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Clive
- noun - British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
Cnida
- - One of the peculiar stinging cells found in C
Coifs
- noun - a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
- arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
- cover with a coif
- the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
Coign
- noun - Alternative spelling of quoin. Also coigne.
- expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
- the keystone of an arch
Coils
- noun - a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
- a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
- make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"
- reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
- to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
- tubing that is wound in a spiral
- wind around something in coils or loops
Coins
- noun - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
- form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"
- make up; "coin phrases or words"
Coirs
- noun - stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut
Cribs
- noun - a bin or granary for storing grains
- a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
- a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
- baby bed with high sides made of slats
- line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole"
- take unauthorized (intellectual material)
- the cards discarded by players at cribbage
- use a crib, as in an exam
Crick
- noun - a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
- English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)
- twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck"
Cried
- verb - bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep"
- demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"
- proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"
- shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
- utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
- utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"