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convicium
(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
convinco
To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
convītō
(transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
convīvium
A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.
convoco
(transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for.
cooperātivus
Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
coōrdināta
(mathematics, cartography, astronomy, geography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
coorior
(intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
cōpa
A woman who serves in a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
copadium
(uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing. [from 18th c.]
cōpia
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
cōpiae
Military personnel in uniform.
cōpiōsus
Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
copta
(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes, Canada, rare) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
cōpulō
(transitive) To bring together as one.
coqua
(cooking) A person who prepares food.
coquere
(ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.
coquō
(ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.
coquus
(cooking) A person who prepares food.
Cor Leonis
The nickname of Richard I of England.
cora
(anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.
cōram
With one's own body and physical presence; not through media, a representative, or indirectly.
corbis
A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
Corcagia
The principal city of County Cork, Ireland.
Corcavia
The principal city of County Cork, Ireland.
corcodillus
Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
corculum
A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
cordātus
Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.
cordolium
Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or their absence.
Corduēna
(antiquity, historical) An ancient historical region, located south of Lake Van, in present-day eastern Turkey.
Corduēnus
A member of the linguistically and culturally distinct people who speak Kurdish and mainly inhabit those parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria sometimes known as Kurdistan.
Corēa
A geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.
coriandrum
(US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.
Corinthiacus
Of or relating to Corinth.
Corinthiēnsis
Of or relating to Corinth.
Corinthios
(biblical) Either of the two books in the New Testament of the Bible that are written as epistles to the people of Corinth and which are attributed to Paul the Apostle, Sosthenes and Timothy.
Corinthius
Of or relating to Corinth.
Corinthus
A port city in Greece.
corium
(countable) The skin of an animal.
Cornelia
A en given name in quiet use since the 18th century.
Cornelius
A en given name.
cornicus
Of or pertaining to the Cornish language.
corniger
Having horns.
cornīx
Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
cornu
(military) The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc.
cornūcōpia
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
cornutus
Having horns.
corōna
A garland or circlet for the head.
coronare
Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.
corōnātiō
(specifically, also, attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.
corporātus
Of or relating to a corporation.
corporeus
Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
corpulentus
Large in body; fat; overweight.
correctio
The act of correcting.
correctus
Free from error; true; accurate.
correus
(legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
corrideō
(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)
corrigia
A lace used for fastening a shoe.
corrigō
(transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
corripiō
(transitive) To grasp and remove quickly.
corrōborō
(transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
corruda
The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
corrumpō
(transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
corruptēla
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.
corruptiō
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.
corruptor
A person who bribes
corruptrix
One who or that which corrupts.
corruptus
In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
Corsa
A native or inhabitant of Corsica, France.
Corsica
An island and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia.
Corsicāna
A native or inhabitant of Corsica, France.
corsicānus
Of, from or relating to Corsica, France or the Corsican language.
corsice
The language of the Corsican people.
corsicus
Of, from or relating to Corsica, France or the Corsican language.
corsus
Of, from or relating to Corsica, France or the Corsican language.
cortex
(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
cortīna
A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
coruscans
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
coruscare
(intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
coruscō
(intransitive) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
coruscus
Brightly sparkling.
corvus
(countable) Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
corylus
(countable) A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.
cōs
A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
cōsīna
(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.
cōsīnus
(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.
Cosmas
A en given name of mostly historical use.
cosmo-
universe, world
cosmogonia
The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
cosmologicus
Of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe.
costa
A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.
costum
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
cothurnus
(historical) A type of soft calf- or knee-high boot that laces up the front, sometimes featuring open toes or thick soles, worn in the Greco-Roman world by hunters and horsemen, as well as by actors in Athenian tragedy.
cōtīdiānus
That occurs every day, or at least every working day.
cotonium
(countable) The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.
cottidie
quotidianly, every day
coturnix
Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
coxa
(anatomy) The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).
crābrō
A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.
Cracōvia
A city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole.
crambe
An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
crānium
(skeleton) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
crāpula
Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.
crapulentus
Suffering from a hangover.
cras
On the day after the present day.
crassus
Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
crātēr
(geology) The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. [from 1610s]
creare
(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
creātor
(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.
creātrīx
(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.
creatura
A living creature.
creber
Done or occurring often; common.
crēbritās
(uncountable, or, countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
crēbriter
At frequent intervals.
crēbrō
Done several times or in repetition.
crecca
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight. [from 16th c.]
crēdibilis
Capable of being believed; credible.
credibiliter
In a believable way.
crēditor
(finance) A person to whom a debt is owed.
crēditrix
(finance) A person to whom a debt is owed.
crēditum
(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).
crēdō
(transitive, obsolete) To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise.
crēdulus
Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.
cremātiō
A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
cremator
Someone or something that burns.
cremium
Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
cremo
The act of burning something with fire.
cremor
(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.
creo
(transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
crepātūra
A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
creper
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
crepida
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) A type of footwear consisting of a sole attached to the foot with fairly elaborate straps, distinguished by the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans from sandals proper but now usually considered a style of sandal.
crepīdō
(British spelling) .
crepitus
Rattling sound.
crepundia
A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. [from 16th c.]
crepusculum
The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
crescere
(intransitive) To appear or sprout.
cresco
(intransitive) To appear or sprout.
Creta
An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.
creticus
Of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants.
cribrō
(transitive) To sieve or strain (something).
crībrum
A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
crīmen
(countable) A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
crīminātiō
(countable) A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
crīminātor
One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
crīminātrīx
One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
crīminō
(legal) To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.
crīnāle
A pin or fastener for the hair.
crīnis
(uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
crispus
Having curls.

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