NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 13. The small but very concise NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases offers 6,000 basic and common English words plus 6,000 basic and common English idioms and phrases. You will find this portable title essential in the classroom, at home, or traveling, when you need help to recall word and phrase meanings. | Centigrade Centigrade sent @ gred n. the metric system of measuring temperature. No plural. The same as Celsius. Abbreviated C. centimeter sent @ mit n. a measure of length equal to one one-hundredth of a meter. An inch is centimeters. central sen tr@l 1. adj. near the center. Adv centrally. 2. adj. primary essential. Adv centrally. as busy as Grand Central Sta- tion century sen tj@ ri 1. n. one hundred years. 2. n. a block of time that begins every one hundred years starting sometime close to the birth of Jesus Christ or some other specific event. ceramic s@ rsmik adj. made of hard baked clay able to withstand great heat. ceramics n. the making of pottery by shaping clay and baking it until it hardens. Treated as singular. cereal sir i @l 1. n. one of a number of plants that provide grain. Plural only for types and instances. 2. n. a food product made from grains usually served at breakfast with milk. Plural only for types and instances. ceremony ser @ mon i 1. n. a tradition or ritual associated with a particular event. 2. n. the formal behavior seen in certain religious social or political events. No plural. certain s t n 1. adj. definite or known but not stated particular and specific but not identified. Prenominal only. 2. adj. sure confident having no doubt about something . certain to do something sure to do something. certainly s t n li 1. adv. definitely surely positively. 2. adv. yes by all means. An answer to a question. certainty s t n ti 1. n. the state of being sure or certain. No plural. 2. n. something that is known to be true. chain tjen 1. n. links or rings especially made of metal that are joined together in a row. 2. n. a group of stores or businesses with the same name owned by the same company or person. A chain store. 3. tv. to bind someone or something with Q. chair tjer 1. n. a piece of furniture for sitting sometimes with arms a piece of furniture for one person to sit on. 2. n. a person who presides over a committee or a meeting. 3.
