cambric tea |
a drink of hot water, milk, sugar, and a little tea, usu. given to children. |
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] |