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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
ca-caverbto have a bowel movementUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cabverbto ride in a taxicabUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cabalverbto engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear togetherUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cabbageverbto make off with belongings of othersUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cabinverbto confine to a small space, such as a cabinUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cableverbto fasten with a cable or ropeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cacheverbto save up as for future useApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cachinnateverbto laugh loudly and in an unrestrained wayUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cackelverbto make a cackling soundUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cackleverbto squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hensUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
caddieverbto act as a caddie and carry clubs for a playerApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
caddyverbto act as a caddie and carry clubs for a playerApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cadgeverbto obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedlingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cageverbto confine in a cageApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cage inverbMWEto confine in a cageApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cajoleverbto influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flatteringApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cakeverbto form a coat overUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cakewalkverbto perform the cakewalk danceUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calcifyverbto become impregnated with calcium saltsUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calcimineverbto cover with calcimineApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calcineverbto heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reducesApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calculateverbdetermine a numerical result using mathematical methodsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calendarverbto enter into a calendarApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calenderverbto press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheetsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calibrateverbto mark the scale of a measuring instrument so that it can be read in the desired unitsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
caliperverbto measure the diameter of something with calipersApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calkverbto injure with a calkApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
callverbto ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a qualityUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call atverbMWEto enter a harborUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call attentionverbMWEto point out carefully and clearlyUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call backverbMWEUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call downverbMWEto summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magicEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call forverbMWEEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call forthverbMWEto summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magicCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call inverbMWEto take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another playerApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call into questionverbMWEto challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety ofAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call it a dayverbMWEto stop doing what one is doingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call it quitsverbMWEto stop doing what one is doingUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call offverbMWEto postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduledApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call onverbMWEto have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information toApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call on the carpetverbMWEto censure severely or angrilyEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call one's bluffverbMWEto ask to prove what someone is claimingEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call outverbMWEto call out loudly, as of names or numbersAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call the shotsverbMWEto exercise authority or be in chargeEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call the tuneverbMWEto exercise authority or be in chargeEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call to orderverbMWEto open formallyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
call upverbMWEto get or try to get into communication with someone by telephoneRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calligraphverbto write beautifully and ornamentallyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calliperverbto measure the diameter of something with calipersApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
callousverbto make insensitive or callousUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
callusverbto form a callus or callusesUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calmverbto cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative toApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calm downverbMWEto become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitationApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calumniateverbto charge falsely or with malicious intentEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
calveverbto release iceRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
camberverbto curve upward in the middleApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
camouflageverbto disguise by camouflagingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
campverbto give an artificially banal or sexual quality toApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
camp downverbMWEto establish or set up a campApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
camp outverbMWEto live in or as if in a tentApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
campaignverbto exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or personApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
camphorateverbto treat with camphorApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canverbto terminate the employment ofUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
can't evenverbMWEto expresses the feeling of being overwhelmed to the point of speechlessness, often followed by withUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canalverbto provide a city with a canalUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canaliseverbto provide a city with a canalApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canalizeverbto provide a city with a canalApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cancelverbto postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduledApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cancel outverbMWEto wipe out the effect of somethingAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
candleverbto examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a lightUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
candyverbto coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glazeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
caneverbto beat with a caneApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cankerverbto become infected with a cankerUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cannibaliseverbto use parts of something to repair something elseApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cannibalizeverbto use parts of something to repair something elseApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cannonverbto fire a cannonUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cannonadeverbto attack with cannons or artilleryUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cannonball alongverbMWEto move fastApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cannulateverbto introduce a cannula or tube intoApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cannuliseverbto introduce a cannula or tube intoApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cannulizeverbto introduce a cannula or tube intoApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canoeverbApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canoniseverbto declare, typically a dead person, to be a saintEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canonizeverbto declare, typically a dead person, to be a saintEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canoodleverbto fondle or pet affectionatelyRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canopyverbUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cantverbto heel overUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cant oververbMWEto heel overApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canterverbto go at a canter, of horsesApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cantileververbApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cantillateverbto recite with musical intonationApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cantonverbto provide housing for military personnelUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canulateverbto introduce a cannula or tube intoApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canvasverbto consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaningAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
canvassverbto consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaningAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
capverbto restrict the number or amount ofUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cap offverbMWEto finish or complete, as with some decisive actionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
capacitateverbto cause spermatozoa to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an eggApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
caparisonverbApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
caperverbto jump about playfullyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026