English words starting with c - page 520

Meanings of Cymric:

adjective

Welsh in language or culture.

Usage examples:

Perhaps the book would have gained slightly from showing a keener devotion to the background northu…

noun

The welsh language.

Usage examples:

There is no evidence that their ability to speak the language of their ancestors, in the same way t…

Meanings of Cynanthropy:

noun

A form of madness involving the delusion of being a dog, with correspondingly altered behaviour.

Usage examples:

From the illnesses of cynanthropy and lycanthropy, many change into dogs, their eyes become fiery, …

Meanings of Cynebot:

noun

A fine to be paid as compensation to the people for the killing of a king.

Meanings of Cynic:

noun

A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honourable or unselfish reasons.

Usage examples:

Some cynics thought that the controversy was all a publicity stunt

Meanings of Cynical:

adjective

Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

Usage examples:

He was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob story under the sun

Believing the worst of human nature and motives

Meanings of Cynically:

adverb

In a distrustful way that expresses a belief that people are motivated purely by self-interest.

Usage examples:

Many cynically dismiss the way of peace as naive and impossible

Meanings of Cynicism:

noun

An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism.

Usage examples:

Public cynicism about change is understandable

Meanings of Cynicisms:

noun

An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism.

Usage examples:

Public cynicism about change is understandable

Meanings of Cynics:

noun

A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honourable or unselfish reasons.

Usage examples:

Some cynics thought that the controversy was all a publicity stunt

Meanings of Cynodont:

noun

A fossil carnivorous mammal-like reptile of the late permian and triassic periods, with well-developed specialized teeth.

Usage examples:

By early triassic times, cynodonts had diverged into large predaceous carnivores such as cynognathu…

Meanings of Cynosure:

noun

A person or thing that is the centre of attention or admiration.

Usage examples:

Kirk was the cynosure of all eyes

Meanings of Cynosures:

noun

A person or thing that is the centre of attention or admiration.

Usage examples:

Kirk was the cynosure of all eyes

Meanings of Cyp:

noun

Abbreviation for cytochrome p450: a large group of enzymes that change drugs that are taken into the body, eventually getting rid of them from the body. they may affect how well a particular drug works

Meanings of Cypher:

noun

A secret or disguised way of writing; a code.

Usage examples:

He wrote cryptic notes in a cipher

verb

Put (a message) into secret writing; encode.

Usage examples:

He left two, as yet uncracked, ciphered messages for posthumous decoding

Meanings of Cyphered:

verb

Put (a message) into secret writing; encode.

Usage examples:

He left two, as yet uncracked, ciphered messages for posthumous decoding

Meanings of Cyphering:

verb

Put (a message) into secret writing; encode.

Usage examples:

He left two, as yet uncracked, ciphered messages for posthumous decoding

Meanings of Cyphers:

verb

A secret or disguised way of writing; a code.

Usage examples:

He wrote cryptic notes in a cipher

noun

Another spelling of cipher

Meanings of Cypress:

noun

An evergreen coniferous tree with small rounded woody cones and flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves.

Usage examples:

The cypress, as an evergreen, represents longevity and endurance.

Meanings of Cypresses:

noun

An evergreen coniferous tree with small rounded woody cones and flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves.

Usage examples:

The cypress, as an evergreen, represents longevity and endurance.

Meanings of Cyprian:

proper noun

(died 258), carthaginian bishop and martyr. the author of a work on the nature of true unity in the church in its relation to the episcopate, he was martyred in the reign of the roman emperor valerian. feast day, 16 or 26 september.

Meanings of Cyprinid:

noun

A fish of the carp family ( cyprinidae ).

Meanings of Cyprinids:

noun

A fish of the carp family ( cyprinidae ).

Meanings of Cyprinoid:

noun

A fish of a large group which includes the carps, suckers, and loaches, and (in some classification schemes) the characins.

Usage examples:

Everywhere in fresh waters, except in australia, species of little cyprinoids or characoids are the…

adjective

Relating to or denoting the cyprinoids.

Usage examples:

Among the naturally occurring fresh water fish, cyprinoid fish are among the dominating species as …

Meanings of Cypriot:

noun

A native or inhabitant of cyprus.

Usage examples:

Greek and turkish cypriots will vote on reunification a week before cyprus joins the eu on may 1.

adjective

Relating to cyprus or its people or the greek dialect used there.

Usage examples:

Over the millennia, different settlers have tremendously influenced cyprus, which is why cypriot tr…

Meanings of Cypriots:

noun

A native or inhabitant of cyprus.

Usage examples:

Greek and turkish cypriots will vote on reunification a week before cyprus joins the eu on may 1.

adjective

Relating to cyprus or its people or the greek dialect used there.

Usage examples:

Over the millennia, different settlers have tremendously influenced cyprus, which is why cypriot tr…