Part 11

, v. hum, bombinate. by degrees. gradually. bystander, n. spectator, onlooker, witness. by turns. alternately, in succession. C C. Associated Word: cedilla. cabbage, n. savoy; colewort; broccoli; collards; Brussels sprouts. Associated Words: Brassica, brassicaceous. cabbage, v. (Colloq.) steal, pilfer, purloin, filch. cabin, n. hut, hovel, shanty, cot, shack, cottage. cage, n. mew.--v. confine, coop up, encage, mew. caged, a. imprisoned, confined. cajole, v. beguile, wheedle, blandish, inveigle, flatter. cajolery, n. wheedling, blandishment, beguilement. cake, v. concrete, harden, solidify, coagulate. calamitous, a. disastrous, deplorable, baleful, ill-fated, untoward, dire. calamity, n. disaster, catastrophe, misfortune, casualty, reverse, adversity, mischance. calculate, v. compute, reckon, estimate; forecast; (Colloq.) expect, intend, contemplate, plan. calculating, a. scheming, forecasting, crafty, circumspect, cautious, wary. calculation, n. computation, reckoning; expectation, anticipation; circumspection, wariness, forethought, caution. calendar, n. almanac; list, schedule, register, catalogue, docket. calf, n. Associated Words: vellum, parchment, veal, fatling, dogy, vitular, vituline, slink, slunk, calve, steer. calico, n. print. California poppy. eschscholtzia. call, v. summon, bid, evoke, invite; convoke, assemble, muster, convene; entitle, name, designate, dub, denominate; invoke, petition, invocate. call, n. summons, vocation, invocation, entreaty, appeal, invitation; signal; requirement, demand, requisition; election, appointment; interview. calling, n. summons, call; vocation (divine summons); evocation, convocation; occupation, business, trade, employment, vocation, pursuit. callous, a. unfeeling, insensible, hardened, unimpressible. callow, a. unfledged, unfeathered; immature, green, inexperienced. call to account. impeach, accuse. calm, n. lull, tranquillity, quiet, placidity. calm, a. still, serene, motionless, undisturbed, unruffled, pacific, placid, tranquil, halcyon; sedate, collected, imperturbable, unmoved, cool, composed, dispassionate. Antonyms: excited, stormy, agitated, ruffled, discomposed, perturbed, boisterous. calm, v. lull, allay, hush, tranquillize, becalm, still, compose, quiet, appease, pacify, assuage, moderate, alleviate, conciliate, abate, console. calmness, n. tranquillity, serenity, placidity, stillness, composure, imperturbability, dispassion, imperturbation, unconcern, equanimity, collectedness, self-possession. Antonyms: commotion, excitement, agitation, discomposure. camel, n. dromedary (one hump); bactrian camel (two humps); deloul, maharik (the swift camel). cameo, n. anaglyph. Antonym: intaglio. camp, n. encampment; bivouac; cantonment, quarters. Associated words: castrensial, étape, decampment, decamp, castrametation. camp, v. encamp. canal, n. channel. Associated Words: towpath, berm, heelpath, lock. cancel, v. annul, abrogate, rescind, nullify, quash, abolish, countermand. Antonyms: confirm, approve, corroborate, enforce, reënact, maintain. cancellation, n. annulment, abrogation, rescission, nullification, countermanding. cancer, n. carcinoma, carcinosis. Associated Words: cancerate, canceration, cancerous, cancriform, cancroid, solanoid. candid, a. impartial, unbiased, fair; frank, ingenuous, unreserved, straightforward. Antonyms: disingenuous, deceitful, reserved, subtle. candidate, n. aspirant, nominee, postulant, office-seeker, contestant (for an office). candle, n. taper, cierge, rushlight, serge; pl. chandlery. Associated Words: chandler, wick, snuff, socket, accensor, petrostearine, sconce, sweal. candlestick, n. candelabrum, jesse, girandole, lustre. candor, n. impartiality, disinterestedness; frankness, ingenuousness, naïveté, openness. candy, n. confectionery, bonbon, sweetmeat, confection, comfit, confect, lollipop, caramel, fudge, fondant, praline, taffy, sugar plum, toffee. candy maker. confectioner. cane sugar. sucrose. canker, n. corrosion, erosion, blight. cannibal, n. anthropophagite.--a. anthropophagous. cannibalism, n. anthropophagy; exophagy, endophagy. cannibals, n. pl. anthropophagi, man-eaters, androphagi. cannon, n. Associated Words: ordnance, cannonade, cannoneer, linstock, calibre, bore, cascabel, breech, reenforce, chase, muzzle, trunnion, rimbase, chamber, howitzer, mortar. canny, a. cunning, crafty, wary, shrewd, cautious, prudent, circumspect; magical. canoe, n. piroque (dugout); pitpan (Cen. Amer.); kayak (Arctic tribes). canon, n. law, rule, regulation. canonicals, n. pl. vestments; gown, robe, cassock, surplice, alb, pallium, cope, scapulary, dalmatic, stole, chasuble, tunicle, scarf, mantelleta, cowl, ephod, amice, mitre, capoch, biretta, chimere, rochet, scapular, planeta, maniple, tippet, plicata. canopy, n. covering, awning, baldaquin, baldachin, tilt, tester, pavilion. cant, n. slope, tilt, turn; bias, impulse; prating; idioms, parlance, vocabulary; affected piety, hypocrisy; slang, jargon, lingo, argot. cant, v. tilt, tip, incline. cantankerous, a. (Colloq.) perverse, contumacious, contentious, headstrong, contrary. canteen carrier. (female) cantiniere, vivandiere. canvas, n. tarpaulin; coutil. canyon, n. gorge, ravine, gulch. cap, n. biggin, biggon, biggonnet, busby, coif, berretta, biretta, barret, caul, callot, head-gear, turban, fez, calotte, toque, mortarboard, mitre, tarboosh, Tam-o-Shanter, zuchetto, wimple, shako, morion, mozetta, casque, helmet, mutch, montero, domino, beaver, glengarry, calpac, thrum cap, beret, keffieh, mortier, mobcap. Associated Word: visor. cap, v. crown, complete, consummate, surpass, exceed. capability, n. ability, capacity, competency, qualification, efficiency, proficiency. capable, a. able, qualified, susceptible, competent, efficient, proficient. Antonyms: See incapable. cape, n. promontory, headland. caper, n. dido, trick, prank, leap, gambol, curlycue. caper, v. gambol, frisk, cavort, leap, skip, prance, capriole. capital, a. principal, leading, chief, cardinal, foremost; (Colloq.) excellent, first-rate. capital letter, n. majuscule (ancient manuscripts). Associated word: cyriologic. capitation, n. poll-tax. caprice, n. fancy, whim, notion, freak, vagary, crotchet, quirk, whimsey, fickleness. capricious, a. fanciful, whimsical, vagarious, inconstant, fickle, crotchety, volatile. cap-shaped, a. pileate, pileated. capsize, v. upset, overturn. captain, n. commander, chieftain, leader, chief: skipper; colonel; master, foreman. captious, a. critical, carping, censorious, caviling. captivate, v. enchant, subdue, bewitch, fascinate, entrance, enamor, infatuate. captivating, a. bewitching, fascinating, enchanting. See charming. captivation, n. fascination, infatuation, charming. captivity, n. bondage, servitude, thralldom, vassalage, slavery. capture, v. seize, catch, apprehend, arrest, corral, deprehend. capture, n. prey, prize; apprehension, arrest, seizure, catching. car, n. cart, vehicle, chariot, caboose, tender, cage, coach, tram, truck. carbolic acid. phenol, phenic acid. cardinal, a. principal, chief, superior, preëminent. cardinal virtues. prudence, temperance, justice, fortitude. cardinals, n. pl. Associated Words: propaganda, conclave, cardinalate. care, n. concern, anxiety, worry, apprehension; oversight, charge, management, tutelage, custody; ward, charge, protégé, responsibility; attention, heed, caution, regard, circumspection, carefulness. Antonyms: See carelessness. careful, a. cautious, watchful, provident, chary, attentive, circumspect, considerate, heedful, prudent, discreet, wary, mindful, choice, sparing, observant. carefulness, n. caution, wariness, circumspection, chariness, forethought, precaution, watchfulness, discretion, concern, cautiousness. careless, a. negligent, unconcerned, indifferent, heedless, inattentive, regardless, lax, incautious, remiss, inconsiderate, nonchalant, neglectful, unwary, imprudent, indiscreet, improvident, reckless, desultory, perfunctory, devil-may-care, slovenly, slack, supine. carelessness, n. unconcern, indifference, negligence, heedlessness, remissness, incaution, nonchalance, inadvertence, laxity, improvidence, inattention, dereliction, indiscretion, recklessness. cargo, n. freight, load, burden, lading, last. caricature, n. exaggeration, burlesque, take-off, travesty, parody. carking, a. harassing, worrying, distressing, vexatious. carnal, a. sensual, fleshly, bodily; lustful, salacious; unregenerate. carousal, n. revel, wassail, orgies, bacchanals, saturnalia, jamboree (Slang). carouser, n. reveler, roysterer, debauchee, bacchanalian. carp, v. cavil, censure. carpenter, n. joiner. carpet covering. drugget, bocking. carping, a. caviling, censorious, captious, hypercritical, fault-finding. carriage, n. carrying, transportation; bearing, behavior, deportment; air, mien, demeanor. carriage, n. vehicle, conveyance, coach, gig, buggy, sulky, diligence, perambulator, cabriolet, brougham, surrey, chaise, stanhope, sedan, jumpseat, tally-ho, victoria, tumbrel, chariot, jingle, rockaway, hack, calash, cab, coupe, hansom cab, volante, cart, equipage, turnout, jaunting car, landau, phaeton, wagonette, jinrikisha, vandy, dogcart, kibitka, britzska, barouche, fly, whisky, post-chaise, droshki, trap, dos-à-dos, litter, palanquin, curricle. carriage dog. Dalmatian dog. carrier, n. messenger, conveyer; porter, bearer, teamster. carrion, n. Associated Words: necrophagan, necrophagous, saprophagan, necrophilous, saprophagous, saprophytic, saprophyte. carry, v. convey, transport, bear, waft, portage; carry out, complete, effectuate, consummate, accomplish. carrying, n. transportation, conveyance, portage, transmission, conduction, delivery. Associated Words: portable, portability, unportable, palanquin, litter, sedan chair. cart, n. vehicle, wagon, carriage; lorrie, truck, tumbril, carreta. carte, n. menu, bill of fare. Carthaginian, a. Punic. cartilage, n. gristle. Associated Words: chondrology, chondrotomy, chondritis, chondroid, chondrification, chondrify, cartilaginous, gristly. cart maker. cartwright. carve, v. sculpture, chisel, engrave, fashion, mould. carving, n. sculpture (in wood or ivory); anaglyptics, anaglyphy. case, a. sheath, covering, capsule, receptacle, quiver, chest; event, happening, instance, circumstances, condition, affair, plight, predicament, dilemma, contingency. case-hardened, a. seared, obdurate. cash, n. coin, specie, currency. cashier, n. cash-keeper; bursar, treasurer, purser. cask, n. tierce, hogshead, pipe, puncheon, butt, tun. casket, n. gemmary; coffin. cassock, n. soutane. cast, v. fling, hurl, throw, impel, pitch, sling; direct, turn, drop, deposit, place; exuviate, shed, molt, discard, shed, reflect, throw; compute, reckon, add, enumerate. cast, n. throw, fling; exuviæ, ejection, secretion. castaway, n. outcast, reprobate, pariah, derelict. castigate, v. chastise. castigation, n. chastisement. castiron, a. unyielding, indomitable, hardy. castle, n. fortress, citadel, stronghold, fastness, donjon, keep; mansion, château. castling, n. abortion. cast off. discard, reject, slough. cast-off, a. discarded, rejected. castor oil. Associated Words: ricinoleic, ricinolein, ricinus, Palma Christi. castrate, v. geld, alter; emasculate. castrated person. eunich, spade. castration, n. orchotomy, emasculation, gelding. casual, a. chance, accidental, fortuitous, contingent. casualty, n. accident, calamity, contingency, fortuity. cat, n. feline, _Felis_, tabby, puss,