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convector |
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a space heater that transfers heat to the surrounding air by convection |
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core |
Noun
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a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil |
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core |
Noun
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the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place |
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core |
Noun
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(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data |
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core |
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |
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core |
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the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
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core |
Noun
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a small group of indispensable persons or things |
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core |
Noun
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the center of an object |
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core |
Noun
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the central part of the Earth |
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core |
Noun
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a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill |
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core |
Verb
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to remove the core or center from |
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convenience store |
Noun
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a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items |
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convent |
Noun
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a religious residence especially for nuns |
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convent |
Noun
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a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together |
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condenser microphone |
Noun
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microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves |
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conventicle |
Noun
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a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers) |
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conventicle |
Noun
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a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship |
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capacitor microphone |
Noun
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microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves |
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condom |
Noun
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contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
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condominium |
Noun
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one of the dwelling units in a condominium |
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condominium |
Noun
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housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned |
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converging lens |
Noun
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lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus |
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core bit |
Noun
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a hollow drilling bit that is the cutting part of a core drill |
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crackle china |
Noun
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glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface |
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cryometer |
Noun
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a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures |
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crocket |
Noun
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an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable |
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cradle |
Noun
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a baby bed with sides and rockers |
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cradle |
Noun
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a trough that can be rocked back and forth |
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cradle |
Noun
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where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence |
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cradle |
Noun
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birth of a person |
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cradle |
Verb
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to run with the stick |
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cradle |
Verb
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to hold gently and carefully |
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cradle |
Verb
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to wash in a cradle |
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cradle |
Verb
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to cut grain with a cradle scythe |
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cradle |
Verb
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to hold or place in or as if in a cradle |
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cradle |
Verb
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to bring up from infancy |
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cryoscope |
Noun
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a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points |
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Crock Pot |
Noun
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an electric cooker that maintains a relatively low temperature |
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couchette |
Noun
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a compartment on a European passenger train |
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cryostat |
Noun
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a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures |
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croft |
Noun
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a small farm worked by a crofter |
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coude telescope |
Noun
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a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph |
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crypt |
Noun
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a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church) |
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crook |
Noun
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a long staff with one end being hook-shaped |
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crook |
Noun
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someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
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crook |
Noun
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a circular segment of a curve |
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crook |
Verb
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to bend or cause to bend |
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coude system |
Noun
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a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph |
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cryptograph |
Noun
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a device for deciphering codes and ciphers |
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cryptograph |
Noun
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a piece of writing in code or cipher |