Circumstances, n. pl.
- 1. Situation, condition, position, state of affairs.
- 2. Surroundings, environment, attendant conditions.
- 3. Pecuniary standing, moneyed condition.
Circumstantial, a.
- 1. Particular, minute, detailed.
- 2. Indirect, inferential, presumptive, founded on circumstances.
Circumvent, v. a.
- 1. Thwart, check, check-mate, outgeneral.
- 2. Deceive, cheat, defraud, trick, cozen, overreach, delude, hoodwink, dupe, gull, bamboozle, chouse,
outwit, beguile, mislead, inveigle, impose upon.
Circumvention, n. Fraud, deception, imposition, imposture, deceit, cheat, cheating, trick, trickery, indirection, crooked ways, chicanery, wiles.
Cirrus, n. [pl. Cirri.]
- 1. (Bot.) Tendril, filament.
- 2. (Zoöl.) Filamentary appendage.
- 3. (Meteor.) Curl-cloud, cat’s-tail, mare’s-tail.
Cistern, n. Reservoir, tank.
Citadel, n. Castle, stronghold. See fortress.
Citation, n.
- 1. Summons, official call or notice.
- 2. Quotation, extract, excerpt, quoted passage.
- 3. Enumeration, mention, quoting, quotation, bringing forward.