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cape.noun,.plural.capes
a sleeveless outer garment fastened at the neck
and worn hanging over the shoulders; a point or head of land projecting
into a body of water (names of actual capes, Cape Hatteras; Cape of Good
Hope; Cape Cod, southern Massachusetts, Cape Coral, Florida; Cape York
Peninsula)
cloak, cloaked,
cloaking,
cloaks.transitive
verbs
to cover or conceal
with or as if with a cloak; to clothe; disguise;
hide
cloak.also
cloke.noun,.plural.cloaks,.clokes
a loose outer garment, such as a cape;
something that covers or conceals.(a
cloak of secrecy was over the wrapped Christmas presents; Parrot
fishes are able to cloak themselves; she always wraps herself in a
cloak when outside in the winter)
complete, completer,
completest.adjectives
filled full; having all necessary parts, components
or steps; entire (a complete meal); consummate.(a
complete gentleman)
complete, completed,
completing,
completes.transitive
verbs
to bring to a finish or an end (she has completed
her studies); to make whole, with all necessary elements
or parts (a sixth child would complete their family)
completely.adverb
completive.adjective
completeness.noun
completion.noun,.plural.completions
the act
of completing or the state
of being completed
cherish, cherished,
cherishing,
cherishes.transitive
verbs
to consider as having extreme value (he cherished
love above all else); to treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
(cherish one's family; cherish one's values; cherish the uniqueness
of others); to keep fondly in mind;
appreciate
cherishingly.adverb
cherishable.noun,.plural.cherishables
cherisher.noun,.plural.cherishers
clatter, clattered,
clattering,
clatters.verbs
intransitive
verb use.to make a rattling
sound (clattering along on roller skates or skateboards; the kitchen was
so busy and the clatter was high)
transitive
verb use.to cause to make a rattling
sound
clatter.noun,.plural.clatters
a rattling sound (the clatter of dishes in the
kitchen); a loud disturbance; a racket (the clatter of the subway train);
noisy talk by many people all at once); chatter
clatterer.noun
compatible.adjective
capable
of existing or performing in harmonious,
agreeable or congenial combination
with another or others (compatible family relationships); capable of integration
and operation with other elements in a system with no modification
or conversion required
compatible.noun,.plural.compatibles
a device,
such as a computer or computer software, that can be integrated
into or used with another device or system
of its type
compatibility.or.compatibleness.noun
compatibly.adverb
craft.noun,.plural.crafts
skill
in doing or making something,
as in the arts;
proficiency;
an occupation
or trade requiring.manual.dexterity
or skilled artistry; a boat, ship or aircraft
craft, crafted,
crafting,
crafts.transitive
verbs
to make by hand; to make or construct something
in a manner suggesting great care or ingenuity
(he crafts the small wooden boats with great
precision)
crafter.noun,.plural.crafters
craftsman.noun,.plural.craftsmen
a craftsman or a craftswoman;
one who practices a craft with great skill
craftsperson.noun,.plural.craftspersons
craftsmanlike.adjective
craftsmanly.adjective
craftsmanship.noun
craft.noun,.plural.crafts
skill
in evasion or deception
(every try to get a straight
answer from a politician or
corporate
leader?); guile
crafty, craftier,
craftiest.adjectives
skilled in or marked
by underhandedness, deviousness
or deception; sly; guile; if you describe
someone as crafty, you mean
that they achieve
what they want in a clever
way, often by deceiving
people with evasive political
reasonings
craftily.adverb
craftiness.noun
condition.noun,.plural.conditions
a mode or
state
of being
(compatibility is a condition of a successful
relationship; the wasp sting caused her face to be in a swollen
condition for awhile); existing
circumstances.(conditions
in the office made concentration.difficult)
Grammar:.the
dependent clause of a conditional
sentence
Logic:.a
proposition
on which another proposition depends;
the antecedent of a conditional
proposition;
a provision making the effect
of a legal instrument contingent
on the occurrence of an uncertain
future event
condition, conditioned,
conditioning,
conditions.transitive
verbs
to make dependent on a condition or conditions;
to stipulate as a condition;
to air-condition
conditional.adjective
imposing,
depending on or containing a condition; dependent
conditional.noun,.plural.conditionals
conditionality.noun,.plural.conditionalities
conditionally.adverb
Grammar:.stating,
containing or implying a condition
Chantilly.noun
a village of northern France north of Paris, noted
for its delicate.lace.derived
from natural silk and known also
for its fine porcelain that
made the town famous; from about 1840 A.D.
machine-made imitations were available; the designs are characterized by
naturalistic flowers and ribbons on a spotted background
chant.noun,.plural.chants
Music:.a
short, simple melody in which a number of syllables or words are sung on
or intoned to the same note (the chant of the crowd at the hockey game);
a canticle
(they chanted using many words)
chant, chanted,
chanting,
chants.verbs
transitive verb use.to
sing or intone
to a chant (chant a prayer; chanted while a friend jumped rope; chanted
to heal sickness); the purpose
of chanting is to invoke
the meaning
behind the word or words one may have in his or her mind, as words of high
consciousness are very
powerful and from one with a low consciousness mind, words
aren't
intransitive verb use.to
sing, especially in the manner of a chant
chantingly.adverb
contravene, contravened,
contravening,
contravenes.transitive
verbs
to act or be counter to; violate.(she
contravened ethics of a solid relationship);
to oppose in argument;
gainsay.(contravening
the rules of the road can lead to accidents); deny;
contraveneimplies
not so much an intentional
opposition as it does some inherent.incompatibility.(laws
that contravene tradition of the
golden rule and inherent rights of humanity created by the
Infinite Intelligence)
contravention.noun,.plural.contraventions
the act of contravening;
a violation
compete, competed,
competing,
competes.intransitive
verbs
to strive
with another or others to attain
a goal, such as gaining an advantage
or winning a victory; rival (playing
another team or someone in order to gain for self at the result of the
other losing; there is one way where you
can always win)
competition.noun,.plural.competitions
the act of competing,
as for profit or a prize; rivalry;
a test of skill or ability; a contest
(a skating competition); rivalry between two or more businesses striving
for the same customer or market; a competitor
competitor.noun,.plural.competitors
one that competes
with another, as in sports or business; a rival
competitive.adjective
of, involving
or determined
by competition (competitive games); inclined
to compete (a highly competitive political
party)
competitively.adverb
competitiveness.noun
contest.noun,.plural.contests
a competition, especially
one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by those having
been selected as judges; a struggle for superiority or victory between
rivals
(the good God and the
bad God)
contest, contested,
contesting,
contests.verbs
transitive verb use.to
compete
or strive for; to call into question
and take an active stand against; dispute
or challenge (contest a will); oppose
intransitive verb use.to
struggle or compete; contend.(contested
with other bidders for the antique at the auction)
contestable.adjective
contestation.noun,.plural.contestations
contester.noun,.plural.contesters
contestant.noun,.plural.contestants
one taking part in a contest; a competitor; one
that contests or disputes something, such as an election or a will
clairvoyance.noun
the power to see objects or events that cannot
be perceived
by the senses; seeing into
the invisible; acute.intuitive
insight or perceptiveness;
someone who is clairvoyant knows about future events and is able to communicate
with people passed on
clairvoyant.adjective
of or relating to clairvoyance; having the power
to see objects or events that cannot be perceived by the 5
senses
clairvoyant.noun,.plural.clairvoyants
a person, such as a medium,
possessing the power of clairvoyance
clump.noun,.plural.clumps
a clustered
mass; a lump (clumps of soil); a thick grouping, as of trees or bushes
clump, clumped,
clumping,
clumps.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
form lumps or thick groupings; to walk or move so as to make a heavy, dull
sound
transitive verb use.to
gather into or form lumps or thick groupings of
clumpy.adjective
cooperate, cooperated,
cooperating,
cooperates.intransitive
verbs
to work or act together toward a common end or
purpose; to acquiesce willingly; be compliant (asked the child to cooperate
and go to bed); to form an association for common, usually economic, benefit
(when buyers cooperate they can make large wholesale purchases at a discount)
cooperator.noun,.plural.cooperators
cooperation.noun
the act or practice of cooperating;
the association of persons or businesses for common, usually economic,
benefit cooperationist.noun
cooperative.adjective
done in cooperation
with others (a cooperative effort); markedby
willingness to cooperate; compliant
(a cooperative person); of, relating to or formed as an enterprise or organization
jointly owned or managed by those who use its facilities or services (a
cooperative grocery store; cooperative housing complex) cooperative.noun
an enterprise or organization that is owned or
managed jointly by those who use its facilities or services; a coop
cooperatively.adverb
cooperativeness.noun
challenge.noun,.plural.challenges
a call to engage
in a contest, fight or competition
(a challenge to see who finishes with the best short story); a demand for
explanation or justification;
a calling into question (a challenge to a policy); a test of one's abilities
or resources in a demanding but stimulating
undertaking (a job that offers a challenge)
challenge, challenged,
challenging,
challenges.verbs
transitive verb use.to
call to engage in a contest, fight or competition (challenged me to a game
of checkers); dare
(challenged me to learn to swim; to take exception
to; call into question; dispute
(a book that challenges established beliefs); to summon
to action, effort or use; stimulate (a problem to solve
that challenges the imagination)
intransitive verb use.to
make or give voice to a challenge
challengeable.adjective
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