| cellulose |
the main element of plant tissue, used in making paper, cellophane, and fabrics. |
| center |
a place, person, or thing that is the main object of attention or interest. [1/3 definitions] |
| central |
main or principal; most important. [1/2 definitions] |
| ch. |
abbreviation of "chapter," one of the main sections of a book, usu. marked with a number or title. |
| chapel |
a place of public worship dedicated to special or supplemental services, separate from the main sanctuary of a parish. [1/3 definitions] |
| chapter |
one of the main parts of a book. |
| chief |
most important; main. [1/2 definitions] |
| Chinese |
the main language of China, which is based on the language spoken in the region of the capital, Beijing. This language is also called Mandarin Chinese or Mandarin. [1/4 definitions] |
| chop off |
to cut something with one strong, quick motion so that one part separates from the main part. |
| chorus |
a group of people who sing and dance together in a show but do not play the parts of the main characters. [1/3 definitions] |
| cinematographer |
in a film crew, the main camera operator, who is responsible for lighting, camera angles, and the like. |
| cinnabar |
a reddish mineral that is the main ore of mercury and is sometimes used as a pigment; mercuric sulfide. [1/2 definitions] |
| clove2 |
one of the small plant bulbs formed from the main bulb. |
| coelom |
the main body cavity of the higher animals, which contains the viscera. |
| complex sentence |
a sentence made of a main or independent clause and one or more dependent or subordinate clauses. An example of a complex sentence is, "I went to the theater, which was very crowded with people." |
| compound1 |
having to do with a word that has two or more parts, or a sentence made up of two or more main clauses. "Bathroom" is a compound word. "I went to the store, and I bought some bread" is a compound sentence. [1/3 definitions] |
| comrade |
a close friend who shares one's main interests. |
| concordance |
an alphabetical index of all the main words in a book or in the entire work of an author, listing the contexts in which each word occurs and giving page references for each occurrence. [1/2 definitions] |
| corn bread |
bread made with cornmeal as the main ingredient. |
| corymb |
a flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the flower stalks grow upwards from various points of the main stem and become level with each other. |
| couch potato |
(informal) a person whose main leisure pastime is television viewing. |