Helen Fenton

Caput: Definition and part of speech

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Caput

  1. n. The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
  2. n. The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum.
  3. n. The top or superior part of a thing.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Capybara: Definition and part of speech

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Capybara

  1. n. A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; — called also cabiai and water hog.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Car: Definition and part of speech

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Car

  1. n. A floating perforated box for living fish.
  2. n. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.
  3. n. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad.
  4. n. A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor, dignity, or solemnity.
  5. n. The stars also called Charles’s Wain, the Great Bear, or the Dipper.
  6. n. The cage of a lift or elevator.
  7. n. The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to contain passengers, ballast, etc.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Carabid: Definition and part of speech

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Carabid

  1. n. One of the Carabidae, a family of active insectivorous beetles.
  2. a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the genus Carbus or family Carabidae.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.