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| cloven hoof |
a hoof or foot divided into two parts by a cleft, characteristic of deer, sheep, and goats; cloven foot. [1/2 definitions] |
| coattail |
the loose back part of a coat below the waist, esp. either half of this part when divided by a vent, as in a cutaway. |
| coconut palm |
a tall, tropical palm tree that has finely divided leaves and that bears coconuts. |
| colloid |
in chemistry, a suspension of a very finely ground or divided substance in a gas, liquid, or solid, such that suspended particles tend not to settle out. [2/3 definitions] |
| comminute |
divided into small pieces. [1/3 definitions] |
| cornrow |
a hairstyle, originally African, in which the hair is divided into sections from front to back, and each section is then tightly braided close to the scalp. [1/3 definitions] |
| crowfoot |
any of various, mostly yellow-flowered plants, esp. with divided leaves that resemble a crow's foot. [1/2 definitions] |
| Czechoslovakia |
formerly, a European country south of Poland, which, in 1993, divided into the Czech and Slovak Republics; Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. |
| denominator |
in arithmetic, the number in a fraction that is below the division line, indicating the number of equal parts into which the number above is to be divided; divisor. |
| dividend |
in mathematical division, the number to be divided by another number. [1/4 definitions] |
| divisible |
capable of being divided, or of being divided equally with no remainder. |
| division |
the state of being divided. [1/7 definitions] |
| division sign |
a mathematical sign consisting of a small horizontal line with a dot above and below it, indicating that the numeral preceding it is to be divided by the numeral following it. |
| divisor |
in mathematical division, the number by which another number is to be divided. |
| dual carriageway |
(chiefly British) a highway divided by a strip of land, with two lanes on either side used by traffic moving in opposite directions; divided highway. |
| duplex |
a house divided into two apartments. [1/3 definitions] |
| duplex house |
a house that has been divided into two separate living units. |
| Dutch door |
a door divided into two halves that operate separately so that the top may be opened while the bottom remains closed. |
| Dutchman's-breeches |
an herb of eastern North America with finely divided leaves and yellow, pink, or whitish double-spurred flowers. |
| even |
able to be divided exactly by two. [1/17 definitions] |
| even number |
a whole number that can be divided exactly by 2. |
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