English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Cackler (n.)

One who prattles, or tells tales; a tattler.

Cackling (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Cackle

Cackling (n.)

The broken noise of a goose or a hen.

Cacochymia (n.)

Alt. of Cacochymy

Cacochymic (a.)

Alt. of Cacochymical

Cacochymical (a.)

Having the fluids of the body vitiated, especially the blood.

Cacochymy (n.)

A vitiated state of the humors, or fluids, of the body, especially of the blood.

Cacodemon (n.)

An evil spirit; a devil or demon.

Cacodemon (n.)

The nightmare.

Cacodoxical (a.)

Heretical.

Cacodoxy (n.)

Erroneous doctrine; heresy; heterodoxy.

Cacodyl (n.)

Alkarsin; a colorless, poisonous, arsenical liquid, As2(CH3)4, spontaneously inflammable and possessing an intensely disagreeable odor. It is the type of a series of compounds analogous to the nitrogen compounds called hydrazines.

Cacodylic (a.)

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, cacodyl.

Cacoethes (n.)

A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoethes scribendi, "The itch for writing".

Cacoethes (n.)

A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.

Cacogastric (a.)

Troubled with bad digestion.

Cacographic (a.)

Pertaining to, or characterized by, cacography; badly written or spelled.

Cacography (n.)

Incorrect or bad writing or spelling.

Cacolet (n.)

A chair, litter, or other contrivance fitted to the back or pack saddle of a mule for carrying travelers in mountainous districts, or for the transportation of the sick and wounded of an army.

Cacology (n.)

Bad speaking; bad choice or use of words.