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carpetbagging
  • s  presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
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capetian
  • n  a member of the Capetian dynasty
  • a  of or relating to the French dynasty founded by Hugh Capet
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carcinogenic
  • a  causing or tending to cause cancer
    the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals
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captious
  • s  tending to find and call attention to faults
    a captious pedant
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canonised
  • v  treat as a sacred person
  • v  declare (a dead person) to be a saint
  • s  accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
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canonist
  • n  a specialist in canon law
  • a  pertaining to or characteristic of a body of rules and principles accepted as axiomatic; e.g. "canonist communism"
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canonized
  • v  declare (a dead person) to be a saint
    After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized
  • v  treat as a sacred person
  • s  accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
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canopied
  • v  cover with a canopy
  • s  covered with or as with a canopy
    a canopied bed
    streets canopied by stately trees
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