| slovo | definícia |
candid
(mass) | candid
- otvorený, úprimný |
candid
(encz) | candid,nestranný adj: Jiří Šmoldas |
candid
(encz) | candid,otevřený Jiří Šmoldas |
candid
(encz) | candid,upřímný web |
Candid
(gcide) | Candid \Can*did\ (k[a^]n"d[i^]d), a. [F. candide (cf. It.
candido), L. candidus white, fr. cand[=e]re to be of a
glowing white; akin to accend[e^]re, incend[e^]re, to set on
fire, Skr. chand to shine. Cf. Candle, Incense.]
1. White. [Obs.]
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The box receives all black; but poured from thence,
The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence.
--Dryden.
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2. Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge
according to truth and justice, or without partiality or
prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion.
"Candid and dispassionate men." --W. Irving.
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3. Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.
Syn: Fair; open; ingenuous; impartial; just; frank; artless;
unbiased; equitable.
Usage: Candid, Fair, Open, Frank, Ingenuous. A man
is fair when he puts things on a just or equitable
footing; he is candid when be looks impartially on
both sides of a subject, doing justice especially to
the motives and conduct of an opponent; he is open and
frank when he declares his sentiments without reserve;
he is ingenuous when he does this from a noble regard
for truth. Fair dealing; candid investigation; an open
temper; a frank disposition; an ingenuous answer or
declaration.
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candid
(wn) | candid
adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my
candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright
approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and
you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be
outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the
point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: blunt,
candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken,
outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, {straight-
from-the-shoulder}]
2: informal or natural; especially caught off guard or
unprepared; "a candid photograph"; "a candid interview"
3: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or
secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting
nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: candid, open,
heart-to-heart] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
candidate
(mass) | candidate
- kandidát, kandidátka |
candidly
(mass) | candidly
- úprimne |
candid camera
(encz) | candid camera,skrytá kamera |
candid photography
(encz) | candid photography,momentka n: slady |
candida
(encz) | candida,kvasinka n: Zdeněk Brož |
candidacy
(encz) | candidacy,kandidatura [amer.] Jiří Šmoldas |
candidate
(encz) | candidate,kandidát candidate,kandidátka n: Zdeněk Brožcandidate,uchazeč Zdeněk Brož |
candidates
(encz) | candidates,kandidáti n: Zdeněk Brož |
candidature
(encz) | candidature,kandidatura n: Zdeněk Brož |
candide
(encz) | Candide,Candida albicans původce mykotického onemocnění Josef Kosek |
candidly
(encz) | candidly,otevřeně adv: webcandidly,upřímně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
candidness
(encz) | candidness,otevřenost n: Zdeněk Brožcandidness,upřímnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
job candidate
(encz) | job candidate, n: |
noncandidate
(encz) | noncandidate, n: |
write-in candidate
(encz) | write-in candidate, n: |
candida albicans
(czen) | Candida albicans,Candide původce mykotického onemocnění Josef Kosek |
Ardea candidissima
(gcide) | Snowy \Snow"y\, a.
1. White like snow. "So shows a snowy dove trooping with
crows." --Shak.
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2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. "The snowy top of
cold Olympus." --Milton.
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3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless.
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There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall
(1646).
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Snowy heron (Zool.), a white heron, or egret ({Ardea
candidissima}), found in the Southern United States, and
southward to Chile; -- called also plume bird.
Snowy lemming (Zool.), the collared lemming ({Cuniculus
torquatus}), which turns white in winter.
Snowy owl (Zool.), a large arctic owl (Nyctea Scandiaca,
or Nyctea nivea) common all over the northern parts of
the United States and Europe in winter time. Its plumage
is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually more or
less marked with blackish spots. Called also white owl.
Snowy plover (Zool.), a small plover (Aegialitis nivosa)
of the western parts of the United States and Mexico. It
is light gray above, with the under parts and portions of
the head white.
[1913 Webster]Plume \Plume\, n. [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. Fly, v.]
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1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long,
conspicuous, or handsome feather.
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Wings . . . of many a colored plume. --Milton.
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2. (Zool.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.
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3. A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a
waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling
feathers.
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His high plume, that nodded o'er his head. --Dryden.
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4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides
himself; a prize or reward. "Ambitious to win from me some
plume." --Milton.
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5. (Bot.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence
resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large
ornamental grasses.
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Plume bird (Zool.), any bird that yields ornamental plumes,
especially the species of Epimarchus from New Guinea, and
some of the herons and egrets, as the white heron of
Florida (Ardea candidissima).
Plume grass. (Bot)
(a) A kind of grass (Erianthus saccharoides) with the
spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in
swamps in the Southern United States.
(b) The still finer Erianthus Ravenn[ae] from the
Mediterranean region. The name is sometimes extended
to the whole genus.
Plume moth (Zool.), any one of numerous small, slender
moths, belonging to the family Pterophorid[ae]. Most of
them have the wings deeply divided into two or more
plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the
grapevine.
Plume nutmeg (Bot.), an aromatic Australian tree
(Atherosperma moschata), whose numerous carpels are
tipped with long plumose persistent styles.
[1913 Webster]Heron \Her"on\, n. [OE. heiroun, heroun, heron, hern, OF.
hairon, F. h['e]ron, OHG. heigir; cf. Icel. hegri, Dan.
heire, Sw. h[aum]ger, and also G. h[aum]her jay, jackdaw,
OHG. hehara, higere, woodpecker, magpie, D. reiger heron, G.
reiher, AS. hr[=a]gra. Cf. Aigret, Egret.] (Zool.)
Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of
the family Ardeid[ae]. The herons have a long, sharp bill,
and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe
toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is
remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was
formerly hunted with the larger falcons.
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Note: There are several common American species; as, the
great blue heron (Ardea herodias); the little blue
(Ardea c[oe]rulea); the green (Ardea virescens);
the snowy (Ardea candidissima); the night heron or
qua-bird (Nycticorax nycticorax). The plumed herons
are called egrets.
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Heron's bill (Bot.), a plant of the genus Erodium; -- so
called from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to the
head and beak of the heron.
[1913 Webster]Egret \E"gret\, n. [See Aigret, Heron.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The name of several species of herons which
bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among
the best known species are the American egret ({Ardea
egretta} syn. Herodias egretta); the great egret ({Ardea
alba}); the little egret (Ardea garzetta), of Europe;
and the American snowy egret (Ardea candidissima).
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A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage. --G. W.
Cable.
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2. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress,
or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.
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3. (Bot.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or
achenes, as the down of the thistle.
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4. (Zo["o]l.) A kind of ape.
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Calycophyllum candidissimum
(gcide) | dagame \dagame\ n.
the lemonwood tree (Calycophyllum candidissimum); -- it
is a tropical American tree which is source of a tough
elastic wood.
Syn: lemonwood tree, Calycophyllum candidissimum.
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Candid
(gcide) | Candid \Can*did\ (k[a^]n"d[i^]d), a. [F. candide (cf. It.
candido), L. candidus white, fr. cand[=e]re to be of a
glowing white; akin to accend[e^]re, incend[e^]re, to set on
fire, Skr. chand to shine. Cf. Candle, Incense.]
1. White. [Obs.]
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The box receives all black; but poured from thence,
The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence.
--Dryden.
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2. Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge
according to truth and justice, or without partiality or
prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion.
"Candid and dispassionate men." --W. Irving.
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3. Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.
Syn: Fair; open; ingenuous; impartial; just; frank; artless;
unbiased; equitable.
Usage: Candid, Fair, Open, Frank, Ingenuous. A man
is fair when he puts things on a just or equitable
footing; he is candid when be looks impartially on
both sides of a subject, doing justice especially to
the motives and conduct of an opponent; he is open and
frank when he declares his sentiments without reserve;
he is ingenuous when he does this from a noble regard
for truth. Fair dealing; candid investigation; an open
temper; a frank disposition; an ingenuous answer or
declaration.
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candida
(gcide) | candida \candida\ n.
1. any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus
Candida.
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Candida albicans
(gcide) | moniliasis \moniliasis\ n. (Med.)
An infectious disease caused by fungi of the genera Monilia
or Candida especially Candida albicans.
Syn: candidiasis, monilia disease.
[WordNet 1.5]candidiasis \candidiasis\ n.
an infection caused by fungi of the genera Monilia or
Candida, especially Candida albicans.
Syn: moniliasis, monilia disease.
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Candidacy
(gcide) | Candidacy \Can"di*da*cy\, n.
The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate;
candidateship.
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Candidate
(gcide) | Candidate \Can"di*date\, n. [L. Candidatus, n. (because
candidates for office in Rome were clothed in a white toga.)
fr. candidatus clothed in white, fr. candiduslittering,
white: cf. F. candidat.]
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.
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Candidateship
(gcide) | Candidateship \Can"di*date*ship\, n.
Candidacy.
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Candidating
(gcide) | Candidating \Can"di*da`ting\, n.
The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the
preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement. [Cant, U.
S.]
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Candidature
(gcide) | Candidature \Can"di*da*ture\, n.
Candidacy.
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candidiasis
(gcide) | candidiasis \candidiasis\ n.
an infection caused by fungi of the genera Monilia or
Candida, especially Candida albicans.
Syn: moniliasis, monilia disease.
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Candidly
(gcide) | Candidly \Can"did*ly\, adv.
In a candid manner.
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Candidness
(gcide) | Candidness \Can"did*ness\, n.
The quality of being candid.
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Cygis candida
(gcide) | Goeland \Go`["e]`land"\, n. [F. go["e]land.] (Zool.)
A white tropical tern (Cygis candida).
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Himantopus candidus
(gcide) | Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta,
LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E.
stout.]
1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop
to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is
sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged
upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.
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Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.
--Landor.
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2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to
Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are
remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks,
stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer.
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Note: The American species (Himantopus Mexicanus) is well
known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({Himantopus
candidus}) is usually white, except the wings and
interscapulars, which are greenish black. The
white-headed stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) and the
banded stilt (Cladorhynchus pectoralis) are found in
Australia.
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Stilt plover (Zool.), the stilt.
Stilt sandpiper (Zool.), an American sandpiper
(Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is
somewhat expanded at the tip.
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Lilium candidum
(gcide) | Lily \Lil"y\ (l[i^]l"[y^]), n.; pl. Lilies (l[i^]l"[i^]z).
[AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. Flower-de-luce.]
1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium,
endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of
six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior
three-celled ovary.
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Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North
Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and {Lilium
longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens;
Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the
Atlantic States. Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to
be the "lily of the field" in our Lord's parable;
Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of
Japan.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of
several genera, having some resemblance in color or form
to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis,
Nerine, etc.
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3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the
north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of
a lily or fleur-de-lis.
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But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See
Royal spade, below.
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African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus
umbellatus}.
Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes
(Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink
funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions
resembling those of a lily. --Gray.
Blackberry lily (Bot.), the Pardanthus Chinensis, the
black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust.
Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the
Vocabulary.
Lily beetle (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris
merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.
Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and
its flower.
Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.
Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
Lily iron, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of
peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb
(Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding,
fragrant, white flowers.
Lily pad, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.
S.] --Lowell.
Tiger lily (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which
are blotched with black.
Turk's-cap lily (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with
recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {Lilium
superbum}.
Water lily (Bot.), the Nymph[ae]a, a plant with floating
roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
[See Illust. of Nymph[ae]a.]
[1913 Webster]madonna lily \madonna lily\ n. (Bot.)
A lily (Lilium candidum) of the Eastern Mediterranean and
Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers.
Syn: white lily, Annunciation lily, Lent lily, {Lilium
candidum}.
[WordNet 1.5]Annunciation lily \An*nun`ci*a"tion lil"y\ (Bot.)
The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because
it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the
Annunciation.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Easter lily \Eas"ter lil`y\ (Bot.)
Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom
about Easter; specif.:
(a) The common white lily (Lilium candidum), called also
Annunciation lily.
(b) The larger white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn.
L. Harrisii) called also Bermuda lily.
(c) The daffodil (Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus).
(d) The Atamasco lily.
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Lysiloma candida
(gcide) | Palo blanco \Pa"lo blan"co\ [Sp. blanco white.]
(a) A western American hackberry (Celtis reticulata),
having light-colored bark.
(b) A Mexican mimosaceous tree (Lysiloma candida), the bark
of which is used in tanning.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Palolo |
Saperda candida
(gcide) | Apple \Ap"ple\ ([a^]p"p'l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel,
[ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G.
apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [aum]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall,
W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of
unknown origin.]
1. The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree ({Pyrus
malus}) cultivated in numberless varieties in the
temperate zones.
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Note: The European crab apple is supposed to be the original
kind, from which all others have sprung.
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2. (bot.) Any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken
into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.
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3. Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or
supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or
love apple (a tomato), balsam apple, egg apple, oak apple.
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4. Anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold.
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Note: Apple is used either adjectively or in combination; as,
apple paper or apple-paper, apple-shaped, apple
blossom, apple dumpling, apple pudding.
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Apple blight, an aphid which injures apple trees. See
Blight, n.
Apple borer (Zool.), a coleopterous insect ({Saperda
candida} or Saperda bivittata), the larva of which bores
into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree.
Apple brandy, brandy made from apples.
Apple butter, a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider.
--Bartlett.
Apple corer, an instrument for removing the cores from
apples.
Apple fly (Zool.), any dipterous insect, the larva of which
burrows in apples. Apple flies belong to the genera
Drosophila and Trypeta.
Apple midge (Zool.) a small dipterous insect ({Sciara
mali}), the larva of which bores in apples.
Apple of the eye, the pupil.
Apple of discord, a subject of contention and envy, so
called from the mythological golden apple, inscribed "For
the fairest," which was thrown into an assembly of the
gods by Eris, the goddess of discord. It was contended for
by Juno, Minerva, and Venus, and was adjudged to the
latter.
Apple of love, or Love apple, the tomato ({Lycopersicum
esculentum}).
Apple of Peru, a large coarse herb (Nicandra physaloides)
bearing pale blue flowers, and a bladderlike fruit
inclosing a dry berry.
Apples of Sodom, a fruit described by ancient writers as
externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke
and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often
given to the fruit of Solanum Sodom[ae]um, a prickly
shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato.
Apple sauce, stewed apples. [U. S.]
Apple snail or Apple shell (Zool.), a fresh-water,
operculated, spiral shell of the genus Ampullaria.
Apple tart, a tart containing apples.
Apple tree, a tree which naturally bears apples. See
Apple, 2.
Apple wine, cider.
Apple worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Carpocapsa
pomonella}) which burrows in the interior of apples. See
Codling moth.
Dead Sea Apple.
(a) pl. Apples of Sodom. Also Fig. "To seek the Dead Sea
apples of politics." --S. B. Griffin.
(b) A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See Gallnut.
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Uncandid
(gcide) | Uncandid \Uncandid\
See candid. |
calophyllum candidissimum
(wn) | Calophyllum candidissimum
n 1: tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood
[syn: laurelwood, lancewood tree, {Calophyllum
candidissimum}] |
calycophyllum candidissimum
(wn) | Calycophyllum candidissimum
n 1: source of a tough elastic wood [syn: dagame, {lemonwood
tree}, Calycophyllum candidissimum] |
candid camera
(wn) | candid camera
n 1: a miniature camera with a fast lens |
candida
(wn) | candida
n 1: any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida |
candida albicans
(wn) | Candida albicans
n 1: a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or
the intestines or the vagina [syn: Candida albicans,
Monilia albicans] |
candidacy
(wn) | candidacy
n 1: the campaign of a candidate to be elected [syn:
campaigning, candidacy, candidature,
electioneering, political campaign] |
candidate
(wn) | candidate
n 1: a politician who is running for public office [syn:
campaigner, candidate, nominee]
2: someone who is considered for something (for an office or
prize or honor etc.) [syn: candidate, prospect] |
candidature
(wn) | candidature
n 1: the campaign of a candidate to be elected [syn:
campaigning, candidacy, candidature,
electioneering, political campaign] |
candidiasis
(wn) | candidiasis
n 1: an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or
Candida (especially Candida albicans) [syn: candidiasis,
moniliasis, monilia disease] |
candidly
(wn) | candidly
adv 1: (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it
is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe
it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience";
"frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" [syn: honestly,
candidly, frankly] |
candidness
(wn) | candidness
n 1: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude
and speech [syn: candor, candour, candidness,
frankness, directness, forthrightness] |
genus candida
(wn) | genus Candida
n 1: a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in
genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae |
job candidate
(wn) | job candidate
n 1: an applicant who is being considered for a job |
lilium candidum
(wn) | Lilium candidum
n 1: lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad
funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: Madonna lily, {white
lily}, Annunciation lily, Lent lily, Lilium candidum] |
noncandidate
(wn) | noncandidate
n 1: someone who has announced they are not a candidate;
especially a politician who has announced that he or she is
not a candidate for some political office |
salix candida
(wn) | Salix candida
n 1: North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves [syn:
hoary willow, sage willow, Salix candida] |
write-in candidate
(wn) | write-in candidate
n 1: a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on
the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the
voters [syn: write-in candidate, write-in] |
candidate key
(foldoc) | candidate key
One of several possible attributes or combinations
of attributes which can be used to uniquely identify a body of
information (a "record"). The chosen candidate key is
called the primary key.
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CANDIDATE
(bouvier) | CANDIDATE. One who offers himself or is offered by others for an office.
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