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Phrases 54
- cardinal numberA number used to denote quantity; a counting number; a cardinal.
- northern cardinalA North American songbird, of species Cardinalis cardinalis, with a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face. The male is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull reddish olive.
- cardinal pointAny of the four principal points of the compass: north, south, east and west.
- cardinal numeralA word used to represent a cardinal number.
- cardinal sinAny of the deadly sins.
- cardinal virtueOne of the four foundational virtues identified by Greek and Christian philosophers, on which other virtues depend: justice, temperance, prudence, or fortitude.
- cardinal flowerLobelia cardinalis (syn. L. fulgens), a species of lobelia native to the Americas, usually with vibrant red flowers.
- cardinal symptomThe primary or major symptom by which a diagnosis is made
- cardinal markA sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water.
- limit cardinalA cardinal number that cannot be reached from another by repeated successor operations (a weak limit cardinal) or by repeated power set operations (a strong limit cardinal).
- cardinal tetraA freshwater fish (Paracheirodon axelrodi, family Characidae), native to rivers in South America, popular as an aquarium fish.
- cardinal spiderA large European spider, Tegenaria parietina.
- cardinal vowela vowel sound produced when the tongue is in an extreme position, either front or back, high or low.
- cardinal bishopA cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who is bishop of one of the cardinal ("hinge") dioceses of the Province of Rome.
- cardinal directionSynonym of cardinal point: Any of the four principal points of the compass: north, south, east and west.
- cardinal directionsplural of cardinal direction: Any of the four principal points of the compass: north, south, east and west.
- cardinal gemA diamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, or amethyst, these being gems that were especially prized in historical Eurasia.
- cardinal numbersplural of cardinal number: A number used to denote quantity; a counting number; a cardinal.
- cardinal pointsplural of cardinal point: Any of the four principal points of the compass: north, south, east and west.
- cardinal redA bright red colour, between scarlet and crimson.
- desert cardinalSynonym of pyrrhuloxia: Cardinalis sinuatus a North American bird with grey and red plumage.
- gray cardinalAlternative spelling of grey cardinal: A powerful, unofficial advisor or influencer who exerts significant influence behind the scenes over a leader, organization, or government.
- grey cardinalA powerful, unofficial advisor or influencer who exerts significant influence behind the scenes over a leader, organization, or government.
- large cardinalA cardinal number whose existence cannot be proved from the usual Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms of set theory, and which therefore requires a new axiom stating its existence.
- red cardinalSynonym of northern cardinal: A North American songbird, of species Cardinalis cardinalis, with a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face. The male is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull reddish olive.
Compound words 23
- pseudocardinalA cardinal appointed by an antipope and consequently seen as illegitimate by the pope and those who recognize him.
- cardinalizeto transform an ordinal measure (where distance between points doesn't matter, just the ordering) into a cardinal one (where distance matters).
- semicardinalBeing or relating to a direction between two adjacent cardinal points, i.e. northwest, northeast, southwest, or southeast.
- cardinalhoodThe status, condition, or jurisdiction of a cardinal.
- cardinalicOf or relating to a cardinal.
- cardinalshipThe office (or term of office) of a cardinal
- intercardinalBetween the cardinal directions, as for example southwest between south and west.
- anticardinalSynonym of pseudocardinal: A cardinal appointed by an antipope and consequently seen as illegitimate by the pope and those who recognize him.
- cardinalfishAny of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
- cardinalinAny of a group of fungal pigments that are dimers of the ventiloquinones.