CARDIACAL
CARDIACAL, a.1. Pertaining to the heart.2. Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; having the quality of stimulating action in the system, invigorating ...
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CARDIALGY
CARDIALGY, noun The heart-burn, a violent sensation of heat and acrimony in the upper or left orifice of the stomach, seemingly at the heart, but rising into the oesophagus. It ...
CARDINAL
CARDINAL, adjective Chief, principal, preeminent, or fundamental; as the cardinal virtues, which Pagans supposed to be justice, prudence, temperance and fortitude.CARDINAL, noun...
CARDINALATE
CARDINALATE,CARDINALIZE, verb transitive To make a cardinal.
CARDINALIZE
CARDINALIZE, v.t. To make a cardinal.
CARDINALSHIP
CARDINALSHIP, noun The office, rank or dignity of a cardinal.
CARDING
CARDING, participle present tense1. Combing, as flax, wool, etc.2. The act of playing at cards.
CARDING-MACHINE
CARDING-MACHINE, noun A machine lately invented, for combing, breaking and cleansing wool and cotton. It consists of cylinders, thick set with teeth, and moved by the force of w...
CARDIOID
CARDIOID, noun An algebraic curve, so called from its resemblance to a heart.
CARDITE
CARDITE, noun Fossil or petrified shells of the genus Cardium.
CARDOON
CARDOON, noun A species of Cynara, resembling the artichoke, but larger.ARD-TABLE, noun The table appropriated to the use of gamesters, or used for playing cards on.
CARE
CARE, noun1. Concern; anxiety; solicitude; nothing some degree of pain in the mind, from apprehension of evil.They shall eat bread by weight and with care Ezekiel 4:16.2. Cautio...
CARE-CRAZED
CARE-CRAZED, adjective [care and craze.] Broken or disordered by care, or solicitude; as a care-crazed mother.
CARE-DEFYING
CARE-DEFYING, adjective Bidding defiance to care.CARE-DEFYING, adjective Bidding defiance to care.
CARE-TUNED
CARE-TUNED, adjective Tuned by care; mournful.
CARE-WOUNDED
CARE-WOUNDED, adjective Wounded with care.
CAREEN
CAREEN, verb transitive In sea language, to heave or bring a ship to lie on one side, for the purpose of calking, repairing, cleansing, or paying over with pitch, the other side...
CAREENED
CAREENED, participle passive Laid on one side; inclined.
CAREENING
CAREENING, participle present tense Heaving down on one side; inclining.CAREENING, noun The act of heaving down on one side, as a ship.
CAREER
CAREER, noun1. A course; a race, or running; a rapid running; speed in motion.2. General course of action or movement; procedure; course of proceeding.Continue and proceed in ho...
CAREERING
CAREERING, participle passive Running or moving with speed.
CAREFUL
CAREFUL, adjective [See Care.]1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous.Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. Luke 10:41.2. Provident; attentive to support and pro...
CAREFULLY
CAREFULLY, adverb1. With care, anxiety, or solicitude.Though he sought it carefully with tears. Hebrews 12:17.2. Heedfully; watchfully; attentively; as, consider these precepts ...
CAREFULNESS
CAREFULNESS, noun1. Anxiety; solicitude.Drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness Ezekiel 12:18.2. Heedfulness; caution; vigilance, in guarding against evil, and provi...
CARELESS
CARELESS, adjective [care and less. See Loose.]1. Having no care; heedless; negligent; unthinking; inattentive; regardless; unmindful; followed by of or about; as a careless mot...
CARELESSLY
CARELESSLY, adverb In a careless manner or way; negligently; heedlessly; inattentively; without care or concern.
CARELESSNESS
CARELESSNESS, noun Heedlessness; inattention; negligence; manner without care.