certificate of deposit : a money-market bond redeemable without penalty only on maturity
cer·ti·fi·ca·tion noun 1 : the act of certifying : the state of being certified
2 : a certified statement
certified mail noun : first class mail for which proof of delivery may be secured but no indemnity value is claimed
certified public accountant noun : an accountant who has met the requirements of a state law and has been granted a certificate
cer·ti·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing 1 : to attest as being true
2 : to endorse officially
3 : to guarantee (a bank check) as good by a statement to that effect stamped on its face
4 : to provide with a usu. professional certificate or license
— cer·ti·fi·able adjective
— cer·ti·fi·ably adverb
— cer·ti·fi·er noun
Synonyms
[1] attest, authenticate, avouch, testify, vouch, witness; also guarantee, warrant; affirm, assert, aver, avow, profess
[4] accredit, authorize, commission, empower, enable, invest, license, qualify—more at AUTHORIZE
cer·ti·tude noun : the state of being or feeling certain
Synonyms
assurance, certainty, confidence, conviction, positiveness, sureness—more at CONFIDENCE
ce·ru·le·an adjective : AZURE
ce·ru·men noun : EARWAX
cer·vi·cal adjective : of or relating to a neck or cervix
cervical cap noun : a contraceptive device in the form of a thimble-shaped molded cap that fits over the uterine cervix and blocks sperm from entering the uterus
cer·vix noun, plural cer·vi·ces or cer·vix·es 1 : NECK; especially : the back part of the neck
2 : a constricted portion of an organ or part; especially : the narrow outer end of the uterus
ce·sar·e·an or cae·sar·e·an also ce·sar·i·an noun, often cap : CESAREAN SECTION
— cesarean or caesarean also cesarian adjective, often cap
cesarean section also caesarean section noun, often cap C [ORIGIN: fr. the legendary association of such a delivery with the Roman cognomen Caesar]
: surgical incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring
ce·si·um noun : a silver-white soft ductile chemical element
ces·sa·tion noun : a temporary or final ceasing (as of action)
Synonyms
close, closure, conclusion, end, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, shutdown, stop, stoppage, termination—more at END
ces·sion noun : a yielding (as of rights) to another
cess·pool noun : an underground pit or tank for receiving household sewage
ce·ta·cean noun : any of an order of aquatic mostly marine mammals that includes whales, porpoises, dolphins, and related forms
— cetacean adjective
cf abbreviation [ORIGIN: L confer]
compare
Cf symbol californium
CF abbreviation cystic fibrosis
CFC abbreviation chlorofluorocarbon
cg abbreviation centigram
CG abbreviation 1 coast guard
2 commanding general
cgs abbreviation centimeter-gram-second
ch abbreviation 1 chain
2 champion
3 chapter
4 church
CH abbreviation 1 clearinghouse
2 courthouse
3 customhouse
Cha·blis noun, plural Cha·blis 1 : a dry sharp white Burgundy wine
2 : a white California wine