English Words: C

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calumniationnoun

A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone.

calumniatornoun

A person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).

calumniatoryadj

Containing calumny; slanderous.

calumniousadj

Possessing the traits of calumny.

calumniouslyadv

In the manner of a falsification intended to discredit another.

calumniousnessnoun

calumny

calumnynoun

A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.

calutronnoun

A form of mass spectrometer used to separate the isotopes of uranium.

calvanoun

The calvaria; the dome or roof of the skull.

Calvadosname

A department of Normandy, France.

calvalrynoun

Misspelling of cavalry.

Calvanoname

A surname from Italian.

calvarianoun

The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.

calvarialadj

Of or pertaining to the calvaria.

calvarianadj

Alternative form of calvarial.

calvariumnoun

The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).

Calvaryname

The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus.

Calvary crossnoun

A cross atop a platform of (typically three) stepped tiers.

calveverb

To give birth to a calf.

calveolinnoun

Misspelling of caveolin.

calvernoun

A cow that produces young.

calverennoun

Obsolete or dialectal plural of calf.

Calverleyname

A village in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2036).

Calvertname

A surname.

Calvert Countyname

One of the 23 counties in Maryland, United States. County seat: Prince Frederick.

calvesnoun

plural of calf

Calveyname

A surname from Irish.

Calviname

A surname from Italian.

Calvinname

A surname from French or Spanish, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian.

Calvin cyclenoun

A series of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms.

Calvinballnoun

A deliberately absurd sport without fixed rules.

calvingverb

present participle and gerund of calve

Calvininame

A commune of Buzău County, Romania.

Calvinianadj

Of or relating to John Calvin (1509–1564), French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.

Calviniseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Calvinize.

Calvinismnoun

The Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers, especially John Calvin, in contrast to Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anabaptism, and Arminianism. One distinctive trait of the system is its Augustinian doctrine of predestination, which teaches that God has elected some for salvation, apart from anything they do or believe.

Calvinistnoun

A follower of Calvinism.

Calvinisticadj

Alternative form of Calvinist.

Calvinisticaladj

Alternative form of Calvinist.

Calvinizeverb

To convert to Calvinism.

calvishadj

Like a calf; stupid.

calvitiesnoun

Baldness, the condition of being bald.

calvitynoun

Baldness.

calvousadj

Lacking most or all of one's hair; bald, hairless.

Calwaname

A census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States.

calxnoun

The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognised as being the metallic oxide (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of sublimation).

calyc-prefix

Alternative form of calyci- (“calyx, bud, cup”).

calycanthnoun

A plant of the family Calycanthaceae.

calycanthaceousadj

Of or relating to the Calycanthaceae.

calycanthemynoun

A monstrosity of the calyx imitating an exterior corolla.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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