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121cack´ler — cack|le «KAK uhl», noun, verb, led, ling. –n. 1. the shrill, broken sound that a hen makes, especially after laying an egg: »The cackle in the henhouse awoke the farmer. 2. shrill, harsh, or broken laughter: »Before the comedian finished the joke …
122ca|nal|ler — «kuh NAL uhr», noun. U.S. a person who works on canal boats, or who operates a lock or other facility of a canal …
123car|ol|ler — «KAR uh luhr», noun. Especially British. caroler …
124cav´il|ler — cav|il «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… …
125ce|ler|i|ac — «suh LEHR ee ak», noun. 1. a variety of celery grown for its edible, turniplike root. 2. the root. ╂[< celery] …
126ce|ler|i|ty — «suh LEHR swa> tee», noun. swiftness of movement; speed; rapidity: »celerity of flight, celerity of reply. [She] led her Concert Choir…with her usual rhythmic celerity and musical understanding (New York Times). SYNONYM(S): velocity, haste.… …
127chuck´ler — chuck|le1 «CHUHK uhl», verb, led, ling, noun. –v.i. 1. to laugh to oneself: »Father always chuckles when he reads the funny papers. 2. Figurative. to laugh in an easy, amused manner, with a degree of satisfaction. 3. to cluck, as a fowl does. –n …
128circle of Hal|ler — «HAHL uhr», Anatomy. a circle of connecting arterioles on the sclerotic surrounding the optic nerve. ╂[< Albrecht von Haller, 1708 1777, a Swiss physiologist and anatomist] …
