| caracara |
any of several large, long-legged birds, related to hawks and found from the southern United States to South America, that feed on carrion or live prey. |
| caravan |
(chiefly British) a furnished vehicle, pulled by another, in which people may live while traveling; trailer. [1/4 definitions] |
| chiton |
any of a class of mollusks that live on rocks and have hard shells composed of eight overlapping plates. [1/2 definitions] |
| cloister |
a place such as a monastery or convent where people live secluded religious lives. [1/4 definitions] |
| cohabit |
to live together in an intimate relationship, esp. outside of marriage. |
| come through |
to continue to live or exist. [1/3 definitions] |
| community |
a well-defined area, such as a town or area of a town, where people live together under one government. [1/5 definitions] |
| companion |
one employed to assist and often to live with another. [1/3 definitions] |
| consul |
a national government official assigned to live in a foreign city in order to give assistance and protection to his or her nation's citizens who live or travel there, and to promote his or her country's commercial interests. [1/2 definitions] |
| coral |
any of various aquatic invertebrates, polyps, that secrete a hard skeleton and often live in colonies. Their cummulative skeletons eventually form reefs in warm, shallow seas. [1/6 definitions] |
| cover charge |
a fixed amount charged by nightclubs and restaurants in addition to the price of food and drink, often used to defray the cost of live entertainment or music. |
| crustacean |
any of a large group of segmented invertebrates, such as shrimp and crabs, that usu. live in water and have hard shells. |
| day school |
a private school for pupils who live at home and attend classes only during the day. (Cf. boarding school.) [1/2 definitions] |
| decoy |
something or someone used to lure, entice, or misdirect, as into danger or a trap, esp. an artificial bird or animal used to lure live birds or animals within gunshot or into a trap. [1/3 definitions] |
| deinstitutionalize |
to enable (one who has been institutionalized, such as a mental patient) to live away from the institution, within the community. [1/2 definitions] |
| den |
a dirty, disagreeable place where people live or meet. [1/4 definitions] |
| depend |
to require and accept from an outside source things that are necessary to live or function successfully. [1/3 definitions] |
| dobsonfly |
a large insect with four membranous, veiny wings, whose carnivorous larvae live in water. (See hellgrammite.) |
| do without |
to go on with one's life or with one's activity without having something or someone that is important or desired, or to live without things in general. |
| dropout |
someone who rejects the dominant values of society and tries to live according to different ones. [1/2 definitions] |
| dry run |
(informal) a military exercise without live ammunition. [1/2 definitions] |