| catalyst |
a substance that produces or speeds up a chemical reaction without being affected itself. [2 definitions] |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. [1/3 definitions] |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| church |
such worship itself. [1/6 definitions] |
| circle |
a process or series of events that ends where it started, esp. such a process or series that repeats itself; cycle. [1/8 definitions] |
| circulation |
the number of copies of a newspaper, periodical, or the like that is distributed to readers at a given time, or the distribution itself. [1/4 definitions] |
| clove1 |
the tree itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| cock1 |
the firing mechanism itself; hammer. [1/8 definitions] |
| complex fraction |
a fraction in which either the numerator or denominator is itself a fraction. |
| computer graphics |
images produced with computer technology, or the technology itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| computer virus |
a code inserted into a host program that can attach itself to and seriously damage other programs, including a computer's system. |
| computer worm |
a computer program that can propagate, by itself, from host to host, often causing loss of memory space and sometimes minor harm to a system. |
| condominium |
an apartment complex in which each apartment is privately owned, or such an apartment itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| contradiction |
a statement that contradicts itself or another statement; denial. [1/4 definitions] |
| coverage |
the amount or type of protection available against loss or liability as provided by insurance or reserve funds, or the protection itself. [1/3 definitions] |
| cowry |
the shell itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| cranberry |
a North American shrub growing in marshy ground and bearing a tart, red, edible berry, or the berry itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| cube root |
a number of which a given number is the product when multiplied by itself three times. |
| cucumber |
the vine itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| custard apple |
the shrub or tree itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| defense mechanism |
a physiological reaction occurring in an organism when defending itself, such as antibody production against a pathogen. [1/2 definitions] |