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Canvasing
- verb - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
- cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
Capellane
- - The curate of a chapel; a chaplain.
Cappadine
- - A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag.
Capsicine
- - A volatile alkaloid extracted from Capsicum annuum or from capsicin.
Capsizing
- verb - (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water
- overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"
Capsuling
- verb - enclose in a capsule
- put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news"
Capturing
- verb - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
- bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
- succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"
- take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
Capuchins
- noun - a hooded cloak for women
- Franciscan friars
- monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
Carageens
- noun - dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America