English words: corniness to corporally punish
300 English words, part 151 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 28 have a page of their own.
English words corniness to corporally punish
- corniness noun: The state or condition of being corny.
- cornish adjective, noun /ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/: Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England.
- Cornish acre noun: A variable unit of land measurement used in Cornwall, England, equating to nine farthinglands or roughly 120 statute acres.
- Cornish boiler noun: A long, cylindrical boiler with one large flue containing fire.
- Cornish chough noun: Synonym of red-billed chough.
- Cornish diamond noun: Quartz.
- Cornish elm noun: Ulmus minor 'Stricta', a cultivar of the field elm, once commonly found in Cornwall.
- Cornish engine noun: A kind of beam engine used mainly for pumping water from mines. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight in...
- Cornish fairing noun: A traditional ginger biscuit from Cornwall, England, originally sold at fairs.
- Cornish game hen noun: A young broiler chicken (not an actual game bird, nor necessarily female) sold whole.
- Cornish hedge noun: A kind of hedge built of stone and earth, found in Cornwall, England.
- Cornish hen noun: Synonym of Cornish game hen.
- Cornish hurling noun: An outdoor team game of Celtic origin played in Cornwall, England, with a small silver ball.
- Cornish palm noun: The tree Cordyline australis.
- Cornish pastie noun: Alternative form of Cornish pasty.
- Cornish pasty noun: A kind of meat pie, not made in a pie pan but with a large piece of folded-over pastry dough, crimped shut, then baked on a sheet. It usually includes meat...
- Cornish Rex noun: A domestic cat of a medium-sized breed with short wavy hair, originating in Great Britain.
- Cornish salmon noun: The pollock.
- Cornish sole noun: Synonym of megrim (“Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis”).
- Cornish stone noun: Synonym of China stone.
- Cornish wrestling noun: A form of wrestling, similar to judo, traditionally practised in Cornwall.
- Cornishman noun: A man from Cornwall.
- Cornishness noun: The state or quality of being Cornish.
- Cornishperson noun: A person from Cornwall.
- Cornishwoman noun: A woman from Cornwall.
- cornist noun: A cornetist
- cornkister noun: A Doric comic song of the late 19th of early 20th century, in the tradition of a bothy ballad.
- cornlage noun /ˈkɔɹnlɪd͡ʒ/: Silage made from corn (maize): corn silage.
- cornland noun: land used for or suitable for the growing of corn
- cornlaw noun: Rare spelling of corn law.
- cornless adjective: Without corn (the crop).
- cornlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of corn (the cereal crop).
- cornloft noun: A loft for corn; a granary.
- cornmarket noun: A market where corn is traded.
- cornmeal noun /ˈkɔɹnˌmil/: Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a meal, especially a coarse one.
- cornmealy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of cornmeal.
- cornmill noun: A mill where corn is ground.
- cornmonger noun: A dealer in corn.
- cornmoth noun: Alternative form of corn moth.
- corno noun: French horn
- Corno Flute noun: A kind of organ stop with a soft tone.
- cornobble verb: To slap or strike someone on the head.
- cornography noun /kɔːnɒɡ.ɹə.fi/: Pornography; explicit depiction of sexual subject matter.
- cornoid adjective: Composed of corneum
- cornopean noun: A large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston).
- cornoside noun: A phenylethanoid glucoside with IUPAC name 4-hydroxy-4-(2-{[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}ethyl)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one
- cornpatch noun: A patch of corn.
- cornplate verb: To discuss or scrutinize insignificant or inconsequential details in media.
- cornpone noun /ˈkɔnpəʊn/: A form of cornbread made without milk or eggs.
- cornrow noun, verb: One of a set of rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp, forming a hairstyle, of African origin.
- cornrowed adjective, verb: Of a person or hairstyle, having cornrows or being in a cornrow style.
- cornrower noun: Someone who braids hair into cornrows.
- cornsack noun: A sack for carrying corn.
- cornsalad noun: Alternative form of corn salad; Valerianella locusta or similar plants in genus Valerianella.
- cornsheller noun: A machine or machine component that separates the kernels of corn (maize) from the cob.
- cornshock noun: A stack of corn, typically set out for drying.
- cornshuck noun: The husk covering an ear of corn.
- cornshucker noun: A farmer or farm worker engaged in shucking corn (maize). A role played periodically, not a vocation.
- cornshucking noun: The work of shucking corn (maize).
- cornsilk adjective, noun: A very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.
- cornsilog noun /ˈkɔɹn.sɪˌloɡ/: a meal of corned beef with fried rice and fried egg
- cornstalk noun: The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
- cornstar noun: A pornstar.
- cornstarch noun: A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
- cornstarched adjective: With cornstarch.
- cornstarchy adjective: Containing cornstarch.
- cornstick noun: Corn on the cob.
- cornstone noun: A kind of marly siliceous rock.
- cornstook noun: A pile or bundle of corn.
- Cornsweet illusion noun: An optical illusion where an edge between regions of the same shade causes them to be perceived as different shades.
- Cornthwaite proper noun: A surname.
- Cornton proper noun: A northern suburb of Stirling, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7995).
- cornu noun: A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
- cornu ammonis noun: A fossil shell, curved like a ram's horn; an ammonite.
- Cornu spiral noun: Synonym of clothoid.
- cornual adjective: Located near, or relating to, an animal's horns.
- cornuate adjective: Horn-shaped, as with a bicornuate uterus.
- cornuated adjective: Synonym of cornuate.
- Cornubian adjective: Cornish or something of or relating to Cornwall.
- cornubianite noun: A dark-blue laminated rock found in Cornwall with granite.
- cornubite noun: A mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
- cornucopia noun /ˌkɔː.njəˈkəʊ.pi.ə/: A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or...
- cornucopia machine noun: Synonym of molecular assembler.
- cornucopia sofa noun: A Regency-era sofa with carvings of cornucopias on the arms and sometimes elsewhere.
- cornucopian adjective: in great abundance, very abundant
- cornucopianism noun: The belief that continued supply of the material needs of humankind can be achieved through continued advances in technology.
- cornucopiate adjective: Having the shape of a cornucopia.
- cornucopious adjective: abundant; plentiful
- cornulin noun: A calcium-binding protein present in the upper layer of squamous epithelia
- cornulitid noun: Any member of the extinct order Cornulitida of encrusting animals in the class Tentaculita.
- cornupete adjective: Of an animal: threatening to butt with its horns.
- cornus noun: Any of the genus Cornus of dogwoods.
- cornusiin noun: A particular ellagitannin.
- cornute adjective, noun, verb /kɔːˈnjuːt/: To give 'horns' to; to make a cuckold of.
- cornuted adjective, verb: Bearing horns; horned.
- cornutin noun: A poisonous organic compound derived from ergot, the spur of rye and other grasses.
- cornutine noun: Alternative form of cornutin.
- cornuto noun: A cuckold.
- cornutor noun: One who makes another person into a cuckold.
- Cornwall proper noun /ˈkɔːn.wɔːl/: A peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
- Cornwall stone noun: Synonym of China stone.
- Cornwallian adjective, noun: Of or relating to Cornwall.
- Cornwallis proper noun: An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Cornish ancestry.
- cornwallite noun: A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
- Cornwell proper noun /ˈkɔːn.wɛl/: A surname.
- cornworm noun: Synonym of corn earworm.
- corny adjective /ˈkɔːni/: Boring and unoriginal.
- Corny keg noun: Cornelius keg
- Cornyn proper noun /ˈkɔː(ɹ)nɪn/: A surname.
- coro noun: Syllabic abbreviation of coroutine.
- Coroado noun: Synonym of Kaingang.
- corobane noun: Cowbane (Cicuta)
- corocoro noun: A bird, the green ibis, Mesembrinibis cayennensis.
- corocotta noun: Alternative spelling of crocotta.
- corodiary noun: Alternative form of corrodiary.
- corody noun: Alternative form of corrody.
- Corofin proper noun: A village in County Clare, Ireland.
- coroglaucigenin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- Corojo noun: A type of tobacco originally grown in the Vuelta Abajo region of Cuba, and used primarily in the making of cigars.
- corol noun: A corolla.
- corolla noun /kəˈɹoʊlə/: The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises...
- corollaceous adjective: Pertaining to, or resembling, a corolla.
- corollarial adjective /ˌkɔɹəˈlɛɹi.əl/: Of or relating to corollaries.
- corollarially adverb: As a corollary.
- corollarily adverb: By means of a corollary
- corollary adjective, noun /kɒˈɹɒləɹi/: A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.
- corollary relief noun: The custody and support of children in divorce proceedings.
- corollate adjective: Having or resembling a corolla.
- corollated adjective: Alternative form of corollate.
- corollet noun: A floret in an aggregate flower.
- corolliferous adjective: Bearing a corolla.
- corollifloral adjective: Having the stamens borne on the petals, and the latter free from the calyx.
- corolliflorous adjective: corollifloral
- corolliform adjective: Having the form of a corolla
- corolline adjective: Of or pertaining to a corolla
- coroloside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- coromandel noun: Synonym of calamander.
- Coromandel gooseberry noun: Carambola.
- Coromantee noun: An enslaved person from the Akan ethnic group, taken from the Gold Coast region in modern-day Ghana.
- Coromanti noun: Alternative form of Coromantee.
- Coromantin noun: Alternative form of Coromantee.
- corona noun, verb /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/: A large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
- corona baby noun: Alternative form of coronababy.
- corona bean noun: A large, ivory-white, plump Italian heirloom runner bean Phaseolus coccineus, known for its creamy texture and meaty, rich flavor.
- corona belly noun: An overweight or obese belly resulting from lack of exercise during a coronavirus quarantine order.
- corona blues noun: An episode of depression provoked by coronavirus.
- corona bond noun: A proposed bond to assist countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- corona discharge noun: The ionization of air (or any other fluid) surrounding an electrically energized conductor, as a result of a strong electric field.
- corona glandis noun /kəˈɹəʊnə ˈɡlændɪs/: Ellipsis of corona glandis penis.
- corona glandis penis noun /kəˈɹəʊnə ˈɡlændɪs ˈpiːnɪs/: The salient part of the penile glans.
- corona lucis noun: Synonym of corona (“type of chandelier”).
- corona party noun: Ellipsis of coronavirus party.
- corona radiata noun: The innermost layer of cumulus oophorus directly surrounding the zona pellucida.
- corona seminis noun: Synonym of pappus.
- corona virus noun: Alternative form of coronavirus.
- corona-wise adverb: With reference to or in terms of COVID-19.
- coronababy noun: A baby conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- coronach noun /kɒɹənək/: A dirge or lamentation.
- coronacoaster noun /kəˈɹəʊnəˌkəʊstə/: Emotional ups and downs, or violent changes in mood due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects.
- coronad adverb: Towards a corona.
- coronadite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, lead, manganese, oxygen, and vanadium.
- Coronado proper noun /ˌkɒɹəˈnɑːdəʊ/: A surname from Spanish.
- coronaed adjective, verb: Having a corona (in various senses).
- coronafacic acid noun: A polyketide component of the phytotoxin coronatine, a virulence factor of the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae.
- coronagraph noun: A telescope that has an attachment which blocks out the direct light from the Sun or other star, allowing examination of the corona and the detection of...
- coronagraphic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or employing a coronagraph
- coronagraphically adverb: In a coronagraphic manner; by means of a coronagraph.
- coronagraphy noun: The viewing of near-sun or near-stellar objects using a coronagraph
- coronaholic noun: A person who has become a heavy drinker during the coronavirus lockdown
- coronal adjective, noun /ˈkɒɹənəl/: Relating to a crown or coronation.
- coronal hole noun: A region in the corona of a star where magnetic field lines extend out into space, allowing solar wind to escape.
- coronal mass ejection noun: A massive burst of solar wind, other light isotope plasma, and magnetic fields rising above the solar corona or being released into space.
- coronal plane noun: Any vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior (belly and back) sections.
- coronal rain noun: Cooled globs of condensed plasma that falls back onto a star's surface, after having been superheated and lofted into the corona.
- coronal suture noun: The line of junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones of the skull.
- coronaled adjective: Bearing a coronal; crowned or wreathed.
- coronally adverb: In a coronal manner.
- coronamic acid noun: A cyclopropyl amino acid component of the phytotoxin coronatine, a virulence factor of the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae.
- coronamycin noun: Any of a class of antibiotics obtained from Streptomyces bacteria growing on Monstera species.
- coronand noun: A crown compound.
- coronant noun: Synonym of coronator.
- coronaphobia noun: Fear or hysteria caused by COVID-19 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
- coronapocalypse noun: The COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting social, economic, and political turmoil.
- coronaridine noun: 18-carbomethoxyibogamine, an alkaloid found in Tabernanthe iboga and related species.
- coronaroangiography noun: angiography of a coronary artery
- coronarography noun: An X-ray of the coronary arteries
- coronaropathic adjective: Relating to, or afflicted with, coronaropathy.
- coronaropathy noun: coronary heart disease
- coronary adjective, noun /ˈkɔɹənɛɹi/: Pertaining to a crown or garland.
- coronary artery noun /ˌkɔːr.ə.ner.i ˈɑːr.t̬ɚ.i/: An artery arising from aorta.
- coronary artery disease noun: Synonym of coronary heart disease.
- coronary heart disease noun: Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium.
- coronary sinus noun: A large collection of veins in the heart wall that collects blood from the myocardium and empties into the right atrium.
- coronary steal noun: The phenomenon where an alteration of circulation patterns leads to a reduction in the blood flow directed to the coronary circulation.
- coronary thrombosis noun: Thrombosis of a coronary artery, that is, a blockage, caused by a blood clot, of the blood flow in a coronary artery of the heart, leading to myocardial...
- coronasceptic noun: A person who believes Covid-19 is not real or is not a serious problem.
- coronasomnia noun: Insomnia resulting from stress or anxiety brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
- coronasphere noun: The outermost plasma atmosphere around the Sun; the corona.
- coronate adjective, verb /ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/: To crown (a sovereign or champion).
- coronated adjective, verb: coronate
- coronatime noun: The period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- coronatimes noun: The period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- coronatine noun: A polycyclic phytotoxin, produced by some forms of Pseudomonas, that can induce chlorosis.
- coronation noun /kɒɹəˈneɪʃn̩/: An act of investing with a crown; a crowning.
- coronation chicken noun: Cold pre-cooked chicken meat in a creamy mayonnaise-based sauce with herbs and spices, used as a sandwich filling or in salads.
- coronation quiche noun: A kind of quiche made with spinach, broad beans, and tarragon.
- coronation sauce noun: The creamy mayonnaise-based sauce with herbs and spices that is used to make coronation chicken.
- coronational adjective: Pertaining to a coronation.
- coronato noun: An old silver coin of 15th-century Italy, introduced during the reign of Ferdinand I of Aragon.
- coronator noun: One who crowns another; one who carries out a coronation.
- coronatorial adjective: Relating to a coroner.
- coronectomize verb: To subject (a tooth) to coronectomy.
- coronectomy noun: The removal of the crown of a tooth while leaving the roots untouched.
- coronel noun /ˈkɔɹ(ə)nəl/: Alternative form of cronel.
- coronene noun: A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of six benzene rings fused together into a ring, with the molecular formula C₂₄H₁₂.
- coroner noun /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/: A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases...
- coroner's clot noun: An occult blood clot in the nasopharynx formed after surgery or trauma that has the potential to cause fatal airway obstruction following extubation or...
- coronership noun: The role or office of coroner.
- coronet noun /ˈkɒɹənɪt/: A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
- coroneted adjective: Alternative spelling of coronetted.
- coronetted adjective: Bearing one or more coronets.
- coronial adjective, noun: Of, by or pertaining to a coroner.
- Coronid noun: A meteor of a meteor shower appearing to originate from Corona Borealis.
- coroniform adjective: Having the form of a crown or coronet.
- coronilla noun /ˌkɔɹəˈnɪlə/: Any of the genus Coronilla of plants related to the clover, having their flowers arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets.
- coronillin noun: A poisonous glucoside found in Coronilla.
- coronillobioside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- coronillobiosidol noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- coronin noun: An actin binding protein which also interacts with microtubules
- coronion noun: The tip of the coronoid process of the mandible.
- coronis noun /kɒˈɹəʊnɪs/: A device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. For example: ⸎, ۞.
- coronite noun: Tiny grains of titanium nitride evenly dispersed in a heat treatable steel matrix, resulting in a manufactured material that combines the toughness of steel...
- coronitic adjective: Consisting of or characteristic of coronite.
- coronitis noun: dermatitis of the skin at the coronet of the hooves of a horse
- coronium noun: A supposed chemical element, hypothesized in the 19th century in order to explain a green emission line seen during the total solar eclipse of 7 August 1869...
- coronoapical adjective: Of or pertaining to the coronal and apical aspects of a tooth (the crown and the root apex); as (usually, more specifically) being on the longitudinal axis...
- coronograph noun: A telescope, fitted with an attachment that blocks out direct rays from the sun, used to study and photograph the corona of the sun.
- coronographic adjective: Relating to coronography.
- coronoia noun: Unfounded fear surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19, which may include fear of the spread of the virus or fear of governmental conspiracies in the reaction...
- coronoid adjective, noun: Shaped like the beak of a crow.
- coronoid process noun: A sharp triangular projection from a bone.
- coronoidectomy noun: removal of the coronoid process of the mandible
- coronomaxillary adjective: coronal and maxillary
- coronomeckelian noun: An irregularly-shaped bone that is fused to the dorsomedial surface of the anguloarticular in some fish
- coronophoraceous adjective: Of or relating to the Coronophoraceae.
- coronopilin noun: A sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aS,9bR)-6a-hydroxy-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-4,5,6,7,8,9b-hexahydro-3aH-azuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione
- coronopolin noun: A sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aS,9aS,9bR)-6a-hydroxy-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-4,5,6,7,8,9b-hexahydro-3aH-azuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione isomeric with...
- coronosaur noun: Any centrosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur of the genus Coronosaurus.
- coronosaurian noun: Any dinosaur of the taxon Coronosauria
- coronule noun: A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds.
- coronulid noun: Any member of the family Coronulidae, stalkless acorn barnacles in the order Sessilia.
- coronuloid noun: Any whale barnacle of the superfamily Coronuloidea
- corophiid noun: Any amphipod in the family Corophiidae.
- coroplast noun: A manufacturer of terracotta figurines (in Ancient Greece).
- coroplastic adjective: Of or pertaining to the manufacture of figurines
- coroscopy noun: retinoscopy
- corosolate noun: Any salt or ester of corosolic acid
- corosolic acid noun: A pentacyclic triterpene carboxylic acid found in Lagerstroemia speciosa, used in dietary supplements as a glucose-lowering agent and insulin mimetic
- corossolone noun: An alkyl derivative of furanone, 4-[13-hydroxy-13-[5-(1-hydroxytridecyl)oxolan-2-yl]-8-oxotridecyl]-2-methyl-2H-furan-5-one, isolated from plants of the...
- corotate verb: To rotate in conjunction with another object
- corotating adjective, verb: rotating in conjunction with another
- corotation noun: rotation in conjunction with another body
- corotational adjective: That rotates in conjunction with another body.
- corotocine noun: Any rove beetle of the subtribe Corotocina
- corotoxigenin noun: The cardiac trioside...
- corotron noun: A gas-filled shunt regulator, usually containing small quantities of radioactive materials to ease ignition, the regulated voltage depending upon the gas or...
- coroutine noun: A piece of code that performs a task, and that can be passed new input and return output more than once.
- Corowa proper noun: A town in the Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia
- Corozal proper noun: A town and municipality of central-eastern Puerto Rico.
- corozo noun: Any of several Central American palms.
- corp noun: Abbreviation of corporation.
- corp2corp noun: Contract positions offered to technical programmers and other skilled personnel; subcontracting.
- corpectomied adjective: Subject to a corpectomy
- corpectomize verb: To carry out a corpectomy
- corpectomy noun: Surgical removal of part of the vertebral body
- corpeptin noun: Any of a group of lipodepsipeptides present in Pseudomonas corrugata
- corper noun: A member of Nigeria's National Youth Service Corps.
- corphyrin noun: corrinoid
- corpocracy noun: A corporate bureaucracy, characterized by ineffective management.
- corpocratic adjective: Of or relating to corpocracy.
- corpography noun: a means of conceptualizing a battlefield or war through the physical forms of soldiers
- corpohuminite noun: A maceral of the huminite group.
- corpora arenacea noun: Calcified structures in the pineal gland and other areas of the brain such as the choroid plexus.
- corporal adjective, noun /ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/: Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
- corporal oath noun: An oath (vow) that is not merely spoken, but accompanied by a symbolic act such as kissing a holy book.
- corporal punishment noun /ˌkɔː.pəɹ.əl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/: A form of punishment achieved by inflicting physical pain on the offender's body.
- corporal's guard noun: A small detachment of guards under the charge of a corporal.
- corporale noun: Alternative form of corporal (communion cloth)
- corporality noun: The state of being or having a body (being corporal/corporeal); bodily existence.
- corporally adverb: In or with the body; bodily.
- corporally punish verb: To administer corporal punishment to.
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.