any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida.
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The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate; candidateship.
One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors.
Candidacy.
The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement.
Candidacy.
an infection caused by fungi of the genera Monilia or Candida, especially Candida albicans.
In a candid manner.
The quality of being candid.
Preserved in or with sugar; incrusted with a candylike substance; as, candied fruits.
To make or become white, or candied.
Of or pertaining to Candia; Cretary.
A variety of spinel, of a dark color, found at Candy, in Ceylon.
A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light.
A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it The beshow.
One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance.
The light of a candle.
a person who makes or sells candles.
The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day.
The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub (Aleurites moluccana), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by the natives as a candle, the nut kernels being strung together. The oil from the nut (candlenut oil or kekune oil) has many uses, including as a varnish.
A form of bowling pin slender and nearly straight like a candle. The game played with such pins; -- in form candlepins, used as a singular.
An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.
One who consumes candles by being up late for study or dissipation.
any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light.
A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of Equisetum; also, the yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum).
A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing.
A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds.
a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature; -- called commonly cotton candy.
someone who makes candies and other sweets.
An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens. The name was originally given to the Iberis umbellata, first, discovered in the island of Candia (The Italian name for Crete). It is grown as an ornamental plant, having tufted red,violet, purple, or pink flowers.
bog plant (Polygala lutea) of pine barrens of southeastern U.S. having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers.
To beat with a cane.
a type of rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) inhabiting southeastern U.S. swamps and lowlands; -- called also swamp rabbit.
A thicket of canes.
Filled with white flakes; mothery; -- said vinegar when containing mother.
A genus of trees of the order Canellace/, growing in the West Indies.
A large evergreen shrub or small tree (Canella alba or Canella winterana) having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes. Its bark is called wild cinnamon.
a natural family having one genus: aromatic tropical trees of East Africa and Florida to West Indies.
Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white.
A very broad and heavy wooden collar which certain offenders in China are compelled to wear as a punishment.
The Dog Star; Sirius.
Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star.
Canicula.
any doglike animal of the family canidae.
a natural family of doglike mammals including the domestic dogs, wolves, jackals, foxes, hyenas, and coyotes.
See Canine, a.
A canine tooth.
something made of interlaced slender branches of especially willow.
A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canid/, including the dogs and wolves.
a tropical tree of Florida and West Indies (Pouteria campechiana nervosa) yielding edible fruit.
A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, etc.
To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
Eaten out by canker, or as by canker.
Affected with canker; as, a cankered mouth.
Fretfully; spitefully.
Affecting like a canker.
The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larv/ are also called cankerworms.
Like a canker; full of canker.
A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot (Canna Indica) is found in gardens of the northern United States.
A colorless oil obtained from hemp by distillation, and possessing its intoxicating properties.
a grouping of plants containing two genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs, the genera Cannabis and Humulus; this term is not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae.
A poisonous resin extracted from hemp (Cannabis sativa, variety Indica). The euphoric and narcotic effects of hasheesh are due to this resin; the active ingredient is tetrahydrocannabinol, THC. See Cannabis Indica, below.
Pertaining to hemp; hempen.
A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricace/; hemp.
A natural family of plants coextensive with the genus Canna.
the name of a battle in which Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 b. c. Called also battle of Cannae.
Recorded; in contrast with live; -- used of sound or video broadcasts.
Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary.
A style of interweaving giving to fabrics a channeled or fluted effect; also, a fabric woven so as to have this effect; a rep.
a tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese.
A groove in any cylinder; specif., a groove around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling. Also, a groove around the base of a cartridge, where the extractor takes hold.
A place where the business of canning fruit, meat, etc., is carried on.
Relating to cannibals or cannibalism.
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility.
The act or practice of eating human flesh by mankind. Hence; Murderous cruelty; barbarity.
same as cannibalise.
to use parts of (something, such as a machine), to repair something else.
In the manner of cannibal.
A small can or drinking vessel.
In a canny manner.
Caution; crafty management.
See Carom.
To discharge cannon; as, the army cannonaded all day.
Furnished with cannon.
The use of cannon.
A man who manages, or fires, cannon.
Cannon, collectively; artillery.
A small tube of metal, wood, or India rubber, used for various purposes, esp. for injecting or withdrawing fluids. It is usually associated with a trocar.
Having the form of a tube; tubular.
Hollow; affording a passage through its interior length for wire, thread, etc.; as, a cannulated (suture) needle.
A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder.
To manage a canoe, or voyage in a canoe.
The act or art of using a canoe.
A canoeman.
One who uses a canoe; one who travels in a canoe.
A law or rule.
A small ca/on.
A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to, a canon or canons.
In a canonical manner; according to the canons.
The quality of being canonical; canonicity.
The dress prescribed by canon{2} to be worn by a clergyman when officiating. Sometimes, any distinctive professional dress.
The office of a canon; a canonry.
The state or quality of being canonical; agreement with the canon.
A professor of canon law; one skilled in the knowledge and practice of ecclesiastical law.
Of or pertaining to a canonist.
To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized.
A benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church; a right to a place in chapter and to a portion of its revenues; the dignity or emoluments of a canon.
Of or pertaining to Canopus in Egypt; as, the Canopic vases, used in embalming.
a jar used in ancient Egyptian tombs to contain the intestines of a person who was mummified for burial; -- also called canopic vase.
covered with or as with a canopy; as, a canopied bed; streets canopied by stately trees.
A star of the first magnitude in the southern constellation Argo.
To cover with, or as with, a canopy.
Melodious; musical.
The quality of being musical.
Candlestick.
to sell by auction, or bid a price at a sale by auction.
A Cantabrigian.
A piece or passage, whether vocal or instrumental, peculiarly adapted to singing; -- sometimes called cantilena.
Of or pertaining to Cantabria on the Bay of Biscay in Spain.
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