Cape Cod |
a peninsula on the southern coast of Massachusetts. [2 definitions] |
captivate |
to charm or fascinate, as by beauty or wit; enthrall. |
captivity |
the condition of being captive; bondage; imprisonment. [2 definitions] |
catfight |
a bitter quarrel or intense argument between people, esp women. [2 definitions] |
catgut |
a thin, strong cord made of twisted, dried animal intestines, esp. those of sheep, and used for the strings of tennis rackets and certain musical instruments, and as surgical thread. |
cockfight |
a fight, often to the death, between two roosters bred for fighting and often equipped with metal spurs. |
coltsfoot |
a widespread perennial weed, named for the shape of its leaves. |
conduct |
the way one acts; behavior. [10 definitions] |
contact |
the physical touching of one thing to another. [8 definitions] |
context |
the language surrounding a particular usage of a word, phrase, or sentence, or the situation in which the piece of language is used. [2 definitions] |
controvert |
to argue in opposition to. |
coopt |
to take over; preempt; assimilate. [2 definitions] |
Copt |
a native of Egypt who is a descendant of the ancient Egyptians. [2 definitions] |
Coptic |
the Afro-Asiatic language of ancient Egypt now extinct except for ritual use in the Coptic Church. [3 definitions] |
copycat |
(informal) a person who copies the behavior, gestures, or actions of another (used chiefly by children). |
corticate |
having a cortex, as a plant or animal or one of its parts. |
Gold Coast |
an area along the west central coast of Africa that formerly was a British territory and now is part of Ghana. |
podcast |
an audio recording that can be downloaded from the internet, usually consisting of a short talk or program on a particular topic. |