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| CHAOTIC | Can't Highly Accurately Observe These Iterative Creations. |
Angela Brett, after reading about the mathematical phenomenon chaos... it's all about sequences which seem totally random but are generated by a simple mathematical rule - however, slight changes in the starting values can drastically change the whole thing, so chaotic motion is still very difficult to predict. Science:Mathematics |
| CHAP | Could Have Adorable Penis |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| CHAR | Can Hold Alphabetic Representation |
Angela Brett, when she had half an hour to spare in a C programming test. In C, a char is a type of variable often used to store characters. Computers:Programming:C variable types |
| CHARISMA | Charlatan Has A Roguish Innocence, Seducing Moronic Audience |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - TV preachers are often described as 'Charismatic'. Religion People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CHARIZARD | Can Heat A Rock Into Zabaglione, And Roast Duelist |
Angela Brett (Charizard is Pokemon #6) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| CHARLIE | Can Help Acronyms.co.nz Reach Largest Inventory Ever! |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| CHARMAINE | Carefully Handles Abilities, Responsible Musical Adult In Nurturing Environment |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| CHARMANDER | Craves Heat -- Any Rain Makes A Near-Derriere Extremity Respire. |
Angela Brett (Charmander, Pokemon #4, prefers hot places. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail.) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| CHARMED | Can Have Anything Remotely Magical Enter Drama |
Angela Brett (The TV Show 'Charmed' is about three witches, but can involve things as diverse as leprechauns, mermaids, demons, gnomes, fairies, angels, nymphs, gods, unicorns, and the seven dwarves.) Entertainment:TV shows |
| CHARMIAN | Charming, Happy And Respectful Monument Is A Necropolis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra |
| CHASED | Chooses Her Amours So Each Discovers |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| CHASM | Crevasses Have Always Slain Mountaineers |
Angela Brett Places Sports & Recreation |
| CHASMS | Can't Hop Across So Much Space |
TMcCO'G Places |
| CHASTE | Chooses Her Amours So They'll Engage |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| CHAT | Come, Have A Talk |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking |
| CHATTER | Conversation Having A Tendency Toward Empty Rattling |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking |
| CHEATER | 'Champion' Has Evidently Altered The Examination Results |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CHEATS | Craves Having Easy Answers To Succeed |
Scott Higton... my kids buy PC games and after 10 minutes of play want me to download whatever cheats there are for it. Thought this an appropriate acronym for what they are doing... or anyone that butts up against a situation that requires some effort. Computers:Games People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CHEDS | Crackers Having Extremely Delicious Seasoning. |
Steve Keate Food & Drink |
| CHEERIOS | Cold Hearted Enemy Enters Residences, Inhibiting Occupants' Slumber |
Patricia Rix MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| CHEERS | Convivial Host Enjoys Everybodyís Rousing Salutation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| CHEF | Creates Heavenly Exciting Feasts |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEMISTRY | Conderning How Every Molecure Is Structured, Tailored & Relates. Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry |
| CHENEY | Crafty Halliburton Executive Neatly Enriches Yanks |
Chris Kjelgaard, referring to Dick Cheney. Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| CHER | Chest, Hips, & Eyebrows Remodelled! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| CHERUBS | Chubby Harpist Ecstatically Rapturous, Usually Boys Seemingly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| CHERYL | Chanteuse, Her Eurovision Revealed Youthful Legs. |
TMcCO'G - referring to Cheryl Baker, one fourth of "Bucks Fizz" who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. As part of the show the two males pulled the long skirts off the two females midway through the song, revealing beautiful legs clad in shorts. Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| CHESTNUT | "Conkers" Has Every Schoolboy Taking Nuts Up Trees |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Science:Biology:Plants:Trees Entertainment:Toys |
| CHEVY | Car Has Enviable Velocity - Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| CHIFFON | Confection Has Interesting Frills Full Of Nutrients |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| CHILD | Cooks Herself Interesting Little Delicacies |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Julia Child. Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHILDCARE | Care Handler, Infants, Little "Dumplings", Capable Adults' Responsibility, Employment |
Jan Morgan - Little Dumplings can be considered an endearment used for toddlers People & Relationships:Family |
| CHILDREN | Curious Homonym In Language... Dearness Refunds Expenses Ninefold. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family |
| CHILE | Completely Hilly, Intensely Lengthy Entity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CHIMERICAL | Can't Handle Installing Mozilla? Easily Remedied: Install Chimera And Laugh. |
Steve Keate, referring to the web browser for Mac OS X Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| CHIMNEY | Ceiling Hole Issues Muck - Nimbus Envelopes You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| CHIN | Clip Hair If Necessary |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| CHINA | Countless Hordes Intimidate Neighbouring Autonomies |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| CHINESIFIED | Cookery Has Interesting Neologism. Eldest Son Invents Foodstuff''s Ingeniously Elegant Description |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, explaining: When the Tonylet was younger he wanted to indicate how some food had been turned into a Chinese meal by the addition of Soy Sauce... and thus the word 'Chinesified' was born Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Food & Drink |
| CHIP | Can Hurt Intestines, Parts |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CHIPMUNK | Cute Hijinks Invite Presents: Muncies Unnumbered. No Kidding! |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| CHIPS | Can't Have Intel Processors Salted |
Angela Brett and Tony Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CHIROPRACTOR | Cracking Has Its Reasons Of Practicality, Really Adjusts, Correcting Tailbones Of Regulars. |
Jan Morgan -- a chiropractor corrects any mis-alignment in our backs by several different methods called adjustments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| CHIVALRY | Chaps Honourable In Valour Amid Lasting Romantic Yarns. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CHLORINE | Common Halogen. Liquifies Often. Respiration Is Not Easy. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| CHOCOLATE | Can Help One Cope Over Lover's Absence - Tasty Experience. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Food & Drink:Confectionery |
| CHOICE | Careful Habits Occur In Choosing Endlessly |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| CHOICES | Considering Handy Options Ideally Creates Educated Selection |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| CHOIR | Chanting Hymns Organised In Reverence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music |
| CHOPIN | Cherish How One Plays Immortal Nocturnes! |
Rico Leffanta Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| CHOPSTICKS | Can't Hold Onto Pasta Sauce, These Inadequate Chinese Kitchen Sticks! |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| CHOWDER | Creamy Heavy Option, Will Determine Eating Range |
Jan Morgan - a More Caloric Soup Food & Drink |
| CHRIS | Chap Has Requested Individual 'Spansion |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Education:University of Nottingham School of Community Health Sciences IT Subgroup |
| CHRIST | Certainly His Resurrection Is Supreme Truth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| CHRISTI | Caring Heart Realist Is Secure Tactful Individual |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| CHRISTINE | Cinematic Horror Revealing Intelligent Suspense. Terror In Night Excursions |
Eric Bridgstock... I spotted CHRISTINE in the unsuccessful searches and immediately thought of the film directed by John Carpenter, based on the Stephen King novel Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| CHRISTMAS | Characteristic Huge Rise In Shopping - The Merriest Are Salesmen! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| CHRISTMASTIME | Celebrating Hanukkah? Religion's Immaterial - Start The Merrymaking And Singing, There Is Much Enjoyment! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| CHRISTOPHER | Church Has Rescinded Individual's Sainthood - They Openly Probed His Essential Reality |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Some years ago the Catholic Church reviewed the evidence for the existence of St. Christopher (the patron saint of travellers) and he was (along with others) removed from the calendar of the saints. Religion:Saints |
| CHRONICLES | Carefully Hewn Recounting Of Northern Israel, Concludes Largely Encouraging Some |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| CHRYSLER | Cars Have Reached Your Souls - Let's Enjoy Racing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| CHUNDER | Could Have Used Normal Digestive Enzymes, Really. |
Steve Keate Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CIA | Criminals In Authority |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| CIDER | Can Incessant Drinking End Relationships? |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| CIGAR | Can I Generate A Reaction? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, regarding the Clinton/Lewinsky sex scandal Drugs People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| CIGARETTES | Cancer: Idiots Greatly Augment Risk Every Time They 'Enjoy' Smoking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco |
| CINDY | Caring Individual, Nice Dependable Yin |
Jan Morgan -- a person I know Names:First names:Female |
| CIPA | Can't I Play Anywhere? |
Thinking about what the CIPA (Childrens' Internet Protection Act) really means for American libraries and schools Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| CIRCLE | Calculation Into Route Consistently Locus-Equidistant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| CIVIC | Communitarianism Is Vital In Cities |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| CLARUS | Computer Launched Animal Rendering Useful Service |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when I suggested that KEYBOARD could fly to earth on CLARUS the DogCow, and he wondered how CLARUS could fly. Computers:Macintosh & Newton MacGirl & KeyBoard:Other Characters Science:Biology:Animals |
| CLASH | College Lectures Are Scheduled Horribly |
Angela Brett, after having her timetable rearranged for about the fifth time this week due to other students' timetable clashes. (I mean college in the American sense here... not a high school) Education |
| CLASSICAL | Cultured Listeners Appreciate Sonorous Sonatas In Concerthalls (And Lifts) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (for 'lifts' our American readers should read 'elevators'. Entertainment:Music |
| CLASSY | Chic Lady; Adroitly She Stretches You |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CLATHY | Clutching Lightbulb Anxiously, Thinking, "Here? Yonder?" |
Angela Brett (Clathy is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'Nervously indecisive about how to dispose of a dead lightbulb.' Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| CLAUDE | Cultured, Learned Artist Understated Details Extensively |
Sean Lamb (Claude Monet's impressionist works were more noted for their lack of precise detail, presenting just the impression of an image rather than a photorealistic reproduction; Monet studied in Europe with many other well known artists including Eugéne Boudin, Pablo Picasso and Pierre-Auguste Renoir) Names:Famous people Art & Literature |
| CLAUDIA | Cardinale (Latin Actress) Undressed Decorously In Acting |
TMcCO'G Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| CLAUDIO | Callow Lad, After Unforeseen Disasters, Is Overjoyed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing |
| CLAUDIUS | Cunningly Launches An Untimely Death - Is Usurping Scoundrel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| CLAVERING | Country Living At Very Easy Rates In Nearby Graveyard |
George Rix Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| CLEAN | Conceal Litter Effectively And Neatly |
Edwin Hermann Science:Environment |
| CLEANERS | Criminal Leaders Extracting Assets Never Expecting Redemption Settlements |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| CLEOPATRA | Cunning Lovely Egyptian Obviously Preferred Asp To Roman Attentions. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra |
| CLEVER | Cerebral Lobes Especially Vibrant, Ever Reasoning |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| CLICHE | Creatively Lacking Imitation Commonly Heard Elsewhere |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay |
| CLIENT | Customer List - Industrial Enterprises Need Them |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| CLIFF-HANGER | Climax Left In For Further Handling. A New Gasp-Enducer Required |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
| CLITORIS | Cute Lump Is Tickled Often - Result: Intense Sensations |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| CLOCK | Circular Locomotion Offers Calendrical Key |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time |
| CLOTEN | Clottish Lout Of Truly Evil Nature |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Cymbeline Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Cymbeline |
| CLOTH | Costume Looks Only Terrific, Honey! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| CLOTHING | Cotton, Linen Or Tweed - Happiness Is Natural Garments |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing |
| CLOTHO | Can Love Orchestrate Threads Hiding Omega? |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Greek Gods & Goddesses |
| CLOUD | Comes Low Over Us, Downpour |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Meteorology |
| CLOUDY | Causes Low Overcast, Using Dusty Yuckiness |
Jan Morgan Science:Meteorology |
| CLOWNS | Child Like Optional World Needs Students |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Entertainment |
| CLUCK | Chicken-Like Utterence Causes Kerfuffle |
TMcCO'G - The sight or sound or anyone imitating a chicken always seems to cause others to laugh. Laughter Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| CLUE | Close Look Uncovers Evidence |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| CLUTCH | Control Lever Under The Car's Heater |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
| CMOS | Computer Must Operate Somehow |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (CMOS usually stands for Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Generic Hardware |
| CMS | Complicated Magnetic System |
Angela Brett, referring to the COMPACT MUON SOLENOID. See http://cmsinfo.cern.ch for more information. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Physics |
| CNE | Can't Network Everything |
CNE's real definition is Certified Netware Engineer Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers Education:Qualifications |
| CO | Cremates Ozone |
Jeff Anonymous, referring to carbon monoxide. Science:Chemistry |
| COALESCE | Come On And Let's Embrace Some Coupling Exercises |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| COB | Chestnut Or Bay? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| COBALT | Colourful Original Blue, Artists Layer Thickly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| COBOL | Computer Operators' Bewilderingly Obfuscatory Lingo |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Programming |
| COBRA | Crusher Or Biter? Reptilian Ambiguity! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who mentions that he likes this one as it implies the dilemma faced by someone not used to snakes worrying over what is approaching is a constrictor or poisonous. Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| COCKATIEL | Captured Ones Can Keenly Attempt To Imitate English Language |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
| COCKROACH | Cook On Cluttered Kitchen Range Order After Cook Heaves |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| COCOA | Complements Objective-C On Apples |
Angela Brett (Cocoa is a set of frameworks for making software in Objective-C for Mac OS X) Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
| COD | Con Or Deception |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| CODE | Centre Of Developer's Existence |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming |
| CODER | (Condenser Of Data) = (Expert - Recorder) |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Communication |
| CODY | Cattle's Officially Dead, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, Cody was the surname of Buffalo Bill, who wiped out thousands of wild American beasts in a very short time, and not all of them for food. Names:Famous people |
| COFFEE | Cup Of Fluid For Enhancing Edginess |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks |
| COFFIN | Contains Obsolete Fellow's Finite Ingredients Now |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death |
| COGNATES | Common Origin Gives Noise-Aligned Terms Equivalent Semantics |
Angela Brett (A cognate is a word in one language which is similar in form and meaning to a word in another language because both languages are related.) Science:Linguistics |
| COHERENT | Consistent, Or Having Exact Relationships Evident - Nothing Tearaway. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| COINS | Combined Often Into Notes, Symbolically. |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money |
| COLD | Colour Of Legs Darkens |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| COLESLAW | Cabbage Only Looks Edible: Shredded Leaves Are Worthless. |
Roger Williams Food & Drink |
| COLETTE | Can One Learn Education To Teach Everyone |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| COLLECTIONS | Common Objects, Layout Lovingly Established, Changing Them Into Objects Now Significant. |
Roger Williams Household Objects |
| COLLECTOR | Creating One Large Lot, Each Collector Thinks Of Resale |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships |
| COLLEGE | Center Of Learning Less Educated Gurus Evolved |
Rico Leffanta Education |
| COLLEGES | Classes Of Lovely Lasses & Excellent Guys Enjoying Schooling |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
| COLLIDER | Complaining Of Lover Locked Into Discovering/Dissecting Energetic Reactions |
Angela Brett, on the song by Les Horribles Cernettes (you can download it or read the lyrics at http://musiclub.web.cern.ch/MusiClub/bands/cernettes/songs/collider.html) Entertainment:Music:Songs Science:Physics |
| COLLINGWOOD | Can Outsiders Live Luxuriously In Nearby Georgian Wonderland, Or Only Die? |
George Rix Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| COLOMBIA | Cocaine Obliterated Lives Of Many Boys In America. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| COLONEL | Competent Once... Lively Once.... Now Elderly & Lethargic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
| COLONOSCOPY | Come On, Let Our New Omni-Seeing Contraption (Oiled) Probe You |
Robert Anonymous Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| COLONY | Collection Of Life, Organised, Nurturing Yield |
Gavin Lambert - "Nurturing Yield" meaning increasing productivity :) Science:Biology |
| COLOR | Collection Of Light Originates Rainbow. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| COLORADO | Centennial Ordination, Land Of Rockies A Dimmers Observance |
Jan Morgan - became state 100 years after signing of declaration Mile High City - dims the lights Places:States & Regions |
| COLOSSIANS | Cult Offered Life Of Sure Salvation. Itinerant Apostle Nailed Slander. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| COLUMBIUM | Chemical Of Lustre. Usually Mined By Industrious Underground Miners. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
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