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Celt noun : a member of any of a group of peoples (as the Irish or Welsh) of western Europe

— Celt·ic adjective

cem·ba·lo noun, plural -ba·li or -balos [ORIGIN: It]

: HARPSICHORD

1cement noun 1 : a powder that is produced from a burned mixture chiefly of clay and limestone and that is used in mortar and concrete; also : CONCRETE

2 a : a binding element or substance (as glue, paste, or plaster)

b : something serving to unite firmly

3 : CEMENTUM; also : a substance for filling cavities in teeth

Synonyms

[2a] adhesive, glue, size—more at GLUE

[2b] bond, knot, ligature, link, tie—more at BOND

2cement verb 1 : to unite by or as if by cement

2 : to cover with concrete

— ce·ment·er noun

ce·men·tum noun : a specialized external bony layer covering the dentin of the part of a tooth normally within the gum

cem·e·tery noun, plural -ter·ies [ORIGIN: ME cimitery, fr. AF cimiterie, fr. LL coemeterium, fr. Gk koimētērion sleeping chamber, burial place, fr. koiman to put to sleep]

: a burial ground : GRAVEYARD

cen·o·bite noun : a member of a religious group living together in a monastic community

— cen·o·bit·ic adjective

ceno·taph noun [ORIGIN: F cénotaphe, fr. L cenotaphium, fr. Gk kenotaphion, fr. kenos empty + taphos tomb]

: a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person whose body is elsewhere

Ce·no·zo·ic adjective : of, relating to, or being the era of geologic history that extends from about 65 million years ago to the present

— Cenozoic noun

cen·ser noun : a vessel for burning incense (as in a religious ritual)

1censor noun 1 : one of two early Roman magistrates whose duties included taking the census

2 : an official who inspects printed matter or sometimes motion pictures with power to suppress anything objectionable

— cen·so·ri·al adjective

2censor verb : to subject to censorship

cen·so·ri·ous adjective : marked by or given to censure : CRITICAL

— cen·so·ri·ous·ly adverb

— cen·so·ri·ous·ness noun

cen·sor·ship noun 1 : the action of a censor esp. in stopping the transmission or publication of matter considered objectionable

2 : the office of a Roman censor

cen·sur·able adjective : deserving or open to censure

Synonyms

blamable, blameworthy, culpable, reprehensible—more at BLAMEWORTHY

objectionable, obnoxious, offensive, reprehensible—more at OBJECTIONABLE

1censure noun 1 : the act of blaming or condemning sternly

2 : an official reprimand

Synonyms

denunciation, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, stricture; also admonishment, admonition, castigation, chastisement, punishment; criticism, deprecation, depreciation, disparagement

Antonyms

citation, commendation, endorsement

2censure verb cen·sured; cen·sur·ing : to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy

Synonyms

condemn, damn, decry, denounce, reprehend, reprobate—more at CONDEMN

blame, condemn, criticize, denounce, fault, knock, pan, reprehend—more at CRITICIZE

condemn, denounce, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove; also admonish, castigate, chastise, punish; belittle, criticize, deprecate, depreciate, disparage

Antonyms

cite, commend, endorse

cen·sur·er noun : one that censures

Synonyms

carper, castigator, caviler, critic, faultfinder, nitpicker, railer, scold—more at CRITIC

cen·sus noun 1 : a periodic governmental count of population

2 : COUNT, TALLY

— cen·sus verb

1cent noun [ORIGIN: MF, hundred, fr. L centum]

1 : a monetary unit equal to 1/100 of a basic unit of value (as of a dollar)

2 : a coin, token, or note representing one cent

2cent abbreviation 1 centigrade

2 central

3 century

cen·taur noun : any of a race of creatures in Greek mythology half man and half horse

cen·te·nar·i·an noun : a person who is 100 or more years old

cen·te·na·ry noun, plural -ries : CENTENNIAL

— centenary adjective

cen·ten·ni·al noun : a 100th anniversary or its celebration

— centennial adjective

1center noun 1 : the point that is equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of