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code of behavior |
Noun
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a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group |
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courtly love |
Noun
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(Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers |
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colour line |
Noun
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barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites |
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causal factor |
Noun
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a determining or causal element or factor |
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canker |
Noun
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a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of |
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canker |
Noun
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an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) |
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canker |
Noun
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a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark |
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canker |
Verb
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to infect with a canker |
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canker |
Verb
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to become infected with a canker |
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color constancy |
Noun
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the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions |
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colour constancy |
Noun
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the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions |
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confusedness |
Noun
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a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior |
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chromesthesia |
Noun
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a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations |
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chromaesthesia |
Noun
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a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations |
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culture shock |
Noun
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a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes |
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colored hearing |
Noun
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a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli |
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colored audition |
Noun
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a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli |
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confidence |
Noun
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freedom from doubt |
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confidence |
Noun
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a secret that is confided or entrusted to another |
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confidence |
Noun
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a feeling of trust (in someone or something) |
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confidence |
Noun
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a trustful relationship |
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confidence |
Noun
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a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable |
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certitude |
Noun
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total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant |
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cocksureness |
Noun
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total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant |
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creepiness |
Noun
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an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin |
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closed book |
Noun
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something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained |
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cognitive factor |
Noun
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something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result |
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cognizance |
Noun
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having knowledge of |
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cognizance |
Noun
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range or scope of what is perceived |
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cognizance |
Noun
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range of what one can know or understand |
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cognisance |
Noun
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having knowledge of |
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can of worms |
Noun
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a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity |
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cognitive process |
Noun
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(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity |
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cognitive operation |
Noun
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(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity |
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clock-watching |
Noun
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paying excessive attention to the clock (in anticipation of stopping work) |
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coma |
Noun
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a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness |
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coma |
Noun
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the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet |
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coma |
Noun
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a usually terminal tuft of bracts, such as in the pineapple, or tuft of hairs, especially on certain seeds |
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comatoseness |
Noun
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a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness |
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color bar |
Noun
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barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites |
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colour bar |
Noun
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barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites |
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color line |
Noun
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barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites |
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chimera |
Noun
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a grotesque product of the imagination |
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committal to memory |
Noun
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learning so as to be able to remember verbatim |
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chorionic villus sampling |
Noun
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a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy |
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chorionic villus biopsy |
Noun
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a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy |
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chunking |
Noun
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(psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units |
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constellation |
Noun
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an arrangement of parts or elements |
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constellation |
Noun
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a configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
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carry-over |
Noun
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application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation |