<B>cannonry, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a continued firing of cannon; barrage. <DD><B> 2. </B>heavy weapons; artillery; cannon. </DL>
<A NAME="cannonshot">
<B>cannon shot,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a cannonball or other projectile for a cannon. <DD><B> 2. </B>the range of a cannon. </DL>
<A NAME="cannot">
<B>cannot, </B>verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> can not. <BR><I>expr. <B>cannot but,</B> </I>cannot do otherwise than. <BR> <I>Ex. I cannot but be gratified by the assurance (Thomas Jefferson).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cannula">
<B>cannula, </B>noun, pl. <B>-lae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a tubular instrument of any one of several types introduced into a body cavity or tube, especially to permit drainage or irrigation. <BR> <I>Ex. During times when experiments are not being carried out on the animal, all electrodes and cannulae can be removed, leaving inconspicuous self-closing and self-healing skin lesions (Science).</I> <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, <B>canula.</B> </DL>
<B>canny, </B>adjective, <B>-nier,</B> <B>-niest,</B> adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>shrewd and cautious in dealing with others. <BR> <I>Ex. The canny trader made a large profit by buying goods when they were plentiful and selling them when they became scarce. They may manage to find a way out of their dilemma, for there are some very canny politicians among them (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>thrifty. <BR> <I>Ex. a canny housewife. Other millions of Americans--more skeptical, perhaps, or cannier in handling their money--evidently have caught on to what is happening (Harper's).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>knowing; wise. <BR> <I>Ex. a canny lad.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Scottish.) safe to meddle with; lucky. <BR> <I>Ex. Ghosts are not canny.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Scottish.) quiet; gentle. <BR> <I>Ex. a canny little kitten.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>(British Dialect.) snug; comfortable; pleasant; cozy. <BR> <I>Ex. a canny kitchen.</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>(Archaic.) skillful; clever. <DD><I>adv. </I> (Scottish.) in a canny manner; carefully; warily; gently. adv. <B>cannily.</B> noun <B>canniness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="canoe">
<B>canoe, </B>noun, verb, <B>-noed,</B> <B>-noeing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a light boat oftentapered at both ends, moved with a paddle held in both hands without fixed supports. <BR> <I>Ex. The canoe was so light that the Indian could easily carry it.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to paddle a canoe; go in a canoe. <BR> <I>Ex. The trappers canoed to their camp far up the river.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to transport by canoe. <BR><I>expr. <B>paddle one's own canoe,</B> </I>to make one's way by one's own exertions. <BR> <I>Ex. The members of the Yiewsley (Middlesex) Canoe club have been making their own craft ... thus improving on the precept that instructs us to paddle our own canoes (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="canoebirch">
<B>canoe birch,</B> <B>=paper birch.</B></DL>
<A NAME="canoeburial">
<B>canoe burial,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the custom of depositing corpses in canoes, practiced by some American Indians of the Pacific Northwest. </DL>
<A NAME="canoeist">
<B>canoeist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who paddles a canoe. <DD><B> 2. </B>an expert in paddling a canoe. </DL>
<A NAME="canoeslalom">
<B>canoe slalom,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a white-water sport in which a canoeist must maneuver his craft through gates similar to a slalom course in skiing. </DL>
<A NAME="canoewood">
<B>canoewood, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the wood of the tulip tree. </DL>
<A NAME="canofworms">
<B>can of worms,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a complicated problem or situation; a source of many difficulties. <BR> <I>Ex. The whole area of screen acting is probably going to be a big can of worms in the next few years (Pauline Kael).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="canon">
<B>canon</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the rule by which a thing is judged; standard. <BR> <I>Ex. Her manners are in keeping with the canons of good taste.</I> (SYN) criterion. <DD><B> 2a. </B>the law of a church; body of church law. <DD><B> b. </B>a rule or law enacted by an ecclesiastical council or other competent authority. <DD><B> 3a. </B>the official list of books of the Bible accepted by the Christian church as genuine and inspired. <DD><B> b. </B>any recognized set of sacred books. <DD><B> c. </B>the accepted complete works of an author. <DD><B> 4. </B>an official list of the saints, as in the Roman Catholic and Greek churches. <DD><B> 5. </B>any official list. <DD><B> 6. </B><B>=Canon.</B> <DD><B> 7. </B>(Music.) a kind of composition, in the style of a fugue, the different voice parts repeating the same melody one after another in strict imitation either at the same or at a different pitch. <DD><B> 8. </B>a large size of type; 48 point. </DL>
<A NAME="canon">
<B>canon</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a clergyman belonging to a cathedral or other church having more than one minister. <BR> <I>Ex. Sir, it is a great thing to dine with the canons of Christ Church (Samuel Johnson).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a member of a group of Roman Catholic clergymen living according to a certain rule, especially a canon regular. </DL>
<A NAME="canon">
<B>Canon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the part of the Mass coming after the offertory and containing the words of the consecration. </DL>
<A NAME="canon">
<B>canon, </B>noun. <B>=canyon.</B></DL>
<A NAME="canoness">
<B>canoness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a religious community of women living under a rule, but not taking perpetual vows. </DL>
<B>canonical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>according to church laws. <BR> <I>Ex. canonical dress.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>in the canon of the Bible. <BR> <I>Ex. canonical writings. Thanks to science and invention, our children have the prospect at birth of living to the canonical age of three score and ten (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>authorized; accepted; standard. <BR> <I>Ex. ... challenging all those who may be disinclined to accept his criticism as canonical (Saturday Review).</I> adv. <B>canonically.</B> noun <B>canonicalness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="canonicalhours">
<B>canonical hours,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the seven periods of the day fixed by canon law for prayer and worship. They are matins (and lauds), prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and complin. <DD><B> 2. </B>(British.) the hours between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., within which a marriage ceremony may take place at a parish church. </DL>
<A NAME="canonicalletters">
<B>canonical letters,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> letters formerly interchanged by Christian clergymen as testimonials of their faith, for use especially in their travels to distinguish them from heretics when their faith was called into question. </DL>
<A NAME="canonicalpunishments">
<B>canonical punishments,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> such punishments as the church may inflict, such as excommunication, degradation, and penance. </DL>
<A NAME="canonicals">
<B>canonicals, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> the clothes worn by a clergyman at a church service. </DL>
<A NAME="canonicalsins">
<B>canonical sins,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> those sins for which, in the early church, capital punishment was inflicted, such as idolatry, murder, adultery, and heresy. </DL>
<A NAME="canonicate">
<B>canonicate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the position, rank, or dignity of a canon; a canonry. </DL>
<A NAME="canonicity">
<B>canonicity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>character justifying inclusion, or the fact of inclusion, in a canon, especially the Biblical canon; authenticity. <DD><B> 2. </B>accord with ecclesiastical law; orthodoxy. </DL>
<A NAME="canonics">
<B>canonics, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Theology.) the study of the formation and authority of the canon of Scripture. </DL>
<B>canonist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who is skilled in canon law. </DL>
<A NAME="canonistic">
<B>canonistic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or belonging to a canonist. <DD><B> 2. </B>concerned with the exposition of canon law. </DL>
<B>canonize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to declare formally to be a saint; place in the official list of saints. <BR> <I>Ex. Joan of Arc was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1920.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to treat as a saint; glorify. <DD><B> 3. </B>to make or recognize as canonical. <DD><B> 4. </B><B>=authorize.</B> noun <B>canonization.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="canonlaw">
<B>canon law,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the laws of a church governing ecclesiastical affairs. </DL>
<A NAME="canonregular">
<B>canon regular,</B> pl. <B>canons regular.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Roman Catholic Church.) a member of any one of various institutions made up of regular priests who live in community under a rule. <BR> <I>Ex. the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="canonry">
<B>canonry, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>the position or rank of a canon. <DD><B> b. </B>the benefice of a canon. <DD><B> 2. </B>canons collectively. </DL>
<A NAME="canonship">
<B>canonship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the position, rank, or benefice of a canon; canonry. </DL>
<B>can opener,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an instrument for opening cans. <BR> <I>Ex. The ... Corporation has designed a can opener with a magnetic lid lifter that prevents the cut-off lids from falling back into the contents of the can (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="canopicjar">
<B>Canopic jar</B> or <B>urn, =Canopic vase.</B></DL>
<A NAME="canopicvase">
<B>Canopic vase,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a ceremonial vase used in Egypt, chiefly for holding the entrails of embalmed bodies. <DD><B> 2. </B>a vase used to hold the ashes of the dead. </DL>
<A NAME="canopus">
<B>Canopus, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the second brightest star in the sky, in the southern constellation Argo. </DL>
