clod.noun,.plural.clods
a lump or chunk, especially of Earth or clay; Earth or soil; a dull, stupid person; a dolt
cloddish.adjective
cloddishly.adverb
cloddishness.noun

clodhopper.noun,.plural.clodhoppers
a big, heavy shoe

John Calvin.1509-1564 A.D. French-born Swiss Protestant.theologian who broke with the Roman Catholic Church in 1533 and set forth the tenets of his beliefs, known today as Presbyterianism, in.Institutes of the Christian Religion, 1536; John Calvin established a system of beliefs based on what he found to be truths in the Bible, which taught the virtues of faith above good works and advanced the concept of equality, in which all Christians practice their beliefs with God's guidance, without the guidance of priests. Many European princes and citizens embraced the tenets he presented and his ideas spread to other countries and sparked major Protestant denominations in this era of Reformation. Calvin, John Wycliffe, Martin Luther and many others were instrumental in this historical turning point called the Reformation. Calvin also published a.Commentary on Romans in 1539, the first of his many commentaries on almost all books of the Bible. His sermons and manuscripts have been collected and most are available in English. Calvin drafted the new ordinances that the government modified and adopted as a constitution for Geneva, Switzerland governing both secular and sacred.matters. Calvin also supported development of a municipal school system for all children, with the Geneva Academy as the center of instruction for the very best students. While Calvin served Geneva, the city was almost constantly threatened by Catholic armies under Emanuel Philibert, duke of Savoy and other leaders. Calvin sought to improve the life of the city's citizens in many ways. He supported good hospitals, a proper sewage system, protective rails on upper stories to keep children from falling from tall buildings, special care for the poor and infirm and the introduction of new industries.....comprised with Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Calvinism.noun
the spiritual teaching of John Calvin regarding the omnipotence of God and the salvation of the elect by God's grace alone
Calvinist.adjective.&.noun,.plural.Calvinists
Calvinistic.adjective
Calvinistically.adverb

chute.noun,.plural.chutes
an inclined.trough, passage or channel through or down which things may pass; a waterfall or rapid; a parachute, such as one for pilots or skydivers
chute, chuted, chuting, chutes.verbs
transitive verb use.to convey or deposit by using a chute
intransitive verb use.to go or descend by a chute

channel.noun,.plural.channels
the bed of a stream or river; the deeper part of a river or harbor, especially a deep navigable.passage; a broad.strait, especially one that connects two seas; a trench, furrow or groove; a conduit; a course or passage through which something may move (new channels of thought; a reliable channel of information); a route of communication or access channeled her request from the assistant to the teacher, to the principle, who asked the city swimming pool if they could have all the school kids come early in the morning for a swim); in electronics, a specified.frequency.band for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals, as for television signals; the medium through which a spirit guide from beyond purportedly communicates with the physical world
channel, channeled, channeling, channels.transitive verbs
channeled, channeling.also spelt.channelled, channelling
to make or cut channels in; to form a groove or flute in; to direct or guide along some desired course (channels her curiosity into research); to serve as a medium for a spirit guide
channeler.noun,.plural.channelers

Corinth.noun
a city of southern Greece (map) in the northeast Peloponnesus on the Gulf of Corinth. It is near the site of the ancient city of Corinth, which was founded in circa.B.C.E. 850 and was a rich, influential.maritime power in B.C.E. seventh and sixth centuries; population 22,658

corny, cornier, corniest.adjectives
trite, dated, melodramatic or mawkishly.sentimental (a corny joke; I know it sounds corny, but he really was an alien)
cornily.adverb
corniness.noun

collodion.noun,.plural.collodions
a highly flammable, colorless or yellowish syrupysolution of pyroxylin, ether and alcohol, used as an adhesive to close small wounds and hold surgical dressings, in topical medications and for making photographic plates

churn.noun,.plural.churns
a vessel or device in which cream or milk is agitated to separate the oily globules from the caseous and serous parts, used to make butter
churn, churned, churning, churns.verbs
transitive verb use.to agitate or stir milk or cream in order to make butter; to make by the agitation of milk or cream (churn butter); to buy and sell a client's securities frequently, especially in order to generate commissions
intransitive verb use.to make butter by operating a device that agitates cream or milk; to move with or produce great agitation (waves churning in the storm; made my stomach churn); if something churns water, mud or dust, it moves it about violently (ferries churn the waters of Howe Sound from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay; unsurfaced roads now churned into mud by the annual rains); churn up means the same as churn (the recent rain had churned up the waterfall; occasionally they slap the water with their tails or churn it up in play; churned-up ground); if you say that your stomach is churning, you mean that you feel sick; you can also say that something churns your stomach (my stomach churned as I stood up)
churn out.phrasal verb
to produce in an abundant and automatic manner (churns out four novels a year)
churner.noun,.plural.churners

Cabinet.noun,.plural.Cabinets
the Cabinet is a group of senior ministers in a government, who meet regularly to discuss policies
cabinet.adjective
of, relating.to.or.being a member of a governmental cabinet (cabinet matters; a cabinet minister)

cabinet.noun,.plural.cabinets
an upright.repository with shelves, drawers and/or compartments for the safekeeping or display of a collection of objects or materials; a cabinet is a cupboard used for storing things or for displaying decorative things in (her cabinet for displaying rare old plates sits in the living room)
cabinet.adjective
suitable for storage or display in a cabinet, as because of size or decorative quality; used in the making of cabinets (wood suitable for making a cabinet)
cabinetful.noun,.plural.cabinetfuls
filing cabinet.noun,.plural.filing cabinets
a filing cabinet is a piece of office furniture having drawers in which files are kept

cupboard.noun,.plural.cupboards
a cupboard is usually constructed from wood in such a way as to provide space for holding various items of daily use, such as plates, etc. (the plates are in the kitchen cupboard right beside the stove; the kitchen cupboards were stocked with tins of soup and food); a closet or cabinet, usually with shelves for storing food, crockery and utensils

closet.noun,.plural.closets
a cabinet or enclosed.recess for linens, household supplies or clothing; a small private chamber, as for study or prayer; a water closet; a toilet
closet, closeted, closeting, closets.transitive verbs
to enclose or shut up in a private room, as for discussion (closeted themselves away for private talks)
closet.adjective
private; confidential (closet information); secret
closetful.noun,.plural.closetfuls

ceramic.noun,.plural.ceramics
ceramics is the art of making artistic.objects out of clay; any of various hard, brittle, heat resistant and corrosion resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature; ceramic is clay that has been heated to a very high temperature so that it becomes hard (ceramic tiles; items made from hand-painted ceramic); ceramics are ceramic ornaments or objects (she has a collection of Chinese ceramics); an object, such as Earthenware, porcelain or tile, made of ceramic
ceramic.adjective
ceramic bowls and plates

china.noun,.plural.chinas
high quality porcelain or ceramic.ware, originally made in China; porcelain or Earthenware used for the table

canker.noun,.plural.cankers
ulcerationof the mouth and lips; an inflammation or infection of the ear and auditory.canal, especially in dogs and cats and in horses; canker is a disease which affects the wood of shrubs and trees, making the outer layer come away to expose the inside of the stem (in gardens, cankers are most prominent on apples and pear trees); a localized diseased or necrotic area on a plant part, especially on a trunk, branch or twig of a woody plant, usually caused by fungi or bacteria; any of several diseases of plants characterized by the presence of such lesions; a source of spreading corruption or decay
canker, cankered, cankering, cankers.verbs
transitive verb use.to attack or infect with canker; to infect with corruption or decay
intransitive verb use.to become infected with or as if with canker; a canker is something evil that spreads and affects things or people (the canker of jealousy)