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cryptograph |
Noun
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a secret method of writing |
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coulisse |
Noun
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a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel |
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coulisse |
Noun
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a flat situated in the wings |
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crystal |
Noun
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a protective cover that protects the face of a watch |
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crystal |
Noun
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glassware made of quartz |
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crystal |
Noun
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a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices |
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crystal |
Noun
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a rock formed by the solidification of a substance |
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crystal |
Noun
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colorless glass made of almost pure silica |
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crystal |
Noun
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a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure |
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cramp |
Noun
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a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles |
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cramp |
Noun
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a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued |
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cramp |
Noun
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a painful and involuntary muscular contraction |
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cramp |
Verb
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to suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle |
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cramp |
Verb
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to affect with or as if with a cramp |
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cramp |
Verb
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to prevent the progress or free movement of |
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cramp |
Verb
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to secure with a cramp |
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counterbore |
Noun
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a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole |
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croquet ball |
Noun
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a wooden ball used in playing croquet |
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countersink |
Noun
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a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole |
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countersink |
Noun
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a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface |
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countersink |
Verb
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to insert a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink |
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croquet equipment |
Noun
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sports equipment used in playing croquet |
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cramp iron |
Noun
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a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles |
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crystal ball |
Noun
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a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers |
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croquet mallet |
Noun
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a mallet used to strike the ball in croquet |
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crampon |
Noun
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an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing |
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crampon |
Noun
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a hinged pair of curved iron bars |
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crystal counter |
Noun
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a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity |
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countersink bit |
Noun
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a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole |
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crampoon |
Noun
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an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing |
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crampoon |
Noun
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a hinged pair of curved iron bars |
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crystal detector |
Noun
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a detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal |
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counterirritant |
Noun
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a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation |
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crossbar |
Noun
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long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts |
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crossbar |
Noun
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game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over |
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crossbar |
Noun
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a horizontal bar that goes across something |
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crystal microphone |
Noun
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a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage |
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counterpart |
Noun
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a duplicate copy |
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counterpart |
Noun
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a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another |
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climbing iron |
Noun
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an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing |
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crossbench |
Noun
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any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition |
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crystal oscillator |
Noun
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an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal |
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climber |
Noun
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an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing |
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climber |
Noun
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someone who climbs as a sport |
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climber |
Noun
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someone who ascends on foot |
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climber |
Noun
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someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior |
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climber |
Noun
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a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants |
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cross bit |
Noun
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a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges |
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crossbow |
Noun
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a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel) |
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crystal pickup |
Noun
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a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal |