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Catkin: Definition and part of speech

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Catkin

  1. n. An ament; a species of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar, and (as to the staminate flowers) in the chestnut, oak, hickory, etc. — so called from its resemblance to a cat’s tail. See Illust. of Ament.

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.

Cathetus: Definition and part of speech

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Cathetus

  1. n. One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another; as, the catheti of a right-angled triangle, that is, the two sides that include the right angle.

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.

Cathode: Definition and part of speech

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Cathode

  1. n. The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the electric current passes out of the electrolyte; the negative pole; — opposed to anode.

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.

Catling: Definition and part of speech

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Catling

  1. n. A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife.
  2. n. A little cat; a kitten.
  3. n. Catgut; a catgut string.

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.

Cat-hole: Definition and part of speech

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Cat-hole

  1. n. One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed.

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.

Catholic: Definition and part of speech

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Catholic

  1. n. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic.
  2. a. Universal or general; as, the catholic faith.
  3. a. Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes.
  4. a. Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act.
  5. n. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.

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.