All English words - page 827

Meanings of Civet:

noun

A slender nocturnal carnivorous mammal with a barred and spotted coat and well-developed anal scent glands, native to africa and asia.

Usage examples:

The main suspect to date is the civet cat, a cat-like mammal closely related to the mongoose.

Meanings of Civets:

noun

A slender nocturnal carnivorous mammal with a barred and spotted coat and well-developed anal scent glands, native to africa and asia.

Usage examples:

The main suspect to date is the civet cat, a cat-like mammal closely related to the mongoose.

Meanings of Civic:

adjective

Relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal.

Usage examples:

A meeting of civic and business leaders

Meanings of Civics:

plural noun

The study of the rights and duties of citizenship.

Usage examples:

But that can't be true, because they've given $35 million ‘for values, civics and citizenship educa…

noun

The study of the rights and duties of citizens

Meanings of Civil:

adjective

Relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.

Usage examples:

Civil aviation

Meanings of Civil war:

noun

A war fought between groups of people living in the same country

Meanings of Civil-disobedience:

noun

The refusal of citizens to obey certain laws or pay taxes as a peaceful way to express disapproval of those laws or taxes

Usage examples:

[ u ] campaigns of civil disobedience forced an end to segregation.

Meanings of Civil-liberties:

noun

The rights of a person to do, think, and say what they want if this does not harm other people

Usage examples:

The introduction of identity cards has been opposed by the campaign for civil liberties.

Meanings of Civil-servant:

noun

A person who works for local, state, or esp. the federal government

Meanings of Civil-service:

noun

All government departments that are not part of the military

Meanings of Civilianize:

verb

Make (something) non-military in character or function.

Usage examples:

He plans to civilianize the country by reducing the army's strength

Meanings of Civilians:

noun

A person not in the armed services or the police force.

Usage examples:

Terrorists and soldiers have killed tens of thousands of civilians

adjective

Relating to civilians.

Usage examples:

Civilian clothes

Meanings of Civilises:

verb

Bring (a place or people) to a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced.

Usage examples:

Both countries feel they have a mission to civilize the world

Meanings of Civilist:

noun

An expert in or student of civil law; a practitioner of this; specifically (the title of) the professor of civil law at king's college, aberdeen (now historical).

Meanings of Civilities:

noun

Formal politeness and courtesy in behaviour or speech.

Usage examples:

I hope we can treat each other with civility and respect

Meanings of Civility:

noun

Formal politeness and courtesy in behaviour or speech.

Usage examples:

I hope we can treat each other with civility and respect

Meanings of Civilization:

noun

The stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.

Usage examples:

The victorians equated the railways with progress and civilization

Meanings of Civilizational:

adjective

Of or relating to civilization.

Meanings of Civilizatory:

adjective

Of or relating to civilization; especially relating to or involving development towards a more advanced stage of civilization.

Meanings of Civilize:

verb

Bring (a place or people) to a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced.

Usage examples:

Both countries feel they have a mission to civilize the world

Meanings of Civilized:

adjective

At an advanced stage of social and cultural development.

Usage examples:

A civilized society

verb

Bring (a place or people) to a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced.

Usage examples:

Both countries feel they have a mission to civilize the world

Meanings of Civilizee:

noun

A person who has been made civilized; a civilized person. also occasionally: a person who is being made civilized.

Meanings of Civilizes:

verb

Bring (a place or people) to a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced.

Usage examples:

Both countries feel they have a mission to civilize the world

Meanings of Civilizing:

verb

Bring (a place or people) to a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced.

Usage examples:

Both countries feel they have a mission to civilize the world

Meanings of Civvy:

noun

Civilian clothes, as opposed to uniform.

Usage examples:

The chief constable came along in civvies

adjective

Relating to civilians.

Usage examples:

Fliers who left the services for civvy airlines