| complexion |
the natural hue, appearance, and condition of the skin, esp. of the face. [1/2 definitions] |
| conservancy |
a conserving, esp. of natural resources. [2 definitions] |
| conservation |
the preservation of a resource, esp. a natural resource such as soil, water, or forests, from loss, pollution, or waste. [1/2 definitions] |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, esp. of natural resources. |
| conspiracy |
the working together or concurrence, esp. of natural forces. [1/4 definitions] |
| constrict |
to block or limit the natural course of. [1/3 definitions] |
| convection |
the motion or transmittal of heat through a liquid or gas because of the natural rising of the heated parts and sinking of the cooled parts. |
| corollary |
a natural result. [1/4 definitions] |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| country |
a large geographic region defined by political, natural, or cultural boundaries. [1/5 definitions] |
| county agent |
a person employed by the government in rural areas to advise and educate in farming, managing natural resources, home economics, and the like; agricultural agent. |
| covert |
a hiding place or covered shelter, esp. a thicket or other natural place for wildlife. [1/3 definitions] |
| cram |
to fill (something) by force to or beyond its natural capacity. [1/8 definitions] |
| crime |
an act against moral or natural law; sin. [1/3 definitions] |
| cutoff |
termination of a service such as electricity or natural gas. [1/5 definitions] |
| cut out for |
having a suitable character, personality, or natural aptitude for something. |
| cyclorama |
a large composite picture put on the wall of a circular room to appear in a natural perspective to a person in the center of the room. [1/2 definitions] |
| Darwinian theory |
Charles Darwin's theory that plants and animals evolved from early primitive life forms with variation caused by natural selection and survival of the fittest. (See evolution.) |
| daughter |
a person's female offspring, either natural or adopted. [1/2 definitions] |
| decaffeinated |
having had the natural caffeine removed; having little or no caffeine. |
| degrade |
to deplete the natural richness or health of. [1/8 definitions] |