Lexicon: caviler – celebrate

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caviler, n. [see cavil, n.]

Complainer; kibitzer; person who raises trivial objections; one who stirs up disputes; [word play on cavalier, n.] knight; squire; gentleman; solider on horseback.

caw, n. [Imitative of the sound; OE ceo, crow, jay.]

Cry; call of a crow.

c'd, v. [see could, v.]

cease (-d, ceasing, -s), v. [ME cesse-n < L. cessare, give over, stop.] (webplay: continual, forgotten, heaven, honor, quiet, remembrance, speaking, stop, wonder, works).

End; conclude; desist; discontinue; stop; happen no more; come to an end or cessation.

ceaseless, verbal adj. [see cease, v.] (webplay: land, wonder).

Continuous; endless; unending; without cease.

cedar, adj. [see cedar, n.] (webplay: grows).

  1. Wooden; sturdy; made of a fragrant coniferous tree; free of danger; resistant to destruction; protected from infestation by insects; [fig.] dauntless; firm; immovable; steadfast; unshakable.
  2. Towering; lofty; extremely high; [fig.] consecrated; hallowed; holy; reverential; sacred; dedicated to worship; (see 2 Samuel 5:11).
  3. Intricate; hardy; like a system of tree roots; [fig.] strong; having a good foundation; able to gather nourishment.

cedar (-s), n. [ME cedre.]

  1. Dense forest; thickly wooded area; mysterious place where trees stand close together, inhibiting sight; wood used to build the House of the Lord in the Old Testament (see 2 Samuel 7:2).
  2. Remarkably sturdy tree; ancient plant that has withstood the forces of time and weather.
  3. Tree; [fig.] stout heart; steadfast spirit.

cede (-d), v. [Fr. céde-r < L. cedere, give way, yield, retreat.] (webplay: country).

Abdicate; surrender; yield; release; give up something; [fig.] free; liberate.

ceiling (-s), n. [ME ceil, canopy.]

  1. Rafter; upper plaster; top of a room; lining of the roof; highest part of a room; under-covering which conceals the timbers.
  2. Roof; dome; [fig.] sky; horizon; heaven.

celebrate (-d, -s), v. [L. < L. celebr-em, honored by a great assembly, renowned.] (webplay: mention).

  1. Perform; participate in; observe the holiness of; hold a ceremony for; [fig.] chant; sing; make sacred music for.
  2. Commemorate; observe with feasting; mark with festivities; keep with rejoicing.