| CARNIVORA | • Carnivora prop.n. A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – all carnivores. • CARNIVORA n. an order of flesh-eating mammals, including dogs, cats, bears, weasels, etc. |
| CARNIVORE | • carnivore n. An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet. • carnivore n. (Zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora. • carnivore n. (Informal) A person who is not a vegetarian. |
| CARNIVORY | • carnivory n. The eating of meat; carnivorousness. • CARNIVORY n. the state of being a carnivore. |
| CARRYOVER | • carryover n. Something whose duration has been extended or that has been transferred to another time. • carryover n. An amount, especially a sum of money, transferred to a new column in a ledger, or applied to a later time. • carryover n. The damaging condition where water droplets are carried out of a steam boiler along with the dry steam. |
| CARVACROL | • carvacrol n. (Organic chemistry) A monoterpenoid phenol with a characteristic pungent, warm odour of oregano and a pizzalike taste. • CARVACROL n. a thick oily liquid of a strong taste and disagreeable odor, obtained from oil of caraway. |
| CAVORTERS | • cavorters n. Plural of cavorter. • CAVORTER n. one who cavorts. |
| CORIVALRY | • corivalry n. Alternative form of corrivalry. • CORIVALRY n. rivalry. |
| CORRASIVE | • corrasive adj. Obsolete form of corrosive. • CORRASIVE adj. serving to wear away. |
| CORRIVALS | • corrivals n. Plural of corrival. • corrivals v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrival. • CORRIVAL v. to rival, also CORIVAL. |
| HARDCOVER | • hardcover n. A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather. • hardcover adj. (Of a book) Having a rigid binding. • HARDCOVER n. a book in hard covers, as opposed to a paperback. |
| OVERCARRY | • overcarry v. (Transitive) To carry too far, or beyond the proper point. • overcarry v. (Intransitive) To go to excess. • OVERCARRY v. to carry too far. |
| OVERCLEAR | • overclear v. (Transitive) To make too clear, or translucent. • overclear v. (Transitive) To pass, without collision, by too great a distance; to go too far beyond. • overclear adj. (In negative constructions) Especially clear or comprehensible. |
| OVERCRAMS | • overcrams v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcram. • OVERCRAM v. to stuff to excess. |
| OVERCRAWS | • OVERCRAW v. (Spenser) to triumph over, also OVERCROW. |
| OVERRACKS | • overracks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overrack. • OVERRACK v. to overstrain. |
| OVERREACH | • overreach v. (Transitive, intransitive) To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree. • overreach v. (Transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one’s ability. • overreach v. (Transitive, intransitive, reflexive, equestrianism) Of a horse: to strike the heel of a forefoot with… |
| OVERREACT | • overreact v. To react too much or too intensely. • OVERREACT v. to react or respond excessively. |
| VARACTORS | • varactors n. Plural of varactor. • VARACTOR n. a two-electrode semiconductor device. |