AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-english-full-a-to-z huggingface dataset:
carbonado: flesh, fowl, etc., cut across, seasoned, and broiled on coals; a chop.-alt. of carbonade-a black variety of diamond, found in brazil, and used for diamond drills. it occurs in irregular or rounded fragments, rarely distinctly crystallized, with a texture varying from compact to porous.
carbonaro: a member of a secret political association in italy, organized in the early part of the nineteenth centry for the purpose of changing the government into a republic.
carbonate: a salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead ore, etc.
carbone: to broil. [obs.] "we had a calf's head carboned".
carbonic: of, pertaining to, or obtained from, carbon; as, carbonic oxide.
carbonize: to convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char.-to impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation.
carbonometer: an instrument for detecting and measuring the amount of carbon which is present, or more esp. the amount of carbon dioxide, by its action on limewater or by other means.
carbonyl: the radical (co)'', occuring, always combined, in many compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl chloride, etc.
carbostyril: a white crystalline substance, c9h6n.oh, of acid properties derived from one of the amido cinnamic acids.
carboxide: a compound of carbon and oxygen, as carbonyl, with some element or radical; as, potassium carboxide.
carboxyl: the complex radical, co.oh, regarded as the essential and characteristic constituent which all oxygen acids of carbon (as formic, acetic, benzoic acids, etc.) have in common; -- called also oxatyl.
carboy: a large, globular glass bottle, esp. one of green glass, inclosed in basket work or in a box, for protection; -- used commonly for carrying corrosive liquids; as sulphuric acid, etc.
carbuncle: a beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the greeks anthrax; found in the east indies. when held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. the name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet.-a very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and marked constitutional depression. it differs from a boil in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central core, and is frequently fatal. it is also called anthrax.-a charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone. it has eight scepters or staves radiating from a common center. called also escarbuncle.
carbuncled: set with carbuncles.-affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched.
carbuncular: belonging to a carbuncle; resembling a carbuncle; red; inflamed.
carbunculation: the blasting of the young buds of trees or plants, by excessive heat or cold.
carburet: a carbide. see carbide-to combine or to impregnate with carbon, as by passing through or over a liquid hydrocarbon; to carbonize or carburize.
carbureted: of carburet-combined with carbon in the manner of a carburet or carbide.-saturated or impregnated with some volatile carbon compound; as, water gas is carbureted to increase its illuminating power.
carburetor: an apparatus in which coal gas, hydrogen, or air is passed through or over a volatile hydrocarbon, in order to confer or increase illuminating power.
carburize: to combine with carbon or a carbon compound; -- said esp. of a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of volatile hydrocarbons.
carcajou: the wolverene; -- also applied, but erroneously, to the canada lynx, and sometimes to the american badger. see wolverene.
carcass: a dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.-the living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or ridicule.-the abandoned and decaying remains of some bulky and once comely thing, as a ship; the skeleton, or the uncovered or unfinished frame, of a thing.-a hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc.
carcel lamp: a french mechanical lamp, for lighthouses, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork.
carcinology: the department of zoology which treats of the crustacea (lobsters, crabs, etc.); -- called also malacostracology and crustaceology.
carcinoma: a cancer. by some medical writers, the term is applied to an indolent tumor. see cancer.
card: a piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game played with cards.-a published note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like; as, to put a card in the newspapers. also, a printed programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as, this will be a good card for the last day of the fair.-a paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the dial or face of the mariner's compass.-a perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the jacquard apparatus of a loom. see jacquard.-an indicator card. see under indicator.-to play at cards; to game.-an instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton, wool, flax, etc.; or for cleaning and smoothing the hair of animals; -- usually consisting of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back.-a roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine.-to comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding; as, to card wool; to card a horse.-to clean or clear, as if by using a card.-to mix or mingle, as with an inferior or weaker article.
cardamine: a genus of cruciferous plants, containing the lady's-smock, cuckooflower, bitter cress, meadow cress, etc.
cardamom: the aromatic fruit, or capsule with its seeds, of several plants of the ginger family growing in the east indies and elsewhere, and much used as a condiment, and in medicine.-a plant which produces cardamoms, esp. elettaria cardamomum and several species of amomum.
cardboard: a stiff compact pasteboard of various qualities, for making cards, etc., often having a polished surface.
cardia: the heart.-the anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it.
cardiac: pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as, the cardiac arteries; the cardiac, or left, end of the stomach.-exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.-a medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.
cardialgy: a burning or gnawing pain, or feeling of distress, referred to the region of the heart, accompanied with cardiac palpitation; heartburn. it is usually a symptom of indigestion.
cardinal: of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal.-one of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.-a woman's short cloak with a hood.-mulled red wine.
carding: of card-the act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc., by carding it. see the note under card, v. t.-a roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding machine.
cardiograph: an instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest, will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements.
carditis: inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the heart. see endocarditis and pericarditis.
cardo: the basal joint of the maxilla in insects.-the hinge of a bivalve shell.
cardoon: a large herbaceous plant (cynara cardunculus) related to the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a salad.
care: a burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.-charge, oversight, or management, implying responsibility for safety and prosperity.-attention or heed; caution; regard; heedfulness; watchfulness; as, take care; have a care.-the object of watchful attention or anxiety.-to be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned; to have regard or interest; -- sometimes followed by an objective of measure.
careen: to cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel.-to incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel.
career: a race course: the ground run over.-a running; full speed; a rapid course.-general course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part or calling in life, or in some special undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is of a public character; as, washington's career as a soldier.-the flight of a hawk.-to move or run rapidly.
careful: full of care; anxious; solicitous.-filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful.-taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful of money; careful to do right.
careless: free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.-having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless.-without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless expression.-not receiving care; uncared for.
carelessness: the quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligenece; inattention.
caress: an act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.-to treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.
caret: a mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, which belongs in the place marked by the caret.-the hawkbill turtle. see hawkbill.
careworn: worn or burdened with care; as, careworn look or face.
carex: a numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order cypreaceae; the sedges.
cargo: the lading or freight of a ship or other vessel; the goods, merchandise, or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat; load; freight.
cargoose: a species of grebe (podiceps crisratus); the crested grebe.
cariama: a large, long-legged south american bird (dicholophus cristatus) which preys upon snakes, etc. see seriema.
carib: a native of the caribbee islands or the coasts of the caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of indians inhabiting a region of south america, north of the amazon, and formerly most of the west india islands.
caribbee: of or pertaining to the caribs, to their islands (the eastern and southern west indies), or to the sea (called the caribbean sea) lying between those islands and central america.-a carib.
caribe: a south american fresh water fish of the genus serrasalmo of many species, remarkable for its voracity. when numerous they attack man or beast, often with fatal results.
caribou: the american reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (rangifer caribou).
caricature: an exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or characteristics, as in a picture.-a picture or other figure or description in which the peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody.-to make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous exaggeration; to burlesque.
cariccio: a piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called caprice.-a caprice; a freak; a fancy.
caries: of carib-ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses.
carillon: a chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys.-a tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
carina: a keel-that part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification-a longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.-the keel of the breastbone of birds.
carinaria: a genus of oceanic heteropod mollusca, having a thin, glassy, bonnet-shaped shell, which covers only the nucleus and gills.
carinatae: a grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; -- so called from the carina or keel on the breastbone.
carinated: shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird).
cariole: a small, light, open one-horse carriage-a covered cart-a kind of calash. see carryall.
cark: a noxious or corroding care; solicitude; worry.-to be careful, anxious, solicitous, or troubles in mind; to worry or grieve.-to vex; to worry; to make by anxious care or worry.
carking: distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares.
carl: a rude, rustic man; a churl.-large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp.-a kind of food. see citation, below.
carline thistle: a prickly plant of the genus carlina (c. vulgaris), found in europe and asia.
carling: a short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl.
carlock: a sort of russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the sturgeon, and used in clarifying wine.
carlovingian: pertaining to, founded by, of descended from, charlemagne; as, the carlovingian race of kings.
carmagnole: a popular or red rebublican song and dance, of the time of the first french revolution.-a bombastic report from the french armies.
carman: a man whose employment is to drive, or to convey goods in, a car or car.
carmelite: alt. of carmelin-a friar of a mendicant order (the order of our lady of mount carmel) established on mount carmel, in syria, in the twelfth century; a white friar.-a nun of the order of our lady of mount carmel.
carminated: of, relating to, or mixed with, carmine; as, carminated lake.
carminative: expelling wind from the body; warming; antispasmodic.-a substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.
carmine: a rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.-a beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.-the essential coloring principle of cochineal, extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. it is a glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called also carminic acid.
carnage: flesh of slain animals or men.-great destruction of life, as in battle; bloodshed; slaughter; massacre; murder; havoc.
carnal: of or pertaining to the body or its appetites; animal; fleshly; sensual; given to sensual indulgence; lustful; human or worldly as opposed to spiritual.-flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody.
carnality: the state of being carnal; fleshly lust, or the indulgence of lust; grossness of mind.
carnallite: a hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium, sometimes found associated with deposits of rock salt.
carnally: according to the flesh, to the world, or to human nature; in a manner to gratify animal appetites and lusts; sensually.
carnary: a vault or crypt in connection with a church, used as a repository for human bones disintered from their original burial places; a charnel house.
carnassial: adapted to eating flesh.-a carnassial tooth; especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.
carnation: the natural color of flesh; rosy pink.-those parts of a picture in which the human body or any part of it is represented in full color; the flesh tints.-a species of dianthus (d. caryophyllus) or pink, having very beautiful flowers of various colors, esp. white and usually a rich, spicy scent.
carnelian: a variety of chalcedony, of a clear, deep red, flesh red, or reddish white color. it is moderately hard, capable of a good polish, and often used for seals.
carney: a disease of horses, in which the mouth is so furred that the afflicted animal can not eat.
carnifex: the public executioner at rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.
carnin: a white crystalline nitrogenous substance, found in extract of meat, and related to xanthin.
carnival: a festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in roman gatholic countries during the week before lent, esp. at rome and naples, during a few days (three to ten) before lent, ending with shrove tuesday.-any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess.
carnivora: an order of mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear, seal, etc. they are adapted by their structure to feed upon flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable food. the teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting flesh, and the jaws powerful.
carnivorous: eating or feeding on flesh. the term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics.
carnosity: a fleshy excrescence; esp. a small excrescence or fungous growth.-fleshy substance or quality; fleshy covering.
carnous: of or pertaining to flesh; fleshy.-of a fleshy consistence; -- applied to succulent leaves, stems, etc.
carob: an evergreen leguminous tree (ceratania siliqua) found in the countries bordering the mediterranean; the st. john's bread; -- called also carob tree.-one of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree, which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man; -- called also st. john's bread, carob bean, and algaroba bean.
carol: a round dance.-a song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay.-a song of praise of devotion; as, a christmas or easter carol.-joyful music, as of a song.-to praise or celebrate in song.-to sing, especially with joyful notes.-to sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble.-alt. of carrol
carolin: a former gold coin of germany worth nearly five dollars; also, a gold coin of sweden worth nearly five dollars.
caroline: a silver coin once current in some parts of italy, worth about seven cents.-a coin. see carline.
caroling: of carol-a song of joy or devotion; a singing, as of carols.
carolus: an english gold coin of the value of twenty or twenty-three shillings. it was first struck in the reign of charles i.
carom: a shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. in england it is called cannon.-to make a carom.
caroteel: a tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about 700 lbs.
carotic: of or pertaining to stupor; as, a carotic state.-carotid; as, the carotic arteries.
carotid: one of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is conveyed from the aorta to the head. [see illust. of aorta.]-alt. of carotidal
carotidal: pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the carotid gland.
carousal: a jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse.
carouse: a large draught of liquor.-a drinking match; a carousal.-to drink deeply or freely in compliment; to take part in a carousal; to engage in drunken revels.-to drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially.
carp: to talk; to speak; to prattle.-to find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at.-to say; to tell.-to find fault with; to censure.-of carp-a fresh-water herbivorous fish (cyprinus carpio.). several other species of cyprinus, catla, and carassius are called carp. see cruclan carp.
carpal: of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist.-one of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale.
carpale: one of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; esp. one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.
carpathian: of or pertaining to a range of mountains in austro-hungary, called the carpathians, which partially inclose hungary on the north, east, and south.
carpellum: a simple pistil or single-celled ovary or seed vessel, or one of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or seed vessel. see illust of carpaphore.
carpenter: an artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, ships, etc.
carpentering: the occupation or work of a carpenter; the act of working in timber; carpentry.
carpentry: the art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, as in the construction of buildings.-an assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.
carpet: a heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor, as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a wrought cover for tables.-a smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.-to cover with, or as with, a carpet; to spread with carpets; to furnish with a carpet or carpets.
carpetbagger: an adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the united states after the civil war (1865).
carpeting: of carpet-the act of covering with carpets.-cloth or materials for carpets; carpets, in general.
carpetmonger: one who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.-one fond of pleasure; a gallant.
carpintero: a california woodpecker (melanerpes formicivorus), noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. the acorns become infested by insect larvae, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird.
carpophore: a slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in geranium and many umbelliferous plants.
carpophyll: a leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a fruit; a carpel. [see illust. of gymnospermous.]
carpophyte: a flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization, as the red seaweeds, the ascomycetes, etc.
carpus: the wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eight short bones disposed in two rows.
carrancha: the brazilian kite (polyborus brasiliensis); -- so called in imitation of its notes.
carriage: that which is carried; burden; baggage.-the act of carrying, transporting, or conveying.-the price or expense of carrying.-that which carries of conveys,-a wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for elegance and comfort.-a wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun carriage.-a part of a machine which moves and carries of supports some other moving object or part.-a frame or cage in which something is carried or supported; as, a bell carriage.-the manner of carrying one's self; behavior; bearing; deportment; personal manners.-the act or manner of conducting measures or projects; management.
carrier: one who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger.-one who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry goods for others for hire; a porter; a teamster.-that which drives or carries; as: (a) a piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the face plate; a lathe dog. (b) a spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine. (c) a movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
carrigeen: a small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed (chondrus crispus), which, when bleached, is the irish moss of commerce.
carrion: the dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food.-a contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach.-of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.
carrol: a small closet or inclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study. the word was used as late as the 16th century.-see 4th carol.
carron oil: a lotion of linseed oil and lime water, used as an application to burns and scalds; -- first used at the carron iron works in scotland.