Nouns

cowcatcher

noun

an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clea...

cowfish

noun

trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes

cowherb

noun

European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated f...

cowhouse

noun

a barn for cows

cowpox

noun

a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affect...

cowpea

noun

eaten fresh as shell beans or dried

cowper

noun

English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)

cowrie

noun

any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypr...

cowskin

noun

leather made from the hide of a cow

cowslip

noun

early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant...

coxa

noun

the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and...

coypu

noun

aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bre...

cozenage

noun

a fraudulent business scheme

crackerberry

noun

creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clu...

crackleware

noun

glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

cracksman

noun

a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents

cradlesong

noun

a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep

cragsman

noun

a climber of vertical rock faces

crake

noun

any of several short-billed Old World rails

craigie

noun

English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford E...

crammer

noun

a special school where students are crammed

crampfish

noun

any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniforme...

crampoon

noun

an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ic...

crampon

noun

an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ic...

cranesbill

noun

any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium

craniology

noun

the scientific study of the skulls of various human races

craniata

noun

fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals

craniate

noun

animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segme...

craniometer

noun

an instrument for measuring skull sizes

crape

noun

small very thin pancake

crapshooter

noun

a gambler who plays the game of craps

crassitude

noun

the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement

craton

noun

the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central...

cravenness

noun

meanspirited cowardice

crazyweed

noun

any of several leguminous plants of western North America ca...

creamcups

noun

California plant with small pale yellow flowers

crecy

noun

the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346...

credendum

noun

(Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or oth...

credibleness

noun

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

credulousness

noun

tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily d...

creese

noun

a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade

cremona

noun

a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufactur...

crenation

noun

one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches betwe...

crenature

noun

one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches betwe...

crenelation

noun

the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing gun...

crenelle

noun

a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated ba...

creosote

noun

a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; use...

creosol

noun

a colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent...

crepis

noun

hawk's-beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere

crepitation

noun

the sharp sound of snapping noises