Acharnement :: Acharnement (n.) Savage fierceness; ferocity.
Anacharis :: Anacharis (n.) A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharidaceae), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also waterweed and water thyme..
Char :: Char (n.) To reduce to coal or carbon by exposure to heat; to reduce to charcoal; to burn to a cinder.
Char :: Char (n.) To burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood..
Char-a-bancs :: Char-a-bancs (n.) A long, light, open vehicle, with benches or seats running lengthwise..
Chara :: Chara (n.) A genus of flowerless plants, having articulated stems and whorled branches. They flourish in wet places..
Charact :: Charact (n.) A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See Character.
Character :: Character (n.) A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol..
Character :: Character (n.) Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people; as, an inscription in the Runic character..
Character :: Character (n.) The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a person or thing really is; nature; disposition..
Character :: Character (n.) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; as, he has a great deal of character..
Character :: Character (n.) Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from suspicion..
Character :: Character (n.) Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the miserable character of a slave; in his character as a magistrate; her character as a daughter..
Character :: Character (n.) The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation; as, a man's character for truth and veracity; to give one a bad character..
Character :: Character (n.) A written statement as to behavior, competency, etc., given to a servant..
Character :: Character (n.) A unique or extraordinary individuality; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was a character; Caesar is a great historical character..
Character :: Character (n.) One of the persons of a drama or novel.
Character :: Character (v. t.) To engrave; to inscribe.
Character :: Character (v. t.) To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe; to characterize.
Characterism :: Characterism (n.) A distinction of character; a characteristic.
Characteristic :: Characteristic (a.) Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive..
Characteristic :: Characteristic (n.) A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized..