, unsullied, undefiled, immaculate, clean.

~10.~ Musical, silvery, sonorous, mellifluous, euphonious, not harsh, not jarring.

~Clear~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Clarify, purify, refine, cleanse, make clear.

~2.~ Free, loose, liberate, emancipate, disinthrall, set free.

~3.~ Acquit, absolve, exonerate, discharge, justify, vindicate, set right.

~4.~ extricate, disengage, disentangle, disembarrass.

~5.~ Net, get or gain over and above expenses.

~6.~ Pass by or over without touching.

~Clearance~, _n._ ~1.~ Discharge, release, exoneration, acquittal.

~2.~ (_Com._) Permission to leave port, permission to sail.

~Clear away~, _v. n._ Be fair, be fair weather, clear off, clear up.

~Clear-headed~, _a._ INTELLIGENT, discerning, clear-sighted, keen- sighted, shrewd, sagacious, acute, long-headed.

~Clear of~, Rid of, free from.

~Clear off~, Be fair, be fair weather, clear away, clear up.

~Clear-sighted~, _a._ Discerning, INTELLIGENT, shrewd, sagacious, acute, long-headed, keen-sighted, clear-headed.

~Clear up~, (_Neuter._) Be fair, be fair weather, clear off, clear away.

~Clear up~, (_Active._) Explain, expound, make out, make plain.

~Cleave~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Adhere, cohere, stick, hold, be attached.

~2.~ Cling, be united, be joined.

~3.~ Separate, divide, part, open, split, crack, be divided, be sundered, be severed.

~Cleave~, _v. a._ Split, rive, tear asunder.

~Cleavers~, _n._ Hariff, goose-grass, catch-weed, scratch-weed (_Galium aparine_).

~Cleft~, _n._ Crevice, chink, fissure, rift, break, breach, gap, cranny, crack, interstice, opening, fracture, chap, chasm.

~Clemency~, _n._ ~1.~ Lenity, mercy, gentleness, leniency, tenderness, kindness, compassion, fellow-feeling, long-suffering.

~2.~ Mildness, softness.

~Clement~, _a._ Lenient, merciful, compassionate, kind, indulgent, tender, gentle, humane, kind-hearted, tender-hearted.

~Clepsydra~, _n._ Water-clock.

~Clergy~, _n._ Ministers, clergymen, CLOTH, body of ecclesiastics (_in distinction from the laity_).

~Clergyman~, _n._ Minister, divine, priest, pastor, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman.

~Clerk~, _n._ ~1.~ Recorder, registrar, scribe, penman, accountant.

~2.~ Assistant (_in a place of business_).

~Clever~, _a._ ~1.~ Dexterous, skilful, apt, handy, ready, quick, smart, expert, able.

~2.~ [_U. S._] Kind, benign, amiable, obliging, accommodating, well- meaning, well-disposed, good-natured, kind-hearted.

~Cleverness~, _n._ ~1.~ Dexterity, adroitness, skill, aptness, aptitude, readiness, quickness, smartness, expertness, ability.

~2.~ [_U. S._] Benignity, kindness, kindliness, amiability, kind- heartedness, fellow-feeling, good-nature.

~Clew~, _n._ Guide, direction, CLAVIS, clue.

~Click~, _v. n._ Tick, clack, clink, beat.

~Click~, _n._ ~1.~ Tick, clack, clink, beat.

~2.~ Pawl, detent, catch, ratchet.

~Client~, _n._ ~1.~ Dependant.

~2.~ Patron (_of a lawyer_).

~Clientage~, _n._ Body of clients.

~Cliental~, _a._ ~1.~ [_Rare._] Dependent.

~2.~ Of clients.

~Cliff~, _n._ Crag, precipice, high and steep rock.

~Climacteric~, _n._ Critical period of life.

~Climate~, _n._ ~1.~ Clime, zone, region, country.

~2.~ Weather, state of the atmosphere.

~Climax~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Rhet._) Gradation (_in the structure of sentences_), gradual rise.

~2.~ Highest point, greatest degree.

~Climb~, _v. n._ Mount or ascend (_with difficulty_), get up, creep up.

~Climb~, _v. a._ Mount or ascend (_with difficulty_), clamber, scramble.

~Clime~, _n._ Region, country, zone, climate.

~Clinch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Grasp, gripe, clasp, clutch, grapple, lay hold of.

~2.~ Fasten, secure.

~3.~ Confirm, fix, establish.

~Clinch~, _n._ ~1.~ Pun, ambiguity, quibble, CALEMBOUR, DOUBLE- ENTENDRE, double meaning, play upon words.

~2.~ Clincher, cramp, hold-fast.

~Clincher~, _n._ ~1.~ Cramp, clinch, hold-fast.

~2.~ Conclusive argument.

~Cling~, _v. n._ Adhere, hold, stick, cleave, be attached, hold fast.

~Clink~, _v. n._ CLICK, clack.

~Clink~, _n._ CLICK, clack.

~Clip~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Cut.

~2.~ Prune, curtail, cut short.

~Clip~, _n._ ~1.~ Shearing, cutting.

~2.~ Quantity sheared (_as of wool_).

~3.~ [_Colloquial_, _U. S._] Blow (_with the hand_), rap, knock.

~Clique~, _n._ [Fr.] [_Generally used in a bad sense._] Coterie, club, brotherhood, sodality, clan, junto, CABAL, CAMARILLA, party, gang, set, private or exclusive association.

~Cloak~, _n._ ~1.~ Mantle.

~2.~ Mask, veil, cover, blind.

~Cloak~, _v. a._ Mask, hide, veil, cover.

~Clod~, _n._ ~1.~ Lump of earth.

~2.~ Ground, earth, turf, sod.

~Clodhopper~, _n._ Rustic, peasant, countryman, boor, swain, hind, bumpkin, ploughman, clown.

~Clod-poll~, _n._ Simpleton, fool, DUNCE.

~Clog~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Trammel, shackle, fetter.

~2.~ Obstruct, impede, hinder, restrain, embarrass, cumber, encumber, CLAM.

~Clog~, _n._ ~1.~ Trammel, fetter, shackle, drag weight, dead weight.

~2.~ Impediment, encumbrance, hinderance, obstacle, obstruction, check, drawback.

~Cloister~, _n._ Convent, monastery, abbey, nunnery, priory.

~Cloisteral~, _a._ Recluse, solitary, secluded, sequestered, monastic.

~Close~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Shut, shut up.

~2.~ Stop, obstruct, choke, stop up.

~3.~ Conclude, finish, terminate, end, complete, bring to a period.

~Close~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Unite, coalesce, come together, be brought together.

~2.~ Terminate, end, be concluded.

~Close~, _n._ End, conclusion, termination.

~Close~, _a._ ~1.~ Tight, closed, shut fast.

~2.~ Hidden, secret, private.

~3.~ Reserved, taciturn, reticent, secretive, not communicative, of few words.

~4.~ Retired, withdrawn, concealed, secluded, pent up.

~5.~ Confined, stagnant, motionless.

~6.~ Oppressive, uncomfortable.

~7.~ Dense, compact, solid, compressed, firm, thick.

~8.~ Near, approaching nearly.

~9.~ Intense, intent, unremitting, earnest, fixed.

~10.~ Faithful, accurate, precise, exact, strict, nice.

~11.~ Parsimonious, stingy, penurious, miserly, niggardly, close- fisted, close-handed, mean, illiberal, ungenerous.

~Close by~, Very near, within a short distance, hard by.

~Close-fisted~, _a._ Penurious, parsimonious, stingy, miserly, niggardly, mean, close, grasping, close-handed, with an itching palm.

~Close-handed~, _a._ CLOSE-FISTED.

~Closet~, _n._ Cabinet, small room.

~Close up~, Unite, join, consolidate, bring together.

~Close with~, ~1.~ Accede to, consent to, agree to.

~2.~ Agree with, make an agreement with.

~3.~ Grapple with.

~Clot~, _n._ Concretion, coagulation, crassament, CRASSAMENTUM.

~Clot~, _v. n._ Concrete, coagulate.

~Cloth~, _n._ ~1.~ Woven fabric.

~2.~ [With _The_ prefixed.] Clergy, clerical profession.

~Clothe~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dress, attire, apparel, array, robe, put garments upon.

~2.~ Provide garments for, provide with clothes, furnish with raiment.

~3.~ Invest (_with authority, &c._).

~Clothes~, _n. pl._ Garments, raiment, apparel, attire, vesture, vestments, dress, clothing, garb, costume, habiliments, habits.

~Clothing~, _n._ Garments, CLOTHES.

~Cloud~, _n._ ~1.~ Nebulosity, haze, mist, fog, vapor, collection of vapor.

~2.~ Dense mass (_as of smoke_).

~3.~ Darkness, obscurity, gloom.

~Cloud~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Darken, obscure, dim, shade, shadow.

~2.~ Variegate (_with dark veins or spots_).

~Cloud-compeller~, _n._ Jupiter, Jove.

~Cloudy~, _a._ ~1.~ Clouded, murky, lowering, lurid, overcast.

~2.~ Obscure, dark, dim, not clear.

~3.~ Gloomy, dismal, not cheerful.

~Clown~, _n._ ~1.~ Rustic, peasant, swain, ploughman, countryman, bumpkin, lout, clodpole, boor, hind.

~2.~ Churl, ill-bred man.

~3.~ Buffoon, fool, mountebank, harlequin, jester, droll, punch, zany, scaramouch, merry Andrew, jack-pudding, pickle-herring.

~Clownish~, _a._ ~1.~ Rustic, boorish, loutish, coarse, rough, awkward, clumsy, ungainly.

~2.~ Rude, impolite, uncivil, ill-bred, ill-mannered.

~Cloy~, _v. a._ Satiate, glut, surfeit, pall, sate.

~Club~, _n._ ~1.~ Bludgeon, cudgel.

~2.~ Association, society, company, set, fraternity, sodality, COTERIE, CLIQUE.

~Club~, _v. n._ Co-operate, unite together, act in concert, club together.

~Club-house~, _n._ CASINO.

~Clue~, _n._ Guide, direction, clew, CLAVIS.

~Clump~, _n._ Cluster, bunch, group, assemblage.

~Clumsy~, _a._ ~1.~ Unwieldy, ponderous, heavy, lumbering, ill-shaped, ill-made.

~2.~ Awkward, unhandy, bungling, maladroit, inapt, unskilful, without dexterity.

~Cluster~, _n._ Clump, bunch, group, assemblage, COMA.

~Cluster~, _v. n._ Grow in bunches, grow in clusters, collect together.

~Clutch~, _v. a._ Grasp, gripe, grapple, seize, catch, snatch, lay hold of, fasten upon.

~Clutch~, _n._ Grasp, gripe, seizure.

~Clutches~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Paws, talons.

~2.~ Hands (_implying rapacity or cruelly_).

~Clutter~, _n._ ~1.~ Bustle, clatter, clattering, confused noise.

~2.~ Confused mass.

~Clypeiform~, _a._ Scutate, shield-shaped.

~Clyster~, _n._ Injection, enema, lavement.

~Coadjutor~, _n._ Assistant, helper, co-operator, auxiliary, colleague, partner, aider, ally, abettor, co-aid.

~Coagulate~, _v. a. & n._ Curdle, concrete, thicken, clot.

~Coagulation~, _n._ ~1.~ Curdling, concretion.

~2.~ Clot, coagulum.

~Coagulum~, _n._ Clot, coagulation.

~Co-aid~, _n._ Assistant, COADJUTOR.

~Coalesce~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Unite, combine, blend, come together, become consolidated.

~2.~ Concur, fraternize, come to an agreement.

~Coal-fish~, _n._ Cudden (_Gades carbonarius_).

~Coal-hod~, _n._ Coal-scuttle.

~Coalition~ _n._ Union, alliance, confederacy, federation, confederation, league, combination, copartnership, compact, federal compact, federal union.

~Coal-measures~, _n. pl._ Bed of coal, strata of coal, carboniferous group.

~Coal-mine~, _n._ Colliery, coal-pit.

~Coal-pit~, _n._ Colliery, coal-mine.

~Coal-scuttle~, _n._ Coal-hod.

~Coarse~, _a._ ~1.~ Of large size.

~2.~ Of large fibres or particles.

~3.~ Crude, rough, impure, unpurified.

~4.~ Gross, broad, indelicate, indecent, vulgar, not refined.

~5.~ Rude, unpolished, uncivil, impolite, gruff, bluff, bearish, brutal.

~6.~ Mean, vile, inelegant.

~Coast~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Rare._] Border, frontier.

~2.~ Shore, beach, strand, seaboard, seaside, seacoast.

~Coast~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Sail along the coast.

~2.~ Slide down a hill (_on a sled_).

~Coat~, _n._ ~1.~ Outer garment (_of men_).

~2.~ Cover, covering, integument, coating.

~Coat~, _v. a._ Cover, spread a covering over.

~Coating~, _n._ Covering, coat.

~Coax~, _v. a._ Wheedle, cajole, flatter, cog, persuade by fondling, prevail upon by flattery.

~Cob~, _n._ ~1.~ Sea-mew, sea-cob, gull, mew.

~2.~ Horse (_short-legged and stout_).

~3.~ [_U. S._] Spike (_of maize_), corn-cob.

~Cobble~, _v. a._ Botch, tinker, patch up, mend clumsily.

~Cobble~, _n._ Cobble-stone, small round stone.

~Cobble-stone~, _n._ COBBLE.

~Cobbler~, _n._ ~1.~ Mender of shoes.

~2.~ Clumsy workman.

~Cobra~, _n._ Hooded snake, COBRA-DE-CAPELLO.

~Cobra-de-Capello~, _n._ [Port.] Cobra, hooded snake, spectacled snake (_Naja tripudians_).

~Cobweb~, _n._ Spider's web.

~Cochineal~, _n._ Cochineal insect (_killed by boiling water, and dried in the sun_).

~Cochleary~, _a._ COCHLEATE, COCHLEATED, spiral, spiry, screw-shaped.

~Cochleate~, _a._ Spiral, COCHLEARY.

~Cochleated~, _a._ Spiral, COCHLEARY.

~Cock~, _n._ Chanticleer, ROOSTER.

~Cock-a-hoop~, _a._ Boasting, boastful, bragging, vaunting, vaporing, blustering, exulting, triumphant.

~Cock-and-bull story~, Absurd story, exaggerated tale.

~Cockatrice~, _n._ Basilisk.

~Cockchafer~, _n._ May-bug, dor, dor-bug, tree-beetle, dor-beetle, May- beetle, dummador (_Melontha vulgaris_).

~Cock-crowing~, _n._ Dawn, day-break, peep of day, first blush of the morning.

~Cocker~, _v. a._ [_Rare._] Indulge (_unduly_), fondle, pamper.

~Cockerel~, _n._ Young cock or rooster.

~Cockering~, _n._ Indulgence (_to excess_), pampering, humoring.

~Cock-eyed~, _a._ Squint-eyed.

~Cockle~, _v. a._ Wrinkle, corrugate, pucker, gather into folds.

~Cockling~, _a._ Curling, ruffled.

~Cock-loft~, _n._ Garret, loft, attic, upper story.

~Cocksure~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Very sure, quite sure, quite certain, very confident.

~Cod~, _n._ Codfish (_Morrhua vulgaris_).

~Coddle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Parboil, boil slightly.

~2.~ Humor, coax, cajole, wheedle, court, STUFF, pay court to, fawn upon, curry favor with, try to win by adulation.

~3.~ Fondle, caress, pet, treat with fondness, make much of.

~Code~, _n._ Digest, collection of laws.

~Codfish~, _n._ COD.

~Codger~, _n._ ~1.~ Miser, niggard, churl, curmudgeon, lick-penny, skinflint, scrimp, hunks, screw, muckworm.

~2.~ Queer old man, eccentric person.

~Codicil~, _n._ Supplement or postscript (_to a will_).

~Codify~, _v. a._ Digest, systematize, reduce to a code or digest.

~Cœliac~, _a._ Of the belly.

~Cœliac passion~, Chronic diarrhœa.

~Co-equal~, _a._ Co-ordinate, on a level, on a par.

~Coerce~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Restrain, curb, check, put under restraint.

~2.~ Compel, force, drive, constrain.

~Coercion~, _n._ ~1.~ Restraint, check, curb.

~2.~ Compulsion, constraint.

~Coercive~, _a._ ~1.~ Coercing, checking, restraining.

~2.~ Constraining, compelling, compulsory.

~Coetaneous~, _a._ COEVAL.

~Coeval~, _a._ Coetaneous, of the same age.

~Co-exist~, _v. n._ Exist together, exist at the same time.

~Coexistent~, _a._ Simultaneous, synchronous.

~Coffer~, _n._ ~1.~ Money-chest, strong-box, safe.

~2.~ [_Arch._] Sunken panel.

~Cog~, _v. a._ ~1.~ COAX, wheedle.

~2.~ Furnish with cogs.

~Cog~, _v. n._ Deceive, CHEAT.

~Cog~, _n._ ~1.~ Trick, deceit, fraud, cheat.

~2.~ Tooth (_of a wheel_).

~Cogency~, _n._ Force, strength, power.

~Cogent~, _a._ Forcible, effective, powerful, urgent, potent, irresistible, resistless, convincing, conclusive.

~Cogitate~, _v. n._ Meditate, think, reflect, consider, ponder, deliberate, ruminate, muse.

~Cogitation~, _n._ Meditation, thought, reflection, deliberation.

~Cognate~, _a._ Allied, akin, kin, related, kindred, similar, analogous, alike, of a piece.

~Cognition~, _n._ Knowledge, cognizance.

~Cognizance~, _n._ Knowledge, cognition, observation.

~Cognizant of~, Aware of, acquainted with, familiar with, conversant with, having knowledge of.

~Cognomen~, _n._ Surname, family name.

~Cohabit~, _v. n._ Live together (_as husband and wife_).

~Co-heir~, _n._ Joint heir.

~Cohere~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Adhere, cleave, unite, hold, stick together, hold together.

~2.~ Suit, fit, agree, square, quadrate, tally, coincide, comport.

~Coherence~, _n._ ~1.~ Cohesion, union, connection, dependence.

~2.~ Consistency, congruity, correspondence, harmony, agreement.

~Coherency~, _n._ ~1.~ Cohesion, union, connection, dependence.

~2.~ Consistency, congruity, correspondence, harmony, agreement.

~Coherent~, _a._ ~1.~ Connected, united, sticking together.

~2.~ Consistent, congruous, logical.

~Cohesion~, _n._ Coherence, sticking together.

~Coiffure~, _n._ Head-dress.

~Coil~, _v. a._ Gather into a coil.

~Coil~, _n._ Convolution, BIGHT, circular heap.

~Coin~, _n._ Specie, cash, metallic money, hard money, stamped money.

~Coin~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Convert (_metal_) into money by stamping.