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civil time |
Noun
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the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth) |
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chipboard |
Noun
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a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin |
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clapboard |
Noun
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a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other |
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clapboard |
Verb
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to cover with clapboards |
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calciferol |
Noun
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets |
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compensatory time |
Noun
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time off that is granted to a worker as compensation for working overtime |
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cholecalciferol |
Noun
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets |
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contemporary world |
Noun
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the circumstances and ideas of the present age |
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chabazite |
Noun
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a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum |
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citrin |
Noun
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a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation |
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chabasite |
Noun
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a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum |
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continuum |
Noun
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a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts |
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climacteric |
Noun
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the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends |
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climacteric |
Noun
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a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause |
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change of life |
Noun
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the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends |
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clocking |
Noun
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the time taken to traverse a measured course |
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calendar day |
Noun
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a day reckoned from midnight to midnight |
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civil day |
Noun
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a day reckoned from midnight to midnight |
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commencement day |
Noun
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the day on which university degrees are conferred |
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circadian rhythm |
Noun
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a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms |
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calendar week |
Noun
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a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday |
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church festival |
Noun
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a festival having religious significance |
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clock time |
Noun
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a reading of a point in time as given by a clock |
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compassionate leave |
Noun
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(military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death |
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coordinated universal time |
Noun
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Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds |
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closing time |
Noun
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the regular time of day when an establishment closes to the public |
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checkout time |
Noun
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the latest time for vacating a hotel room |
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church calendar |
Noun
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a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals |
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cockcrow |
Noun
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the first light of day |
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crepuscule |
Noun
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the time of day immediately following sunset |
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crepuscle |
Noun
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the time of day immediately following sunset |
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church year |
Noun
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the year in the ecclesiastical calendar |
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common year |
Noun
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a year that is not a leap year |
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calendar year |
Noun
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the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar |
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civil year |
Noun
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the year, reckoned from January 1 to December 31, according to Gregorian calendar |
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calendar month |
Noun
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one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year |
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cold spell |
Noun
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a spell of cold weather |
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cold snap |
Noun
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a spell of cold weather |
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common time |
Noun
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a time signature indicating four beats to the bar |
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cease |
Noun
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(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end |
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cease |
Verb
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to have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense |
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cease |
Verb
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to put an end to a state or an activity |
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canicule |
Noun
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the hot period between early July and early September |
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canicular days |
Noun
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the hot period between early July and early September |
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canonical hour |
Noun
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(Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer |
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centripetal acceleration |
Noun
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the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit |
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chukker |
Noun
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(polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided |
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compline |
Noun
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last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring |
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complin |
Noun
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last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring |
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crime rate |
Noun
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the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area |