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| caravansary |
an inn, esp. in the Middle East, with a large courtyard for the animals used as transportation in a caravan. [1/2 definitions] |
| C clef |
a sign on a musical staff that shows the position of middle C. |
| center |
the point that is in the exact middle of something, or that is equidistant from all points on a boundary. [3/9 definitions] |
| cholesteatoma |
a tumor-like mass of epithelial cells appearing esp. in the middle ear or mastoid process, also known as a pearl tumor. |
| clearing |
an open plot of land, as in the middle of a forest. |
| coat of mail |
a protective garment made of interlinked rings or overlapping plates of metal, worn in the Middle Ages. |
| cold war |
(cap.) the state of intense political and ideological hostility and competition for power that obtained between the communist Soviet Union and China and their allies, and the United States and its democratic allies, between the end of World War II and about 1990. The Cold War, always stopping short of direct military conflict, manifested in the arms race, the space race, and proxy wars in Vietnam, Korea, and the Middle East. [1/2 definitions] |
| compound2 |
an enclosed area in which residential units and sometimes other facilities are provided, as for foreigners in some Middle and Far East countries. [1/2 definitions] |
| corset |
a stiff, close-fitting undergarment worn to shape or support the middle part of the body. [1/2 definitions] |
| crusade |
any military action in the European Middle Ages that the pope declared to be a holy war. [1/4 definitions] |
| cubit |
an ancient unit of length equal to about seventeen to twenty-two inches, or the length from the elbow to the end of the middle finger. |
| Cyclops |
in Greek mythology, any of several giants having only one eye, in the middle of the forehead. [1/2 definitions] |
| Dark Ages |
the Middle Ages, esp. from about 476 A.D. to the end of the tenth century, so called because of intellectual, cultural, and social decline and stagnation. |
| date2 |
the edible fruit of the date palm tree of the Middle East. |
| diaphysis |
the shaft or middle part of a long bone. |
| dinar |
any of several silver or gold coins formerly in circulation in the Middle East, esp. in Islamic nations. [1/8 definitions] |
| dispersion |
in statistics, the spread or scattering of data, usu. around some middle point or value. [1/4 definitions] |
| earache |
a persisting pain in the middle or inner ear. |
| eardrum |
a membrane that separates the middle ear from the outer ear and that vibrates when sound waves strike it. (See tympanic membrane.) |
| Eustachian tube |
a passage connecting the middle ear with the throat; auditory canal. |
| Falange |
(l.c.) any similar right-wing extremist group, as in Europe or the Middle East. [1/2 definitions] |
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