cursed
cursed: adj. damnable, abominable. øøcursedly adv. cursedness n.

circlet
circlet: n.
1 a small circle.
2 a circular band, esp. of gold or jewelled etc., as an ornament.

curser
coaxial
coaxial: adj.
1 having a common axis.
2 Electr. (of a cable or line) transmitting by means of two concentric conductors separated by an insulator. øøcoaxially adv.

classified
classified: adj.
1 arranged in classes or categories.
2 (of information etc.) designated as officially secret.
3 Brit. (of a road) assigned to a category according to its importance.
4 Brit. (of newspaper advertisements) arranged in columns according to various categories.

chauffeur
chauffeur: n. & v. --n. (fem. chauffeuse) a person employed to drive a private or hired motor car. --v.tr. drive (a car or a person) as a chauffeur. [F, = stoker]

combine
combine: v. & n. --v.
1 tr. & intr. join together; unite for a common purpose.
2 tr. possess (qualities usually distinct) together (combines charm and authority).
3 a intr. coalesce in one substance. b tr. cause to do this. c intr. form a chemical compound.
4 intr. cooperate.
5 tr. harvest (crops etc.) by means of a combine harvester. --n. a combination of esp. commercial interests to control prices etc. øcombine harvester a mobile machine that reaps and threshes in one operation. combining form Gram. a linguistic element used in combination with another element to form a word (e.g. Anglo- = English, bio- = life, -graphy writing). °In this dictionary, combining form is used of an element that contributes to the particular sense of words (as with both elements of biography), as distinct from a prefix or suffix that adjusts the sense of or determines the function of words (as with un-, -able, and -ation). øøcombinable adj. [ME f. OF combiner or LL combinare (as COM-, L bini two)]

candela
candela: n. the SI unit of luminous intensity. °Abbr.: cd. [L, = candle]

collins
Collins: n. an iced drink made of gin or whisky etc. with soda, lemon or lime juice, and sugar. [20th c.: orig. unkn.]

crucible
crucible: n.
1 a melting-pot for metals etc.
2 a severe test or trial. [ME f. med.L crucibulum night-lamp, crucible, f. L crux crucis cross]

chappy
chappy: adj. full of chaps; chapped (chappy knuckles).

complement
complement: n. & v. --n.
1 a something that completes. b one of a pair, or one of two things that go together.
2 (often full complement) the full number needed to man a ship, fill a conveyance, etc.
3 Gram. a word or phrase added to a verb to complete the predicate of a sentence.
4 Biochem. a group of proteins in the blood capable of lysing bacteria etc.
5 Math. any element not belonging to a specified set or class.
6 Geom. the amount by which an angle is less than 90Û (cf. SUPPLEMENT). --v.tr.
1 complete.
2 form a complement to (the scarf complements her dress). øøcomplemental adj. [ME f. L complementum (as COMPLETE)]

customize
customize: v.tr. (also -ise) make to order or modify according to individual requirements.

cyclist
cyclist: n. a rider of a bicycle.

control
control: n. & v. --n.
1 the power of directing, command (under the control of).
2 the power of restraining, esp. self-restraint.
3 a means of restraint; a check.
4 (usu. in pl.) a means of regulating prices etc.
5 (usu. in pl.) switches and other devices by which a machine, esp. an aircraft or vehicle, is controlled (also attrib. : control panel; control room).
6 a a place where something is controlled or verified. b a person or group that controls something.
7 a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment. --v.tr. (controlled, controlling.
1 have control or command of; dominate.
2 exert control over; regulate.
3 hold in check; restrain (told him to control himself).
4 serve as control to.
5 check, verify. øcontrolling interest a means of determining the policy of a business etc., esp. by ownership of a majority of the stock. control rod a rod of neutron-absorbing material used to vary the output power of a nuclear reactor. control tower a tall building at an airport etc. from which air traffic is controlled. in control (often foll. by of) directing an activity. out of control no longer subject to containment, restraint, or guidance. under control being controlled; in order. øøcontrollable adj. controllability n. controllably adv. [ME f. AF contreroller keep a copy of a roll of accounts, f. med.L contrarotulare (as CONTRA-, rotulus ROLL n.): (n.) perh. f. F contrõle]

caribbean
Caribbean: n. & adj. --n. the part of the Atlantic between the southern W. Indies and Central America. --adj.
1 of or relating to this region.
2 of the Caribs or their language or culture.

cipher
cipher: n. & v. (also cypher) --n.
1 a a secret or disguised way of writing. b a thing written in this way. c the key to it.
2 the arithmetical symbol (0) denoting no amount but used to occupy a vacant place in decimal etc. numeration (as in 12.05).
3 a person or thing of no importance.
4 the interlaced initials of a person or company etc.; a monogram.
5 any Arabic numeral.
6 continuous sounding of an organ-pipe, caused by a mechanical defect. --v.
1 tr. put into secret writing, encipher.
2 a tr. (usu. foll. by out) work out by arithmetic, calculate. b intr. archaic do arithmetic. [ME, f. OF cif(f)re, ult. f. Arab sifr ZERO]

cubical
cubical: adj. cube-shaped. øøcubically adv.

cacholong
cacholong: n. a kind of opal. [F f. Mongolian kashchilon beautiful stone]

conduit
conduit: n.
1 a channel or pipe for conveying liquids.
2 a a tube or trough for protecting insulated electric wires. b a length or stretch of this. [ME f. OF conduit f. med.L conductus conduct n.]

canadian
cosmic
cosmic: adj.
1 of the universe or cosmos, esp. as distinct from the earth.
2 of or for space travel. øcosmic dust small particles of matter distributed throughout space. cosmic rays (or radiation) radiations from space etc. that reach the earth from all directions, usu. with high energy and penetrative power. øøcosmical adj. cosmically adv.

culottes
culottes: n.pl. women's (usu. short) trousers cut to resemble a skirt. [F, = knee-breeches]

cryptic
cryptic: adj.
1 a obscure in meaning. b (of a crossword clue etc.) indirect; indicating the solution in a way that is not obvious. c secret, mysterious, enigmatic.
2 Zool. (of coloration etc.) serving for concealment. øøcryptically adv. [LL crypticus f. Gk kruptikos (as CRYPTO-)]

crawfish
crawfish: n. & v. --n. (pl. same) a large marine spiny lobster. --v.intr. US retreat; back out. [var. of CRAYFISH]

cacophonous
cyclamen
cyclamen: n.
1 any plant of the genus Cyclamen, originating in Europe, having pink, red, or white flowers with reflexed petals, often grown in pots.
2 the shade of colour of the red or pink cyclamen flower. [med.L f. Gk kuklaminos, perh. f. kuklos circle, with ref. to its bulbous roots]