English to English Dictionary

Clairvoyance

The supposed faculty of perceiving things or events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.

Clast

A constituent fragment of a sedimentary rock, produced by the mechanical weathering of pre-existing rocks and transported to a new location of deposition.

Claustrophobia

Extreme or irrational fear of confined places, such as elevators, small rooms, or crowded areas.

Coffee-klatsch

An informal social gathering for drinking coffee and chatting.

Cognate

A word that has the same linguistic derivation as another, sharing a common origin or root.

Cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Cognizable

Able to be known, perceived, or apprehended by the mind; comprehensible.

Cognizance

Knowledge, awareness, or notice, especially when taken formally or officially into account.

Cognizant

Having knowledge or being aware of.

Cohabitation

The state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married.

Colloid

A homogeneous non-crystalline substance consisting of large molecules or microscopic particles of one substance dispersed through a second substance.

Colloquialism

A word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.