English Wordbook/C

Staff C of the English Wordbook.

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caballine adj horse-like, horsely cabbage n cole, kale cabinet n cupboard cable n wire, rope, ropewire cadaver n dead body caecum n blind gut cajole vb wheedle, sweet-talk calculate vb reckon, work out calculator n reckoner, hand reckoner calligraphy n handwriting, craft of handwriting callous adj cold-hearted, unkind, unfeeling, unfriendly, careless, cold, cold-shouldered, hardened, hardhearted, heartless, unbending, stubborn, toughened, tough, stiff, soulless, stony, deadhearted, iron-witted calm vb soothe, simmer down caluminate vb betell capacity n holdth, heldth cancerous adj cankersome canine adj hound(like), dog(like) capital1 n wherewithal capitalism n Smithishness, wealthishness capital (city)2 n head town capital3 adj head capsize vb wemmel, keel captain n leader captain2 n shipper captivate vb inthrall, fall for capture vb take, kidnap, steal, swipe, nab car n roadster, horseless, wain carbon n coalstuff, lifestuff carbon dioxide n onecoal-twosour-stuff, fizzloft career n line of work, walk of life, job path caress vb fondle, stroke cargo n freight carnivore n flesh/meat eater carouse vb birle carousel n merry-go-round carpenter n woodwright, woodcraftsman carpentry n woodwork, woodcraft carry vb bear, lug case, in conj lest, for fear that castle n stronghold, stronghouse castrate vb geld casual adj blithe catch vb snare, snarl Catholic adj Popetrothen catholic adj broad, all catkin n bloomtail cattle n cows, livestock cause vb make, begin, start cautious adj wary, canny cavalry n horsemen cave n hollow, hole, cove cavity n hollow, hole, wame cease vb stop, halt cell n room, lifebrick cemetary n graveyard cent n penny centipede n hundredfooter central adj middlemost, main centre n middle, crossmiddle century n one hundred years, hundredyear certain adj known, know, sicker certainly adv forsooth, (i)wis chauffeur n driver cherumen n earwax chair n seat, stool challenge n ordeal, dare, becall chamber n room, bedroom chance n opening, hap change n shift, makeover, wend change vb shift, make over changeable adj wankle charged adj fraught chaos n craziness, topsy-turvydom character n being charge vb load, fill charity n alms Charlemagne name Karl the Great chase vb follow caterpillar n kaleworm channel n sound cheat vb bilk cheat n swindle, rig cheer n gladness, glee cheer vb gladden cheese n kebbock chef d'oeuvre n masterwork, masterpiece chief n head, leader Christian adj Christthrothen, Christlike (calque of German Christlich) Christian n Christliker Christianity n Christendom (archaic, also calque of German Christentum), Christthrothenness chronicle n tale chronology n timeline, flow of time, timeflow cider n applewine cigarette n smoke, fag cinema n moviehouse, filmhouse circa prep about circle n & vb ring, trundle, trendle circulate vb broadcast circumcise vb cut about, umcut circumcision n about-cutting, umcutting circumference n girth circumflex n stavehat circumvention n workaround circumvent vb work around, overreach citizen n freeman, incast, burgher city n (great) town, borough, burg civil law n folklaw civil war n amongst-selves war, burgherwar civilisation1 n kemptliving, tameliving, tamefolkhood, settledhood civilisation2 n folkset clairvoyant n clearseer clarify vb clearen class n layer, kind classical languages n timeless tungs, longread tungs clear vb redd clergy n churchhood clergyman n churchman, man of the cloth, man of the church, holy man, man of God close vb shut, narrow close adj near, narrow, nearby clichèd adj hackneyed co- pref by-, i- coast n strand, shore, shoreline coat of arms n kinshield co-eval nn & adj even-old cognate n kinword cognizant adj aware cohabit vb live/bide/dwell together coin n geldtoken, mint, minttoken coitus n rumpy-pumpy collapse n downfall, infall collapse vb fall down, fall in, swoon colleague vb workmate, fellow worker collect vb gather colour n cast, light wavelength, hue, huecast colour vb hue, dye, shade column n upright comet n shooting star command n behest command vb bid commence vb begin, start commencement n beginning, outset commentary n input, feedback commerce n business commercial adj businesswise commit vb betake commit suicide vb kill oneself common adj shared, rife, mean, widespread, everyday common ancestor n shared forebear common law n & adj English folkright, English folklaw communism n Marxishness, kithishness community n fellowship companion n helpmate company n business comparative anatomy n crosslikening bodylore compare vb liken, crossliken, gainmete comparison n likening, crosslikening compassion n ruth compassionate adj ruthful compatible adj well-matched, works with compensation n meed complain vb whine, bellyache, moan, gripe complaint n gripe complicate vb ravel complete adj whole, all, fulfilled, done, outright, thoroughgoing, utter complete vb fulfill, end completely adv wholly, outright, utterly comprehend vb fathom, grasp, understand compromise n tradeoff compunction n qualm, misgiving compute vb reckon, withreckon, linkreckon computer n withreckoner, linkreckoner, reckoner, manchester, upthinker, thoughtcraft, computer, electric n manchester, thundermighty manchester, sparkwork reckoner, sparkwork thoughtcraft computer science n reckonercraft, manchestercraft conceivable adj thoughtworthy conceal vb hide, shroud concentric adj middlesharing concern vb worry concern n worry concieve vb foreseed conclude vb end conclusion n end(say) condescend vb stoop, talk down, lower oneself condition n fettle conduct vb lead, undertake conductress n clippy concurrently prep meanwhile, all along confectionary n sweets, sweet-shop confederacy n Looseband confederate n henchman conference n meeting, klatch confess vb own up, shrive confession n shrift confine vb (by illness) abed, confiscate vb filch conflagration n fire confuse vb ravel, bewilder, ablend, muddle, addle conjunction n linking word, linkword, bindword connect vb link, fit, forbind connection n link, bond conquer vb overwin, overcome conquest n greatwin conscious adj aware conscience n inwit conscript vb draft consecrate vb hallow consent n leave consequence n upshot, aftermath consequently adv thereby consider vb think about, umbethink, heed consists (of) vb is made up of consonant n withloud conspicuous adj kenspeckle construct vb build constructed language (conlang) n madeup speech constructed language maker (conlanger) n speechmaker constitution n makeup constitution n (lawish) writlaw construction n building consumption n intake consummate adj thoroughgoing contain vb have in itself, hold, inhold contemporary adj today's content adj fulfilled, canty, happy, glad contention n wrangling contest n match continent n greatland, mainland, landstretch, fastland continue vb go on, abide, keep on, ongo continuous adj unbroken, ongoing contort vb writhe contract n handfast contradict vb gainsay contrary adv against, withershins control n hold control v hold, wield conundrum n riddle conurbation n towncluster convergence n overlap converse vb corrieneuch convey vb bear, send co-operate vb work together cop vb nab cope vb deal courageous adj doughty, bold cord n string core n heart, yolk corner n nook corpse n body, lich corpor(e)al adj bodily corpulence n overweight corpus n body correct adj right correction fluid n white out correctly adv aright corridor n hallway corrugated adj wrizzled coronation n crowning corslet n byrnie costly adj dear costume n outfit cottage n sheel, cote cotton n treewool, wortwool council n folkmoot counsel vb rede counsellor n alderman, redeman count vb reckon, tell counterpart n match counterbalance n offset counterstroke n gainclap country n land (in a geographical sence, see 'kith' for the political sense) country n (in a personal & emotional sense) erd, fatherland, folkland, homeland, motherland, county n shire, earldom, wapentake, erd county council n shiremoot coup de grace n masterstroke coupling, train\carriage(etc) n thill courage n boldness, fearlessness courageous adj bold, daring, fearless, unfrightened, full-hearted court n deemhall, lawhouse, hof courtyard n hallyard cover n holster, sheath cover vb overlay, hide, deck covert adj hidden, shrouded, stealthy, under wraps cover-up n whitewash coward n dastard cowardly adj dastardly cream n salve crease n & vb wrinkle, rumple, rimple, runkle create vb make, build, shape, to craft creation n making, building, crafting, shaping creator n wright (also as suffix), maker creature n wight credence n belief, trustworthiness credibility n beliefworthiness credible adj beliefworthy creed n belief creme de la creme n cream of the crop, dog's bollocks crepuscular adj twilight crepuscule n twilight, dusk, nightfall, gloaming, evenfall, eventide, duskingtide, sundown criminal n lawbreaker, outlaw criticise vb undersay (nb. att'd) criticism n undersaying, potshot, flak cross n rood crucifix n rood crucify vb hang upon a rood, roodfasten crude adj rough cry vb weep, shout, wail, yell, howl, sob cub n whelp cuckoo n gowk cul de sac n dead end cultivate vb grow, till, farm culture n kithship cup n mug cure vb heal curriculum vitae n walk of life, smithsyore current adj today's, now's, nowa curtail vb foreshorten curve n bow, bend custom adj thew, bespoke cutaneous adj skin cygnet n swanling