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ceding |
Noun
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the act of ceding |
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counteraction |
Noun
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action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action |
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coup de grace |
Noun
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the blow that kills (usually mercifully) |
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cardiospasm |
Noun
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a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach) |
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comb |
Noun
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the act of drawing a comb through hair |
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comb |
Noun
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the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds |
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comb |
Noun
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ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore |
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comb |
Noun
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a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge |
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comb |
Noun
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any of several tools for straightening fibers |
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comb |
Verb
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to smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb |
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comb |
Verb
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to search thoroughly |
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comb |
Verb
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to straighten with a comb |
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combing |
Noun
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the act of drawing a comb through hair |
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creation |
Noun
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the act of starting something for the first time |
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creation |
Noun
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the human act of creating |
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creation |
Noun
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an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone |
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creation |
Noun
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the event that occurred at the beginning of something |
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creation |
Noun
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everything that exists anywhere |
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cleaning |
Noun
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the act of making something clean |
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cleanup |
Noun
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the act of making something clean |
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cleanup |
Noun
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(baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) |
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cleanup |
Noun
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a very large profit |
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commencement |
Noun
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the act of starting something |
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commencement |
Noun
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an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred |
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commencement |
Noun
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the time at which something is supposed to begin |
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catharsis |
Noun
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in psychoanalysis, the purging of emotional tensions |
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catharsis |
Noun
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purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels |
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correction |
Noun
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the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake |
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correction |
Noun
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treatment of a specific defect |
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correction |
Noun
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the act of punishing |
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correction |
Noun
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a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases |
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correction |
Noun
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something substituted for an error |
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correction |
Noun
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a rebuke for making a mistake |
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correction |
Noun
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a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure |
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curtain raiser |
Noun
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any preliminary activity |
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curtain raiser |
Noun
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a short play presented before the main play |
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cooking |
Noun
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the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
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constitution |
Noun
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the act of forming or establishing something |
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constitution |
Noun
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the way in which someone or something is composed |
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constitution |
Noun
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law determining the fundamental political principles of a government |
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cookery |
Noun
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the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
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compensation |
Noun
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the act of compensating for service or loss or injury |
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compensation |
Noun
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something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) |
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compensation |
Noun
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors |
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contamination |
Noun
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the act of contaminating or polluting |
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contamination |
Noun
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the state of being contaminated |
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contamination |
Noun
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a substance that contaminates |
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clearing |
Noun
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the act of removing solid particles from a liquid |
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clearing |
Noun
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the act of freeing from suspicion |
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clearing |
Noun
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a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area |