All English words - page 761

Meanings of Cedillas:

noun

A mark (¸) written under the letter c, especially in french, to show that it is pronounced like an s rather than a k (e.g. façade ).

Meanings of Cedis:

noun

The basic monetary unit of ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.

Usage examples:

Non-ghanaian nationals pay ten times more than ghanaian nationals: ten thousand cedis (approximatel…

Meanings of Ceiled:

verb

Line or plaster the roof of (a building).

Usage examples:

The nave has been ceiled in wood

Meanings of Ceilidh:

noun

A social event with scottish or irish folk music and singing, traditional dancing, and storytelling.

Usage examples:

Yet highland culture continues to flourish through the gaelic language, piping, ceilidhs (informal …

Meanings of Ceiling:

noun

The upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment.

Usage examples:

The books were stacked from floor to ceiling

verb

Line or plaster the roof of (a building).

Usage examples:

The nave has been ceiled in wood

Meanings of Ceilings:

noun

The upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment.

Usage examples:

The books were stacked from floor to ceiling

Meanings of Ceinture:

noun

A girdle or belt.

Usage examples:

The corners are gathered together in a rosette and knotted along the ceinture so as to overlap slig…

Meanings of Ceintures:

noun

A girdle or belt.

Usage examples:

The corners are gathered together in a rosette and knotted along the ceinture so as to overlap slig…

Meanings of Celadon:

noun

A willow-green colour.

Usage examples:

Panelling painted in celadon green

Meanings of Celadons:

noun

A willow-green colour.

Usage examples:

Panelling painted in celadon green

Meanings of Celandine:

noun

A common plant of the buttercup family which produces yellow flowers in the early spring.

Usage examples:

Spring flowers which can be spotted in the wood at this time of year include the yellow celandine, …

Meanings of Celebrant:

noun

A person who performs a rite, especially a priest at the eucharist.

Usage examples:

Marriage may be conducted by a celebrant, a church priest, or a vicar.

Meanings of Celebratedness:

noun

Fame, renown, celebrity.

Meanings of Celebrates:

verb

Acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity.

Usage examples:

They were celebrating their wedding anniversary at a swanky restaurant

Meanings of Celebration:

noun

The action of celebrating an important day or event.

Usage examples:

The birth of his son was a cause for celebration

Meanings of Celebratory:

adjective

Used or intended to publicly acknowledge a significant or happy day or event.

Usage examples:

The guest of honour at a celebratory dinner

Meanings of Celebre:

noun

An event, such as a famous legal trial, that attracts a lot of public attention

Meanings of Celebres:

noun

An event, such as a famous legal trial, that attracts a lot of public attention

Meanings of Celebret:

noun

A document, signed and sealed by a bishop or other ecclesiastical authority, giving a priest permission to say mass in a diocese other than his own.

Meanings of Celebrious:

adjective

Famous, well-known, renowned.

Meanings of Celebrity:

noun

A famous person, especially in entertainment or sport.

Usage examples:

He became a sporting celebrity

Meanings of Celebs:

noun

A celebrity.

Usage examples:

A tv celeb

Meanings of Celeriac:

noun

Celery of a variety that forms a large swollen root that can be eaten cooked or raw.

Usage examples:

More recently, celery breeding has been directed toward tolerance to a new strain of the same disea…

Meanings of Celeriacs:

noun

Celery of a variety that forms a large swollen root that can be eaten cooked or raw.

Usage examples:

More recently, celery breeding has been directed toward tolerance to a new strain of the same disea…

Meanings of Celerity:

noun

Swiftness of movement.

Usage examples:

An individual's crime calculus is influenced by three factors: certainty, severity, and celerity of…