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noun
Acronym of computer-aided design.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Initialism of computer-aided drafting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Initialism of control alt delete.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Initialism of cash against documents, an arrangement where the purchaser must pay the total price in cash in order to get shipping papers from the seller or (usually) a third party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: import/export
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noun
Initialism of coronary artery disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: CHD, coronary heart disease, IHD, w:ischemic heart disease
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noun
Initialism of computer-aided diagnosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Initialism of cold agglutinin disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Initialism of computer-aided dispatch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: public safety
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noun
Initialism of caspase-activated DNase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, especially one that cannot be trusted with a lady.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: villain, dog, rascal, bounder
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; a bus conductor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
An idle hanger-on about innyards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, obsolete, slang
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noun
A caddis (caddisfly larva).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
to mat or felt together
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Cumbria, obsolete
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noun
software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: computer-aided design
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package
noun
someone who is morally reprehensible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: villain, scoundrel
Narrower terms: perisher
History
Short for caddie, from Scots, from French cadet, from Occitan capdet (“chief, captain”), from Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput (“head”).
Uncertain. Ferguson (1875) thought this to be of Celtic origin; possibly from a Cumbric equivalent to Welsh cydio (“to join, couple”).
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
