| Canis Minor |
a winter constellation in the northern sky, located between Monoceros and Gemini and containing the bright star Procyon; Little Dog. |
| carbon |
the carbon ash that results when wood or other organic matter is burned in the presence of little or no air; charcoal or soot. [1/7 definitions] |
| ceremony |
extreme formality or politeness in the manner of carrying out some action, sometimes adopted artificially and containing little meaning. [1/4 definitions] |
| cheap-jack |
having little or no worth or value; inferior, base, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| cheeseparing |
something of little worth. [1/3 definitions] |
| circlet |
a little circle, esp. a narrow round band worn as an ornament for the head. |
| close-mouthed |
saying little; not talkative; reticent. |
| conjecture |
the making of a guess or inference, esp. with little evidence. [1/4 definitions] |
| counter word |
(chiefly American) a commonly used word whose current meanings have little relationship to its original meaning, such as "nice" or "terrible". |
| cuckoo clock |
a clock that conceals a mechanical bird that pops out of a little door to announce the hour with sounds resembling the cry of a cuckoo. |
| cupcake |
a little cake baked in a mold roughly the size and shape of a cup. |
| cynical |
showing little or no faith in human nature; distrustful or contemptuous of others' motives. [1/2 definitions] |
| decaffeinated |
having had the natural caffeine removed; having little or no caffeine. |
| dense |
having parts closely massed with little space between. [1/4 definitions] |
| depreciate |
to disparage or treat as having little value; belittle. [1/3 definitions] |
| desert1 |
a very dry, often sandy area with little or no plant growth. [2/5 definitions] |
| deteriorate |
to wear away; break down little by little. [2/4 definitions] |
| dipper |
see "Big Dipper," "Little Dipper." [1/4 definitions] |
| discount |
to pay little or no heed to; underestimate or disregard. [1/12 definitions] |
| dot |
a little mark or spot; speck. [1/10 definitions] |
| dotty1 |
(informal) eccentric, weak-minded, or a little crazy; daft. [1/4 definitions] |