US and Canada spelling of catalogue

US spelling of catalogue

A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity. / A basic manual in some subject. / A set of questions designed to determine knowledge.

A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc. / A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items. / A list of all the publications in a library.

To put into a catalogue. / To make a catalogue of. / To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue. / (philately) to value or sort stamps using a catalogue

(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

Any large and disastrous event of great significance. / (insurance) A disaster beyond expectations. / (narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.

(pathology) A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.

(chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process. / Something that encourages progress or change.

Instantly appealing and memorable (of a tune or phrase). / (dated, chiefly figuratively) Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling.