| cedar waxwing |
a brownish North American bird that has a crested head and red wing tips. |
| cede |
to give up or surrender, esp. formally. |
| cedi |
the chief monetary unit of Ghana, equaling one hundred pesewa. |
| cedilla |
a diacritical mark (ç), placed under certain letters in French, Portuguese, Turkish, and Russian to indicate a particular pronunciation, as, in French, the sound of "s" for the letter "c". |
| ceil |
to furnish with a ceiling. [2 definitions] |
| ceiling |
the top interior surface of a room. [3 definitions] |
| celandine |
a plant of the poppy family that has deeply divided leaves, yellow flowers, and a yellow-orange fluid in its stem. [2 definitions] |
| Celebes |
an Indonesian island east of Borneo; Sulawesi. |
| celebrant |
one who officiates at a religious ceremony, as a priest at communion. [3 definitions] |
| celebrate |
to observe or commemorate (an occasion or event), as with gifts, festivities, or special rituals. [4 definitions] |
| celebrated |
famous, usu. for some achievement or talent. |
| celebration |
the act of celebrating. [2 definitions] |
| celebrity |
one who is famous. [2 definitions] |
| celerity |
speed in human action or motion; alacrity. |
| celery |
a plant cultivated for its crunchy, edible stalk and for its leaves and seeds, used as seasoning. |
| celery salt |
a seasoning that consists of ground celery seed and salt. |
| celesta |
a small keyboard instrument fitted with a set of graduated metal plates that produce bell-like sounds when struck with hammers. |
| celestial |
of or pertaining to heaven. [6 definitions] |
| celestial body |
a natural object found outside earth's atmosphere, such as a planet, moon, star, or asteroid. |
| celestial equator |
a great circle, corresponding to the earth's equator, on the celestial sphere. |
| celestial navigation |
navigation based on the position of the sun, moon, and stars. |