Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 30
Cauker (n.) See Cawk, Calker.
Caul (n.) A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net.
Caul (n.) (Anat.) The fold of membrane loaded with fat, which covers more or less of the intestines in mammals; the great omentum. See Omentum.
The caul serves for the warming of the lower belly. -- Ray.
Caul (n.) A part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its birth ; -- called also a veil.
It is deemed lucky to be with a caul or membrane over the face. This caul is esteemed an infallible preservative against drowning . . . According to Chrysostom, the midwives frequently sold it for magic uses. -- Grose.
I was born with a caul, which was advertised for sale, in the newspapers, at the low price of fifteen guineas. -- Dickens.
Caul (n.) Part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines [syn: greater omentum, gastrocolic omentum, caul].
Caul (n.) The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) [syn: caul, veil, embryonic membrane].
Caul () (Heb. yothe'reth; i.e., "something redundant"), The membrane which covers the upper part of the liver (Ex. 29:13, 22; Lev. 3:4, 10, 15; 4:9; 7:4; marg., "midriff"). In Hos. 13:8 (Heb. seghor; i.e., "an enclosure") the pericardium, or parts about the heart, is meant.
Caulescent (a.) (Bot.) Having a leafy stem.
Caulescent (a.) (Of plants) Producing a well-developed stem above ground [syn: caulescent, cauline, stemmed] [ant: acaulescent, stemless].
Caulicle (n.) (Bot.) A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the embryo of seed; -- otherwise called a radicle.
Cauliculi (n. pl. ) of Cauliculus
Cauliculus (n.) (Arch.) In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes. See Illust. of Corinthian order, under Corinthian.
Cauliflower (n.) (Bot.) An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
Cauliflower (n.) The edible head or "curd" of a cauliflower plant.
Cauliflower (n.) A plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds [syn: cauliflower, Brassica oleracea botrytis].
Cauliflower (n.) Compact head of white undeveloped flowers.
Cauliform (a.) (Bot.) Having the form of a caulis.
Cauline (a.) (Bot.) Growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a caulis.
Cauline (a.) (Of plants) Producing a well-developed stem above ground [syn: caulescent, cauline, stemmed] [ant: acaulescent, stemless].
Cauline (a.) Especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem; "cauline leaves" [ant: basal, radical].
Caules (n. pl. ) of Caulis
Caulis (n.) (Bot.) An herbaceous or woody stem which bears leaves, and may bear flowers.
Caulk (v. t. & n.) See Calk.
Caulk (v. t.) To fill in the seams or cracks of, with a waterproof material such as caulk.
Caulk (n.) A viscous semisolid material of varying composition used to fill in seams of objects which are exposed to water, such as wooden ships or bath tiles; -- called also calk and caulking. After applying in a semisolid form, the material hardens and dries to form a waterproof seal. It is used in the process of caulking. It is sometimes applied together with a rope-like cord to fill larger seams.
Caulk (n.) A waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight [syn: caulk, caulking].
Caulk (v.) Seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: caulk, calk].
Caulocarpous (a.) (Bot.) Having stems which bear flowers and fruit year after year, as most trees and shrubs.
Cauma (n.) (Med.) Great heat, as of the body in fever.
Cauponize (v. i.) To sell wine or victuals. [Obs.] -- Warburfon.
Causable (a.) Capable of being caused.
Causal (a.) Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause; causative.
Causal propositions are where two propositions are joined by causal words. -- Watts.
Causal (n.) A causal word or form of speech.
Anglo-Saxon drencan to drench, causal of Anglo-Saxon drincan to drink. -- Skeat.
Causal (a.) Involving or constituting a cause; causing; "a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices".
Causality (n.) The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.
The causality of the divine mind. -- Whewell.
Causality (n.) (Phren.) The faculty of tracing effects to their causes. -- G. Combe.
Causality (n.) The relation between causes and effects.
Causally (adv.) According to the order or series of causes; by tracing effects to causes.
Causally (n.) (Mining.) The lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off washing.
Causally (adv.) In a causal fashion; "causally efficacious powers".
Causation (n.) The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced.
The kind of causation by which vision is produced. -- Whewell.
Law of universal causation, The theoretical or asserted law that every event or phenomenon results from, or is the sequel of, some previous event or phenomenon, which being present, the other is certain to take place.
Causation (n.) The act of causing something to happen [syn: causing, causation].
Causationist (n.) One who believes in the law of universal causation.
Causative (a.) Effective, as a cause or agent; causing.
Causative in nature of a number of effects. -- Bacon.
Causative (a.) Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case.
Causative (n.) A word which expresses or suggests a cause.
Causative (a.) Producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime" [ant: noncausal, noncausative].
Causatively (adv.) In a causative manner.
Causator (n.) One who causes. [R.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Cause (n.) That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
Cause is substance exerting its power into act, to make one thing begin to be. -- Locke.
Cause (n.) That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing.
Cause (v.) Sake; interest; advantage. [Obs.]
I did it not for his cause. -- 2 Cor. vii. 12.
Cause (n.) (Law) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
Cause (n.) Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general.
What counsel give you in this weighty cause! -- Shak.
Cause (n.) The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain.
God befriend us, as our cause is just. -- Shak.
The part they take against me is from zeal to the cause. -- Burke.
Efficient cause, The agent or force that produces a change or result.
Final cause, The end, design, or object, for which anything is done.
Formal cause, The elements of a conception which make the conception or the thing conceived to be what it is; or the idea viewed as a formative principle and cooperating with the matter.
Material cause, That of which anything is made.
Proximate cause. See under Proximate.
To make common cause with, to join with in purposes and aims. -- Macaulay.
Syn: Origin; source; mainspring; motive; reason; incitement; inducement; purpose; object; suit; action.
Caused (imp. & p. p.) of Cause
Causing (p. pr. & v. n.) of Cause
Cause (v. t.) To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make; -- usually followed by an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite verb.
I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days. -- Gen. vii. 4.
Cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans. -- Col. iv. 16.
Syn: To create; produce; beget; effect; occasion; originate; induce; bring about.
Cause (v. i.) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Cause (conj.) Abbreviation of Because. -- B. Jonson.
Cause (n.) Events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash".
Cause (n.) A justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" [syn: cause, reason, grounds].
Cause (n.) A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort].
Cause (n.) Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results [syn: causal agent, cause, causal agency].
Cause (n.) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" [syn: lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa].
Cause (v.) Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: cause, do, make].
Cause (v.) Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make].
Cause, () civ. law. This word has two meanings. 1. It signifies the delivery of the thing, or the accomplishment of the act which is the object of a convention. Datio vel factum, quibus ab una parte conventio, impleri caepta est. 6 Toull. n. 13, 166. 2. it is the consideration or motive for making a contract. An obligation without a cause, or with a false or unlawful cause, has no effect; but an engagement is not the less valid, though the cause be not expressed. The cause is illicit, when it is forbidden by law, when it is contra bones mores, or public order. Dig. 2, 14, 7, 4; Civ. Code of Lo. a. 1887-1894 Code Civil, liv. 3, c. 2, s. 4, art. 1131-1133; Toull. liv. 3, tit. 3, c. 2, s. 4.
Cause, () pleading.The reason; the motive.
Cause, () In a replication de injuria, for example, the plaintiff alleges that the defendant of his own wrong, and without the cause by him in his plea alleged, did, &c. The word cause here means without the matter of excuse alleged, and though in the singular number, it puts in issue all the facts in the plea, which constitute but one cause. 8 Co. 67; 11 East, 451; 1 Chit. Pl. 585.
Cause, () contra torts, crim. That which produces an effect.
Cause, () In considering a contract, an injury, or a crime, the law for many purposes looks to the immediate, and not to any remote cause. Bac. Max. Reg. 1; Bac. Ab. Damages, E; Sid. 433; 2 Taunt. 314. If the cause be lawful, the party will be justified; if unlawful, he will be condemned. The following is an example in criminal law of an immediate and remote cause. If Peter, of malice prepense, should discharge a pistol at Paul, and miss him, and then cast away the pistol and fly and, being pursued by Paul, he turn round, and kill him with a dagger, the law considers the first as the impulsive cause, and Peter would be guilty of murder. But if Peter, with his dagger drawn, had fallen down, and Paul in his haste had fallen upon it and killed himself, the cause of Paul's death would have been too remote to charge Peter as the murderer. Id.
Cause, () In cases of insurance, the general rule is that the immediate and not the remote cause of the loss is to be considered; causa proximo non remota spedatur. This rule may, in some cases, apply to carriers. Story, Bailm. Sec. 515.
Cause, () For the reach of contracts, the contractor is liable for the immediate effects of such breach, but not for any remote cause, as the failure of a party who was to receive money, and did not receive it, in consequence of which he was compelled to stop payment. 1 Brock. Cir. C. Rep. 103. See Remote; and also Domat, liv. 3, t. 5, s. 2, n. 4; Toull. liv. 3, n. 286; 6 Bing. R. 716; 6 Ves. 496; Pal. Ag. by Lloyd, 10; Story, Ag. Sec. 200; 3 Sumn. R. 38.
Cause, () practice. A Contested question before a court of justice; it is a Suit or action. Causes are civil or criminal. Wood's Civ. Law, 302; Code, 2, 416.
Causeful (n.) Having a cause. [Obs.]
Causeless (a.) Self-originating; uncreated.
Causeless (a.) Without just or sufficient reason; groundless.
My fears are causeless and ungrounded. -- Denham.
Causeless (adv.) Without cause or reason.
Causeless (a.) Having no justifying cause or reason; "a senseless, causeless murder"; "a causeless war that never had an aim"; "an apparently arbitrary and reasonless change" [syn: causeless, reasonless].
Causeless (a.) Having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times" [syn: causeless, fortuitous, uncaused].
Causelessness (n.) The state of being causeless.
Causer (n.) One who or that which causes.
Causerie (n.) 閑談；文藝隨筆；漫談 Informal talk or discussion, as about literary matters; light conversation; chat.
Causerie (n.) Light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chit chat}, {small talk}, {gab}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin wag}, {chin- wag}, {chin wagging}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}].
Causeuse (n.) A kind of sofa for two persons. A t[^e]te-[`a]-t[^e]te.
Causeway (n.) Alt. of Causey
Causey (n.) A way or road raised above the natural level of the ground, serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground.
But that broad causeway will direct your way. -- Dryden.
The other way Satan went down The causey to Hell-gate. -- Milton. Causewayed
Causeway (n.) A road that is raised above water or marshland or sand.
Causeway (v.) Provide with a causeway; "A causewayed swamp".
Causeway (v.) Pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles.
Causeway, () A raised way, an ascent by steps, or a raised slope between Zion and the temple (1 Chr. 26:16, 18). In 2 Chr. 9:11 the same word is translated "terrace."
Causey, NM -- U.S. village in New Mexico
Population (2000): 52
Housing Units (2000): 23
Land area (2000): 3.071675 sq. miles (7.955601 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.071675 sq. miles (7.955601 sq. km)
FIPS code: 12850
Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location: 33.849921 N, 103.103811 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 88113
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Causey, NM
Causey
Causewayed (a.) Alt. of Causeyed
Causeyed (a.) Having a raised way (causeway or causey); paved. -- Sir W. Scott. C. Bront['e].
Causidical (a.) Pertaining to an advocate, or to the maintenance and defense of suits. Caustic
Caustic (a.) Alt. of Caustical
Caustical (a.) 腐蝕性的；苛性的；刻薄的，譏諷的，尖利刺人的 Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing.
Caustical (a.) Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark.
Caustic curve (Optics), A curve to which the ray of light, reflected or refracted by another curve, are tangents, the reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point being in one plane.
Caustic lime. See under Lime.
Caustic potash, Caustic soda (Chem.), The solid hydroxides potash, KOH, and soda, NaOH, or solutions of the same.
Caustic silver, Nitrate of silver, lunar caustic.
Caustic surface (Optics), A surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents. Caustic curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.
Syn: Stinging; cutting; pungent; searching.
Caustic (n.) [C, U] 【醫】腐蝕劑；【化】苛性鈉；【物】焦散曲線；焦散面 Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
Compare: Escharotic
Escharotic (a.) 【醫】生焦痂的 Producing an eschar.
Escharotic (n.) 腐蝕藥 A caustic or corrosive substance or drug.
Caustic (n.) (Optics) A caustic curve or caustic surface.
Caustic (a.) Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic].
Caustic (a.) Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action [syn: caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant].
Caustic (n.) Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue.
Caustically (adv.) In a caustic manner.
Caustically (adv.) In a caustic vitriolic manner; "he addressed her caustically" [syn: caustically, vitriolically].
Causticily (n.) The quality of being caustic; corrosiveness; as, the causticity of potash.
Causticily (n.) Severity of language; sarcasm; as, the causticity of a reply or remark.
Causticness (n.) The quality of being caustic; causticity.
Cautel (n.) Caution; prudence; wariness. [Obs.] -- Fulke.
Cautel (n.) Craft; deceit; falseness. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Cautelous (a.) Caution; prudent; wary. [Obs.] "Cautelous, though young." -- Drayton.
Cautelous (a.) Crafty; deceitful; false. [Obs.] -- Shak. -- Cau"te*lous*ly, adv. -- Cau"te*lous*ness, n. [Obs.]
Cauter (n.) A hot iron for searing or cauterizing. -- Minsheu.
Cauterant (n.) A cauterizing substance.
Cauterism (n.) The use or application of a caustic; cautery. -- Ferrand.
Cauterization (n.) (Med.) The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
Cauterization (n.) The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing [syn: cautery, cauterization, cauterisation].
Cauterized (imp. & p. p.) of Cauterize
Cauterizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cauterize
Cauterize (v. t.) To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.
Cauterize (v. t.) To sear, as the conscience. -- Jer. Taylor.
Cauterize (v.) Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" [syn: cauterize, cauterise, burn].
Cauterize (v.) Make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals [syn: callous, cauterize, cauterise].
Cauteries (n. pl. ) of Cautery
Cautery (n.) (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue.
Cautery (n.) The iron of other agent in cauterizing.
Actual cautery, A substance or agent (as a hot iron) which cauterizes or sears by actual heat; or the burning so effected.
Potential cautery, A substance which cauterizes by chemical action; as, lunar caustic; also, the cauterizing produced by such substance.
Cautery (n.) An instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it [syn: cautery, cauterant].
Cautery (n.) The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing [syn: cautery, cauterization, cauterisation].
Caution (n.) A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wariness.
Caution (n.) Security; guaranty; bail. [R.]
The Parliament would yet give his majesty sufficient caution that the war should be prosecuted. -- Clarendon.
Caution (n.) Precept or warning against evil of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction.
In way of caution I must tell you. -- Shak.
Caution (n.) (Civil & Scots Law) A pledge, bond, or other security for the performance of an obligation either in or out of judicial proceedings; the promise or contract of one not for himself but another; security.
Caution money, Money deposited by way of security or guaranty, as by a student at an English university.
Syn: Care; forethought; forecast; heed; prudence; watchfulness; vigilance; circumspection; anxiety; providence; counsel; advice; warning; admonition.
Cautioned (imp. & p. p.) of Caution.
Cautioning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Caution.
Caution (v. t.) To give notice of danger to; to warn; to exhort [one] to take heed.
Cautionary (a.) Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary signals.
Cautionary (a.) Given as a pledge or as security.
He hated Barnevelt, for his getting the cautionary towns out of his hands. -- Bp. Burnet.
Cautionary (a.) Wary; cautious. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Cautionary (a.) Warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze [syn: cautionary, prophylactic].
Cautionary (a.) Serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(a)].
Cautioner (n.) One who cautions or advises.
Cautioner (n.) (Scots Law) A surety or sponsor.
Cautioner, () Scotch law, contracts. One who becomes bound as caution or surety for another, for the performance of any obligation or contract contained in a deed.
Cautionry (n.) (Scots Law) Suretyship.
Cautious (a.) 謹慎的，小心的 Attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of acts with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent; circumspect; wary; watchful; as, a cautious general.
Cautious feeling for another's pain. -- Byron.
Be swift to hear; but cautious of your tongue. -- Watts.
Syn: Wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent; circumspect; discreet; heedful; thoughtful; scrupulous; anxious; careful.
Usage: Cautious, Wary, Circumspect. A man is cautious who realizes the constant possibility of danger; one may be wary, and yet bold and active; a man who is circumspect habitually examines things on every side in order to weigh and deliberate. It is necessary to be cautious at all times; to be wary in cases of extraordinary danger; to be circumspect in matters of peculiar delicacy and difficulty.
Cautious (a.) Showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver" [ant: incautious].
Cautious (a.) Avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate" [syn: cautious, conservative].
Cautious (n.) People who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid" [syn: timid, cautious] [ant: brave].
Cautious (a.) (B2) （人）謹慎的，細心的，小心翼翼的 Someone who is cautious avoids risks.
// He's a cautious driver.
Cautious (a.) (B2) 經過仔細考慮的，斟酌過的 A cautious action is careful, well considered, and sometimes slow or uncertain.
// A cautious approach.
// Cautious criticism.
Cautious optimism () 審慎的樂觀態度 A feeling that there are some reasons to hope for a good result, even if you do not expect complete success or improvement.
Cautiously (adv.) 慎重地 In a cautious manner.
Cautiously (adv.) 謹慎地，小心翼翼地 In a cautious way.
Cautiously (adv.) As if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact; "she ventured cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the incident with kid gloves" [syn: cautiously, carefully] [ant: carelessly, incautiously].
Cautiously (adv.) In a conservative manner; "we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000." [syn: conservatively, cautiously, guardedly].
Cautiousness (n.) The quality of being cautious.
Cavalcade (n.) A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen by way of parade.
He brought back war-worn cavalcade to the city. -- Prescott. Cavalero
Cavalcade (n.) A procession of people traveling on horseback.
Cavalero (n.) Alt. of Cavaliero
Cavaliero (n.) A cavalier; a gallant; a libertine. -- Shak.
Cavalier (n.) A military man serving on horseback; a knight.
Cavalier (n.) A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.
Cavalier (n.) One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament. -- Clarendon.