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1: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: {Golden State}, {CA}, {Calif.}]

1: straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers [syn: {spicebush}, {Calycanthus occidentalis}]

1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}, ...

1: any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers [syn: {flannelbush}, {flannel bush}]

1: large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves [syn: {Quercus kelloggii}]

1: medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts [syn: {Juglans californica}]

1: desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes [syn: {whitlavia}, {Phacelia minor}, {Phacelia whitlavia}] 2: annual of southern California with intricat...

1: maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature [syn: {Acer negundo Californicum}]

1: evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits [syn: {coffeeberry}, {California coffee}, {Rhamnus californicus}]

1: low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah) [syn: {wild buckwheat}, {Erigonum fasciculatum}]

1: evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits [syn: {coffeeberry}, {California buckthorn}, {Rhamnus californicus}]

1: North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct [syn: {Gymnogyps californianus}]

1: European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears [syn: {cat's-ear}, {capeweed}, {gosmore}, {Hypochaeris radicata}]

1: a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California [syn: {Gyromitra californica}]

1: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisono...

1: California four o'clock with purple-red flowers [syn: {Mirabilis laevis}, {Mirabilis californica}]

1: shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {humming bird's trumpet}, {Epilobium canum canum}, {Zauschneria californica}]

1: often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California [syn: {Cypripedium californicum}]

1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}...

1: highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves [syn: {coast live oak}, {Quercus agrifolia}]

1: newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat [syn: {Taricha torosa}]

1: California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor [syn: {nutmeg-yew}, {Torreya californica}]

1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepp...

1: a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance an...

1: marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below [syn: {Darlingtonia californica}]

1: smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies [syn: {palometa}, {Palometa simillima}]

1: of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers [syn: {Eschscholtzia californica}]

1: semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet [syn: {Ligustrum ovalifolium}]

1: plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon [syn: {Lofortyx californicus}]

1: shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets [syn: {western redbud}, {Cercis occidentalis}]

1: lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur [syn: {coast redwood}, {Sequoia sempervirens}]

1: aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico [syn: {black sage}, {wooly blue curls}, {Trichostema lanatum}]

1: low ashy-gray California shrub [syn: {California sagebrush}, {Artemisia californica}]

1: low ashy-gray California shrub [syn: {California sage}, {Artemisia californica}]

1: often trained as a show animal [syn: {Zalophus californianus}, {Zalophus californicus}]

1: very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range [syn: {Pinus californiarum}]

1: tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers [syn: {Platanus racemosa}]

1: tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers [syn: {matilija poppy}, {Romneya coulteri}]

1: a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides [syn: {striped racer}, {Masticophis lateralis}]

1: medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white fir}, {Colorado fir}, {Abies concolor}, {Abies lowiana}]

1: tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {valley oak}, {valley white oak}, {roble}, {Quercus lobata}]

1: any of various wines produced in California

1: viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {yellow bells}, {whispering bells}, {Emmanthe penduliflora}]

1: small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood [syn: {Pacific yew}, {western yew}, {Taxus brevifolia}]

1: of or relating to or characteristic of California or its inhabitants; "Californian beaches" n : a resident of California

1: a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles [syn: {Cf}, {atomic number 98}]

1: dark and misty and gloomy

1: Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41) [syn: {Gaius}, {Gaius Caesar}]

1: an instrument for measuring the distance between two points [syn: {calipers}, {calliper}, {callipers}] v : measure the diameter of something with calipers [syn: {calliper}]

1: an instrument for measuring the distance between two points [syn: {caliper}, {calliper}, {callipers}]

1: the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate ...

1: the era of Islam's ascendaancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community; "their goal wa...

1: a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation ...

1: Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {Cinchona officinalis}, {Cinchona ledgeriana}, ...

1: of or relating to calisthenics

1: light exercise designed to promote general fitness [syn: {calisthenics}, {callisthenics}, {callisthenic exercise}]

1: light exercise designed to promote general fitness [syn: {callisthenics}, {calisthenic exercise}, {callisthenic exercise}]

1: Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458) [syn: {Borgia}, {Alfonso Borgia}]

1: a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping [syn: {calkin}] v 1: provide with calks; "calk horse shoes" 2: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: {caulk}] 3: injure w...

1: a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping [syn: {calk}]

1: a telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call" [syn: {phone call}, {telephone call...

1: enter a harbor; "the ship called in Athens" [syn: {out in}]

1: point out carefully and clearly [syn: {signalize}, {signalise}, {point out}]

1: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn: {recall}, {call in}, {withdraw}] 2: recall knowledge from memory; have a reco...

1: booth for using a telephone [syn: {telephone booth}, {phone booth}, {telephone box}, {telephone kiosk}] 2: a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for [syn: {post-off...

1: a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) [syn: {call centre}]

1: a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) [syn: {call center}]

1: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise},...

1: fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit

1: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" [syn: {request}, {bespeak}, {quest}] 2: require as useful, just, or proper; "It take...

1: call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" [syn: {provoke}, {evoke}, {kick up}] 2: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjur...

1: lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct

1: a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone

1: summon to enter; "The nurse called in the next patient" 2: summon to a particular activity or employment; "Experts were called in" 3: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prom...

1: challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" [syn: {question}, {oppugn}]

1: stop doing what one is doing; "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books" [syn: {call it quits}]

1: stop doing what one is doing; "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books" [syn: {call it a day}]

1: a loan that is repayable on demand [syn: {demand loan}]

1: a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location [syn: {call number}, {pressmark}]

1: a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location [syn: {call mark}, {pressmark}]

1: postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party" [syn: {cancel}] 2: give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance [syn: {call}]

1: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help" [syn: {turn}]

1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn...

1: ask to prove what someone is claiming; "John called Mary's bluff when she claimed she could prove the theorem in under an hour"

1: an option to buy 2: the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date [syn: {call}] [ant: {put option}]

1: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: {exclaim}, {cry}, {cry out...

1: exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the shots in this house?" [syn: {call the tune}, {wear the trousers}]

1: exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the shots in this house?" [syn: {call the shots}, {wear the trousers}]

1: open formally; "the chairman called the meeting to order by pounding his gavel"

1: an order to report for military duty v 1: bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court" [syn: {bring forward}] 2: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telepho...

1: a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone

1: a return call 2: the recall of an employee after a layoff

1: a bulletin board backstage in a theater

1: a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program

1: a challenge to a fight or duel

1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: {calla lily}, {arum lily}, {Zantedeschia aethiopica}] 2: water arum [syn: {genus Calla}]

1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: {calla}, {arum lily}, {Zantedeschia aethiopica}]

1: plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries [syn: {wild calla}, {water arum}]

1: subject to a demand for payment before due date; "callable bonds"

1: Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977) [syn: {Maria Callas}, {Maria Meneghini Callas}]

1: a noisy boisterous parade [syn: {callithump}, {callithump parade}] 2: a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple [syn: {shivaree}, {chivaree}, {charivari}, {...

1: a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) [syn: {recall}]

1: given or having a specified name; "they called his name Jesus"; "forces...which Empedocles called `love' and `hate'"; "an actor named Harold Lloyd"; "a building in Cardiff named the Temple of Peace...

1: appropriate or even needed in the circumstances; "a change is in order" [syn: {in order(p)}]

1: providing coolness; "a cooling breeze"; "`caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'" 2: fresh; "caller fish" n 1: a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expec...

1: a small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling you

1: a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance; "you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing" [syn: {caller}]

1: the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone" [syn: {caller}, {phoner}, {telephoner}]

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1: any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers

1: titis [syn: {genus Callicebus}]

1: write beautifully and ornamentally

1: someone skilled in penmanship [syn: {calligraphist}]

1: of or relating to or expressed in calligraphy [syn: {calligraphical}]

1: of or relating to or expressed in calligraphy [syn: {calligraphic}]

1: someone skilled in penmanship [syn: {calligrapher}]

1: beautiful handwriting [syn: {penmanship}]

1: cinnabar moths [syn: {genus Callimorpha}]

1: large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort [syn: {cinnabar}, {cinnabar moth}]

1: New World blue crabs [syn: {genus Callinectes}]