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circus tent |
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a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance |
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clearstory |
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part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light |
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clerical collar |
Noun
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a stiff white collar with no opening in the front |
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chinning bar |
Noun
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a horizontal bar on which you can chin yourself |
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coat stand |
Noun
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an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing |
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colliery |
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a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it |
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clothing |
Noun
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a covering designed to be worn on a person's body |
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common room |
Noun
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a sitting room (usually at school or university) |
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communications satellite |
Noun
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an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth |
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cocktail lounge |
Noun
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a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served |
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communication system |
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facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
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communication system |
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a system for communicating |
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cocktail shaker |
Noun
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a shaker for mixing cocktails |
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cocotte |
Noun
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a small casserole in which individual portions can be cooked and served |
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cocotte |
Noun
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a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money |
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codeine |
Noun
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derivative of opium |
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clothing store |
Noun
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a store where men's clothes are sold |
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codpiece |
Noun
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(15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches |
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coelostat |
Noun
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optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope |
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collimator |
Noun
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optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens |
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collimator |
Noun
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a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one |
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coffee can |
Noun
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a can for storing ground coffee |
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coffee cup |
Noun
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a cup from which coffee is drunk |
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cologne |
Noun
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a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol |
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cloud chamber |
Noun
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apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor |
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coffee filter |
Noun
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filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds |
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cologne water |
Noun
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a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol |
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coffee maker |
Noun
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a kitchen appliance for brewing coffee automatically |
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clout nail |
Noun
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a short nail with a flat head |
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coffee mill |
Noun
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a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans |
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colonoscope |
Noun
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an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum |
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clove hitch |
Noun
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a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar |
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coffee grinder |
Noun
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a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans |
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colophon |
Noun
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information about the publishing of a book, usually found printed on the title page |
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cloverleaf |
Noun
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an interchange that does not require left-hand turns |
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coffee mug |
Noun
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a mug intended for serving coffee |
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colorimeter |
Noun
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a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents |
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clozapine |
Noun
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an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia |
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coffeepot |
Noun
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tall pot in which coffee is brewed |
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coffee stall |
Noun
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a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night) |
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coloring book |
Noun
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a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored with crayons by children |
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club car |
Noun
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railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs |
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coffee table |
Noun
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low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served |
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colors |
Noun
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a flag that shows its nationality |
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colors |
Noun
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a distinguishing emblem |
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clipboard |
Noun
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a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers |
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cocktail table |
Noun
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low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served |
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clip joint |
Noun
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a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment |
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colours |
Noun
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a flag that shows its nationality |
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colours |
Noun
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a distinguishing emblem |