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cellular inclusion |
Noun
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any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases) |
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cay |
Noun
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a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida |
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champaign |
Noun
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extensive tract of level open land |
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crustal plate |
Noun
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a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly |
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common fault |
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an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall |
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chuckhole |
Noun
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a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface) |
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cancer body |
Noun
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an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer |
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chain of mountains |
Noun
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a series of hills or mountains |
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centaur |
Noun
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(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse |
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cosmos |
Noun
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everything that exists anywhere |
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cosmos |
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any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves |
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cockatrice |
Noun
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monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg |
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creek bed |
Noun
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a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream |
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cherub |
Noun
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an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge |
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cherub |
Noun
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a sweet innocent baby |
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cacodemon |
Noun
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an evil spirit |
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cacodaemon |
Noun
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an evil spirit |
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christ |
Noun
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any expected deliverer |
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contrapuntist |
Noun
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a composer who specializes in counterpoint |
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contrarian |
Noun
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an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors |
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consumer |
Noun
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a person who uses goods or services |
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contadino |
Noun
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an Italian farmer |
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contestant |
Noun
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a person who participates in competitions |
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contestant |
Noun
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a person who dissents from some established policy |
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cosigner |
Noun
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one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration) |
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cosigner |
Noun
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a signer in addition to the principal signer (to verify the authenticity of the principal signature or to provide surety) |
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coward |
Noun
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a person who shows fear or timidity |
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creator |
Noun
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a person who grows or makes or invents things |
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controversialist |
Noun
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a person who disputes |
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Cheshire cat |
Noun
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a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face |
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Cinderella |
Noun
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a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition |
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compeer |
Noun
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a person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
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captor |
Noun
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a person who captures and holds people or animals |
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capturer |
Noun
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a person who captures and holds people or animals |
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coadjutor |
Noun
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an assistant to a bishop |
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cofounder |
Noun
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one of a group of founders |
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color-blind person |
Noun
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a person unable to distinguish differences in hue |
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commoner |
Noun
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a person who holds no title |
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common man |
Noun
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a person who holds no title |
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common person |
Noun
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a person who holds no title |
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communicator |
Noun
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a person who communicates with others |
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conservator |
Noun
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someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person |
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conservator |
Noun
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the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) |
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contestee |
Noun
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a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested |
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contester |
Noun
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someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.) |
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Corinthian |
Noun
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a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure |
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colored person |
Noun
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a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive |
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Canuck |
Noun
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informal term for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular |
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coolie |
Noun
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an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer |
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cooly |
Noun
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(ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer |