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  • compsognathus — any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Compsognathus, of late Jurassic age, having a slender body that reached a length of 30 inches (76 cm).
  • conchylaceous — Of or relating to shells; resembling a shell.
  • conduct sheet — a form for detailing information about a person's offences and punishments
  • conductorship — The position of conductor of an orchestra.
  • contour sheet — a bed sheet designed to fit snugly over a mattress or the like, often having elastic material to hold down the corners.
  • couch surfing — to stay overnight in someone’s else’s home while traveling: He couch-surfed at the houses of strangers and friends.
  • council house — In Britain, a council house is a house that is owned by a local council and that people can rent at a low cost.
  • counselorship — The function and rank or office of a counselor.
  • counter shaft — A counter shaft is a shaft that runs parallel to the main shaft in a gearbox, and carries the pinion wheels.
  • counterchecks — Plural form of countercheck.
  • countershafts — Plural form of countershaft.
  • counterthesis — A thesis that rebuts another.
  • counterthrust — an opposing or retaliatory thrust, esp in warfare or combat sports
  • counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
  • countinghouse — a building, room, or office used for keeping books and transacting business
  • country house — A country house is a large, often attractive, house in the country, usually one that is or was owned by a rich or noble family.
  • creosote bush — a shrub, Larrea (or Covillea) tridentata of the western US and Mexico, that has resinous leaves with an odour resembling creosote, and can live for many thousands of years: family Zygophyllaceae
  • cuckoo shrike — any Old World tropical songbird of the family Campephagidae, typically having a strong notched bill, long rounded tail, and pointed wings
  • cuckoo-shrike — any of numerous Old World passerine birds of the family Campephagidae, certain species of which superficially resemble cuckoos and have hooked bills like shrikes.
  • culture shock — Culture shock is a feeling of anxiety, loneliness, and confusion that people sometimes experience when they first arrive in another country.
  • cushion cover — a fabric cover, often with a decorative design, designed to protect a cushion
  • cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
  • custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
  • cut both ways — to have both good and bad effects
  • cutting horse — a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd
  • death tourist — a seriously ill person who seeks to terminate his or her own life by travelling to a country where medically assisted suicide is legal
  • dendrophagous — feeding on the wood of trees, as certain insects.
  • dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
  • depth sounder — an instrument for determining depths under water, especially under a ship.
  • diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.
  • dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
  • dichotomously — divided or dividing into two parts.
  • disharmonious — inharmonious; discordant.
  • dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
  • dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
  • dolichosaurus — any of various extinct Cretaceous aquatic reptiles that had long necks and bodies and well-developed limbs
  • dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
  • draughtboards — Plural form of draughtboard.
  • draughtsboard — The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
  • draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
  • duck shooting — duck hunting with a gun
  • east by south — a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of east. Abbreviation: EbS.
  • echo question — a question uttered by a listener that in effect repeats a speaker's sentence, replacing an unclear or doubted portion of the sentence with a stressed interrogative word, as You said WHAT to John? or He WHAT?
  • echo sounding — the determining of depth of water by means of a device (echo sounder) that measures the time required for a sound wave to be reflected from the bottom: a similar process (echo ranging) is used to measure the distance to an underwater object
  • electrophorus — A device for repeatedly generating static electricity by induction.
  • emphysematous — (medicine) Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated.
  • entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
  • entomophilous — (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects
  • erythematosus — (pathology) An eruption of red lesions.
  • ethnolinguist — a person who studies ethnolinguistics
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