cucurbitaceous
- a of or relating to plants of the family Cucurbitaceae
characteristic
- n a prominent attribute or aspect of something
generosity is one of his best characteristics - n a distinguishing quality
- n the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
- n any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
- a typical or distinctive
heard my friend's characteristic laugh
red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn
stripes characteristic of the zebra
characterless
- s lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
charcoal
- n a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
- n a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
- n a very dark grey color
- n a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material
- v draw, trace, or represent with charcoal
- s of a very dark grey
chargeable
- s liable to be accused, or cause for such liability
the suspect was chargeable
charged
- v to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
- v blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
he charged the director with indifference - v demand payment
Will I get charged for this service? - v move quickly and violently
- v assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance - v file a formal charge against
The suspect was charged with murdering his wife - v make an accusatory claim
The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased - v fill or load to capacity
- v enter a certain amount as a charge
he charged me $15 - v cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
- v give over to another for care or safekeeping
- v pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
- v lie down on command, of hunting dogs
- v cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks - v place a heraldic bearing on
- v provide (a device) with something necessary
- v direct into a position for use
He charged his weapon at me - v impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend - v instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
- v instruct or command with authority
The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem - v attribute responsibility to
The tragedy was charged to her inexperience - v set or ask for a certain price
- v cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
- v energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
- v saturate
The room was charged with tension and anxiety - a of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
charged particles
a charged battery - s fraught with great emotion
an atmosphere charged with excitement
an emotionally charged speech - s supplied with carbon dioxide
- s capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy
the highly charged issue of abortion