# dict

Words: catechism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : oral instruction\n2 : a manual for catechizing; specifically : a summary of religious doctrine often in the form of questions and answers\n3 a : a set of formal questions put as a test b : something resembling a catechism especially in being a rote response or formulaic statement


Words: catechumen
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a convert to Christianity receiving training in doctrine and discipline before baptism\n2 : one receiving instruction in the basic doctrines of Christianity before admission to communicant membership in a church


Words: categorical
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : ABSOLUTE, UNQUALIFIED <a categorical denial>\n2 a : of, relating to, or constituting a category b : involving, according with, or considered with respect to specific categories


Words: category
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong\n2 : a division within a system of classification


Words: cater
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to provide a supply of food\n2 : to supply what is required or desired <catering to middle-class tastes>\ntransitive senses : to provide food and service for <catered the banquet>


Words: catercorner
Meaning:
adverb or adjective\n: in a diagonal or oblique position : on a diagonal or oblique line <the house stood catercorner across the square>


Words: catfish
Meaning:
noun\n: any of an order (Siluriformes) of chiefly freshwater stout-bodied scaleless bony fishes having long tactile barbels


Words: cathartic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: of, relating to, or producing catharsis\n\n<2> noun\n: a cathartic medicine : PURGATIVE


Words: cathedral
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or containing a cathedra\n2 : emanating from a chair of authority\n3 : suggestive of a cathedral\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a church that is the official seat of a diocesan bishop\n2 : something that resembles or suggests a cathedral


Words: catheter
Meaning:
noun\n: a tubular medical device for insertion into canals, vessels, passageways, or body cavities usually to permit injection or withdrawal of fluids or to keep a passage open


Words: cathode
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which reduction occurs: a : the negative terminal of an electrolytic cell b : the positive terminal of a galvanic cell\n2 : the electron-emitting electrode of an electron tube compare ANODE


Words: catholic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a often capitalized : of, relating to, or forming the church universal b often capitalized : of, relating to, or forming the ancient undivided Christian church or a church claiming historical continuity from it c capitalized : ROMAN CATHOLIC\n2 : COMPREHENSIVE, UNIVERSAL; especially : broad in sympathies, tastes, or interests


Words: catholicity
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized : the character of being in conformity with a Catholic church\n2 a : liberality of sentiments or views <catholicity of viewpoint W. V. O’Connor> b : UNIVERSALITY c : comprehensive range <catholicity of topics>


Words: catkin
Meaning:
noun\n: a spicate inflorescence (as of the willow, birch, or oak) bearing scaly bracts and unisexual usually apetalous flowers called also ament


Words: catlike
Meaning:
adjective\n: resembling a cat; especially : STEALTHY <with catlike tread, upon our prey we steal W. S. Gilbert>


Words: catnip
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a strong-scented mint (Nepeta cataria) that has whorls of small pale flowers in terminal spikes and contains a substance attractive to cats\n2 : something very attractive


Words: cattail
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Typha of the family Typhaceae, the cattail family) of tall reedy marsh plants with brown furry fruiting spikes; especially : a plant (Typha latifolia) with long flat leaves used especially for making mats and chair seats


Words: cattle
Meaning:
noun plural\n1 : domesticated quadrupeds held as property or raised for use; specifically : bovine animals on a farm or ranch\n2 : human beings especially en masse


Words: catty
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 1 13 pounds (about 600 grams); also : a standard Chinese unit equal to 1.1023 pounds (500 grams)\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : resembling a cat; especially : slyly spiteful : MALICIOUS\n2 : of or relating to a cat


Words: Caucasian
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to the Caucasus or its inhabitants\n2 a : of or relating to the white race of humankind as classified according to physical features b : of or relating to the white race as defined by law specifically as composed of persons of European, No. African, or southwest Asian ancestry


Words: caucus
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy; also : a group of people united to promote an agreed-upon cause\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to meet in or hold a caucus


Words: caudal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or being a tail\n2 : situated in or directed toward the hind part of the body


Words: cauldron
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a large kettle or boiler\n2 : something resembling a boiling cauldron <a cauldron of intense emotions>


Words: cauliflower
Meaning:
noun\n: a garden plant (Brassica oleracea botrytis) related to the cabbage and grown for its compact edible head of usually white undeveloped flowers; also : its flower cluster used as a vegetable


Words: caulk
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to stop up and make tight against leakage (as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)\n\n<2> noun\n: material used to caulk


Words: causal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : expressing or indicating cause : CAUSATIVE <a causal clause introduced by since>\n2 : of, relating to, or constituting a cause <the causal agent of a disease>\n3 : involving causation or a cause <the relationship was not one of causal antecedence so much as one of analogous growth H. O. Taylor>\n4 : arising from a cause <a causal development>


Words: causation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act or process of causing b : the act or agency which produces an effect\n2 : CAUSALITY


Words: cause
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a reason for an action or condition : MOTIVE b : something that brings about an effect or a result c : a person or thing that is the occasion of an action or state; especially : an agent that brings something about d : sufficient reason <discharged for cause>\n2 a : a ground of legal action b : CASE\n3 : a matter or question to be decided\n4 a : a principle or movement militantly defended or supported b : a charitable undertaking <for a good cause>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to serve as a cause or occasion of : MAKE\n2 : to effect by command, authority, or force


Words: causeway
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a raised way across wet ground or water\n2 : HIGHWAY; especially : one of ancient Roman construction in Britain


Words: caustic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : CORROSIVE\n2 : marked by incisive sarcasm\n3 : relating to or being the surface or curve of a caustic\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a caustic agent: as a : a substance that burns or destroys organic tissue by chemical action b : SODIUM HYDROXIDE\n2 : the envelope of rays emanating from a point and reflected or refracted by a curved surface


Words: cauterize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to sear with a cautery or caustic\n2 : to make insensible : DEADEN <must oust the feeling, or cauterize it Robert Craft>


Words: caution
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : WARNING, ADMONISHMENT\n2 : PRECAUTION\n3 : prudent forethought to minimize risk\n4 : one that astonishes or commands attention <some shoes you see these days are a caution Esquire>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to advise caution to


Words: cavalcade
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a procession of riders or carriages b : a procession of vehicles or ships\n2 : a dramatic sequence or procession : SERIES


Words: cavalier
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship\n2 : a mounted soldier : KNIGHT\n3 capitalized : an adherent of Charles of England\n4 : GALLANT\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : DEBONAIR\n2 : marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters\n3 a capitalized : of or relating to the party of Charles of England in his struggles with the Puritans and Parliament b : ARISTOCRATIC c capitalized : of or relating to the English Cavalier poets of the mid-17th century


Words: cavalry
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an army component mounted on horseback b : an army component moving in motor vehicles or helicopters and assigned to combat missions that require great mobility\n2 : HORSEMEN <a thousand cavalry in flight>


Words: cave
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface\n2 : a usually underground chamber for storage <a wine cave>; also : the articles stored there\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to form a cave in or under : HOLLOW, UNDERMINE\nintransitive senses : to explore caves especially as a sport or hobby\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to fall in or down especially from being undermined usually used with in\n2 : to cease to resist : SUBMIT usually used with in\ntransitive senses : to cause to fall or collapse usually used with in


Words: caveat
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a warning enjoining one from certain acts or practices b : an explanation to prevent misinterpretation\n2 : a legal warning to a judicial officer to suspend a proceeding until the opposition has a hearing


Words: cavern
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: CAVE; especially : one of large or indefinite extent\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to place in or as if in a cavern\n2 : to form a cavern of : HOLLOW used with out


Words: caviar
Meaning:
noun\n1 : processed salted roe of large fish (as sturgeon)\n2 : something considered too delicate or lofty for mass appreciation usually used in the phrase caviar to the general\n3 : something considered the best of its kind <the caviar of porcelain>


Words: cavil
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to raise trivial and frivolous objection\ntransitive senses : to raise trivial objections to


Words: cavity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an unfilled space within a mass; especially : a hollowed-out space\n2 : an area of decay in a tooth : CARIES


Words: cavy
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several short-tailed rough-haired So. American rodents (family Caviidae); especially : GUINEA PIG


Words: cease
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to come to an end especially gradually : no longer continue\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to come to an end b : to bring an activity or action to an end : DISCONTINUE\n2 obsolete : to become extinct : DIE OUT\n\n<2> noun\n: CESSATION usually used with without


Words: cecum
Meaning:
noun\n: a cavity open at one end (as the blind end of a duct); especially : the blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine into which the ileum opens from one side and which is continuous with the colon


Words: cedar
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : any of a genus (Cedrus) of usually tall coniferous trees (as the cedar of Lebanon or the deodar) of the pine family noted for their fragrant durable wood b : any of numerous coniferous trees (as of the genera Juniperus, Chamaecyparis, or Thuja) that resemble the true cedars especially in the fragrance and durability of their wood\n2 : the wood of a cedar


Words: ceiling
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the overhead inside lining of a room b : material used to ceil a wall or roof of a room\n2 : something thought of as an overhanging shelter or a lofty canopy <a ceiling of stars>\n3 a : the height above the ground from which prominent objects on the ground can be seen and identified b : the height above the ground of the base of the lowest layer of clouds when over half of the sky is obscured\n4 a : ABSOLUTE CEILING b : SERVICE CEILING\n5 : an upper usually prescribed limit <a ceiling on prices, rents, and wages>


Words: celandine
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a yellow-flowered Eurasian biennial herb (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family naturalized in the eastern U.S.\n2 : LESSER CELANDINE


Words: celebrate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to perform (a sacrament or solemn ceremony) publicly and with appropriate rites <celebrate the mass>\n2 a : to honor (as a holiday) by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business b : to mark (as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine\n3 : to hold up or play up for public notice <her poetry celebrates the glory of nature>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to observe a holiday, perform a religious ceremony, or take part in a festival\n2 : to observe a notable occasion with festivities


Words: celery
Meaning:
noun\n: a European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family; specifically : one of a cultivated variety (A. graveolens dulce) with leafstalks eaten raw or cooked


Words: celestial
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity\n2 : of or relating to the sky or visible heavens <the sun, moon, and stars are celestial bodies>\n3 a : ETHEREAL, OTHERWORLDLY b : OLYMPIAN, SUPREME\n4 capitalized Celestial Empire, old name for China : of or relating to China or the Chinese\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a heavenly or mythical being\n2 capitalized : CHINESE 1a


Words: celibacy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the state of not being married\n2 a : abstention from sexual intercourse b : abstention by vow from marriage


Words: cell
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small religious house dependent on a monastery or convent\n2 a : a one-room dwelling occupied by a solitary person (as a hermit) b : a single room (as in a convent or prison) usually for one person\n3 : a small compartment, cavity, or bounded space: as a : one of the compartments of a honeycomb b : a membranous area bounded by veins in the wing of an insect\n4 : a small usually microscopic mass of protoplasm bounded externally by a semipermeable membrane, usually including one or more nuclei and various other organelles with their products, capable alone or interacting with other cells of performing all the fundamental functions of life, and forming the smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently\n5 a (1) : a receptacle (as a cup or jar) containing electrodes and an electrolyte either for generating electricity by chemical action or for use in electrolysis (2) : FUEL CELL b : a single unit in a device for converting radiant energy into electrical energy or for varying the intensity of an electrical current in accordance with radiation\n6 : a unit in a statistical array (as a spreadsheet) formed by the intersection of a column and a row\n7 : the basic and usually smallest unit of an organization or movement <a Communist cell>\n8 : a portion of the atmosphere that behaves as a unit\n9 : any of the small sections of a geographic area of a cellular telephone system


Words: cellar
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : BASEMENT; also : a covered excavation b : the lowest grade or rank; especially : the lowest place in the standings (as of an athletic league)\n2 : a stock of wines\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to put into a cellar (as for storage)


Words: cellular
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or consisting of cells\n2 : containing cavities : having a porous texture <cellular rocks>\n3 : of, relating to, or being a radiotelephone system in which a geographical area (as a city) is divided into small sections each served by a transmitter of limited range so that any available radio channel can be used in different parts of the area simultaneously


Words: cellulose
Meaning:
noun\n: a polysaccharide (C6H10O5)x of glucose units that constitutes the chief part of the cell walls of plants, occurs naturally in such fibrous products as cotton and kapok, and is the raw material of many manufactured goods (as paper, rayon, and cellophane)


Words: Celsius
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: relating to, conforming to, or having the international thermometric scale on which the interval between the triple point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 99.99 degrees with 0.01* representing the triple point and 100* the boiling point <10> Celsius* abbreviation C; compare CENTIGRADE\n\n<2> biographical name\nAnders 1701*1744 Swedish astronomer; published observations on the Aurora Borealis (1733); first to describe centigrade thermometer (1742), also called Celsius thermometer


Words: Celt
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a member of a division of the early Indo-European peoples distributed from the British Isles and Spain to Asia Minor\n2 : a modern Gael, Highland Scot, Irishman, Welshman, Cornishman, or Breton


Words: cement
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a powder of alumina, silica, lime, iron oxide, and magnesium oxide burned together in a kiln and finely pulverized and used as an ingredient of mortar and concrete; also : any mixture used for a similar purpose b : CONCRETE\n2 : a binding element or agency: as a : a substance to make objects adhere to each other b : something serving to unite firmly <justice is the cement that holds a political community together R. M. Hutchins>\n3 : CEMENTUM\n4 : a plastic composition made especially of zinc or silica for filling dental cavities\n5 : the fine-grained groundmass or glass of a porphyry\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to unite or make firm by or as if by cement\n2 : to overlay with concrete\nintransitive senses : to become cemented


Words: cenotaph
Meaning:
noun\n: a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere


Words: censer
Meaning:
noun\n: a vessel for burning incense; especially : a covered incense burner swung on chains in a religious ritual


Words: censor
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one of two magistrates of early Rome acting as census takers, assessors, and inspectors of morals and conduct\n2 : one who supervises conduct and morals: as a : an official who examines materials (as publications or films) for objectionable matter b : an official (as in time of war) who reads communications (as letters) and deletes material considered sensitive or harmful\n3 : a hypothetical psychic agency that represses unacceptable notions before they reach consciousness\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable


Words: censorship
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the institution, system, or practice of censoring b : the actions or practices of censors; especially : censorial control exercised repressively\n2 : the office, power, or term of a Roman censor\n3 : exclusion from consciousness by the psychic censor


Words: censure
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a judgment involving condemnation\n2 archaic : OPINION, JUDGMENT\n3 : the act of blaming or condemning sternly\n4 : an official reprimand\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 obsolete : ESTIMATE, JUDGE\n2 : to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy


Words: census
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a count of the population and a property evaluation in early Rome\n2 : a usually complete enumeration of a population; specifically : a periodic governmental enumeration of population\n3 : COUNT, TALLY


Words: cent
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a monetary unit equal to 1100 of a basic unit of value see birr, dollar, gulden, leone, lilangeni, lira, pound, rand, rupee, shilling at MONEY table\n2 : a coin, token, or note representing one cent\n3 : the fen of the People’s Republic of China\n\n<2> abbreviation\ncentigrade, central, centum, century


Words: centaur
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a race of creatures fabled to be half man and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly


Words: center
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the point around which a circle or sphere is described; broadly : a point that is related to a geometrical figure in such a way that for any point on the figure there is another point on the figure such that a straight line joining the two points is bisected by the original point called also center of symmetry b : the center of the circle inscribed in a regular polygon\n2 a : a point, area, person, or thing that is most important or pivotal in relation to an indicated activity, interest, or condition <a railroad center> <the center of the controversy> b : a source from which something originates <a propaganda center> c : a group of nerve cells having a common function <respiratory center> d : a region of concentrated population <an urban center> e : a facility providing a place for a particular activity or service <a day-care center>\n3 a : the middle part (as of the forehead or a stage) b often capitalized (1) : a grouping of political figures holding moderate views especially between those of conservatives and liberals (2) : the views of such politicians (3) : the adherents of such views\n4 a : a player occupying a middle position on a team: as (1) : the football player in the middle of a line who passes the ball between his legs to a back to start a down (2) : the usually tallest player on a basketball team who usually plays near the basket b : CENTER FIELD\n5 a : either of two tapered rods which support work in a lathe or grinding machine and about or with which the work revolves b : a conical recess in the end of work (as a shaft) for receiving such a center\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to place or fix at or around a center or central area or position <center the picture on the wall>\n2 : to give a central focus or basis <centers her hopes on her son>\n3 : to adjust (as lenses) so that the axes coincide\n4 a : to pass (a ball or puck) from either side toward the middle of the playing area b : to hand or pass (a football) between one’s legs to a back to start a down\nintransitive senses : to have a


Words: centerpiece
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an object occupying a central position; especially : an adornment in the center of a table\n2 : one that is of central importance or interest in a larger whole


Words: centigrade
Meaning:
adjective\n: relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0* representing the freezing point and 100* the boiling point <10> centigrade* abbreviation C; compare CELSIUS


Words: centipede
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs


Words: central
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : containing or constituting a center\n2 : of cardinal importance : ESSENTIAL, PRINCIPAL <the central character of the novel>\n3 a : situated at, in, or near the center b : easily accessible from outlying districts <a central location for the new theater>\n4 a : centrally placed and superseding separate scattered units <central heating> b : controlling or directing local or branch activities <the central committee>\n5 : holding to a middle between extremes : MODERATE\n6 : of, relating to, or comprising the brain and spinal cord; also : originating within the central nervous system <central deafness>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a telephone exchange or operator\n2 : a central office or bureau usually controlling others <weather central>


Words: centralize
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to form a center : cluster around a center\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bring to a center : CONSOLIDATE <centralize all the data in one file>\n2 : to concentrate by placing power and authority in a center or central organization


Words: centrifugal
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis\n2 : using or acting by centrifugal force <a centrifugal pump>\n3 : EFFERENT\n4 : tending away from centralization : SEPARATIST <centrifugal tendencies in modern society>\n\n<2> noun\n: a centrifugal machine or a drum in such a machine


Words: centrifuge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to subject to centrifugal action especially in a centrifuge


Words: centripetal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis\n2 : AFFERENT\n3 : tending toward centralization : UNIFYING


Words: century
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a subdivision of the Roman legion\n2 : a group, sequence, or series of 100 like things\n3 : a period of 100 years especially of the Christian era or of the preceding period of human history\n4 : a race over a hundred units (as yards or miles)


Words: cephalic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to the head\n2 : directed toward or situated on or in or near the head


Words: ceramic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: of or relating to the manufacture of any product (as earthenware, porcelain, or brick) made essentially from a nonmetallic mineral (as clay) by firing at a high temperature; also : of or relating to such a product\n\n<2> noun\n1 plural but singular in construction : the art or process of making ceramic articles\n2 : a product of ceramic manufacture


Words: cereal
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: relating to grain or to the plants that produce it; also : made of grain\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a plant (as a grass) yielding starchy grain suitable for food; also : its grain\n2 : a prepared foodstuff of grain


Words: cerebellum
Meaning:
noun\n: a large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of bodily equilibrium, situated between the brain stem and the back of the cerebrum, and formed in humans of two lateral lobes and a median lobe see BRAIN illustration


Words: cerebral
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of or relating to the brain or the intellect b : of, relating to, or being the cerebrum\n2 a : appealing to intellectual appreciation <cerebral drama> b : primarily intellectual in nature <a cerebral society>


Words: cerebrum
Meaning:
noun\n1 : BRAIN 1a\n2 : an enlarged anterior or upper part of the brain; especially : the expanded anterior portion of the brain that in higher mammals overlies the rest of the brain, consists of cerebral hemispheres and connecting structures, and is considered to be the seat of conscious mental processes : TELENCEPHALON


Words: cerecloth
Meaning:
noun\n: cloth treated with melted wax or gummy matter and formerly used especially for wrapping a dead body


Words: ceremonial
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: marked by, involved in, or belonging to ceremony : stressing careful attention to form and detail\n\n<2> noun\n: a ceremonial act, action, or system


Words: ceremonious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : devoted to forms and ceremony : PUNCTILIOUS\n2 : of, relating to, or constituting a ceremony\n3 : according to formal usage or prescribed procedures\n4 : marked by ceremony


Words: ceremony
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention <the marriage ceremony>\n2 a : a conventional act of politeness or etiquette <the ceremony of introduction> b : an action performed only formally with no deep significance c : a routine action performed with elaborate pomp\n3 a : prescribed procedures : USAGES <the ceremony attending an inauguration> b : observance of an established code of civility or politeness <opened the door without ceremony and strode in>


Words: cerium
Meaning:
noun\n: a malleable ductile metallic element that is the most abundant of the rare-earth group see ELEMENT table


Words: certain
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : FIXED, SETTLED <a certain percentage of the profit>\n2 : of a specific but unspecified character, quantity, or degree <the house has a certain charm>\n3 a : DEPENDABLE, RELIABLE <a certain remedy for the disease> b : known or proved to be true : INDISPUTABLE <it is certain that we exist>\n4 a : INEVITABLE <the certain advance of age> b : incapable of failing : DESTINED used with a following infinitive <she is certain to do well>\n5 : assured in mind or action\n\n<2> pronoun, plural in construction\n: certain ones


Words: certainty
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something that is certain\n2 : the quality or state of being certain especially on the basis of evidence


Words: certificate
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a document containing a certified statement especially as to the truth of something; specifically : a document certifying that one has fulfilled the requirements of and may practice in a field\n2 : something serving the same end as a certificate\n3 : a document evidencing ownership or debt <a certificate of deposit>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to testify to or authorize by a certificate; especially : to recognize as having met special qualifications (as of a governmental agency or professional board) within a field


Words: certify
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to attest authoritatively: as a : CONFIRM b : to present in formal communication c : to attest as being true or as represented or as meeting a standard d : to attest officially to the insanity of\n2 : to inform with certainty : ASSURE\n3 : to guarantee (a personal check) as to signature and amount by so indicating on the face\n4 : CERTIFICATE, LICENSE


Words: cesium
Meaning:
noun\n: a silver-white soft ductile element of the alkali metal group that is the most electropositive element known and that is used especially in photoelectric cells see ELEMENT table


Words: chafe
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : IRRITATE, VEX\n2 : to warm by rubbing especially with the hands\n3 a : to rub so as to wear away : ABRADE <the boat chafed its sides against the dock> b : to make sore by or as if by rubbing\nintransitive senses\n1 : to feel irritation or discontent : FRET <chafes at his restrictive desk job>\n2 : to rub and thereby cause wear or irritation\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a state of vexation : RAGE\n2 : injury or wear caused by friction; also : FRICTION, RUBBING


Words: chafer
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various scarab beetles (as a cockchafer) that feed on leaves and flowers and whose larvae feed on plant roots


Words: chaff
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain\n2 : something comparatively worthless\n3 : the scales borne on the receptacle among the florets in the heads of many composite plants\n4 : material (as strips of foil or clusters of fine wires) ejected into the air for reflecting radar waves (as for confusing an enemy’s radar detection or for tracking a descending spacecraft)\n\n<2> noun\n: light jesting talk : BANTER\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to tease good-naturedly\nintransitive senses : JEST, BANTER


Words: chaffer
Meaning:
<1> noun\narchaic : a haggling about price\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : HAGGLE\n2 British : to exchange small talk : CHATTER\ntransitive senses\n1 : EXCHANGE, BARTER\n2 : to bargain for


Words: chagrin
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to vex or unsettle by disappointing or humiliating


Words: chain
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a series of usually metal links or rings connected to or fitted into one another and used for various purposes (as support, restraint, transmission of mechanical power, or measurement) b : a series of links used or worn as an ornament or insignia c (1) : a measuring instrument of 100 links used in surveying (2) : a unit of length equal to 66 feet (20 meters)\n2 : something that confines, restrains, or secures\n3 a : a series of things linked, connected, or associated together <a chain of events> b : a group of enterprises or institutions of the same kind or function usually under a single ownership, management, or control <fast-food chains> c : a number of atoms or chemical groups united like links in a chain\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to obstruct or protect by a chain\n2 : to fasten, bind, or connect with or as if with a chain; also : FETTER


Words: chair
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a seat typically having four legs and a back for one person b : ELECTRIC CHAIR used with the\n2 a : an official seat or a seat of authority, state, or dignity b : an office or position of authority or dignity c : PROFESSORSHIP <holds a university chair> d : CHAIRMAN 1\n3 : a sedan chair\n4 : a position of employment usually of one occupying a chair or desk; specifically : the position of a player in an orchestra or band\n5 : any of various devices that hold up or support\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to install in office\n2 chiefly British : to carry on the shoulders in acclaim <we chaired you through the market place A. E. Housman>\n3 : to preside as chairman of


Words: chairman
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the presiding officer of a meeting or an organization or committee b : the administrative officer of a department of instruction (as in a college)\n2 : a carrier of a sedan chair\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: CHAIR 3


Words: chaise
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of various light horse-drawn vehicles: as a : a two-wheeled carriage for one or two persons with a folding top b : POST CHAISE\n2 : CHAISE LONGUE


Words: chalet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a remote herdsman’s hut in the Alps\n2 a : a Swiss dwelling with unconcealed structural members and a wide overhang at the front and sides b : a cottage or house in chalet style


Words: chalice
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a drinking cup : GOBLET; especially : the eucharistic cup\n2 : the cup-shaped interior of a flower


Words: chalk
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a soft white, gray, or buff limestone composed chiefly of the shells of foraminifers b : chalk or a material resembling chalk especially when used in the form of a crayon\n2 a : a mark made with chalk b British : a point scored in a game\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to write or draw with chalk\n2 : to rub or mark with chalk\n3 a : to delineate roughly : SKETCH <chalk out a plan of attack> b : to set down or add up with or as if with chalk : RECORD usually used with up <chalk up a victory>\nintransitive senses : to become chalky


Words: challenge
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to demand as due or deserved : REQUIRE <an event that challenges explanation>\n2 : to order to halt and prove identity <the sentry challenged the stranger>\n3 : to dispute especially as being unjust, invalid, or outmoded : IMPUGN <new data that challenges old assumptions>\n4 : to question formally the legality or legal qualifications of\n5 a : to confront or defy boldly : DARE b : to call out to duel or combat c : to invite into competition\n6 : to arouse or stimulate especially by presenting with difficulties\n7 : to administer a physiological and especially an immunologic challenge to (an organism or cell)\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make or present a challenge\n2 : to take legal exception\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a summons that is often threatening, provocative, stimulating, or inciting; specifically : a summons to a duel to answer an affront b : an invitation to compete in a sport\n2 a : a calling to account or into question : PROTEST b : an exception taken to a juror before he is sworn c : a sentry’s command to halt and prove identity d : a questioning of the right or validity of a vote or voter\n3 : a stimulating task or problem <looking for new challenges>\n4 : the process of provoking or testing physiological activity by exposure to a specific substance; especially : a test of immunity by exposure to an antigen


Words: chamber
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : ROOM; especially : BEDROOM\n2 : a natural or artificial enclosed space or cavity\n3 a : a hall for the meetings of a deliberative, legislative, or judicial body <the senate chamber> b : a room where a judge transacts business usually used in plural c : the reception room of a person of rank or authority\n4 a : a legislative or judicial body; especially : either of the houses of a bicameral legislature b : a voluntary board or council\n5 a : the part of the bore of a gun that holds the charge b : a compartment in the cartridge cylinder of a revolver\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to place in or as if in a chamber : HOUSE\n2 : to serve as a chamber for; especially : to accommodate in the chamber of a firearm\n\n<3> adjective\n: being, relating to, or performing chamber music


Words: chamberlain
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an attendant on a sovereign or lord in his bedchamber\n2 a : a chief officer in the household of a king or nobleman b : TREASURER\n3 : an often honorary papal attendant; specifically : a priest having a rank of honor below domestic prelate


Words: chameleon
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal Old World lizards with prehensile tail, independently movable eyeballs, and unusual ability to change the color of the skin\n2 a : a person given to often expedient or facile change in ideas or character b : one that is subject to quick or frequent change especially in appearance\n3 : AMERICAN CHAMELEON


Words: chamois
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small goatlike antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra) of mountainous regions from southern Europe to the Caucasus\n2 also chammy or shammy : a soft pliant leather prepared from the skin of the chamois or from sheepskin\n3 : a cotton fabric made in imitation of chamois leather


Words: chamomile
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a composite herb (Chamaemelum nobile syn. Anthemis nobilis) of Europe and No. Africa with strong-scented foliage and flower heads that contain a bitter medicinal substance\n2 : any of several composite plants (genera Matricaria and Anthemis) related to chamomile; especially : a Eurasian herb (M. recutita syn. M. chamomilla) naturalized in No. America


Words: champ
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : CHOMP\n2 : MASH, TRAMPLE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make biting or gnashing movements\n2 : to show impatience of delay or restraint usually used in the phrase champing at the bit <he was champing at the bit to begin>\n\n<2> noun\n: CHAMPION


Words: champagne
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a white sparkling wine made in the old province of Champagne, France; also : a similar wine made elsewhere\n2 : a pale orange yellow to light grayish yellowish brown


Words: champion
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : WARRIOR, FIGHTER\n2 : a militant advocate or defender <a champion of civil rights>\n3 : one that does battle for another’s rights or honor <God will raise me up a champion Sir Walter Scott>\n4 : a winner of first prize or first place in competition; also : one who shows marked superiority <a champion at selling>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 archaic : CHALLENGE, DEFY\n2 : to protect or fight for as a champion\n3 : to act as militant supporter of : UPHOLD, ADVOCATE <always champions the cause of the underdog>


Words: championship
Meaning:
noun\n1 : designation as champion\n2 : the act of championing : DEFENSE <his championship of freedom of speech>\n3 : a contest held to determine a champion


Words: chance
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : something that happens unpredictably without discernible human intention or observable cause b : the assumed impersonal purposeless determiner of unaccountable happenings : LUCK c : the fortuitous or incalculable element in existence : CONTINGENCY\n2 : a situation favoring some purpose : OPPORTUNITY <needed a chance to relax>\n3 : a fielding opportunity in baseball\n4 a : the possibility of a particular outcome in an uncertain situation; also : the degree of likelihood of such an outcome <a small chance of success> b plural : the more likely indications <chances are he’s already gone>\n5 a : RISK <not taking any chances> b : a raffle ticket\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to take place or come about by chance : HAPPEN b : to be found by chance c : to have the good or bad luck <we chanced to meet>\n2 : to come or light by chance\ntransitive senses\n1 : to leave the outcome of to chance\n2 : to accept the hazard of : RISK


Words: chancellery
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the position, court, or department of a chancellor b : the building or room where a chancellor has his office\n2 : the office of secretary of the court of a person high in authority\n3 : the office or staff of an embassy or consulate


Words: chancellor
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king b : the lord chancellor of Great Britain c British : the chief secretary of an embassy d : a Roman Catholic priest heading the office in which diocesan business is transacted and recorded\n2 a : the titular head of a British university b (1) : a university president (2) : the chief executive officer in some state systems of higher education\n3 a : a lay legal officer or adviser of an Anglican diocese b : a judge in a court of chancery or equity in various states of the U.S.\n4 : the chief minister of state in some European countries


Words: chancery
Meaning:
noun\n1 a capitalized : a high court of equity in England and Wales with common-law functions and jurisdiction over causes in equity b : a court of equity in the American judicial system c : the principles and practice of judicial equity\n2 : a record office for public archives or those of ecclesiastical, legal, or diplomatic proceedings\n3 a : a chancellor’s court or office or the building in which it is located b : the office in which the business of a Roman Catholic diocese is transacted and recorded c : the office of an embassy : CHANCELLERY 3


Words: chancre
Meaning:
noun\n: a primary sore or ulcer at the site of entry of a pathogen (as in tularemia); especially : the initial lesion of syphilis


Words: chancy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 Scottish : bringing good luck : AUSPICIOUS\n2 : uncertain in outcome or prospect : RISKY\n3 : occurring by chance : HAPHAZARD


Words: chandler
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a maker or seller of tallow or wax candles and usually soap\n2 : a retail dealer in provisions and supplies or equipment of a specified kind <a yacht chandler>


Words: change
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make different in some particular : ALTER <never bothered to change the will> b : to make radically different : TRANSFORM <can’t change human nature> c : to give a different position, course, or direction to\n2 a : to replace with another <let’s change the subject> b : to make a shift from one to another : SWITCH <always changes sides in an argument> c : to exchange for an equivalent sum or comparable item d : to undergo a modification of <foliage changing color> e : to put fresh clothes or covering on <change a bed>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become different <her mood changes every hour>\n2 of the moon : to pass from one phase to another\n3 : to shift one’s means of conveyance : TRANSFER <on the bus trip he had to change twice>\n4 of the voice : to shift to lower register : BREAK\n5 : to undergo transformation, transition, or substitution <winter changed to spring>\n6 : to put on different clothes\n7 : EXCHANGE, SWITCH <neither liked his seat so they changed with each other>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act, process, or result of changing: as a : ALTERATION <a change in the weather> b : TRANSFORMATION <a time of vast social change> <going through changes> c : SUBSTITUTION <a change of scenery> d : the passage of the moon from one monthly revolution to another; also : the passage of the moon from one phase to another\n2 : a fresh set of clothes\n3 British : EXCHANGE 5a\n4 a : money in small denominations received in exchange for an equivalent sum in larger denominations b : money returned when a payment exceeds the amount due c : coins especially of low denominations <a pocketful of change> d : a negligible additional amount <only six minutes and change left in the game>\n5 : an order in which a set of bells is struck in change ringing\n6 : CHANGE-UP


Words: changeling
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : TURNCOAT\n2 : a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy\n3 archaic : IMBECILE


Words: channel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the bed where a natural stream of water runs b : the deeper part of a river, harbor, or strait c : a strait or narrow sea between two close landmasses d : a means of communication or expression: as (1) : a path along which information (as data or music) in the form of an electrical signal passes (2) plural : a fixed or official course of communication <went through established military channels with his grievances> e : a way, course, or direction of thought or action <new channels of exploration> f : a band of frequencies of sufficient width for a single radio or television communication g : CHANNELER\n2 a : a usually tubular enclosed passage : CONDUIT b : a passage created in a selectively permeable membrane by a conformational change in membrane proteins\n3 : a long gutter, groove, or furrow\n4 : a metal bar of flattened U-shaped section\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to form, cut, or wear a channel in b : to make a groove in <channel a chair leg>\n2 : to convey or direct into or through a channel <channel his energy into constructive activities>\n3 : to serve as a channeler or intermediary for\n\n<3> noun\n: one of the flat ledges of heavy plank or metal bolted edgewise to the outside of a ship to increase the spread of the shrouds


Words: chant
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make melodic sounds with the voice; especially : to sing a chant\n2 : to recite in a monotonous repetitive tone\ntransitive senses\n1 : to utter as in chanting\n2 : to celebrate or praise in song or chant\n\n<2> noun\n1 : SONG\n2 a : PLAINSONG b : a rhythmic monotonous utterance or song c : a composition for chanting


Words: chantry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an endowment for the chanting of masses commonly for the founder\n2 : a chapel endowed by a chantry


Words: chaos
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete : CHASM, ABYSS\n2 a often capitalized : a state of things in which chance is supreme; especially : the confused unorganized state of primordial matter before the creation of distinct forms compare COSMOS b : the inherent unpredictability in the behavior of a natural system (as the atmosphere, boiling water, or the beating heart)\n3 a : a state of utter confusion b : a confused mass or mixture <a chaos of television antennas>


Words: chap
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a crack in or a sore roughening of the skin caused by exposure to wind or cold\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to open in cracks, slits, or chinks; also : to become cracked, roughened, or reddened especially by the action of wind or cold <hands often chap in winter>\ntransitive senses : to cause to chap <wind-chapped lips>\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : the fleshy covering of a jaw; also : JAW usually used in plural <a wolf’s chaps>\n2 : the forepart of the face usually used in plural\n\n<4> noun\n1 : FELLOW 4c\n2 Southern Midland : BABY, CHILD\n\n<5> abbreviation\nchapter


Words: chapel
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a subordinate or private place of worship: as a : a place of worship serving a residence or institution b : a small house of worship usually associated with a main church c : a room or recess in a church for meditation and prayer or small religious services\n2 : a place of worship used by a Christian group other than an established church\n3 : a choir of singers belonging to a chapel\n4 : a chapel service or assembly at a school or college\n5 : an association of the employees in a printing office\n6 a : FUNERAL HOME b : a room for funeral services in a funeral home


Words: chaperon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a person (as a matron) who for propriety accompanies one or more young unmarried women in public or in mixed company\n2 : an older person who accompanies young people at a social gathering to ensure proper behavior; broadly : one delegated to ensure proper behavior\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : ESCORT\n2 : to act as chaperon to or for\nintransitive senses : to act as a chaperon


Words: chaplain
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a clergyman in charge of a chapel\n2 : a clergyman officially attached to a branch of the military, to an institution, or to a family or court\n3 : a person chosen to conduct religious exercises (as at a meeting of a club or society)\n4 : a clergyman appointed to assist a bishop (as at a liturgical function)


Words: chaplet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a wreath to be worn on the head\n2 a : a string of beads b : a part of a rosary comprising five decades\n3 : a small molding carved with small decorative forms


Words: chaps
Meaning:
noun plural\n: leather leggings joined by a belt or lacing, often having flared outer flaps, and worn over the trousers (as by western ranch hands)


Words: chapter
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a main division of a book b : something resembling a chapter in being a significant specified unit <a new chapter in my life>\n2 a : a regular meeting of the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church or of the members of a religious house b : the body of canons of a cathedral or collegiate church\n3 : a local branch of an organization


Words: char
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to convert to charcoal or carbon usually by heat : BURN\n2 : to burn slightly or partly : SCORCH <the fire charred the beams>\nintransitive senses : to become charred\n\n<3> noun\n: a charred substance : CHARCOAL; specifically : a combustible residue remaining after the destructive distillation of coal\n\n<4> intransitive verb\n: to work as a cleaning woman\n\n<5> noun\nBritish : CHARWOMAN


Words: character
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a conventionalized graphic device placed on an object as an indication of ownership, origin, or relationship b : a graphic symbol (as a hieroglyph or alphabet letter) used in writing or printing c : a magical or astrological emblem d : ALPHABET e (1) : WRITING, PRINTING (2) : style of writing or printing (3) : CIPHER f : a symbol (as a letter or number) that represents information; also : a representation of such a character that may be accepted by a computer\n2 a : one of the attributes or features that make up and distinguish an individual b (1) : a feature used to separate distinguishable things into categories; also : a group or kind so separated <advertising of a very primitive character> (2) : the detectable expression of the action of a gene or group of genes (3) : the aggregate of distinctive qualities characteristic of a breed, strain, or type <a wine of great character> c : the complex of mental and ethical traits marking and often individualizing a person, group, or nation d : main or essential nature especially as strongly marked and serving to distinguish <excess sewage gradually changed the character of the lake>\n3 : POSITION, CAPACITY <his character as a town official>\n4 : REFERENCE 4b\n5 : REPUTATION\n6 : moral excellence and firmness <a man of sound character>\n7 a : a person marked by notable or conspicuous traits <quite a character> b : one of the persons of a drama or novel c : the personality or part which an actor recreates d : characterization especially in drama or fiction e : PERSON, INDIVIDUAL <some character just stole her purse>\n8 : a short literary sketch of the qualities of a social type\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 archaic : ENGRAVE, INSCRIBE\n2 a archaic : REPRESENT, PORTRAY b : CHARACTERIZE\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : capable of portraying an unusual or eccentric personality often markedly different from the player <a character actor>\n2 : requiring the qualities of a character actor <a character role>


Words: characteristic
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a distinguishing trait, quality, or property\n2 : the integral part of a common logarithm\n3 : the smallest positive integer n which for an operation in a ring or field yields 0 when any element is used n times with the operation\n\n<2> adjective\n: revealing, distinguishing, or typical of an individual character


Words: characterize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to describe the character or quality of <characterizes him as ambitious>\n2 : to be a characteristic of : DISTINGUISH <an era characterized by greed>


Words: charcoal
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a dark or black porous carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances (as from wood by charring in a kiln from which air is excluded)\n2 a : a piece or pencil of fine charcoal used in drawing b : a charcoal drawing\n3 : a dark gray\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: CHARBROIL


Words: charge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a obsolete : a material load or weight b : a figure borne on a heraldic field\n2 a : the quantity that an apparatus is intended to receive and fitted to hold b : a store or accumulation of impelling force <the deeply emotional charge of the drama> c : a definite quantity of electricity; especially : an excess or deficiency of electrons in a body d : THRILL, KICK <got a charge out of the game>\n3 a : OBLIGATION, REQUIREMENT b : MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION <has charge of the home office> c : the ecclesiastical jurisdiction (as a parish) committed to a clergyman d : a person or thing committed to the care of another\n4 a : INSTRUCTION, COMMAND b : instruction in points of law given by a court to a jury\n5 a : EXPENSE, COST <gave the banquet at his own charge> b : the price demanded for something <no admission charge> c : a debit to an account <the purchase was a charge> d : the record of a loan (as of a book from a library) e British : an interest in property granted as security for a loan\n6 a : a formal assertion of illegality <a charge of murder> b : a statement of complaint or hostile criticism <denied the charges of nepotism that were leveled against him>\n7 : a violent rush forward (as to attack)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a archaic : to lay or put a load on or in : LOAD b (1) : to place a charge (as of powder) in (2) : to load or fill to capacity c (1) : to restore the active materials in (a storage battery) by the passage of a direct current through in the opposite direction to that of discharge (2) : to give an electric charge to <charge a capacitor> d (1) : to assume as a heraldic bearing (2) : to place a heraldic bearing on e : to fill or furnish fully <the music is charged with excitement>\n2 a : to impose a task or responsibility on <charge him with the job of finding a new meeting place> b : to command, instruct, or exhort with authority <I charge you not to go> c of a judge : to give a charge to (a jury)\n3 a : to make an assertion against especially by ascribing guilt or blame <charges him with arm


Words: charger
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a large flat dish or platter\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one that charges: as a : an appliance for holding or inserting a charge of powder or shot in a gun b : a cartridge clip c : a device for charging storage batteries\n2 : a horse for battle or parade


Words: chariot
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a light four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage\n2 : a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle car of ancient times used also in processions and races\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to drive or ride in or as if in a chariot\ntransitive senses : to carry in or as if in a chariot


Words: charismatic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or constituting charisma\n2 : having, exhibiting, or based on charisma <charismatic sects> <charismatic leader>\n\n<2> noun\n: a member of a charismatic religious group or movement


Words: charitable
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : full of love for and goodwill toward others : BENEVOLENT\n2 a : liberal in benefactions to the needy : GENEROUS b : of or relating to charity <charitable institutions>\n3 : merciful or kind in judging others : LENIENT


Words: charity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : benevolent goodwill toward or love of humanity\n2 a : generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering; also : aid given to those in need b : an institution engaged in relief of the poor c : public provision for the relief of the needy\n3 a : a gift for public benevolent purposes b : an institution (as a hospital) founded by such a gift\n4 : lenient judgment of others


Words: charm
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : INCANTATION b : a practice or expression believed to have magic power\n2 : something worn about the person to ward off evil or ensure good fortune : AMULET\n3 a : a trait that fascinates, allures, or delights b : a physical grace or attraction used in plural c : compelling attractiveness <the island possessed great charm>\n4 : a small ornament worn on a bracelet or chain\n5 : a quantum characteristic of subatomic particles that accounts for the unexpectedly long lifetime of the Jpsi particle, explains difficulties in the theory of the weak force, is conserved in interactions involving electromagnetism or the strong force, and has a value of zero for most known particles\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to affect by or as if by magic : COMPEL b : to please, soothe, or delight by compelling attraction <charms customers with his suave manner>\n2 : to endow with or as if with supernatural powers by means of charms; also : to protect by or as if by spells, charms, or supernatural influences\n3 : to control (an animal) typically by charms (as the playing of music) <charm a snake>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to practice magic and enchantment\n2 : to have the effect of a charm : FASCINATE


Words: chart
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : MAP: as a : an outline map exhibiting something (as climatic or magnetic variations) in its geographical aspects b : a map for the use of navigators\n2 a : a sheet giving information in tabular form b : GRAPH c : DIAGRAM d : a sheet of paper ruled and graduated for use in a recording instrument e : a listing by rank (as of sales) usually used in plural <number one on the charts Tim Cahill>\n3 : a musical arrangement; also : a part in such an arrangement\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to lay out a plan for\n2 : to make a map or chart of\nintransitive senses : to be ranked on a chart <the song charted for three months>


Words: charter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a written instrument or contract (as a deed) executed in due form\n2 a : a grant or guarantee of rights, franchises, or privileges from the sovereign power of a state or country b : a written instrument that creates and defines the franchises of a city, educational institution, or corporation c : CONSTITUTION\n3 : a written instrument from the authorities of a society creating a lodge or branch\n4 : a special privilege, immunity, or exemption\n5 : a mercantile lease of a ship or some principal part of it\n6 : a charter travel arrangement\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to establish, enable, or convey by charter b British : CERTIFY <a chartered mechanical engineer>\n2 : to hire, rent, or lease for usually exclusive and temporary use <chartered a boat for deep-sea fishing>\n\n<3> adjective\n: of, relating to, or being a travel arrangement in which transportation (as a bus or plane) is hired by and for one specific group of people <a charter flight>


Words: chary
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic : DEAR, TREASURED\n2 : discreetly cautious: as a : hesitant and vigilant about dangers and risks b : slow to grant, accept, or expend <a person very chary of compliments>


Words: chase
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the hunting of wild animals used with the b : the act of chasing : PURSUIT c : an earnest or frenzied seeking after something desired\n2 : something pursued : QUARRY\n3 : a tract of unenclosed land used as a game preserve\n4 : STEEPLECHASE 1\n5 : a sequence (as in a movie) in which the characters pursue one another\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to follow rapidly : PURSUE b : HUNT c : to follow regularly or persistently with the intention of attracting or alluring\n2 obsolete : HARASS\n3 : to seek out often used with down <detectives chasing down clues>\n4 : to cause to depart or flee : DRIVE <chase the dog out of the garden>\n5 : to cause the removal of (a baseball pitcher) by a batting rally\nintransitive senses\n1 : to chase an animal, person, or thing <chase after material possessions>\n2 : RUSH, HASTEN <chased all over town looking for a place to stay>\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 a : to ornament (metal) by indenting with a hammer and tools without a cutting edge b : to make by such indentation c : to set with gems\n2 a : GROOVE, INDENT b : to cut (a thread) with a chaser\n\n<4> noun\n1 : GROOVE, FURROW\n2 : the bore of a cannon\n3 a : TRENCH b : a channel (as in a wall) for something to lie in or pass through\n\n<5> noun\n: a rectangular steel or iron frame in which letterpress matter is locked (as for printing)


Words: chaser
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one that chases\n2 : a mild drink (as beer) taken after hard liquor\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a skilled worker who produces ornamental chasing\n2 : a tool for cutting screw threads


Words: chasm
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (as the earth) : GORGE\n2 : a marked division, separation, or difference


Words: chassis
Meaning:
noun\n: the supporting frame of a structure (as an automobile or television); also : the frame and working parts (as of an automobile or electronic device) exclusive of the body or housing


Words: chaste
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse\n2 : CELIBATE\n3 : pure in thought and act : MODEST\n4 a : severely simple in design or execution : AUSTERE <chaste classicism> b : CLEAN, SPOTLESS


Words: chasten
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to correct by punishment or suffering : DISCIPLINE; also : PURIFY\n2 a : to prune (as a work or style of art) of excess, pretense, or falsity : REFINE b : to cause to be more humble or restrained : SUBDUE


Words: chastise
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)\n2 : to censure severely : CASTIGATE\n3 archaic : CHASTEN 2


Words: chastity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being chaste: as a : abstention from unlawful sexual intercourse b : abstention from all sexual intercourse c : purity in conduct and intention d : restraint and simplicity in design or expression\n2 : personal integrity


Words: chat
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : CHATTER, PRATTLE\n2 : to talk in an informal or familiar manner\ntransitive senses , chiefly British : to talk to; especially : to talk lightly, glibly, or flirtatiously with often used with up\n\n<2> noun\n1 : idle small talk : CHATTER\n2 : light familiar talk; especially : CONVERSATION\n3 imitative : any of several songbirds (as of the genera Saxicola, Granatellus, or Icteria)


Words: chatelaine
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the wife of a castellan : the mistress of a ch*teau b : the mistress of a household or of a large establishment\n2 : a clasp or hook for a watch, purse, or bunch of keys


Words: chattel
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an item of tangible movable or immovable property except real estate, freehold, and things (as buildings) connected with real property\n2 : SLAVE, BONDSMAN


Words: chatter
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to utter rapid short sounds suggestive of language but inarticulate and indistinct <squirrels chattered angrily>\n2 : to talk idly, incessantly, or fast\n3 a : to click repeatedly or uncontrollably <teeth chattering with cold> b : to vibrate rapidly in cutting <a chattering tool> c : to vibrate especially audibly as a consequence of repeated sticking and slipping <chattering brakes>\ntransitive senses : to utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the action or sound of chattering\n2 : idle talk : PRATTLE


Words: chatty
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : fond of chatting : TALKATIVE <a chatty neighbor>\n2 : having the style and manner of light familiar conversation <a chatty letter>


Words: chauffeur
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a person employed to drive a motor vehicle\n2 : one that transports others by operating a motor vehicle


Words: chauvinism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : excessive or blind patriotism compare JINGOISM\n2 : undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged\n3 : an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex; also : behavior expressive of such an attitude


Words: cheap
Meaning:
<1> noun\nobsolete : BARGAIN\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : purchasable below the going price or the real value b : charging or obtainable at a low price c : depreciated in value (as by currency inflation) <cheap dollars>\n2 : gained with little effort <a cheap victory>\n3 a : of inferior quality or worth : TAWDRY, SLEAZY b : contemptible because of lack of any fine, lofty, or redeeming qualities c : STINGY\n4 a : yielding small satisfaction b : paying or able to pay less than going prices\n5 of money : obtainable at a low rate of interest


Words: cheapen
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete English cheap to price, bid for archaic a : to ask the price of b : to bid or bargain for\n2 a : to make cheap in price or value b : to lower in general esteem c : to make tawdry, vulgar, or inferior\nintransitive senses : to become cheap


Words: cheapskate
Meaning:
noun\n: a miserly or stingy person; especially : one who tries to avoid paying a fair share of costs or expenses


Words: cheat
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to deprive of something valuable by the use of deceit or fraud\n2 : to influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice\n3 : to elude or thwart by or as if by outwitting <cheat death>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to practice fraud or trickery b : to violate rules dishonestly (as at cards or on an examination)\n2 : to be sexually unfaithful usually used with on\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or an instance of fraudulently deceiving : DECEPTION, FRAUD\n2 : one that cheats : PRETENDER, DECEIVER\n3 : any of several grasses; especially : the common chess (Bromus secalinus)\n4 : the obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth


Words: check
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : exposure of a chess king to an attack from which he must be protected or moved to safety\n2 a : a sudden stoppage of a forward course or progress : ARREST b : a checking of an opposing player (as in ice hockey)\n3 : a sudden pause or break in a progression\n4 archaic : REPRIMAND, REBUKE\n5 : one that arrests, limits, or restrains : RESTRAINT <against all checks, rebukes, and manners, must advance Shakespeare>\n6 a : a standard for testing and evaluation : CRITERION b : EXAMINATION c : INSPECTION, INVESTIGATION <a loyalty check on government employees> d : the act of testing or verifying; also : the sample or unit used for testing or verifying\n7 : a written order directing a bank to pay money as instructed : DRAFT\n8 a : a ticket or token showing ownership or identity or indicating payment made <a baggage check> b : a counter in various games c : a slip indicating the amount due : BILL\n9 Middle English chek, short for cheker checker a : a pattern in squares that resembles a checkerboard b : a fabric woven or printed with such a design\n10 : a mark typically < placed beside an item to show it has been noted, examined, or verified\n11 : CRACK, BREAK\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put (a chess king) in check\n2 chiefly dialect : REBUKE, REPRIMAND\n3 a : to slow or bring to a stop : BRAKE <hastily checked the impulse> b : to block the progress of (as a hockey player)\n4 a : to restrain or diminish the action or force of : CONTROL b : to slack or ease off and then belay again (as a rope)\n5 a : to compare with a source, original, or authority : VERIFY b : to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly usually used with out or over <checking out new cars> c : to mark with a check as examined, verified, or satisfactory often used with off <checked off each item>\n6 a : to consign (as luggage) to a common carrier from which one has purchased a passenger ticket <checked our bags before boarding> b : to ship or accept for shipment under such a consignment\n7 : to mark into squares : CHECKER\n8 : to leave or accept for safek


Words: checker
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : CHESSBOARD\n2 : a square or spot resembling the markings of a checkerboard\n3 singular of checkers : a piece in checkers


Words: checklist
Meaning:
noun\n: a list of things to be checked or done <a pilot’s checklist before takeoff>; also : a comprehensive list <a checklist of bird species>


Words: checkmate
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to arrest, thwart, or counter completely\n2 : to check (a chess opponent’s king) so that escape is impossible\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the act of checkmating b : the situation of a checkmated king\n2 : a complete check


Words: checkoff
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the deduction of union dues from a worker’s paycheck by the employer b : designation on an income tax return of a small amount of money to be applied to a special fund (as for financing political campaigns)\n2 : AUTOMATIC 2


Words: cheddar
Meaning:
noun\n: a hard white, yellow, or orange smooth-textured cheese with a flavor that ranges from mild to strong as the cheese matures called also cheddar cheese


Words: cheek
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth; broadly : the lateral aspect of the head\n2 : something suggestive of the human cheek in position or form; especially : one of two laterally paired parts\n3 : insolent boldness and self-assurance\n4 : BUTTOCK 1\n\n<2> transitive verb\nchiefly British : to speak rudely or impudently to


Words: cheer
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a obsolete : FACE b archaic : facial expression\n2 : state of mind or heart : SPIRIT <be of good cheer Matthew 9:2(Authorized Version)>\n3 : lightness of mind and feeling : ANIMATION, GAIETY\n4 : hospitable entertainment : WELCOME\n5 : food and drink for a feast : FARE\n6 : something that gladdens <words of cheer>\n7 : a shout of applause or encouragement\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to instill with hope or courage : COMFORT usually used with up b : to make glad or happy usually used with up\n2 : to urge on or encourage especially by shouts <cheered the team on>\n3 : to applaud with shouts\nintransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to be mentally or emotionally disposed\n2 : to grow or be cheerful : REJOICE usually used with up\n3 : to utter a shout of applause or triumph


Words: cheerful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : full of good spirits : MERRY b : UNGRUDGING <cheerful obedience>\n2 : conducive to cheer : likely to dispel gloom or worry <sunny cheerful room>


Words: cheese
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey b : an often cylindrical cake of this food\n2 : something resembling cheese in shape or consistency\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to put an end to : STOP\n\n<3> noun\nslang : someone important


Words: chemical
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, used in, or produced by chemistry\n2 a : acting or operated or produced by chemicals b : detectable by chemical means\n\n<2> noun\n: a substance obtained by a chemical process or used for producing a chemical effect


Words: chemistry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a science that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances and with the transformations that they undergo\n2 a : the composition and chemical properties of a substance <the chemistry of iron> b : chemical processes and phenomena (as of an organism) <blood chemistry>\n3 : a strong mutual attraction, attachment, or sympathy <they have a special chemistry>


Words: chenille
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a wool, cotton, silk, or rayon yarn with protruding pile; also : a pile-face fabric with a filling of this yarn\n2 : an imitation of chenille yarn or fabric


Words: cherish
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to hold dear : feel or show affection for b : to keep or cultivate with care and affection : NURTURE\n2 : to entertain or harbor in the mind deeply and resolutely <still cherishes that memory>


Words: cherry
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : any of numerous trees and shrubs (genus Prunus) of the rose family that bear pale yellow to deep red or blackish smooth-skinned drupes enclosing a smooth seed and that include some cultivated for their fruits or ornamental flowers compare SWEET CHERRY b : the fruit of a cherry c : the wood of a cherry\n2 : a variable color averaging a moderate red\n3 a : HYMEN b : VIRGINITY


Words: chert
Meaning:
noun\n: a rock resembling flint and consisting essentially of a large amount of fibrous chalcedony with smaller amounts of cryptocrystalline quartz and amorphous silica


Words: cherub
Meaning:
noun\n1 plural : an order of angels see CELESTIAL HIERARCHY\n2 plural usually cherubs a : a usually winged child in painting and sculpture b : an innocent-looking usually chubby and rosy person


Words: chess
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a game for 2 players each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent’s king\n\n<2> noun\n: a weedy annual bromegrass (Bromus secalinus) widely distributed as a weed especially in grain; broadly : any of several weedy bromegrasses


Words: chest
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a container for storage or shipping; especially : a box with a lid used especially for the safekeeping of belongings b : a cupboard used especially for the storing of medicines or first-aid supplies\n2 : the place where money of a public institution is kept : TREASURY; also : the fund so kept\n3 a : THORAX; especially : the human thorax b : BREAST 2a


Words: chesterfield
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a single-breasted or double-breasted semifitted overcoat with velvet collar\n2 : a davenport usually with upright armrests


Words: chestnut
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : any of a genus (Castanea) of trees or shrubs of the beech family; especially : an American tree (C. dentata) that was formerly a dominant or codominant member of many deciduous forests of the eastern U.S. but has now been largely eliminated by the chestnut blight and seldom grows beyond the shrub or sapling stage b : the edible nut of a chestnut c : the wood of a chestnut\n2 : a grayish to reddish brown\n3 : HORSE CHESTNUT\n4 : a chestnut-colored animal; specifically : a horse having a body color of any shade of pure or reddish brown with mane, tail, and points of the same or a lighter shade compare 2BAY 1, 1SORREL 1\n5 : a callosity on the inner side of the leg of the horse see HORSE illustration\n6 a : an old joke or story b : something (as a musical piece or a saying) repeated to the point of staleness\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of the color chestnut\n2 : of, relating to, or resembling a chestnut


Words: chevalier
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : CAVALIER 2 b : a member of any of various orders of knighthood or of merit (as the Legion of Honor)\n2 a : a member of the lowest rank of French nobility b : a cadet of the French nobility\n3 : a chivalrous man


Words: cheviot
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a breed of hardy hornless relatively small sheep that are a source of quality mutton and have their origin in the Cheviot hills\n2 a : a fabric of cheviot wool b : a heavy rough napped plain or twill fabric of coarse wool or worsted c : a sturdy soft-finished plain or twill cotton shirting


Words: chevron
Meaning:
noun\n: a figure, pattern, or object having the shape of a or an inverted V: as a or cheveron : a heraldic charge consisting of two diagonal stripes meeting at an angle usually with the point up b : a sleeve badge that usually consists of one or more chevron-shaped stripes that indicates the wearer’s rank and service (as in the armed forces)


Words: chew
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to crush, grind, or gnaw (as food) with or as if with the teeth : MASTICATE\nintransitive senses : to chew something; specifically : to chew tobacco\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act of chewing\n2 : something for chewing


Words: Chianti
Meaning:
noun\n: a dry usually red wine from the Tuscany region of Italy; also : a similar wine made elsewhere


Words: chiaroscuro
Meaning:
noun\n1 : pictorial representation in terms of light and shade without regard to color\n2 a : the arrangement or treatment of light and dark parts in a pictorial work of art b : the interplay or contrast of dissimilar qualities (as of mood or character)\n3 : a 16th century woodcut technique involving the use of several blocks to print different tones of the same color; also : a print made by this technique\n4 : the interplay of light and shadow on or as if on a surface\n5 : the quality of being veiled or partly in shadow


Words: chic
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : smart elegance and sophistication especially of dress or manner : STYLE <wears her clothes with superb chic>\n2 : a distinctive mode of dress or manner associated with a fashionable lifestyle, ideology, or pursuit\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : cleverly stylish : SMART <the woman who is chic adapts fashion to her own personality Elizabeth L. Post>\n2 : currently fashionable <a chic restaurant>


Words: chicanery
Meaning:
noun\n1 : deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : TRICKERY\n2 : a piece of sharp practice (as at law) : TRICK


Words: chick
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a domestic chicken; especially : one newly hatched b : the young of any bird\n2 : CHILD\n3 slang : a young woman


Words: chickadee
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several crestless American titmice (genus Parus) usually with the crown of the head sharply demarked and darker than the body


Words: chicken
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the common domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) especially when young; also : its flesh used as food compare JUNGLE FOWL b : any of various birds or their young\n2 : a young woman\n3 a : COWARD b : any of various contests in which the participants risk personal safety in order to see which one will give up first\n4 short for chickenshit slang : petty details\n5 : a young male homosexual\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : SCARED b : TIMID, COWARDLY\n2 slang a : insistent on petty details of duty or discipline b : PETTY, UNIMPORTANT\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to lose one’s nerve usually used with out <seemed to exhibit courage, manliness, and conviction when others chickened out J. R. Seeley>


Words: chickenhearted
Meaning:
adjective\n: TIMID, COWARDLY <too chickenhearted to accompany me in this perilous undertaking Washington Irving>


Words: chickweed
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various low-growing small-leaved weedy plants of the pink family (especially genera Cerastium and Stellaria); especially : a cosmopolitan weed (Stelleria media) naturalized in the U.S. from Eurasia


Words: chicory
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a thick-rooted usually blue-flowered European perennial composite herb (Cichorium intybus) widely grown for its roots and as a salad plant compare ENDIVE 2, RADICCHIO\n2 : the dried ground roasted root of chicory used to flavor or adulterate coffee


Words: chide
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke\ntransitive senses : to voice disapproval to : reproach in a usually mild and constructive manner : SCOLD


Words: chief
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : accorded highest rank or office <chief librarian>\n2 : of greatest importance or influence <the chief reasons>\n\n<2> adverb\narchaic : CHIEFLY\n\n<3> noun\n1 : the upper part of a heraldic field\n2 : the head of a body of persons or an organization : LEADER <chief of police>\n3 : the principal or most valuable part


Words: chiffon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an ornamental addition (as a knot of ribbons) to a woman’s dress\n2 : a sheer fabric especially of silk\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : resembling chiffon in sheerness or softness\n2 : having a light delicate texture achieved usually by adding whipped egg whites or whipped gelatin <lemon chiffon pie>


Words: chigger
Meaning:
noun\n1 : CHIGOE 1\n2 alteration of 2jigger : a 6-legged mite larva (family Trombiculidae) that sucks the blood of vertebrates and causes intense irritation


Words: child
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an unborn or recently born person b dialect : a female infant\n2 a : a young person especially between infancy and youth b : a childlike or childish person c : a person not yet of age\n3 usually childe archaic : a youth of noble birth\n4 a : a son or daughter of human parents b : DESCENDANT\n5 : one strongly influenced by another or by a place or state of affairs\n6 : PRODUCT, RESULT <barbed wire is truly a child of the plains W. P. Webb>


Words: childhood
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the state or period of being a child\n2 : the early period in the development of something


Words: chill
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a sensation of cold accompanied by shivering b : a disagreeable sensation of coldness\n2 : a moderate but disagreeable degree of cold\n3 : a check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling <felt the chill of his opponent’s stare>\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : moderately cold b : COLD, RAW\n2 : affected by cold <chill travelers>\n3 : DISTANT, FORMAL <a chill reception>\n4 : DEPRESSING, DISPIRITING <chill penury Thomas Gray>\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to become cold b : to shiver or quake with or as if with cold\n2 : to become taken with a chill\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make cold or chilly b : to make cool especially without freezing\n2 : to affect as if with cold : DISPIRIT, DISCOURAGE <were chilled by the drab austerity William Attwood>


Words: chilly
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : noticeably cold : CHILLING\n2 : unpleasantly affected by cold\n3 : lacking warmth of feeling\n4 : tending to arouse fear or apprehension <chilly suspicions>


Words: chime
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the edge or rim of a cask or drum\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make a musical and especially a harmonious sound b : to make the sounds of a chime\n2 : to be or act in accord <the music and the mood chimed well together>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to sound musically by striking\n2 : to produce by chiming\n3 : to call or indicate by chiming <the clock chimed midnight>\n4 : to utter repetitively : DIN 2\n\n<3> noun\n1 : an apparatus for chiming a bell or set of bells\n2 a : a musically tuned set of bells b : one of a set of objects giving a bell-like sound when struck\n3 a : the sound of a set of bells usually used in plural b : a musical sound suggesting that of bells\n4 : ACCORD, HARMONY <such happy chime of fact and theory Henry Maudsley>


Words: chimera
Meaning:
noun\n1 a capitalized : a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a serpent’s tail b : an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts\n2 : an illusion or fabrication of the mind; especially : an unrealizable dream <a fancy, a chimera in my brain, troubles me in my prayer John Donne>\n3 : an individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution


Words: chimerical
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary or improbable\n2 : given to fantastic schemes


Words: chimney
Meaning:
noun\n1 dialect : FIREPLACE, HEARTH\n2 : a vertical structure incorporated into a building and enclosing a flue or flues that carry off smoke; especially : the part of such a structure extending above a roof\n3 : SMOKESTACK\n4 : a tube usually of glass placed around a flame (as of a lamp)\n5 : something resembling a chimney: as a : a narrow cleft in rock b : a tall column of rock on the ocean floor that is formed by the precipitation of minerals from superheated water issuing from a vent in the earth’s crust and rising through the column of rock


Words: chimpanzee
Meaning:
noun\n: an anthropoid ape (Pan troglodytes) of equatorial Africa that is smaller and more arboreal than the gorilla compare PYGMY CHIMPANZEE


Words: chin
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the lower portion of the face lying below the lower lip and including the prominence of the lower jaw\n2 : the surface beneath or between the branches of the lower jaw


Words: china
Meaning:
noun\n1 : PORCELAIN; also : vitreous porcelain wares (as dishes, vases, or ornaments) for domestic use\n2 : earthenware or porcelain tableware


Words: chinchilla
Meaning:
noun\n1 : either of two small So. American rodents (Chinchilla laniger and C. brevicaudata) of the high Andes that are the size of large squirrels, have very soft pearly gray fur, and are extensively bred in captivity; also : the fur of a chinchilla\n2 : a heavy twilled woolen coating


Words: Chinese
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a native or inhabitant of China b : a person of Chinese descent\n2 : a group of related languages used by the people of China that are often mutually unintelligible in their spoken form but share a single system of writing and that constitute a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family; especially : MANDARIN


Words: chink
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small cleft, slit, or fissure <a chink in the curtain>\n2 : a weak spot that may leave one vulnerable\n3 : a narrow beam of light shining through a chink\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to fill the chinks of (as by caulking) <chink a log cabin>\n\n<3> noun\n1 archaic : COIN, MONEY\n2 : a short sharp sound\n\n<4> verb\nintransitive senses : to make a slight sharp metallic sound\ntransitive senses : to cause to make a chink


Words: chino
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a usually khaki cotton or synthetic-fiber twill of the type used for military uniforms\n2 plural : an article of clothing made of chino


Words: chip
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off b : a small piece of food <chocolate chips>: as (1) : a small thin slice of food; especially : POTATO CHIP (2) : FRENCH FRY\n2 : something small, worthless, or trivial\n3 a : one of the counters used as a token for money in poker and other games b plural : MONEY used especially in the phrase in the chips c : something valuable that can be used for advantage in negotiation or trade <a bargaining chip>\n4 : a piece of dried dung usually used in combination <cow chip>\n5 : a flaw left after a chip is removed\n6 a : INTEGRATED CIRCUIT b : a small wafer of semiconductor material that forms the base for an integrated circuit\n7 : CHIP SHOT\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cut or hew with an edged tool b (1) : to cut or break (a small piece) from something (2) : to cut or break a fragment from (3) : to cut into chips <chip a tree stump>\n2 British : CHAFF, BANTER\n3 : to hit (a return in tennis) with backspin\nintransitive senses\n1 : to break off in small pieces\n2 : to play a chip shot


Words: chipmunk
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Tamias) of small striped No. American and Asian rodents of the squirrel family


Words: chiropractic
Meaning:
noun\n: a system of therapy which holds that disease results from a lack of normal nerve function and which employs manipulation and specific adjustment of body structures (as the spinal column)


Words: chisel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (as wood, stone, or metal)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cut or work with or as if with a chisel\n2 : to employ shrewd or unfair practices on in order to obtain one’s end; also : to obtain by such practices <chisel a job>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to work with or as if with a chisel\n2 a : to employ shrewd or unfair practices b : to thrust oneself : INTRUDE <chisel in on a racket>


Words: chit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : CHILD\n2 : a pert young woman\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a short letter or note; especially : a signed voucher of a small debt (as for food)\n2 : a small slip of paper with writing on it


Words: chivalrous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : VALIANT\n2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of chivalry and knight-errantry\n3 a : marked by honor, generosity, and courtesy b : marked by gracious courtesy and high-minded consideration especially to women


Words: chivalry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : mounted men-at-arms\n2 archaic a : martial valor b : knightly skill\n3 : gallant or distinguished gentlemen\n4 : the system, spirit, or customs of medieval knighthood\n5 : the qualities of the ideal knight : chivalrous conduct


Words: chive
Meaning:
noun\n: a perennial plant (Allium schoenoprasum) related to the onion and having slender leaves used as a seasoning usually used in plural


Words: chloral
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a pungent colorless oily aldehyde CCl3CHO used in making DDT and chloral hydrate\n2 : CHLORAL HYDRATE


Words: chloride
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a compound of chlorine with another element or group; especially : a salt or ester of hydrochloric acid\n2 : a univalent anion consisting of one atom of chlorine


Words: chlorine
Meaning:
noun\n: a halogen element that is isolated as a heavy greenish yellow gas of pungent odor and is used especially as a bleach, oxidizing agent, and disinfectant in water purification see ELEMENT table


Words: chloroform
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a colorless volatile heavy toxic liquid CHCl3 with an ether odor used especially as a solvent or as a veterinary anesthetic\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to treat with or as if with chloroform especially so as to produce anesthesia, insensibility, or death


Words: chlorophyll
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the green photosynthetic pigment found chiefly in the chloroplasts of plants and occurring especially as a blue-black ester C55H72MgN4O5 or a dark green ester C55H70MgN4O6 called also respectively chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b\n2 : a waxy green chlorophyll-containing substance extracted from green plants and used as a coloring agent or deodorant


Words: chock
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a wedge or block for steadying a body (as a cask) and holding it motionless, for filling in an unwanted space, or for blocking the movement of a wheel\n2 : a heavy metal casting (as on the bow or stern of a ship) with two short horn-shaped arms curving inward between which ropes or hawsers may pass for mooring or towing\n\n<2> adverb\n: as close or as completely as possible\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to stop or make fast with or as if with chocks


Words: chocolate
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a beverage made by mixing chocolate with water or milk\n2 : a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans\n3 : a small candy with a center (as a fondant) and a chocolate coating\n4 : a brownish gray


Words: choice
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of choosing : SELECTION\n2 : power of choosing : OPTION\n3 a : the best part : CREAM b : a person or thing chosen\n4 : a sufficient number and variety to choose among\n5 : care in selecting\n6 : a grade of meat between prime and good


Words: choir
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an organized company of singers (as in a church service)\n2 : a group of instruments of the same class <a brass choir>\n3 : an organized group of persons or things\n4 : a division of angels\n5 : the part of a church occupied by the singers or by the clergy; also : the part of a church where the services are performed\n6 : a group organized for ensemble speaking\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to sing or sound in chorus or concert


Words: choke
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to check normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air\n2 a : to check the growth, development, or activity of <the flowers were choked by the weeds> b : to obstruct by filling up or clogging <leaves choked the drain> c : to fill completely : JAM <roads choked with traffic>\n3 : to enrich the fuel mixture of (a motor) by partially shutting off the air intake of the carburetor\n4 : to grip (as a baseball bat) some distance from the end of the handle\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become choked in breathing\n2 a : to become obstructed or checked b : to become or feel constricted in the throat (as from strong emotion) usually used with up <choked up and couldn’t finish the speech>\n3 : to shorten one’s grip especially on the handle of a bat usually used with up\n4 : to lose one’s composure and fail to perform effectively in a critical situation\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the filamentous inedible center of an artichoke head; broadly : an artichoke head\n2 : something that obstructs passage or flow: as a : a valve for choking a gasoline engine b : a constriction in an outlet (as of an oil well) that restricts flow c : REACTOR 2 d : a constriction (as a narrowing of the barrel or an attachment) at the muzzle of a shotgun that serves to limit the spread of shot\n3 : the act of choking


Words: choler
Meaning:
noun\n1 a archaic : YELLOW BILE b obsolete : BILE 1a\n2 obsolete : the quality or state of being bilious\n3 : ready disposition to irritation : IRASCIBILITY; also : ANGER


Words: cholera
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms; especially : an acute diarrheal disease caused by an enterotoxin produced by a comma-shaped gram-negative bacillus (Vibrio cholerae syn. V. comma) when it is present in large numbers in the proximal part of the human small intestine


Words: choleric
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered\n2 : ANGRY, IRATE


Words: cholesterol
Meaning:
noun\n: a steroid alcohol C27H45OH that is present in animal cells and body fluids, regulates membrane fluidity, and functions as a precursor molecule in various metabolic pathways and as a constituent of LDL may cause arteriosclerosis


Words: choose
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to select freely and after consideration <choose a career> b : to decide on especially by vote : ELECT <chose her as captain>\n2 a : to have a preference for <choose one car over another> b : DECIDE <chose to go by train>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a selection\n2 : to take an alternative used after cannot and usually followed by but <when earth is so kind, men cannot choose but be happy J. A. Froude>


Words: chop
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cut into or sever usually by repeated blows of a sharp instrument b : to cut into pieces often used with up c : to weed and thin out (young cotton) d : to cut as if by chopping <chop prices> <a bridge chops the lake in two>\n2 : to strike (as a ball) with a short quick downward stroke\n3 : to subject to the action of a chopper <chop a beam of light>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a quick stroke or repeated strokes with or as if with a sharp instrument (as an ax)\n2 archaic : to move or act suddenly or violently\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a forceful usually slanting blow with or as if with an ax or cleaver b : a sharp downward blow or stroke\n2 : a small cut of meat often including part of a rib see LAMB illustration\n3 : a mark made by or as if by chopping\n4 : material that has been chopped up\n5 a : a short abrupt motion (as of a wave) b : a stretch of choppy sea\n6 : CHOPPER 6\n7 chiefly British : AX 3\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n1 : to change direction\n2 : to veer with or as if with wind\n\n<4> noun\n1 a : a seal or official stamp or its impression b : a license validated by a seal\n2 a : a mark on goods or coins to indicate nature or quality b : a kind, brand, or lot of goods bearing the same chop c : QUALITY, GRADE <of the first chop>


Words: choppy
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : being roughened : CHAPPED\n2 : rough with small waves\n3 a : interrupted by ups and downs <choppy country> b : JERKY <short choppy strides> c : DISCONNECTED <choppy writing>\n\n<2> adjective\n: CHANGEABLE, VARIABLE <a choppy wind>


Words: chops
Meaning:
noun plural\n1 : JAW\n2 a : MOUTH b : the fleshy covering of the jaws <a dog licking its chops>\n3 slang : EMBOUCHURE; broadly : the technical facility of a musical performer


Words: chopstick
Meaning:
noun\n: one of a pair of slender sticks held between thumb and fingers and used chiefly in oriental countries to lift food to the mouth


Words: choral
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to a chorus or choir <a choral group>\n2 : sung or designed for singing by a choir <a choral arrangement>


Words: chorale
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a hymn or psalm sung to a traditional or composed melody in church; also : a harmonization of a chorale melody <a Bach chorale>\n2 : CHORUS, CHOIR


Words: chord
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : ACCORD\n2 : to play chords especially on a stringed instrument\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make chords on\n2 : HARMONIZE\n\n<3> noun\n1 : CORD 3a\n2 : a straight line segment joining and included between two points on a circle; broadly : a straight line joining two points on a curve\n3 : an individual emotion or disposition <struck a responsive chord>\n4 : either of the two outside members of a truss connected and braced by the web members\n5 : the straight line distance joining the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil


Words: chore
Meaning:
noun\n1 plural : the regular or daily light work of a household or farm\n2 : a routine task or job\n3 : a difficult or disagreeable task


Words: chorea
Meaning:
noun\n: a nervous disorder (as of humans or dogs) marked by spasmodic movements of limbs and facial muscles and by incoordination


Words: choreography
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the art of symbolically representing dancing\n2 a : the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet b : a composition created by this art\n3 : something resembling choreography <a snail-paced choreography of delicate high diplomacy Wolfgang Saxon>


Words: chortle
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to sing or chant exultantly <he chortled in his joy Lewis Carroll>\n2 : to laugh or chuckle especially in satisfaction or exultation\ntransitive senses : to say or sing with a chortling intonation


Words: chorus
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action; also : a similar company in later plays b : a character in Elizabethan drama who speaks the prologue and epilogue and comments on the action c : an organized company of singers who sing in concert : CHOIR; especially : a body of singers who sing the choral parts of a work (as in opera) d : a group of dancers and singers supporting the featured players in a musical comedy or revue\n2 a : a part of a song or hymn recurring at intervals b : the part of a drama sung or spoken by the chorus c : a composition to be sung by a number of voices in concert d : the main part of a popular song; also : a jazz variation on a melodic theme\n3 a : something performed, sung, or uttered simultaneously or unanimously by a number of persons or animals <a chorus of boos> <that eternal chorus of: \n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to sing or utter in chorus


Words: chosen
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one who is the object of choice or of divine favor : an elect person\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : ELECT\n2 : selected or marked for favor or special privilege <a chosen few>


Words: chow
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: FOOD, VICTUALS\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: EAT often used with down\n\n<3> noun\n: CHOW CHOW


Words: chowchow
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a Chinese preserve of ginger, fruits, and peels in heavy syrup\n2 : a relish of chopped mixed pickles in mustard sauce


Words: chowder
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to make chowder of\n\n<2> noun\n: a soup or stew of seafood (as clams or fish) usually made with milk or tomatoes, salt pork, onions, and other vegetables (as potatoes); also : a soup resembling chowder


Words: chrism
Meaning:
noun\n: consecrated oil used in Greek and Latin churches especially in baptism, chrismation, confirmation, and ordination


Words: Christ
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : MESSIAH\n2 : JESUS\n3 : an ideal type of humanity\n4 Christian Science : the ideal truth that comes as a divine manifestation of God to destroy incarnate error\n\n<2> biographical name\nJesus < see JESUS


Words: christen
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : BAPTIZE b : to name at baptism\n2 : to name or dedicate (as a ship) by a ceremony suggestive of baptism\n3 : NAME\n4 : to use for the first time


Words: Christian
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ b (1) : DISCIPLE 2 (2) : a member of one of the Churches of Christ separating from the Disciples of Christ in 1906 (3) : a member of the Christian denomination having part in the union of the United Church of Christ concluded in 1961\n2 : the hero in Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : of or relating to Christianity <Christian scriptures> b : based on or conforming with Christianity <Christian ethics>\n2 a : of or relating to a Christian <Christian responsibilities> b : professing Christianity <a Christian affirmation>\n3 : commendably decent or generous <has a very Christian concern for others>


Words: Christianity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies\n2 : conformity to the Christian religion\n3 : CHRISTENDOM 2


Words: Christmas
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a Christian feast on December 25 or among some Eastern Orthodox on January 7 that commemorates the birth of Christ and is usually observed as a legal holiday\n2 : CHRISTMASTIDE


Words: Christmastide
Meaning:
noun\n: the festival season from Christmas Eve till after New Year’s Day or especially in England till Epiphany


Words: chromatic
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: ACCIDENTAL 2\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : of or relating to color or color phenomena or sensations b : highly colored\n2 : of or relating to chroma\n3 a : of, relating to, or giving all the tones of the chromatic scale b : characterized by frequent use of accidentals


Words: chrome
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : CHROMIUM b : a chromium pigment\n2 : something plated with an alloy of chromium\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to treat with a compound of chromium (as in dyeing)\n2 : CHROMIZE


Words: chromium
Meaning:
noun\n: a blue-white metallic element found naturally only in combination and used especially in alloys and in electroplating see ELEMENT table


Words: chromosome
Meaning:
noun\n: one of the linear or sometimes circular DNA-containing bodies of viruses, prokaryotic organisms, and the cell nucleus of eukaryotic organisms that contain most or all of the genes of the individual compare CHROMATIN


Words: chronic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : marked by long duration or frequent recurrence : not acute <chronic indigestion> <chronic experiments> b : suffering from a chronic disease <the special needs of chronic patients>\n2 a : always present or encountered; especially : constantly vexing, weakening, or troubling <chronic petty warfare> b : being such habitually <a chronic grumbler>


Words: chronicle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a usually continuous historical account of events arranged in order of time without analysis or interpretation\n2 : NARRATIVE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to record in or as if in a chronicle\n2 : LIST, DESCRIBE


Words: chronograph
Meaning:
noun\n: an instrument for measuring and recording time intervals: as a : an instrument having a revolving drum on which a stylus makes marks b : STOPWATCH; also : a watch incorporating the functions of a stopwatch c : an instrument for measuring the time of flight of projectiles


Words: chronology
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the science that deals with measuring time by regular divisions and that assigns to events their proper dates\n2 : a chronological table, list, or account\n3 : an arrangement (as of events) in order of occurrence <reconstruct the chronology of the trip>


Words: chrysalis
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a pupa of a butterfly; broadly : an insect pupa\n2 : a protecting covering : a sheltered state or stage of being or growth <a budding writer could not emerge from his chrysalis too soon William Du Bois>


Words: chrysanthemum
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of various composite plants (genus Chrysanthemum) including weeds, ornamentals grown for their brightly colored often double flower heads, and others important as sources of medicinals and insecticides\n2 : a flower head of an ornamental chrysanthemum


Words: chub
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of numerous freshwater cyprinid fishes (as of the genera Gila and Nocomis)\n2 : any of several marine or freshwater fishes that are not cyprinids


Words: chuck
Meaning:
<1> verb\n: CLUCK\n\n<2> noun\n\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : PAT, TAP\n2 a : TOSS b : DISCARD <chucked his old shirt> c : DISMISS, OUST used especially with out <was chucked out of office>\n3 : to have done with <chucked his job> <chuck it all and retire>\n\n<4> noun\n1 : a pat or nudge under the chin\n2 : an abrupt movement or toss\n\n<5> noun\n1 : a cut of beef that includes most of the neck, the parts about the shoulder blade, and those about the first three ribs see BEEF illustration\n2 chiefly West : FOOD\n3 : an attachment for holding a workpiece or tool in a machine (as a drill or lathe)


Words: chuckle
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to laugh inwardly or quietly\n2 : to make a continuous gentle sound resembling suppressed mirth <the clear bright water chuckled over gravel B. A. Williams>


Words: chug
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a dull explosive sound made by or as if by a laboring engine\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to move or go with or as if with chugs <a locomotive chugging along>\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: CHUGALUG


Words: chukka
Meaning:
noun\n: a usually ankle-length leather boot with two or three pairs of eyelets or a buckle and strap


Words: chum
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a close friend : PAL\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to room together\n2 a : to be a close friend b : to show affable friendliness\n\n<3> noun\n: animal or vegetable matter (as chopped fish or corn) thrown overboard to attract fish\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses : to attract with chum\nintransitive senses : to throw chum overboard to attract fish\n\n<5> noun\n: CHUM SALMON


Words: chunk
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a short thick piece or lump (as of wood or coal)\n2 : a large noteworthy quantity <bet a sizable chunk of money on the race>\n3 : a strong thickset horse usually smaller than a draft horse\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to make a dull plunging or explosive sound <the rhythmic chunking of thrown quoits John Updike>


Words: chunky
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : short and thick or broad; especially : STOCKY\n2 : filled with chunks <chunky peanut butter>


Words: church
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a building for public and especially Christian worship\n2 : the clergy or officialdom of a religious body\n3 : a body or organization of religious believers: as a : the whole body of Christians b : DENOMINATION c : CONGREGATION\n4 : a public divine worship <goes to church every Sunday>\n5 : the clerical profession <considered the church as a possible career>\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of or relating to a church <church government>\n2 chiefly British : of or relating to the established church\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to bring to church to receive one of its rites


Words: churchwarden
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one of two lay parish officers in Anglican churches with responsibility especially for parish property and alms\n2 : a long-stemmed clay pipe


Words: churl
Meaning:
noun\n1 : CEORL\n2 : a medieval peasant\n3 : RUSTIC, COUNTRYMAN\n4 a : a rude ill-bred person b : a stingy morose person


Words: churn
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a vessel for making butter in which milk or cream is agitated in order to separate the oily globules from the watery medium\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to agitate (milk or cream) in a churn in order to make butter\n2 a : to stir or agitate violently <an old stern-wheeler churning the muddy river> b : to make (as foam) by so doing\n3 : to make (the account of a client) excessively active by frequent purchases and sales primarily in order to generate commissions\nintransitive senses\n1 : to work a churn\n2 a : to produce or be in violent motion b : to proceed by means of rotating members (as wheels)


Words: chute
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : FALL 6b b : a quick descent (as in a river) : RAPID\n2 : an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass : SLIDE\n3 : PARACHUTE\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to convey by a chute\nintransitive senses\n1 : to go in or as if in a chute\n2 : to utilize a chute (as by passing ore down it)


Words: chutney
Meaning:
noun\n: a thick sauce of Indian origin that contains fruits, vinegar, sugar, and spices and is used as a condiment


Words: cicada
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a family (Cicadidae) of homopterous insects which have a stout body, wide blunt head, and large transparent wings and the males of which produce a loud buzzing noise usually by stridulation


Words: cicatrix
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a scar resulting from formation and contraction of fibrous tissue in a wound\n2 : a mark resembling a scar especially when caused by the previous attachment of an organ or part (as a leaf)


Words: cider
Meaning:
noun\n1 : fermented apple juice often made sparkling by carbonation or fermentation in a sealed container\n2 : the expressed juice of fruit (as apples) used as a beverage or for making other products (as applejack)


Words: cigarette
Meaning:
noun\n: a slender roll of cut tobacco enclosed in paper and meant to be smoked; also : a similar roll of another substance (as marijuana)


Words: cinch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a girth for a pack or saddle\n2 : a tight grip\n3 a : a thing done with ease b : a certainty to happen\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put a cinch on\n2 : to make certain : ASSURE\nintransitive senses : to tighten the cinch often used with up


Words: cinchona
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a genus (Cinchona) of So. American trees and shrubs of the madder family\n2 : the dried bark of a cinchona (as C. ledgeriana) containing alkaloids (as quinine) and formerly used as a specific in malaria


Words: cincture
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of encircling\n2 a : an encircling area b : GIRDLE, BELT; especially : a cord or sash of cloth worn around an ecclesiastical vestment or the habit of a religious


Words: cinder
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the slag from a metal furnace : DROSS\n2 a plural : ASHES b : a fragment of ash\n3 a : a partly burned combustible in which fire is extinct b : a hot coal without flame c : a partly burned coal capable of further burning without flame\n4 : a fragment of lava from an erupting volcano


Words: cinema
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : MOTION PICTURE usually used attributively b : a motion-picture theater\n2 a : MOVIES; especially : the film industry b : the art or technique of making motion pictures


Words: cinnabar
Meaning:
noun\n1 : artificial red mercuric sulfide used especially as a pigment\n2 : native red mercuric sulfide Hg that is the only important ore of mercury


Words: cinnamon
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : any of several Asian trees (genus Cinnamomum) of the laurel family b : an aromatic spice prepared from the dried inner bark of a cinnamon (especially C. zeylanicum); also : the bark\n2 : a light yellowish brown


Words: cipher
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : ZERO 1a b : one that has no weight, worth, or influence : NONENTITY\n2 a : a method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning compare CODE 3b b : a message in code\n3 : ARABIC NUMERAL\n4 : a combination of symbolic letters; especially : the interwoven initials of a name\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to use figures in a mathematical process\ntransitive senses\n1 : ENCIPHER\n2 : to compute arithmetically


Words: circle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : RING, HALO b : a closed plane curve every point of which is equidistant from a fixed point within the curve c : the plane surface bounded by such a curve\n2 : the orbit of a celestial body\n3 : something in the form of a circle or section of a circle: as a : DIADEM b : an instrument of astronomical observation the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle c : a balcony or tier of seats in a theater d : a circle formed on the surface of a sphere by the intersection of a plane that passes through it <circle of lat.> e : ROTARY 2\n4 : an area of action or influence : REALM\n5 a : CYCLE, ROUND <the wheel has come full circle> b : fallacious reasoning in which something to be demonstrated is covertly assumed\n6 : a group of persons sharing a common interest or revolving about a common center <the sewing circle of her church> <family circle> <the gossip of court circles>\n7 : a territorial or administrative division or district\n8 : a curving side street\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to enclose in or as if in a circle\n2 : to move or revolve around\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move in or as if in a circle b : CIRCULATE\n2 : to describe or extend in a circle


Words: circuit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a usually circular line encompassing an area b : the space enclosed within such a line\n2 a : a course around a periphery b : a circuitous or indirect route\n3 a : a regular tour (as by a traveling judge or preacher) around an assigned district or territory b : the route traveled c : a group of church congregations ministered to by one pastor\n4 a : the complete path of an electric current including usually the source of electric energy b : an assemblage of electronic elements : HOOKUP c : a two-way communication path between points (as in a computer)\n5 a : an association of similar groups : LEAGUE b : a number or series of public outlets (as theaters, radio shows, or arenas) offering the same kind of presentation c : a number of similar social gatherings <cocktail circuit>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make a circuit about\nintransitive senses : to make a circuit


Words: circuitous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having a circular or winding course <a circuitous route>\n2 : not being forthright or direct in language or action


Words: circuitry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the detailed plan or arrangement of an electric circuit\n2 : the components of an electric circuit


Words: circular
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having the form of a circle : ROUND b : moving in or describing a circle or spiral\n2 a : of or relating to a circle or its mathematical properties <a circular arc> b : having a circular base or bases <a circular cylinder>\n3 : CIRCUITOUS, INDIRECT\n4 : marked by or moving in a cycle\n5 : being or involving reasoning that uses in the argument or proof a conclusion to be proved or one of its unproved consequences\n6 : intended for circulation\n\n<2> noun\n: a paper (as a leaflet) intended for wide distribution


Words: circulate
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move in a circle, circuit, or orbit; especially : to follow a course that returns to the starting point <blood circulates through the body>\n2 : to pass from person to person or place to place: as a : to flow without obstruction b : to become well-known or widespread <rumors circulated through the town> c : to go from group to group at a social gathering d : to come into the hands of readers; specifically : to become sold or distributed\ntransitive senses : to cause to circulate


Words: circumference
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the perimeter of a circle\n2 : the external boundary or surface of a figure or object : PERIPHERY


Words: circumflex
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : characterized by the pitch, quantity, or quality indicated by a circumflex\n2 : marked with a circumflex\n\n<2> noun\n: a mark <,


Words: circumlocution
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea\n2 : evasion in speech


Words: circumnavigate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to go completely around (as the earth) especially by water; also : to go around instead of through : BYPASS <circumnavigate a congested area>


Words: circumscribe
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to constrict the range or activity of definitely and clearly b : to define or mark off carefully\n2 a : to draw a line around b : to surround by or as if by a boundary\n3 : to construct or be constructed around (a geometrical figure) so as to touch as many points as possible


Words: circumstance
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning, or determining another : an essential or inevitable concomitant <the weather is a circumstance to be taken into consideration> b : a subordinate or accessory fact or detail <cost is a minor circumstance in this case> c : a piece of evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event (as a crime) <the circumstance of the missing weapon told against him> <the circumstances suggest murder>\n2 a : the sum of essential and environmental factors (as of an event or situation) <constant and rapid change in economic circumstance G. M. Trevelyan> b : state of affairs : EVENTUALITY <open rebellion was a rare circumstance> often used in plural <a victim of circumstances> c plural : situation with regard to wealth <he was in easy circumstances>\n3 : attendant formalities and ceremonial <pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war Shakespeare>\n4 : an event that constitutes a detail (as of a narrative or course of events) <considering each circumstance in turn>


Words: circumstantial
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on circumstances\n2 : pertinent but not essential : INCIDENTAL\n3 : marked by careful attention to detail : abounding in factual details <a circumstantial account of the fight>\n4 : CEREMONIAL


Words: circumvent
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to hem in b : to make a circuit around\n2 : to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem <the setup circumvented the red tape Lynne McTaggart>


Words: circus
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a large arena enclosed by tiers of seats on three or all four sides and used especially for sports or spectacles (as athletic contests, exhibitions of horsemanship, or in ancient times chariot racing) b : a public spectacle\n2 a : an arena often covered by a tent and used for variety shows usually including feats of physical skill, wild animal acts, and performances by clowns b : a circus performance c : the physical plant, livestock, and personnel of such a circus d : something suggestive of a circus (as in frenzied activity, sensationalism, theatricality, or razzle-dazzle)\n3 a obsolete : CIRCLE, RING b British : a usually circular area at an intersection of streets


Words: cirrus
Meaning:
noun\n1 : TENDRIL\n2 : a slender usually flexible animal appendage: as a : an arm of a barnacle b : a filament of a crinoid c : a fused group of cilia functioning like a limb on some protozoans d : the male copulatory organ of various invertebrate animals\n3 : a wispy white cloud usually of minute ice crystals formed at altitudes of 20,000 to 40,000 feet (6,000 to 12,000 meters) see CLOUD illustration


Words: cistern
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an artificial reservoir (as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (as rainwater)\n2 : a large usually silver vessel formerly used (as in cooling wine) at the dining table\n3 : a fluid-containing sac or cavity in an organism


Words: citation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an official summons to appear (as before a court)\n2 a : an act of quoting; especially : the citing of a previously settled case at law b : EXCERPT, QUOTE\n3 : MENTION: as a : a formal statement of the achievements of a person receiving an academic honor b : specific reference in a military dispatch to meritorious performance of duty


Words: cite
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)\n2 : to quote by way of example, authority, or proof\n3 a : to refer to; especially : to mention formally in commendation or praise b : to name in a citation\n4 : to bring forward or call to another’s attention especially as an example, proof, or precedent


Words: citizen
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an inhabitant of a city or town; especially : one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman\n2 a : a member of a state b : a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it\n3 : a civilian as distinguished from a specialized servant of the state


Words: citron
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a citrus fruit resembling a lemon but larger with little pulp and a very thick rind b : a small shrubby tree (Citrus medica) that produces citrons and is cultivated in tropical regions c : the preserved rind of the citron used especially in cakes and puddings\n2 : a small hard-fleshed watermelon used especially in pickles and preserves


Words: citronella
Meaning:
noun\n: a fragrant grass (Cymbopogon nardus) of southern Asia that yields an oil used in perfumery and as an insect repellent; also : its oil


Words: citrus
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a group of often thorny trees and shrubs (Citrus and related genera) of the rue family grown in warm regions for their edible fruit (as the orange or lemon) with firm usually thick rind and pulpy flesh; also : the fruit


Words: city
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village b : an incorporated British town usually of major size or importance having the status of an episcopal see c capitalized (1) : the financial district of London (2) : the influential financial interests of the British economy d : a usually large or important municipality in the U.S. governed under a charter granted by the state e : an incorporated municipal unit of the highest class in Canada\n2 : CITY-STATE\n3 : the people of a city\n4 slang used with a preceding adjective or noun naming an abundant or quintessential feature or quality <the movie was shoot-out city>


Words: civet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of various Old World carnivorous mammals (family Viverridae) with long bodies, short legs, and a usually long tail\n2 : a thick yellowish musky-odored substance found in a pouch near the sexual organs of the civet (especially genera Civettictis, Viverra, and Viverricula) and used in perfume


Words: civics
Meaning:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n: a social science dealing with the rights and duties of citizens


Words: civil
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of or relating to citizens b : of or relating to the state or its citizenry\n2 a : CIVILIZED <civil society> b : adequate in courtesy and politeness : MANNERLY\n3 a : of, relating to, or based on civil law b : relating to private rights and to remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings c : established by law\n4 : of, relating to, or involving the general public, their activities, needs, or ways, or civic affairs as distinguished from special (as military or religious) affairs\n5 of time : based on the mean sun and legally recognized for use in ordinary affairs


Words: civilian
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a specialist in Roman or modern civil law\n2 a : one not on active duty in a military, police, or fire-fighting force b : OUTSIDER 1


Words: civility
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : training in the humanities\n2 a : COURTESY, POLITENESS b : a polite act or expression


Words: civilization
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a relatively high level of cultural and technological development; specifically : the stage of cultural development at which writing and the keeping of written records is attained b : the culture characteristic of a particular time or place\n2 : the process of becoming civilized\n3 a : refinement of thought, manners, or taste b : a situation of urban comfort


Words: civilize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to develop out of a primitive state; especially : to bring to a technically advanced and rationally ordered stage of cultural development\n2 a : EDUCATE, REFINE b : SOCIALIZE 1\nintransitive senses : to acquire the customs and amenities of a civil community


Words: civilly
Meaning:
adverb\n1 : in terms of civil rights, law, or matters <civilly dead>\n2 : in a civil manner : POLITELY


Words: clack
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : CHATTER, PRATTLE\n2 : to make an abrupt striking sound or series of sounds\n3 of fowl : CACKLE, CLUCK\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to make a clatter\n2 : to produce with a chattering sound; specifically : BLAB\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : rapid continuous talk : CHATTER b : TONGUE\n2 archaic : an object (as a valve) that produces clapping or rattling noises usually in regular rapid sequence\n3 : a sound of clacking <the clack of a typewriter>


Words: claim
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a : to ask for especially as a right <claimed the inheritance> b : to call for : REQUIRE <this matter claims our attention> c : TAKE 16b <the accident claimed her life>\n2 : to take as the rightful owner <went to claim their bags at the station>\n3 a : to assert in the face of possible contradiction : MAINTAIN <claimed that he’d been cheated> b : to claim to have <organizationTwhich claims 11,000Tmembers Rolling Stone> c : to assert to be rightfully one’s own <claimed responsibility for the attack>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a demand for something due or believed to be due <insurance claim>\n2 a : a right to something; specifically : a title to a debt, privilege, or other thing in the possession of another b : an assertion open to challenge <a claim of authenticity>\n3 : something that is claimed; especially : a tract of land staked out


Words: clairvoyant
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : unusually perceptive : DISCERNING\n2 : of or relating to clairvoyance\n\n<2> noun\n: one having the power of clairvoyance


Words: clam
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: CLAMP, CLASP\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : any of numerous edible marine bivalve mollusks living in sand or mud b : a freshwater mussel\n2 : a stolid or closemouthed person\n3 : CLAMSHELL\n4 : DOLLAR 3\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to gather clams especially by digging


Words: clambake
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an outdoor party; especially : a seashore outing where food is usually cooked on heated rocks covered by seaweed b : the food served at a clambake\n2 : a gathering characterized by noisy sociability; especially : a political rally


Words: clammy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : being damp, soft, sticky, and usually cool <a clammy and intensely cold mist Charles Dickens>\n2 : lacking normal human warmth <the clammy atmosphere of an institution>


Words: clamor
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : noisy shouting b : a loud continuous noise\n2 : insistent public expression (as of support or protest) <a clamor against increased taxes>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a din\n2 : to become loudly insistent <clamored for his impeachment>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to utter or proclaim insistently and noisily\n2 : to influence by means of clamor\n\n<3> transitive verb\nobsolete : SILENCE


Words: clamp
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a device designed to bind or constrict or to press two or more parts together so as to hold them firmly\n2 : any of various instruments or appliances having parts brought together for holding or compressing something\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to fasten with or as if with a clamp\n2 a : to place by decree : IMPOSE often used with on <clamped on a curfew after the riots> b : to hold tightly


Words: clan
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a Celtic group especially in the Scottish Highlands comprising a number of households whose heads claim descent from a common ancestor b : a group of people tracing descent from a common ancestor\n2 : a group united by a common interest or common characteristics


Words: clang
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make a loud metallic ringing sound <anvils clanged> b : to go with a clang\n2 : to utter the characteristic harsh cry of a bird\ntransitive senses : to cause to clang <clang a bell>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a loud ringing metallic sound <the clang of a fire alarm>\n2 : a harsh cry of a bird (as a crane or goose)


Words: clangor
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a resounding clang or medley of clangs <the clangor of hammers>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to make a clangor


Words: clank
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a clank or series of clanks <the radiator hissed and clanked>\n2 : to go with or as if with a clank <tanks clanking through the streets>\ntransitive senses : to cause to clank\n\n<2> noun\n: a sharp brief metallic ringing sound


Words: clap
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to strike (as two flat hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise\n2 a : to strike (the hands) together repeatedly usually in applause b : APPLAUD\n3 : to strike with the flat of the hand in a friendly way <clapped his friend on the shoulder>\n4 : to place, put, or set especially energetically <clap him into jail> <since first clapped eyes on it>\n5 : to improvise hastily\nintransitive senses\n1 : to produce a percussive sound; especially : SLAM\n2 : to go abruptly or briskly\n3 : APPLAUD\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a device that makes a clapping noise\n2 obsolete : a sudden stroke of fortune and especially ill fortune\n3 : a loud percussive noise; specifically : a sudden crash of thunder\n4 a : a sudden blow b : a friendly slap\n5 : the sound of clapping hands; especially : APPLAUSE\n\n<3> noun\n: GONORRHEA often used with the


Words: clapboard
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : a size of board for making staves and wainscoting\n2 : a narrow board usually thicker at one edge than the other used for siding\n3 : a pair of hinged boards one of which has a slate with data identifying a piece of film and which are banged together in front of a motion-picture camera at the start of a take to facilitate editing called also clapper board


Words: clapper
Meaning:
noun\n: one that claps: as a : the tongue of a bell b : a mechanical device that makes noise especially by the banging of one part against another c : a person who applauds


Words: claptrap
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: pretentious nonsense : TRASH\n\n<2> adjective\n: characterized by or suggestive of claptrap; especially : of a cheap showy nature <claptrap sentiment>


Words: clarify
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make (as a liquid) clear or pure usually by freeing from suspended matter\n2 : to free of confusion\n3 : to make understandable\nintransitive senses : to become clear


Words: clarinet
Meaning:
noun\n: a single-reed woodwind instrument having a cylindrical tube with a moderately flared bell and a usual range from below middle upward for 3 12 octaves


Words: clash
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a clash <cymbals clashed>\n2 : to come into conflict <where ignorant armies clash by night Matthew Arnold>; also : to be incompatible <the colors clashed>\ntransitive senses : to cause to clash\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a noisy usually metallic sound of collision\n2 a : a hostile encounter : SKIRMISH b : a sharp conflict <a clash of opinions>


Words: clasp
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a device (as a hook) for holding objects or parts together b : a device (as a bar) attached to a military medal to indicate an additional award of the medal or the action or service for which it was awarded\n2 : a holding or enveloping with or as if with the hands or arms\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to fasten with or as if with a clasp <a robe clasped with a brooch>\n2 : to enclose and hold with the arms; specifically : EMBRACE\n3 : to seize with or as if with the hand : GRASP


Words: class
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a body of students meeting regularly to study the same subject b : the period during which such a body meets c : a course of instruction d : a body of students or alumni whose year of graduation is the same\n2 a : a group sharing the same economic or social status <the working class> b : social rank; especially : high social rank c : high quality : ELEGANCE\n3 : a group, set, or kind sharing common attributes: as a : a major category in biological taxonomy ranking above the order and below the phylum or division b : a collection of adjacent and discrete or continuous values of a random variable c : SET 21\n4 : a division or rating based on grade or quality\n5 : the best of its kind <the class of the league>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: CLASSIFY


Words: classic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : serving as a standard of excellence : of recognized value b : TRADITIONAL, ENDURING c : characterized by simple tailored lines in fashion year after year <a classic suit>\n2 : of or relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans or their culture : CLASSICAL\n3 a : historically memorable b : noted because of special literary or historical associations <Paris is the classic refuge of expatriates>\n4 a : AUTHENTIC, AUTHORITATIVE b : TYPICAL <a classic example of chicanery>\n5 capitalized : of or relating to the period of highest development of Mesoamerican and especially Mayan culture about A.D. 300*900\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a literary work of ancient Greece or Rome\n2 a : a work of enduring excellence; also : its author b : an authoritative source\n3 : a typical or perfect example\n4 : a traditional event <a football classic>


Words: classical
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : STANDARD, CLASSIC\n2 a : of or relating to the ancient Greek and Roman world and especially to its literature, art, architecture, or ideals b : versed in the classics\n3 a : of or relating to music of the late 18th and early 19th centuries characterized by an emphasis on balance, clarity, and moderation b : of, relating to, or being music in the educated European tradition that includes such forms as art song, chamber music, opera, and symphony as distinguished from folk or popular music or jazz\n4 a : AUTHORITATIVE, TRADITIONAL b (1) : of or relating to a form or system considered of first significance in earlier times <classical Mendelian genetics> (2) : not involving relativity, wave mechanics, or quantum theory <classical physics> c : conforming to a pattern of usage sanctioned by a body of literature rather than by everyday speech\n5 : concerned with or giving instruction in the humanities, the fine arts, and the broad aspects of science <a classical curriculum>


Words: classicism
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the principles or style embodied in the literature, art, or architecture of ancient Greece and Rome b : classical scholarship c : a classical idiom or expression\n2 : adherence to traditional standards (as of simplicity, restraint, and proportion) that are universally and enduringly valid


Words: classified
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : divided into classes or placed in a class <classified ads>\n2 : withheld from general circulation for reasons of national security <classified information>


Words: classify
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to arrange in classes <classifying books according to subject matter>\n2 : to assign (as a document) to a category


Words: clatter
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a rattling sound <the dishes clattered on the shelf>\n2 : to talk noisily or rapidly\n3 : to move or go with a clatter <clattered down the stairs>\ntransitive senses : to cause to clatter\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a rattling sound (as of hard bodies striking together) <the clatter of pots and pans>\n2 : COMMOTION <the midday clatter of the business district>\n3 : noisy chatter


Words: clause
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence\n2 : a separate section of a discourse or writing; specifically : a distinct article in a formal document


Words: clavichord
Meaning:
noun\n: an early keyboard instrument having strings struck by tangents attached directly to the key ends


Words: clavicle
Meaning:
noun\n: a bone of the vertebrate pectoral girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum called also collarbone


Words: clavier
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the keyboard of a musical instrument\n2 German Klavier, from French clavier : an early keyboard instrument


Words: claw
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a sharp usually slender and curved nail on the toe of an animal\n2 : any of various sharp curved processes especially at the end of a limb (as of an insect); also : a limb ending in such a process\n3 : one of the pincerlike organs terminating some limbs of various arthropods (as a lobster or scorpion)\n4 : something that resembles a claw; specifically : the forked end of a tool (as a hammer)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to rake, seize, dig, or progress with or as if with claws\nintransitive senses : to scrape, scratch, dig, or pull with or as if with claws


Words: clay
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard when fired, that is composed mainly of fine particles of hydrous aluminum silicates and other minerals, and that is used for brick, tile, and pottery; specifically : soil composed chiefly of this material having particles less than a specified size b : EARTH, MUD\n2 a : a substance that resembles clay in plasticity and is used for modeling b : the human body as distinguished from the spirit c : fundamental nature or character <the common clay>\n3 : CLAY COURT


Words: claymore
Meaning:
noun\n: a large 2-edged sword formerly used by Scottish Highlanders; also : their basket-hilted broadsword


Words: clean
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : free from dirt or pollution <changed to clean clothes> <clean solar energy> b : free from contamination or disease c : free or relatively free from radioactivity <a clean atomic explosion>\n2 a : UNADULTERATED, PURE <the clean thrill of one’s first flight> b of a precious stone : having no interior flaws visible c : free from growth that hinders tillage\n3 a : free from moral corruption or sinister connections of any kind <a candidate with a clean record> b : free from offensive treatment of sexual subjects and from the use of obscenity <a clean joke> c : observing the rules : FAIR <a clean fight>\n4 : ceremonially or spiritually pure <and all who are clean may eat flesh Leviticus 7:19 (Revised Standard Version)>\n5 a : THOROUGH, COMPLETE <a clean break with the past> b : deftly executed : SKILLFUL <clean ballet technique> c : hit beyond the reach of an opponent <a clean single to center>\n6 a : relatively free from error or blemish : CLEAR; specifically : LEGIBLE <clean copy> b : UNENCUMBERED <clean bill of sale>\n7 a : characterized by clarity and precision : TRIM <a clean prose style> <architecture with clean almost austere lines> b : EVEN, SMOOTH <a clean edge> <a sharp blow causing a clean break> c : free from impedances to smooth flow (as of water or air) <a clean airplane> <a ship with a clean bottom>\n8 a : EMPTY <the ship returned with a clean hold> b : free from drug addiction c slang : having no contraband (as weapons or drugs) in one’s possession\n9 : habitually neat\n\n<2> adverb\n1 a : so as to clean <a new broom sweeps clean> b : in a clean manner <play the game clean>\n2 : all the way : COMPLETELY <the bullet went clean through his arm>\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make clean: as (1) : to rid of dirt, impurities, or extraneous matter (2) : to rid of corruption <vowing to clean up city hall> b : REMOVE, ERADICATE usually used with up or off <clean up that mess>\n2 a : STRIP, EMPTY <a tree cleaned of fruit> b : to remove the entrails from <clean fish> c : to deprive of money or posses


Words: cleanly
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n: in a clean manner\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : careful to keep clean : FASTIDIOUS\n2 : habitually kept clean


Words: clear
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : BRIGHT, LUMINOUS b : CLOUDLESS; specifically : less than one-tenth covered <a clear sky> c : free from mist, haze, or dust <a clear day> d : UNTROUBLED, SERENE <a clear gaze>\n2 : CLEAN, PURE: as a : free from blemishes b : easily seen through : TRANSPARENT c : free from abnormal sounds on auscultation\n3 a : easily heard b : easily visible : PLAIN c : free from obscurity or ambiguity : easily understood : UNMISTAKABLE\n4 a : capable of sharp discernment : KEEN b : free from doubt : SURE\n5 : free from guile or guilt : INNOCENT\n6 : unhampered by restriction or limitation: as a : unencumbered by debts or charges b : NET <a clear profit> c : UNQUALIFIED, ABSOLUTE d : free from obstruction e : emptied of contents or cargo f : free from entanglement g : BARE, DENUDED\n\n<2> adverb\n1 : in a clear manner <to cry loud and clear>\n2 : all the way <drove clear across the state>\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make clear or translucent b : to free from pollution or cloudiness\n2 : to free from accusation or blame : EXONERATE, VINDICATE <the opportunity to clear himself>\n3 a : to give insight to : ENLIGHTEN b : to make intelligible : EXPLAIN <clear up the mystery>\n4 a : to free from what obstructs or is unneeded: as (1) : OPEN 1b <clear a path> (2) : to remove unwanted growth or items from <clear the land of timber> (3) : to rid or make a rasping noise as if ridding (the throat) of phlegm (4) : to erase stored or displayed data from (as a computer or calculator) b : to empty of occupants <clear the room> c : DISENTANGLE <clear a fishing line> d : to remove from an area or place <clear the dishes from the table> e : TRANSMIT, DISPATCH\n5 a : to submit for approval <clear it with me first> b : AUTHORIZE, APPROVE <cleared the article for publication>: as (1) : to certify as trustworthy <clear a person for classified information> (2) : to permit (an aircraft) to proceed usually with a specified action\n6 a : to free from obligation or encumbrance b : SETTLE, DISCHARGE <clear an account> c (1) : to free (a ship or


Words: clearance
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act or process of clearing: as a : the removal of buildings from an area (as a city slum) b : the act of clearing a ship at the customhouse; also : the papers showing that a ship has cleared c : the offsetting of checks and other claims among banks through a clearinghouse d : certification as clear of objection : AUTHORIZATION <security clearance> e : a sale to clear out stock f : authorization for an aircraft to proceed especially with a specified action <clearance to land>\n2 : the distance by which one object clears another or the clear space between them\n3 : the volume of blood or plasma that could be freed of a specified constituent in a specified time (usually one minute) by its excretion into the urine through the kidneys called also renal clearance


Words: clearing
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of making or becoming clear\n2 : a tract of land cleared of wood and brush\n3 a : a method of exchanging and offsetting commercial papers or accounts with cash settlement only of the balances due after the clearing b plural : the gross amount of balances so adjusted


Words: clearinghouse
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an establishment maintained by banks for settling mutual claims and accounts\n2 : a central agency for the collection, classification, and distribution especially of information; broadly : an informal channel for distributing information or assistance


Words: cleat
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a wedge-shaped piece fastened to or projecting from something and serving as a support or check b : a wooden or metal fitting usually with two projecting horns around which a rope may be made fast\n2 a : a strip fastened across something to give strength or hold in position b (1) : a projecting piece (as on the bottom of a shoe) that furnishes a grip (2) plural : shoes equipped with cleats\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to secure to or by a cleat\n2 : to provide with a cleat


Words: cleavage
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the quality of a crystallized substance or rock of splitting along definite planes; also : the occurrence of such splitting b : a fragment (as of a diamond) obtained by splitting\n2 : the action of cleaving : the state of being cleft\n3 : the series of synchronized mitotic cell divisions of the fertilized egg that results in the formation of the blastomeres and changes the single-celled zygote into a multicellular embryo; also : one of these cell divisions\n4 : the splitting of a molecule into simpler molecules\n5 : the depression between a woman’s breasts especially when made visible by the wearing of a low-cut dress


Words: cleave
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to divide by or as if by a cutting blow : SPLIT\n2 : to separate into distinct parts and especially into groups having divergent views\n3 : to subject to chemical cleavage <a protein cleaved by an enzyme>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to split especially along the grain\n2 : to penetrate or pass through something by or as if by cutting


Words: cleaver
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that cleaves; especially : a butcher’s implement for cutting animal carcasses into joints or pieces\n2 : a prehistoric stone tool having a sharp edge at one end


Words: cleft
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : FISSURE\n2 : a usually V-shaped indented formation : a hollow between ridges or protuberances <the anal cleft of the human body>\n\n<2> adjective\n: partially split or divided; specifically : divided about halfway to the midrib <a cleft leaf>


Words: clematis
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Clematis) of vines or herbs of the buttercup family having three leaflets on each leaf and usually white, red, pink, or purple flowers


Words: clemency
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due b : an act or instance of leniency\n2 : pleasant mildness of weather


Words: clement
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : inclined to be merciful : LENIENT <a clement judge>\n2 : MILD <clement weather for November>


Words: clench
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : CLINCH 2\n2 : to hold fast : CLUTCH <clenched the arms of the chair>\n3 : to set or close tightly <clench one’s teeth> <clench one’s fists>


Words: clerestory
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an outside wall of a room or building that rises above an adjoining roof and contains windows\n2 : GALLERY


Words: clergy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a group ordained to perform pastoral or sacerdotal functions in a Christian church\n2 : the official or sacerdotal class of a non-Christian religion


Words: clerical
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy\n2 : of or relating to a clerk\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a member of the clergy\n2 : CLERICALIST\n3 : CLERK\n4 plural : clerical garments


Words: clerk
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : CLERIC\n2 archaic : SCHOLAR\n3 a : an official responsible (as to a government agency) for correspondence, records, and accounts and vested with specified powers or authority (as to issue writs as ordered by a court) <city clerk> b : one employed to keep records or accounts or to perform general office work c : one who works at a sales or service counter\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to act or work as a clerk


Words: clever
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : skillful or adroit in using the hands or body : NIMBLE b : mentally quick and resourceful but often lacking in depth and soundness\n2 : marked by wit or ingenuity\n3 dialect a : GOOD b : easy to use or handle


Words: clew
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a ball of thread, yarn, or cord\n2 : CLUE\n3 a : a lower corner or only the after corner of a sail b : a metal loop attached to the lower corner of a sail c plural : a combination of lines by which a hammock is suspended\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to roll into a ball\n2 : CLUE\n3 : to haul (a sail) up or down by ropes through the clews


Words: click
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to strike, move, or produce with a click <clicked his heels together>\n2 : to select especially on a computer by pressing a button on a control device (as a mouse)\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a click\n2 a : to fit or agree exactly b : to fit together : hit it off <they did not click as friends> c : to function smoothly d : SUCCEED <a movie that clicks>\n3 : to select something by clicking often used with on <click on the icon>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a slight sharp noise b : a speech sound in some languages made by enclosing air between two stop articulations of the tongue, enlarging the enclosure to rarefy the air, and suddenly opening the enclosure\n2 : DETENT\n3 : an instance of clicking <a mouse click>


Words: client
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that is under the protection of another : DEPENDENT\n2 a : a person who engages the professional advice or services of another <a lawyer’s clients> b : CUSTOMER <hotel clients> c : a person served by or utilizing the services of a social agency <a welfare client> d : a computer in a network that uses the services (as access to files or shared peripherals) provided by a server\n3 : CLIENT STATE


Words: climate
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a region of the earth having specified climatic conditions\n2 a : the average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation b : the prevailing set of conditions (as of temperature and humidity) indoors <a climate-controlled office>\n3 : the prevailing influence or environmental conditions characterizing a group or period : ATMOSPHERE <a climate of fear>


Words: climax
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness\n2 a : the highest point : CULMINATION b : the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action (as of a play) c : ORGASM d : MENOPAUSE\n3 : a relatively stable ecological stage or community especially of plants that is achieved through successful adjustment to an environment; especially : the final stage in ecological succession\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to bring to a climax <climaxed his boxing career with a knockout>\nintransitive senses : to come to a climax <a riot climaxing in the destruction of several houses>


Words: climb
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to go upward with gradual or continuous progress : RISE, ASCEND b : to increase gradually c : to slope upward\n2 a : to go upward or raise oneself especially by grasping or clutching with the hands <climbed upon her father’s knee> b of a plant : to ascend in growth (as by twining)\n3 : to go about or down usually by grasping or holding with the hands <climb down the ladder>\n4 : to get into or out of clothing usually with some haste or effort <the firefighters climbed into their clothes>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to go upward on or along, to the top of, or over <climb a hill>\n2 : to draw or pull oneself up, over, or to the top of by using hands and feet <children climbing the tree>\n3 : to grow up or over\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a place where climbing is necessary to progress\n2 : the act or an instance of climbing : RISE, ASCENT


Words: clinch
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : CLENCH 3\n2 a : to turn over or flatten the protruding pointed end of (a driven nail); also : to treat (as a screw, bolt, or rivet) in a similar way b : to fasten in this way\n3 a : to make final or irrefutable : SETTLE <that clinched the argument> b : to secure conclusively : WIN\nintransitive senses\n1 : to hold an opponent (as in boxing) at close quarters with one or both arms\n2 : to hold fast or firmly\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a fastening by means of a clinched nail, rivet, or bolt; also : the clinched part of a nail, rivet, or bolt\n2 archaic : PUN\n3 : an act or instance of clinching in boxing\n4 : EMBRACE


Words: clincher
Meaning:
noun\n: one that clinches: as a : a decisive fact, argument, act, or remark <the expense was the clincher that persuaded us to give up the enterprise> b : a tire with flanged beads fitting into the wheel rim


Words: cling
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 a : to hold together b : to adhere as if glued firmly c : to hold or hold on tightly or tenaciously\n2 a : to have a strong emotional attachment or dependence b : to remain or linger as if resisting complete dissipation or dispersal <the odor clung to the room for hours>\n\n<2> noun\n: an act or instance of clinging : ADHERENCE


Words: clinic
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a class of medical instruction in which patients are examined and discussed\n2 : a group meeting devoted to the analysis and solution of concrete problems or to the acquiring of specific skills or knowledge <writing clinics> <golf clinics>\n3 a : a facility (as of a hospital) for diagnosis and treatment of outpatients b : a group practice in which several physicians work cooperatively


Words: clinical
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic: as a : involving direct observation of the patient b : diagnosable by or based on clinical observation\n2 : analytical or coolly dispassionate <a clinical attitude>


Words: clink
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to give out a slight sharp short metallic sound\ntransitive senses : to cause to clink\n\n<2> noun\n: a clinking sound\n\n<3> noun\n1 slang : a prison cell\n2 slang : JAIL, PRISON


Words: clinker
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a brick that has been burned too much in the kiln\n2 : stony matter fused together : SLAG\n\n<2> noun\n1 British : something first-rate\n2 a : a wrong note b : a serious mistake or error : BONER c : an utter failure : FLOP d : something of poor quality


Words: clip
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : ENCOMPASS\n2 a : to hold in a tight grip : CLUTCH b : to clasp or fasten with a clip\n\n<2> noun\n1 : any of various devices that grip, clasp, or hook\n2 : a device to hold cartridges for charging the magazines of some rifles; also : a magazine from which ammunition is fed into the chamber of a firearm\n3 : a piece of jewelry held in position by a clip\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cut or cut off with or as if with shears <clip a dog’s hair> <clip an hour off traveling time> b : to cut off the distal or outer part of c (1) : 3EXCISE (2) : to cut items out of (as a newspaper)\n2 a : CURTAIL, DIMINISH b : to abbreviate in speech or writing\n3 : HIT, PUNCH\n4 : to illegally block (an opposing player) in football\n5 : to take money from unfairly or dishonestly especially by overcharging <the nightclub clipped the tourist for 200>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to clip something\n2 : to travel or pass rapidly\n3 : to clip an opposing player in football\n\n<4> noun\n1 a plural , Scottish : SHEARS b : a 2-bladed instrument for cutting especially the nails\n2 : something that is clipped: as a : the product of a single shearing (as of sheep) b : a crop of wool of a sheep, a flock, or a region c : a section of filmed or videotaped material d : a clipping especially from a newspaper\n3 : an act of clipping\n4 : a sharp blow\n5 : RATE 4a <continues at a brisk clip>\n6 : a single instance or occasion : TIME <he charged 10 a clip> often used in the phrase at a clip <trained 1000 workers at a clip>


Words: clipboard
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers\n2 : a section of computer memory that temporarily stores data (as text) especially to facilitate its movement or duplication


Words: clipper
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that clips something\n2 : an implement for clipping especially hair, fingernails, or toenails usually used in plural\n3 a : one that moves swiftly b : a fast sailing ship; especially : one with long slender lines, an overhanging bow, tall masts, and a large sail area


Words: clipping
Meaning:
noun\n: something that is clipped off or out of something; especially : an item clipped from a publication


Words: clique
Meaning:
noun\n: a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons; especially : one held together by common interests, views, or purposes


Words: cloak
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a loose outer garment\n2 : something that conceals : PRETENSE, DISGUISE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cover or hide with or as if with a cloak


Words: cloche
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a transparent plant cover used outdoors especially for protection against cold\n2 : a woman’s close-fitting hat usually with deep rounded crown and narrow brim


Words: clock
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a device other than a watch for indicating or measuring time commonly by means of hands moving on a dial; broadly : any periodic system by which time is measured\n2 : a registering device usually with a dial; specifically : ODOMETER\n3 : TIME CLOCK\n4 : a synchronizing device (as in a computer) that produces pulses at regular intervals\n5 : BIOLOGICAL CLOCK\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to time with a stopwatch or by an electric timing device\n2 : to register on a mechanical recording device <wind velocities were clocked at 80 miles per hour>\n3 : to hit hard\n4 chiefly British : ATTAIN, REALIZE usually used with up <just clocked up a million paperback sales Punch>\nintransitive senses : to register on a time sheet or time clock : PUNCH used with in, out, on, off <he clocked in late>\n\n<3> noun\n: an ornamental figure on the ankle or side of a stocking or sock


Words: clockwise
Meaning:
adverb\n: in the direction in which the hands of a clock rotate as viewed from in front or as if standing on a clock face


Words: clockwork
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the inner workings of something\n2 : the machinery (as springs and a train of gears) that run a clock; also : a similar mechanism running a mechanical device (as a toy)\n3 : the precision, regularity, or absence of variation associated with a clock or clockwork <a clockwork operation> <the planning went like clockwork>


Words: clog
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a weight attached especially to an animal to hinder motion b : something that shackles or impedes : ENCUMBRANCE 1\n2 : a shoe, sandal, or overshoe having a thick typically wooden sole\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to impede with a clog : HINDER b : to halt or retard the progress, operation, or growth of : ENCUMBER <restraints that have been clogging the market T. W. Arnold>\n2 : to fill beyond capacity : OVERLOAD <cars clogged the main street> <a speech clogged with clich*s>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become filled with extraneous matter\n2 : to unite in a mass : CLOT\n3 : to dance a clog dance


Words: cloister
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a monastic establishment b : an area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted c : monastic life d : a place or state of seclusion\n2 : a covered passage on the side of a court usually having one side walled and the other an open arcade or colonnade\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister <a scientist who cloisters herself in a laboratory>\n2 : to surround with a cloister <cloistered gardens>


Words: close
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to move so as to bar passage through something <close the gate> b : to block against entry or passage <close a street> c : to deny access to <the city closed the beach> d : SCREEN, EXCLUDE <close a view> e : to suspend or stop the operations of <close school> often used with down\n2 archaic : ENCLOSE, CONTAIN\n3 a : to bring to an end or period <close an account> b : to conclude discussion or negotiation about <the question is closed>; also : to consummate by performing something previously agreed <close a transfer of real estate title> c : to terminate access to (a computer file)\n4 a : to bring or bind together the parts or edges of <a closed book> b : to fill up (as an opening) c : to make complete by circling or enveloping or by making continuous <close a circuit> d : to reduce to nil <closed the distance to the lead racer>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to contract, fold, swing, or slide so as to leave no opening <the door closed quietly> b : to cease operation <the factory closed down> <the stores close at 9 p.m.>\n2 a : to draw near <the ship was closing with the island> b : to engage in a struggle at close quarters : GRAPPLE <close with the enemy>\n3 a : to come together : MEET b : to draw the free foot up to the supporting foot in dancing\n4 : to enter into or complete an agreement\n5 : to come to an end or period\n6 : to reduce a gap <closed to within two points>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a coming or bringing to a conclusion <at the close of the party> b : a conclusion or end in time or existence : CESSATION <the decade drew to a close> c : the concluding passage (as of a speech or play)\n2 : the conclusion of a musical strain or period : CADENCE\n3 archaic : a hostile encounter\n4 : the movement of the free foot in dancing toward or into contact with the supporting foot\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : an enclosed area b chiefly British : the precinct of a cathedral\n2 chiefly British a : a narrow passage leading from a street to a court and the houses within or to the common stairway of tenements b : a road clos


Words: closed
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : not open b : ENCLOSED c : composed entirely of closed tubes or vessels <a closed circulatory system>\n2 a : forming a self-contained unit allowing no additions <closed association> b (1) : traced by a moving point that returns to an arbitrary starting point <closed curve>; also : so formed that every plane section is a closed curve <closed surface> (2) : characterized by mathematical elements that when subjected to an operation produce only elements of the same set <the set of whole numbers is closed under addition and multiplication> (3) : containing all the limit points of every possible subset <a closed interval contains its endpoints> c : characterized by continuous return and reuse of the working substance <a closed cooling system> d of a racecourse : having the same starting and finishing point\n3 a : confined to a few <closed membership> b : excluding participation of outsiders or witnesses : conducted in strict secrecy c : rigidly excluding outside influence <a closed mind>\n4 : ending in a consonant <closed syllable>


Words: closet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an apartment or small room for privacy b : a monarch’s or official’s private chamber\n2 : a cabinet or recess for especially china, household utensils, or clothing\n3 : a place of retreat or privacy\n4 : WATER CLOSET\n5 : a state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity <came out of the closet>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to shut up in or as if in a closet\n2 : to take into a closet for a secret interview\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : closely private\n2 : working in or suited to the closet as the place of seclusion or study : THEORETICAL\n3 : being so in private <a closet racist>


Words: closure
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : means of enclosing : ENCLOSURE\n2 : an act of closing : the condition of being closed <closure of the eyelids>\n3 : something that closes <pocket with zipper closure>\n4 translation of French cl*ture : CLOTURE\n5 : the property that a number system or a set has when it is mathematically closed under an operation\n6 : a set that contains a given set together with all the limit points of the given set


Words: clot
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a portion of a substance cleaving together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)\n2 a : a roundish viscous lump formed by coagulation of a portion of liquid or by melting b : a coagulated mass produced by clotting of blood\n3 British : BLOCKHEAD\n4 : CLUSTER, GROUP <a clot of spectators>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become a clot : form clots\n2 : to undergo a sequence of complex chemical and physical reactions that results in conversion of fluid blood into a coagulated mass : COAGULATE\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to form into or as if into a clot\n2 : to fill with clots


Words: cloth
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a pliable material made usually by weaving, felting, or knitting natural or synthetic fibers and filaments b : a similar material (as of glass)\n2 : a piece of cloth adapted for a particular purpose; especially : TABLECLOTH\n3 a : a distinctive dress of a profession or calling b : the dress of the clergy; also : CLERGY


Words: clothe
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to cover with or as if with cloth or clothing : DRESS b : to provide with clothes\n2 : to express or enhance by suitably significant language : COUCH <treaties clothed in stately phraseology>\n3 : to endow especially with power or a quality <the nobility in which religion and history can clothe humanity D. R. Wallace>


Words: clothes
Meaning:
noun plural\n1 : CLOTHING\n2 : BEDCLOTHES\n3 : all the cloth articles of personal and household use that can be washed


Words: clothespin
Meaning:
noun\n: a forked piece of wood or plastic or a small spring clamp used for fastening clothes on a clothesline


Words: cloud
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (as the earth) or moon\n2 : something resembling or suggesting a cloud: as a : a light filmy, puffy, or billowy mass seeming to float in the air <a cloud of blond hair> <a ship under a cloud of sail> b (1) : a usually visible mass of minute particles suspended in the air or a gas (2) : an aggregation of usually obscuring matter especially in interstellar space (3) : an aggregate of charged particles (as electrons) c : a great crowd or multitude : SWARM <clouds of mosquitoes>\n3 : something that has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect <clouds of war> <a cloud of suspicion>\n4 : something that obscures or blemishes <a cloud of ambiguity>\n5 : a dark or opaque vein or spot (as in marble or a precious stone)\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to grow cloudy usually used with over or up <clouded over before the storm>\n2 a of facial features : to become troubled, apprehensive, or distressed in appearance b : to become blurry, dubious, or ominous often used with over\n3 : to billow up in the form of a cloud\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to envelop or hide with or as if with a cloud <smog clouded our view> b : to make opaque especially by condensation of moisture c : to make murky especially with smoke or mist\n2 : to make unclear or confused <cloud the issue>\n3 : TAINT, SULLY <a clouded reputation>\n4 : to cast gloom over


Words: clout
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 dialect chiefly British : a piece of cloth or leather : RAG\n2 : a blow especially with the hand; also : a hard hit in baseball\n3 : a white cloth on a stake or frame used as a target in archery\n4 : PULL, INFLUENCE <political clout>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to cover or patch with a clout\n2 : to hit forcefully


Words: clover
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a genus (Trifolium) of low leguminous herbs having trifoliolate leaves and flowers in dense heads and including many that are valuable for forage and attractive to bees\n2 : any of various leguminous plants (as of the genera Melilotus, Lespedeza, or Medicago) other than the clovers (genus Trifolium)


Words: clown
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : FARMER, COUNTRYMAN\n2 : a rude ill-bred person : BOOR\n3 a : a fool, jester, or comedian in an entertainment (as a play); specifically : a grotesquely dressed comedy performer in a circus b : a person who habitually plays the buffoon c : JOKER 1b\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to act as or like a clown


Words: cloy
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to surfeit with an excess usually of something orig. pleasing\nintransitive senses : to cause surfeit


Words: club
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a heavy usually tapering staff especially of wood wielded as a weapon b : a stick or bat used to hit a ball in any of various games c : something resembling a club\n2 a : a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a black clover b plural but singular or plural in construction : the suit comprising cards marked with clubs\n3 a : an association of persons for some common object usually jointly supported and meeting periodically; also : a group identified by some common characteristic <nations in the nuclear club> b : the meeting place of a club c : an association of persons participating in a plan by which they agree to make regular payments or purchases in order to secure some advantage d : NIGHTCLUB e : an athletic association or team\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to beat or strike with or as if with a club b : to gather into a club-shaped mass <clubbed her hair>\n2 a : to unite or combine for a common cause b : to contribute to a common fund\nintransitive senses\n1 : to form a club : COMBINE\n2 : to pay a share of a common expense


Words: clubhouse
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a house occupied by a club or used for club activities\n2 : locker rooms used by an athletic team


Words: cluck
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a cluck\n2 : to make a clicking sound with the tongue\n3 : to express interest or concern <critics clucked over the new developments>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to call with a cluck\n2 : to express with interest or concern\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the characteristic sound made by a hen especially in calling her chicks\n2 : a stupid or naive person


Words: clue
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: something that guides through an intricate procedure or maze of difficulties; specifically : a piece of evidence that leads one toward the solution of a problem\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to provide with a clue\n2 : to give reliable information to <clue me in on how it happened>


Words: clump
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a group of things clustered together <a clump of bushes>\n2 : a compact mass\n3 : a heavy tramping sound\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to walk or move clumsily and noisily\n2 : to form clumps\ntransitive senses : to arrange in or cause to form clumps <the serum clumps the bacteria>


Words: clumsy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace <clumsy fingers> b : lacking tact or subtlety <a clumsy joke>\n2 : awkward or inefficient in use or construction : UNWIELDY


Words: cluster
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a number of similar individuals that occur together: as a : two or more consecutive consonants or vowels in a segment of speech b : a group of buildings and especially houses built close together on a sizable tract in order to preserve open spaces larger than the individual yard for common recreation c : an aggregation of stars or galaxies that appear close together in the sky and are gravitationally associated\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to collect into a cluster <cluster the tents together>\n2 : to furnish with clusters\nintransitive senses : to grow, assemble, or occur in a cluster


Words: clutch
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly\n2 obsolete : CLENCH\nintransitive senses\n1 : to seek to grasp and hold\n2 : to operate an automobile clutch\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the claws or a hand in the act of grasping or seizing firmly b : an often cruel or unrelenting control, power, or possession <the fell clutch of circumstance W. E. Henley> c : the act of grasping, holding, or restraining\n2 a : a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part of a mechanism b : a lever (as a pedal) operating such a clutch\n3 : a tight or critical situation : PINCH <come through in the clutch>\n4 : CLUTCH BAG\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : made or done in a crucial situation <a clutch hit>\n2 : successful in a crucial situation <a clutch pitcher>\n\n<4> noun\n1 : a nest of eggs or a brood of chicks\n2 : GROUP, BUNCH


Words: clutter
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses , chiefly dialect : to run in disorder\ntransitive senses : to fill or cover with scattered or disordered things that impede movement or reduce effectiveness often used with up\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a crowded or confused mass or collection b : things that clutter a place\n2 : interfering radar echoes caused by reflection from objects (as on the ground) other than the target\n3 chiefly dialect : DISTURBANCE, HUBBUB


Words: coach
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a large usually closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage having doors in the sides and an elevated seat in front for the driver b : a railroad passenger car intended primarily for day travel c : BUS 1a d : TRAILER 3b e : a two-door enclosed automobile f : a class of passenger air transportation at a lower fare than first class\n2 from the concept that the tutor conveys the student through his examinations a : a private tutor b : one who instructs or trains a performer or a team of performers; specifically : one who instructs players in the fundamentals of a competitive sport and directs team strategy <football coach>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to go in a coach\n2 : to instruct, direct, or prompt as a coach\ntransitive senses\n1 : to train intensively (as by instruction and demonstration) <coach pupils>\n2 : to act as coach of <coach tennis> <coach a team>


Words: coadjutor
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one who works together with another : ASSISTANT\n2 : a bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and often having the right of succession


Words: coagulate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\narchaic : being clotted or congealed\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : CURDLE, CLOT\n2 : to gather together or form into a mass or group\nintransitive senses : to become coagulated


Words: coal
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a piece of glowing carbon or charred wood : EMBER\n2 : CHARCOAL 1\n3 a : a black or brownish black solid combustible substance formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter without free access of air and under the influence of moisture and often increased pressure and temperature that is widely used as a natural fuel b plural , British : pieces or a quantity of the fuel broken up for burning\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to burn to charcoal : CHAR\n2 : to supply with coal\nintransitive senses : to take in coal


Words: coalesce
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to grow together\n2 a : to unite into a whole : FUSE <separate townships have coalesced into a single, sprawling colony Donald Gould> b : to unite for a common end : join forces <people with different points of view coalesce into opposing factions I. L. Horowitz>\n3 : to arise from the combination of distinct elements <an organized and a popular resistance immediately coalesced C. C. Menges>\ntransitive senses : to cause to unite <sometimes a book coalesces a public into a mass market Walter Meade>


Words: coalition
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act of coalescing : UNION b : a body formed by the coalescing of orig. distinct elements : COMBINATION\n2 : a temporary alliance of distinct parties, persons, or states for joint action


Words: coarse
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of ordinary or inferior quality or value : COMMON\n2 a (1) : composed of relatively large parts or particles <coarse sand> (2) : loose or rough in texture <coarse cloth> b : adjusted or designed for heavy, fast, or less delicate work <a coarse saw with large teeth> c : not precise or detailed with respect to adjustment or discrimination\n3 : crude or unrefined in taste, manners, or language\n4 : harsh, raucous, or rough in tone\n5 chiefly British : of or relating to coarse fish <coarse fishing>


Words: coast
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the land near a shore : SEASHORE\n2 obsolete : BORDER, FRONTIER\n3 a : a hill or slope suited to coasting b : a slide down a slope (as on a sled)\n4 often capitalized : the Pacific coast of the U.S.\n5 : the immediate area of view used in the phrase the coast is clear\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to move along or past the side of : SKIRT\n2 : to sail along the shore of\nintransitive senses\n1 a archaic : to travel on land along a coast or along or past the side of something b : to sail along the shore\n2 a : to slide, run, or glide downhill by the force of gravity b : to move along without or as if without further application of propulsive power (as by momentum or gravity) c : to proceed easily without special application of effort or concern <coasted through school>


Words: coastline
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake\n2 : the outline of a coast


Words: coat
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an outer garment worn on the upper body and varying in length and style according to fashion and use b : something resembling a coat\n2 : the external growth on an animal\n3 : a layer of one substance covering another <a coat of paint>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to cover with a coat\n2 : to cover or spread with a finishing, protecting, or enclosing layer


Words: coax
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 obsolete : FONDLE, PET\n2 : to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : WHEEDLE\n3 : to draw, gain, or persuade by means of gentle urging or flattery\n4 : to manipulate with great perseverance and usually with considerable effort toward a desired state or activity <coax a fire to burn>\n\n<2> noun\n: COAXIAL CABLE


Words: cob
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a male swan\n2 dialect English : a rounded mass, lump, or heap\n3 : a crudely struck old Spanish coin of irregular shape\n4 : CORNCOB 1\n5 : a stocky short-legged riding horse


Words: cobalt
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a tough lustrous silver-white magnetic metallic element that is related to and occurs with iron and nickel and is used especially in alloys see ELEMENT table\n2 : COBALT BLUE 2


Words: cobble
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 chiefly British : to mend or patch coarsely\n2 : REPAIR, MAKE <cobble shoes>\n3 : to make or put together roughly or hastily often used with together or up\n\n<2> noun\n1 : COBBLESTONE\n2 plural , chiefly British : lump coal about the size of small cobblestones


Words: cobbler
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a mender or maker of shoes and often of other leather goods\n2 archaic : a clumsy workman\n3 : a tall iced drink consisting usually of wine, rum, or whiskey and sugar garnished with mint or a slice of lemon or orange\n4 : a deep-dish fruit dessert with a thick top crust


Words: cobblestone
Meaning:
noun\n: a naturally rounded stone larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder; especially : such a stone used in paving a street or in construction


Words: cobra
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several venomous Asian and African elapid snakes (genera Naja and Ophiophagus) that when excited expand the skin of the neck into a hood by movement of the anterior ribs; also : any of several related African snakes


Words: cobweb
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the network spread by a spider : SPIDERWEB b : tangles of the silken threads of a cobweb usually covered with accumulated dirt and dust\n2 : something that entangles, obscures, or confuses <a cobweb of law and politics>


Words: cocaine
Meaning:
noun\n: a bitter crystalline alkaloid C17H21NO4 obtained from coca leaves that is used medically as a topical anesthetic and illicitly for its euphoric effects and that may result in a compulsive psychological need


Words: cochineal
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a red dye consisting of the dried bodies of female cochineal insects\n2 : COCHINEAL INSECT


Words: cochlea
Meaning:
noun\n: a division of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear of higher vertebrates that is usually coiled like a snail shell and is the seat of the hearing organ see EAR illustration


Words: cock
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the adult male of the domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) b : the male of birds other than the domestic fowl c : WOODCOCK d archaic : the crowing of a cock; also : COCKCROW e : WEATHERCOCK\n2 : a device (as a faucet or valve) for regulating the flow of a liquid\n3 a : a chief person : LEADER b : a person of spirit and often of a certain swagger or arrogance\n4 a : the hammer in the lock of a firearm b : the cocked position of the hammer\n5 usually vulgar : PENIS\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : STRUT, SWAGGER\n2 : to turn, tip, or stick up\n3 : to position the hammer of a firearm for firing\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to draw the hammer of (a firearm) back and set for firing; also : to set (the trigger) for firing b : to draw or bend back in preparation for throwing or hitting c : to set a mechanism (as a camera shutter) for tripping\n2 a : to set erect b : to turn, tip, or tilt usually to one side\n3 : to turn up (as a hat brim)\n\n<3> noun\n: TILT, SLANT <cock of the head>\n\n<4> noun\n: a small pile (as of hay)\n\n<5> transitive verb\n: to put (as hay) into cocks


Words: cockatoo
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various large noisy chiefly Australasian crested parrots (family Cacatuidae and especially genus Cacatua)


Words: cockatrice
Meaning:
noun\n: a legendary serpent that is hatched by a reptile from a cock’s egg and that has a deadly glance


Words: cockle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of several weedy plants of the pink family; especially : CORN COCKLE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : any of various chiefly marine bivalve mollusks (family Cardiidae) having a shell with convex radially ribbed valves; especially : a common edible European bivalve (Cerastoderma edule syn. Cardium edule)\n2 : COCKLESHELL\n\n<3> noun\n: PUCKER, WRINKLE


Words: cockleshell
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the shell or one of the shell valves of a cockle b : a shell (as a scallop shell) suggesting a cockleshell\n2 : a light flimsy boat


Words: cockney
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete a : a spoiled child b : a squeamish woman\n2 often capitalized a : a native of London and especially of the East End of London b : the dialect of London or of the East End of London


Words: cockpit
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a pit or enclosure for cockfights b : a place noted for especially bloody, violent, or long-continued conflict\n2 obsolete : the pit of a theater\n3 : a compartment in a sailing warship used as quarters for junior officers and for treatment of the wounded in an engagement\n4 : a space or compartment in a usually small vehicle (as a boat, airplane, or automobile) from which it is steered, piloted, or driven see AIRPLANE illustration


Words: cockroach
Meaning:
noun\n: any of an order or suborder (Blattodea syn. Blattaria) of chiefly nocturnal insects including some that are domestic pests


Words: cocksure
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : feeling perfect assurance sometimes on inadequate grounds\n2 : marked by overconfidence or presumptuousness : COCKY


Words: cocktail
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients b : something resembling or suggesting such a drink c : a solution of agents taken or used together especially for medical treatment or diagnosis\n2 : an appetizer served as a first course at a meal\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or set aside for cocktails <a cocktail hour>\n2 : designed for semiformal wear <cocktail dress>\n\n<3> noun\n: a horse with its tail docked


Words: cocoa
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : powdered ground roasted cacao beans from which a portion of the fat has been removed b : a beverage prepared by heating cocoa with water or milk\n2 : CACAO 2\n3 : a medium brown color


Words: coconut
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the drupaceous fruit of the coconut palm whose outer fibrous husk yields coir and whose nut contains thick edible meat and coconut milk\n2 : the edible meat of the coconut


Words: cocoon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an envelope often largely of silk which an insect larva forms about itself and in which it passes the pupa stage b : any of various other protective coverings produced by animals\n2 a : a covering suggesting a cocoon b : a protective covering placed or sprayed over military or naval equipment in storage\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to wrap or envelop in or as if in a cocoon


Words: cod
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of various bottom-dwelling fishes (family Gadidae, the cod family) that usually occur in cold marine waters and often have barbels and three dorsal fins: as a : one (Gadus morhua) of the No. Atlantic that is an important food fish b : one (Gadus macrocephalus) of the Pacific Ocean\n2 : any of various bony fishes resembling the true cods\n\n<2> abbreviation\ncodex


Words: coda
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure b : a concluding part of a literary or dramatic work\n2 : something that serves to round out, conclude, or summarize yet has its own interest


Words: coddle
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to cook (as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point\n2 : to treat with extreme care : PAMPER


Words: code
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a systematic statement of a body of law; especially : one given statutory force\n2 : a system of principles or rules <moral code>\n3 a : a system of signals or symbols for communication b : a system of symbols (as letters or numbers) used to represent assigned and often secret meanings\n4 : GENETIC CODE\n5 : a set of instructions for a computer\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to put in or into the form or symbols of a code\nintransitive senses : to specify the genetic code <a gene that codes for a protein>


Words: codeine
Meaning:
noun\n: a morphine derivative C18H21NO3yH2O that is found in opium, is weaker in action than morphine, and is used especially in cough remedies


Words: codling
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a young cod\n2 : any of several hakes (especially genus Urophycis)\n\n<2> noun\n: a small immature apple; also : any of several elongated greenish English cooking apples


Words: coefficient
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of the factors of a product considered in relation to a specific factor; especially : a constant factor of a term as distinguished from a variable\n2 a : a number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic (as of a substance, device, or process) <coefficient of expansion of a metal> b : MEASURE


Words: coerce
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to restrain or dominate by force <religion in the past has tried to coerce the irreligious W. R. Inge>\n2 : to compel to an act or choice\n3 : to bring about by force or threat <coerce the compliance of the rest of the community Scott Buchanan>


Words: coexist
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to exist together or at the same time\n2 : to live in peace with each other especially as a matter of policy


Words: coffee
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a beverage made by percolation, infusion, or decoction from the roasted and ground seeds of a coffee plant b : any of several Old World tropical plants (genus Coffea and especially C. arabica and C. canephora) of the madder family that are widely cultivated in warm regions for their seeds from which coffee is prepared c : coffee seeds especially roasted and often ground compare ARABICA, ROBUSTA d : a dehydrated product made from brewed coffee <instant coffee>; also : a beverage made from this\n2 : a cup of coffee <two coffees>\n3 : COFFEE HOUR


Words: coffeehouse
Meaning:
noun\n: an establishment that sells coffee and usually other refreshments and that commonly serves as an informal club for its regular customers


Words: coffer
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : CHEST, BOX; especially : STRONGBOX\n2 : TREASURY usually used in plural\n3 : a recessed panel in a vault, ceiling, or soffit\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to store or hoard up in a coffer\n2 : to form (as a ceiling) with recessed panels


Words: cofferdam
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a watertight enclosure from which water is pumped to expose the bottom of a body of water and permit construction (as of a pier)\n2 : a watertight structure for making repairs below the waterline of a ship


Words: coffin
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a box or chest for burying a corpse\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to enclose in or as if in a coffin


Words: cog
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear\n2 : a subordinate but vital person or part\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to cheat in throwing dice\n2 obsolete : DECEIVE\n3 obsolete : to use venal flattery\ntransitive senses\n1 : to direct the fall of (dice) fraudulently\n2 obsolete : WHEEDLE\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to connect (as timbers or joists) by means of mortises and tenons\n\n<4> noun\n: a tenon on a beam or timber\n\n<5> abbreviation\ncognate


Words: cogent
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having power to compel or constrain <cogent forces>\n2 a : appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : CONVINCING <cogent evidence> b : PERTINENT, RELEVANT <a cogent analysis of a problem>


Words: cogitate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to ponder or meditate on usually intently\nintransitive senses : to meditate deeply or intently


Words: cognate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of the same or similar nature : generically alike\n2 : related by blood; also : related on the mother’s side\n3 a : related by descent from the same ancestral language b of a word or morpheme : related by derivation, borrowing, or descent c of a substantive : related to a verb usually by derivation and serving as its object to reinforce the meaning\n\n<2> noun\n: one that is cognate with another


Words: cognition
Meaning:
noun\n: the act or process of knowing including both awareness and judgment; also : a product of this act


Words: cognizance
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a distinguishing mark or emblem (as a heraldic bearing)\n2 a : KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS <had no cognizance of the situation> b : NOTICE, ACKNOWLEDGMENT <take cognizance of their achievement>\n3 : JURISDICTION, RESPONSIBILITY


Words: cognomen
Meaning:
noun\n1 : SURNAME; especially : the third of usually three names borne by a male citizen of ancient Rome\n2 : NAME; especially : a distinguishing nickname or epithet


Words: cohabit
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to live together as or as if a married couple\n2 a : to live together or in company <buffaloes cohabiting with crossbred cows Biological Abstracts> b : to exist together <two strains in his philosophy cohabit in each of his major works Justus Buchler>


Words: cohere
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass; broadly : STICK, ADHERE b : to display cohesion of plant parts\n2 : to hold together as a mass of parts that cohere\n3 a : to become united in principles, relationships, or interests b : to be logically or aesthetically consistent\ntransitive senses : to cause (parts or components) to cohere


Words: coherent
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated : CONSISTENT <coherent style> <a coherent argument> b : having clarity or intelligibility : UNDERSTANDABLE <a coherent person> <a coherent passage>\n2 : having the quality of cohering; especially : COHESIVE, COORDINATED <a coherent plan for action>\n3 a : relating to or composed of waves having a constant difference in phase <coherent light> b : producing coherent light <a coherent source>


Words: cohesion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or state of sticking together tightly; especially : UNITY <the lack of cohesion in the Party Times Literary Supplement>\n2 : union between similar plant parts or organs\n3 : molecular attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass


Words: cohort
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : one of 10 divisions of an ancient Roman legion b : a group of warriors or soldiers c : BAND, GROUP d : a group of individuals having a statistical factor (as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study <a cohort of premedical students>\n2 : COMPANION, COLLEAGUE <a few of their cohorts decided to form a company Burt Hochberg>


Words: coif
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a close-fitting cap: as a : a hoodlike cap worn under a veil by nuns b : a protective usually metal skullcap formerly worn under a hood of mail c : a white cap formerly worn by English lawyers and especially by serjeants-at-law; also : the order or rank of a serjeant-at-law\n2 : COIFFURE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to cover or dress with or as if with a coif\n2 : to arrange (hair) by brushing, combing, or curling


Words: coil
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : TURMOIL\n2 : TROUBLE; also : everyday cares and worries <when we have shuffled off this mortal coil Shakespeare>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to wind into rings or spirals\n2 : to roll or twist into a shape resembling a coil\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move in a circular or spiral course\n2 : to form or lie in a coil\n\n<3> noun\n1 a (1) : a series of loops (2) : SPIRAL b : a single loop of such a coil\n2 a : a number of turns of wire wound around a core (as of iron) to create a magnetic field for an electromagnet or an induction coil b : INDUCTION COIL\n3 : a series of connected pipes in rows, layers, or windings\n4 : a roll of postage stamps; also : a stamp from such a roll


Words: coin
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic a : CORNER, CORNERSTONE, QUOIN b : WEDGE\n2 a : a usually flat piece of metal issued by governmental authority as money b : metal money c : something resembling a coin especially in shape\n3 : something used as if it were money (as in verbal or intellectual exchange) <perhaps wisecracks are respectable literary coin in the U.S. Times Literary Supplement> <would repay him with the full coin of his mind Ian Fleming>\n4 : something having two different and usually opposing sides usually used in the phrase the other side of the coin\n5 : MONEY <I’m in it for the coin Sinclair Lewis>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to make (a coin) especially by stamping : MINT b : to convert (metal) into coins\n2 : CREATE, INVENT <coin a phrase>\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : of or relating to coins\n2 : operated by coins


Words: coincide
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 a : to occupy the same place in space or time b : to occupy exactly corresponding or equivalent positions on a scale or in a series\n2 : to correspond in nature, character, or function\n3 : to be in accord or agreement : CONCUR


Words: coincident
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of similar nature : HARMONIOUS <a theory coincident with the facts>\n2 : occupying the same space or time <coincident events>


Words: coitus
Meaning:
noun\n: physical union of male and female genitalia accompanied by rhythmic movements usually leading to the ejaculation of semen from the penis into the female reproductive tract; also : INTERCOURSE 3 compare ORGASM


Words: coke
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the residue of coal left after destructive distillation and used as fuel; also : a similar residue left by other materials (as petroleum) distilled to dryness\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to change into coke\nintransitive senses : to become coke or like coke\n\n<3> noun\n: COCAINE


Words: cold
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having or being a temperature that is uncomfortably low for humans <it is cold outside today> b : having a relatively low temperature or one lower than normal or expected <the bath water has gotten cold> c : not heated: as (1) of food : served without heating especially after initial cooking or processing <cold cereal> <cold roast beef> (2) : served chilled or with ice <a cold drink> (3) : involving processing without the use of heat <cold working of steel>\n2 a : marked by a lack of the warmth of normal human emotion, friendliness, or compassion <got a cold reception>; also : not moved to enthusiasm <the movie leaves me cold> b : not colored or affected by personal feeling or bias : DETACHED, INDIFFERENT <cold chronicles recorded by an outsider Andrew Sarris>; also : IMPERSONAL, OBJECTIVE <cold facts> <cold reality> c : marked by sure familiarity : PAT <had her lines cold weeks before opening night>\n3 : conveying the impression of being cold: as a : DEPRESSING, GLOOMY <cold gray skies> b : COOL 6a\n4 a : marked by the loss of normal body heat <cold hands>; especially : DEAD b : giving the appearance of being dead : UNCONSCIOUS <passed out cold>\n5 a : having lost freshness or vividness : STALE <dogs trying to pick up a cold scent> b : far off the mark : not close to finding or solving used especially in children’s games c : marked by poor or unlucky performance <the team’s shooting turned cold in the second half> d : not prepared or suitably warmed up\n\n<2> noun\n1 : bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat\n2 : a condition of low temperature; especially : cold weather\n3 : a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling; specifically : COMMON COLD\n\n<3> adverb\n1 : with utter finality : ABSOLUTELY, COMPLETELY <turned down cold>; also : ABRUPTLY <stopped them cold>\n2 a : without introduction or advance notice b : without preparation or warm-up


Words: colic
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a paroxysm of acute abdominal pain localized in a hollow organ and often caused by spasm, obstruction, or twisting\n\n<2> adjective\n: of or relating to colic : COLICKY <colic crying>\n\n<3> adjective\n: of or relating to the colon <colic lymph nodes>


Words: coliseum
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized : COLOSSEUM 1\n2 : a large sports stadium or building designed like the Colosseum for public entertainments


Words: collaborate
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor\n2 : to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one’s country and especially an occupying force\n3 : to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected


Words: collage
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an artistic composition made of various materials (as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface\n2 : the art of making collages\n3 : an assembly of diverse fragments <a collage of ideas>\n4 : a work (as a film) having disparate scenes in rapid succession without transitions


Words: collapse
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely : fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure <a blood vessel that collapsed>\n2 : to break down completely : DISINTEGRATE <his case had collapsed in a mass of legal wreckage Erle Stanley Gardner>\n3 : to cave or fall in or give way\n4 : to suddenly lose force, significance, effectiveness, or worth\n5 : to break down in vital energy, stamina, or self-control through exhaustion or disease; especially : to fall helpless or unconscious\n6 : to fold down into a more compact shape <a chair that collapses>\ntransitive senses : to cause to collapse\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a breakdown in vital energy, strength, or stamina b : a state of extreme prostration and physical depression (as from circulatory failure or great loss of body fluids) c : an airless state of all or part of a lung originating spontaneously or induced surgically\n2 : the act or action of collapsing <the cutting of many tent ropes, the collapse of the canvas Rudyard Kipling>\n3 : a sudden failure : BREAKDOWN, RUIN\n4 : a sudden loss of force, value, or effect <the collapse of respect for ancient law and custom L. S. B. Leakey>


Words: collar
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a band, strip, or chain worn around the neck: as a : a band that serves to finish or decorate the neckline of a garment b : a short necklace c : a band placed about the neck of an animal d : a part of the harness of draft animals fitted over the shoulders and taking strain when a load is drawn e : an indication of control : a token of subservience f : a protective or supportive device (as a brace or cast) worn around the neck g : CLERICAL COLLAR\n2 : something resembling a collar in shape or use (as a ring or round flange to restrain motion or hold something in place)\n3 : any of various animal structures or markings similar to a collar\n4 : an act of collaring : ARREST, CAPTURE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to seize by the collar or neck b : ARREST, GRAB c : to get control of : PREEMPT <we can collar nearly the whole of this market Roald Dahl> d : to stop and detain in unwilling conversation\n2 : to put a collar on


Words: collate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to compare critically b : to collect, compare carefully in order to verify, and often to integrate or arrange in order\n2 Latin collatus, past participle : to institute (a cleric) to a benefice\n3 a : to verify the order of (printed sheets) b : to assemble in proper order; especially : to assemble (as printed sheets) in order for binding


Words: collateral
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : accompanying as secondary or subordinate : CONCOMITANT <digress into collateral matters> b : INDIRECT c : serving to support or reinforce : ANCILLARY\n2 : belonging to the same ancestral stock but not in a direct line of descent compare LINEAL 3a\n3 : parallel, coordinate, or corresponding in position, order, time, or significance <collateral states like Athens and Sparta>\n4 a : of, relating to, or being collateral used as security (as for payment of a debt or performance of a contract) b : secured by collateral\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a collateral relative\n2 : property (as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender\n3 : a branch of a bodily part (as a vein)


Words: collation
Meaning:
noun\n1 Middle English, from Medieval Latin collation-, collatio, from Late Latin, conference, from Latin, bringing together, comparison, from conferre (past participle collatus) to bring together a : a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper b : a light meal\n2 Middle English, from Latin collation-, collatio : the act, process, or result of collating


Words: collect
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a short prayer comprising an invocation, petition, and conclusion; specifically often capitalized : one preceding the eucharistic Epistle and varying with the day\n2 : COLLECTION\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to bring together into one body or place b : to gather or exact from a number of persons or sources <collect taxes>\n2 : INFER, DEDUCE\n3 : to gain or regain control of <collect his thoughts>\n4 : to claim as due and receive payment for\n5 : to get and bring with one; specifically : PICK UP <went to collect her at the train station>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to come together in a band, group, or mass : GATHER\n2 a : to collect objects b : to receive payment <collecting on the insurance>\n\n<3> adverb or adjective\n: to be paid for by the receiver


Words: collective
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole <flock is a collective word>\n2 a : formed by collecting : AGGREGATED b of a fruit : MULTIPLE\n3 a : of, relating to, or being a group of individuals b : involving all members of a group as distinct from its individuals\n4 : marked by similarity among or with the members of a group\n5 : collectivized or characterized by collectivism\n6 : shared or assumed by all members of the group <collective responsibility>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a collective body : GROUP\n2 : a cooperative unit or organization; specifically : COLLECTIVE FARM


Words: collectivism
Meaning:
noun\n: a political or economic theory advocating collective control especially over production and distribution; also : a system marked by such control


Words: college
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a body of clergy living together and supported by a foundation\n2 : a building used for an educational or religious purpose\n3 a : a self-governing constituent body of a university offering living quarters and instruction but not granting degrees <Balliol and Magdalen Colleges at Oxford> b : a preparatory or high school c : an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor’s degree d : a part of a university offering a specialized group of courses e : an institution offering instruction usually in a professional, vocational, or technical field <business college>\n4 : COMPANY, GROUP; specifically : an organized body of persons engaged in a common pursuit or having common interests or duties\n5 a : a group of persons considered by law to be a unit b : a body of electors compare ELECTORAL COLLEGE\n6 : the faculty, students, or administration of a college


Words: collie
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a breed of large dogs developed in Scotland that occur in rough-coated and smooth-coated varieties


Words: collocation
Meaning:
noun\n: the act or result of placing or arranging together; specifically : a noticeable arrangement or conjoining of linguistic elements (as words)


Words: collodion
Meaning:
noun\n: a viscous solution of pyroxylin used especially as a coating for wounds or for photographic films


Words: colloid
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a gelatinous or mucinous substance found in tissues in disease (as in the thyroid) or normally\n2 a : a substance that consists of particles dispersed throughout another substance which are too small for resolution with an ordinary light microscope but are incapable of passing through a semipermeable membrane b : a mixture consisting of a colloid together with the medium in which it is dispersed <smoke is a colloid>


Words: colloquial
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to conversation : CONVERSATIONAL\n2 a : used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation; also : unacceptably informal b : using conversational style


Words: colloquialism
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a colloquial expression b : a local or regional dialect expression\n2 : colloquial style


Words: colloquium
Meaning:
noun\n: a usually academic meeting at which specialists deliver addresses on a topic or on related topics and then answer questions relating to them


Words: cologne
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a perfumed liquid composed of alcohol and fragrant oils\n2 : a cream or paste of cologne sometimes formed into a semisolid stick


Words: colon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the part of the large intestine that extends from the cecum to the rectum\n\n<2> noun\n1 plural cola : a rhythmical unit of an utterance; specifically in Greek or Latin verse : a system or series of from two to not more than six feet having a principal accent and forming part of a line\n2 plural colons a : a punctuation mark : used chiefly to direct attention to matter (as a list, explanation, or quotation) that follows b : the sign : used between the parts of a numerical expression of time in hours and minutes (as in 1:15) or in hours, minutes, and seconds (as in 8:25:30), in a bibliographical reference (as in Nation 130:20), in a ratio where it is usually read as <to> (as in 4:1 read <four to one>), or in a proportion where it is usually read as <is to> or when doubled as <as> (as in 2:1::8:4 read <two is to one as eight is to four>)\n\n<3> noun\n: a colonial farmer or plantation owner


Words: colonel
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general b : LIEUTENANT COLONEL\n2 : a minor titular official of a state especially in southern or midland U.S. used as an honorific title


Words: colonial
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony\n2 often capitalized : of or relating to the original 13 colonies forming the United States: as a : made or prevailing in America during the colonial period <colonial architecture> b : adapted from or reminiscent of an American colonial mode of design <colonial furniture>\n3 : forming or existing in a colony <colonial organisms>\n4 : possessing or composed of colonies <a colonial empire>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a member or inhabitant of a colony\n2 a : a product made for use in a colony b : a product (as a house) exhibiting colonial style


Words: colonialism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being colonial\n2 : something characteristic of a colony\n3 a : control by one power over a dependent area or people b : a policy advocating or based on such control


Words: colonize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to establish a colony in or on or of b : to establish in a colony\n2 : to send illegal or irregularly qualified voters into <colonizing doubtful districts>\n3 : to infiltrate with usually subversive militants for propaganda and strategy reasons <colonize industries>\nintransitive senses : to make or establish a colony : SETTLE


Words: colonnade
Meaning:
noun\n: a series of columns set at regular intervals and usually supporting the base of a roof structure


Words: colony
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a body of people living in a new territory but retaining ties with the parent state b : the territory inhabited by such a body\n2 : a distinguishable localized population within a species <colony of termites>\n3 a : a circumscribed mass of microorganisms usually growing in or on a solid medium b : the aggregation of zooids of a compound animal\n4 a : a group of individuals or things with common characteristics or interests situated in close association <an artist colony> b : the section occupied by such a group\n5 : a group of persons institutionalized away from others <a leper colony> <a penal colony>; also : the land or buildings occupied by such a group


Words: colophon
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an inscription placed at the end of a book or manuscript usually with facts relative to its production\n2 : an identifying device used by a printer or a publisher


Words: color
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects b : the aspect of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources c : a hue as contrasted with black, white, or gray\n2 a : an outward often deceptive show : APPEARANCE <his story has the color of truth> b : a legal claim to or appearance of a right, authority, or office c : a pretense offered as justification : PRETEXT <she could have drawn from the Versailles treaty the color of legality for any action she chose Yale Review> d : an appearance of authenticity : PLAUSIBILITY <lending color to this notion>\n3 : complexion tint: a : the tint characteristic of good health b : BLUSH\n4 a : vividness or variety of effects of language b : LOCAL COLOR\n5 a : an identifying badge, pennant, or flag usually used in plural <a ship sailing under Swedish colors> b : colored clothing distinguishing one as a member of a particular group or representative of a particular person or thing usually used in plural <a jockey wearing the colors of the stable>\n6 a plural : position as to a question or course of action : STAND <the USSR changed neither its colors nor its stripes during all of this Norman Mailer> b : CHARACTER, NATURE usually used in plural <showed himself in his true colors>\n7 a : the use or combination of colors b : two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation <movies in color> <color television>\n8 plural a : a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or lowered b : ARMED FORCES\n9 : VITALITY, INTEREST <the play had a good deal of color to it>\n10 : something used to give color : PIGMENT\n11 : the quality of timbre in music <the color and richness of the cello>\n12 : skin pigmentation especially other than white characteristic of race <a person of color>\n13 : a small particle of gold in a gold miner’s pan after washing\n14 : analysis of game action or strat


Words: coloration
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the state of being colored <the dark coloration of his skin> b : use or choice of colors (as by an artist) c : arrangement of colors <the coloration of a butterfly’s wing>\n2 a : characteristic quality <the newspapers took on the former coloration of the magazine L. B. Seltzer> b : aspect suggesting an attitude : PERSUASION <the chameleon talent for taking on the intellectual coloration of whatever idea he happened to fasten onto Budd Schulberg>\n3 : subtle variation of intensity or quality of tone <a wide range of coloration from the orchestra>


Words: coloratura
Meaning:
noun\n1 : elaborate embellishment in vocal music; broadly : music with ornate figuration\n2 : a soprano with a light agile voice specializing in coloratura


Words: colored
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : having color\n2 a : COLORFUL b : marked by exaggeration or bias\n3 a sometimes offensive : of a race other than the white; especially : BLACK 2b b sometimes offensive : of mixed race\n4 sometimes offensive : of or relating to colored persons\n\n<2> noun\nsometimes offensive : a colored person


Words: colossal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or resembling a colossus\n2 : of a bulk, extent, power, or effect approaching or suggesting the stupendous or incredible\n3 : of an exceptional or astonishing degree


Words: colossus
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a statue of gigantic size and proportions\n2 : one that resembles a colossus in size or scope


Words: colt
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : FOAL b : a young male horse that is either sexually immature or has not attained an arbitrarily designated age\n2 : a young untried person


Words: columbine
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Aquilegia) of plants of the buttercup family with irregular showy spurred flowers: as a : a red-flowered plant (A. canadensis) of eastern No. America b : a blue-flowered plant (A. caerulea) of the Rocky Mountains


Words: column
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page b : one of two or more vertical sections of a printed page separated by a rule or blank space c : an accumulation arranged vertically : STACK d : one in a usually regular series of newspaper or magazine articles <gossip column>\n2 : a supporting pillar; especially : one consisting of a usually round shaft, a capital, and a base\n3 a : something resembling a column in form, position, or function <a column of water> b : a tube or cylinder in which a chromatographic separation takes place\n4 : a long row (as of soldiers)\n5 : one of the vertical lines of elements of a determinant or matrix


Words: coma
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison\n2 : a state of mental or physical sluggishness : TORPOR\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a tufted bunch (as of branches, bracts, or seed hairs)\n2 : the head of a comet usually containing a nucleus\n3 : an optical aberration in which the image of a point source is a comet-shaped blur


Words: comb
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a toothed instrument used especially for adjusting, cleaning, or confining hair b : a structure resembling such a comb; especially : any of several toothed devices used in handling or ordering textile fibers c : CURRYCOMB\n2 a : a fleshy crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds b : something (as the ridge of a roof) resembling the comb of a cock\n3 : HONEYCOMB\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to draw a comb through for the purpose of arranging or cleaning\n2 : to pass across with a scraping or raking action\n3 a : to eliminate (as with a comb) by a thorough going-over b : to search or examine systematically\n4 : to use in a combing action\nintransitive senses\n1 of a wave or its crest : to roll over or break into foam\n2 : to make a thorough search <comb through the classified ads>\n\n<3> abbreviation\ncombination, combined, combining, combustion


Words: combat
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a fight or contest between individuals or groups\n2 : CONFLICT, CONTROVERSY\n3 : active fighting in a war : ACTION <casualties suffered in combat>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to engage in combat : FIGHT\ntransitive senses\n1 : to fight with : BATTLE\n2 : to struggle against; especially : to strive to reduce or eliminate <combat pollution>\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : relating to combat <combat missions>\n2 : designed or destined for combat <combat boots> <combat troops>


Words: combination
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a result or product of combining; especially : an alliance of individuals, corporations, or states united to achieve a social, political, or economic end b : two or more persons working as a team\n2 : an ordered sequence: as a : a sequence of letters or numbers chosen in setting a lock; also : the mechanism operating or moved by the sequence b : a rapid sequence of punches in boxing c : any subset of a set considered without regard to order within the subset\n3 : any of various one-piece undergarments for the upper and lower parts of the body usually used in plural\n4 : an instrument designed to perform two or more tasks\n5 a : the act or process of combining; especially : that of uniting to form a chemical compound b : the quality or state of being combined


Words: combine
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to bring into such close relationship as to obscure individual characters : MERGE b : to cause to unite into a chemical compound c : to unite into a single number or expression <combine fractions and simplify>\n2 : INTERMIX, BLEND\n3 : to possess in combination\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to become one b : to unite to form a chemical compound\n2 : to act together\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a combination especially of business or political interests\n2 : a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to harvest with a combine\nintransitive senses : to combine a crop


Words: combustion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act or instance of burning\n2 : a usually rapid chemical process (as oxidation) that produces heat and usually light; also : a slower oxidation (as in the body)\n3 : violent agitation : TUMULT


Words: come
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move toward something : APPROACH <come here> b : to move or journey to a vicinity with a specified purpose <come see us> <come and see what’s going on> c (1) : to reach a particular station in a series <now we come to the section on health> (2) : to arrive in due course <the time has come> d (1) : to approach in kind or quality <this comes near perfection> (2) : to reach a condition or conclusion <came to regard him as a friend> <come to think of it, you may be right> e (1) : to advance toward accomplishment <learning new ways doesn’t come easy> <the job is coming nicely> (2) : to advance in a particular manner <come running when call> (3) : to advance, rise, or improve in rank or condition <has come a long way> f : to get along : FARE often used with along g : EXTEND <her dress came to her ankles>\n2 a (1) : to arrive at a particular place, end, result, or conclusion <came to his senses> <come untied> (2) : AMOUNT <the taxes on it come to more than it’s worth> b (1) : to appear to the mind <the answer came to them> (2) : to appear on a scene : make an appearance <children come equipped to learn any language> c (1) : HAPPEN, OCCUR <no harm will come to you> (2) : to come to pass : take place used in the subjunctive with inverted subject and verb to express the particular time or occasion <come spring the days will be longer> d : ORIGINATE, ARISE <wine comes from grapes> <come of sturdy stock> e : to enter or assume a condition <artillery came into action> f : to fall within a field of view or a range of application <this comes within the terms of the treaty> g : to issue forth <a sob came from her throat> h : to take form <churn till the butter comes> i : to be available <this model comes in several sizes> <as good as they come> j often vulgar : to experience orgasm\n3 : to fall to a person in a division or inheritance of property\n4 obsolete : to become moved favorably : RELENT\n5 : to turn out to be <good clothes come high>\n6 : BECOME <a dream that came true>\ntransitive senses


Words: comeback
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a sharp or witty reply : RETORT b : a cause for complaint\n2 : a return to a former position or condition (as of success or prosperity) : RECOVERY, REVIVAL <staging his ultimate comeback from self-imposed exile Howard Mandel>


Words: comedian
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic a : a writer of comedies b : an actor who plays comic roles\n2 : a comical individual; specifically : a professional entertainer who uses any of various physical or verbal means to be amusing


Words: comedy
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a medieval narrative that ends happily <Dante’s Divine Comedy> b : a literary work written in a comic style or treating a comic theme\n2 a : a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending b : the genre of dramatic literature dealing with the comic or with the serious in a light or satirical manner compare TRAGEDY\n3 : a ludicrous or farcical event or series of events\n4 a : the comic element <the comedy of many life situations> b : humorous entertainment <nightclub comedy>


Words: comely
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion\n2 : having a pleasing appearance : not homely or plain


Words: comet
Meaning:
noun\n: a celestial body that consists of a fuzzy head usually surrounding a bright nucleus, that has a usually highly eccentric orbit, and that often when in the part of its orbit near the sun develops a long tail which points away from the sun


Words: comfit
Meaning:
noun\n: a candy consisting of a piece of fruit, a root (as licorice), a nut, or a seed coated and preserved with sugar


Words: comfort
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to give strength and hope to : CHEER\n2 : to ease the grief or trouble of : CONSOLE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : strengthening aid: a : ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT <accused of giving aid and comfort to the enemy> b : consolation in time of trouble or worry : SOLACE\n2 a : a feeling of relief or encouragement b : contented well-being\n3 : a satisfying or enjoyable experience\n4 : one that gives or brings comfort <all the comforts of home>


Words: comfortable
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : affording or enjoying contentment and security <a comfortable income> b : affording or enjoying physical comfort <a comfortable chair> <was too comfortable to move>\n2 a : free from vexation or doubt <comfortable assumptions> b : free from stress or tension <a comfortable routine>


Words: comforter
Meaning:
noun\n1 a capitalized : HOLY SPIRIT b : one that gives comfort\n2 a : a long narrow usually knitted neck scarf b : a thick bed covering made of two layers of cloth containing a filling (as down)


Words: comic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or marked by comedy\n2 : causing laughter or amusement : FUNNY\n3 : of or relating to comic strips\n\n<2> noun\n1 : COMEDIAN\n2 : the comic element\n3 a : COMIC STRIP b : COMIC BOOK c plural : the part of a newspaper devoted to comic strips


Words: coming
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an act or instance of arriving\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : immediately due in sequence or development <in the coming year>\n2 : gaining importance


Words: comity
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : friendly social atmosphere : social harmony <group activities promoting comity> b : a loose widespread community based on common social institutions <the comity of civilization> c : COMITY OF NATIONS d : the informal and voluntary recognition by courts of one jurisdiction of the laws and judicial decisions of another\n2 : avoidance of proselytizing members of another religious denomination


Words: comma
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a punctuation mark , used especially as a mark of separation within the sentence\n2 : PAUSE, INTERVAL\n3 : any of several nymphalid butterflies (genus Polygonia) with a silvery comma-shaped mark on the underside of the hind wings


Words: command
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to direct authoritatively : ORDER\n2 : to exercise a dominating influence over : have command of: as a : to have at one’s immediate disposal b : to demand or receive as one’s due <commands a high fee> c : to overlook or dominate from or as if from a strategic position d : to have military command of as senior officer\n3 obsolete : to order or request to be given\nintransitive senses\n1 : to have or exercise direct authority : GOVERN\n2 : to give orders\n3 : to be commander\n4 : to dominate as if from an elevated place\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an order given b : a signal that actuates a device (as a control mechanism in a spacecraft or one step in a computer); also : the activation of a device by means of such a signal\n2 a : the ability to control : MASTERY b : the authority or right to command <the officer in command> c (1) : the power to dominate (2) : scope of vision d : facility in use <a good command of French>\n3 : the act of commanding\n4 : the personnel, area, or organization under a commander; specifically : a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than an air force\n5 : a position of highest usually military authority\n\n<3> adjective\n: done on command or request <a command performance>


Words: commandeer
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to compel to perform military service b : to seize for military purposes\n2 : to take arbitrary or forcible possession of


Words: commander
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one in an official position of command or control: as a : COMMANDING OFFICER b : the presiding officer of a society or organization\n2 : a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant commander and below a captain


Words: commandment
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or power of commanding\n2 : something that is commanded; especially : one of the biblical Ten Commandments


Words: commando
Meaning:
noun\n1 South Africa a : a military unit or command of the Boers b : a raiding expedition\n2 a : a military unit trained and organized as shock troops especially for hit-and-run raids into enemy territory b : a member of such a unit


Words: commemorate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to call to remembrance\n2 : to mark by some ceremony or observation : OBSERVE\n3 : to serve as a memorial of <a plaque that commemorates the battle>


Words: commemorative
Meaning:
adjective\n: intended as a commemoration; especially : issued in limited quantities for a relatively short period in commemoration of a person, place, or event <a commemorative stamp>


Words: commence
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to enter upon : BEGIN <commence proceedings>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to have or make a beginning : START\n2 chiefly British : to begin to be or to act as\n3 chiefly British : to take a degree at a university


Words: commencement
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act, instance, or time of commencing\n2 a : the ceremonies or the day for conferring degrees or diplomas b : the period of activities at this time


Words: commend
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to entrust for care or preservation\n2 : to recommend as worthy of confidence or notice\n3 : to mention with approbation : PRAISE\nintransitive senses : to commend or serve as a commendation of something


Words: commensurate
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : equal in measure or extent : COEXTENSIVE <lived a life commensurate with the early years of the republic>\n2 : corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : PROPORTIONATE <was given a job commensurate with her abilities>\n3 : COMMENSURABLE 1


Words: comment
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : COMMENTARY\n2 : a note explaining, illustrating, or criticizing the meaning of a writing\n3 a : an observation or remark expressing an opinion or attitude b : a judgment expressed indirectly\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make a comment on <the discovery is hardly commented by the press Nation>\nintransitive senses : to explain or interpret something by comment <commenting on recent developments>


Words: commentary
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an explanatory treatise usually used in plural b : a record of events usually written by a participant usually used in plural\n2 a : a systematic series of explanations or interpretations (as of a writing) b : COMMENT 2\n3 a : something that serves for illustration or explanation <the dark, airless apartments and sunless factories are a sad commentary upon our civilization H. A. Overstreet> b : an expression of opinion


Words: commentator
Meaning:
noun\n: one who gives a commentary; especially : one who reports and discusses news on radio or television


Words: commerce
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : social intercourse : interchange of ideas, opinions, or sentiments\n2 : the exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from place to place\n3 : SEXUAL INTERCOURSE\n\n<2> intransitive verb\narchaic : COMMUNE


Words: commercial
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a (1) : occupied with or engaged in commerce or work intended for commerce <a commercial artist> (2) : of or relating to commerce <commercial regulations> (3) : characteristic of commerce <commercial weights> (4) : suitable, adequate, or prepared for commerce <found oil in commercial quantities> b (1) : being of an average or inferior quality <commercial oxalic acid> <show-quality versus commercial cattle> (2) : producing artistic work of low standards for quick market success\n2 a : viewed with regard to profit <a commercial success> b : designed for a large market\n3 : emphasizing skills and subjects useful in business\n4 : supported by advertisers <commercial TV>\n\n<2> noun\n: an advertisement broadcast on radio or television


Words: commercialize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to manage on a business basis for profit b : to develop commerce in\n2 : to exploit for profit <commercialize Christmas>\n3 : to debase in quality for more profit


Words: commingle
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole\n2 : to combine (funds or properties) into a common fund or stock\nintransitive senses : to become commingled


Words: commiserate
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to feel or express sympathy : CONDOLE <commiserates with them on their loss>\ntransitive senses : to feel or express sorrow or compassion for


Words: commissar
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a Communist party official assigned to a military unit to teach party principles and policies and to ensure party loyalty b : one that attempts to control public opinion or its expression\n2 : the head of a government department in the U.S.S.R. until 1946


Words: commissariat
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a system for supplying an army with food\n2 : food supplies\n3 Russian komissariat, from German Kommissariat, from New Latin commissariatus : a government department in the U.S.S.R. until 1946\n4 : a board of commissioners


Words: commissary
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office\n2 a : a store for equipment and provisions; especially : a supermarket for military personnel b : food supplies c : a lunchroom especially in a motion-picture studio


Words: commission
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a formal written warrant granting the power to perform various acts or duties b : a certificate conferring military rank and authority; also : the rank and authority so conferred\n2 : an authorization or command to act in a prescribed manner or to perform prescribed acts : CHARGE\n3 a : authority to act for, in behalf of, or in place of another b : a task or matter entrusted to one as an agent for another\n4 a : a group of persons directed to perform some duty b : a government agency having administrative, legislative, or judicial powers c : a city council having legislative and executive functions\n5 : an act of committing something\n6 : a fee paid to an agent or employee for transacting a piece of business or performing a service; especially : a percentage of the money received from a total paid to the agent responsible for the business\n7 : an act of entrusting or giving authority\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to furnish with a commission: as a : to confer a formal commission on <was commissioned lieutenant> b : to appoint or assign to a task or function <was commissioned to do the biography>\n2 : to order to be made <commissioned a portrait>\n3 : to put (a ship) in commission


Words: commissioner
Meaning:
noun\n: a person with a commission: as a : a member of a commission b : the representative of the governmental authority in a district, province, or other unit often having both judicial and administrative powers c : the officer in charge of a department or bureau of the public service d : the administrative head of a professional sport


Words: commit
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to put into charge or trust : ENTRUST b : to place in a prison or mental institution c : to consign or record for preservation <commit it to memory> d : to put into a place for disposal or safekeeping e : to refer (as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report\n2 : to carry into action deliberately : PERPETRATE <commit a crime>\n3 a : OBLIGATE, BIND b : to pledge or assign to some particular course or use <commit all troops to the attack> c : to reveal the views of <refused to commit himself on the issue>\nintransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to perpetrate an offense\n2 : to obligate or pledge oneself


Words: committee
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : a person to whom a charge or trust is committed\n2 a : a body of persons delegated to consider, investigate, take action on, or report on some matter; especially : a group of fellow legislators chosen by a legislative body to give consideration to legislative matters b : a self-constituted organization for the promotion of a common object


Words: commode
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a woman’s ornate cap popular in the late 17th and early 18th centuries\n2 a : a low chest of drawers b : a movable washstand with a cupboard underneath c : a boxlike structure holding a chamber pot under an open seat; also : CHAMBER POT d : TOILET 3b


Words: commodious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : comfortably or conveniently spacious : ROOMY <a commodious closet>\n2 archaic : HANDY, SERVICEABLE


Words: commodity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an economic good: as a : a product of agriculture or mining b : an article of commerce especially when delivered for shipment <commodities futures> c : a mass-produced unspecialized product <commodity chemicals> <commodity memory chips>\n2 a : something useful or valued <that valuable commodity patience> b : CONVENIENCE, ADVANTAGE\n3 obsolete : QUANTITY, LOT\n4 : one that is subject to ready exchange or exploitation within a market <the sensitive female singer-songwriter as a viable pop commodity Elysa Gardner>


Words: commodore
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a captain in the navy in command of a squadron b : a commissioned officer in the navy formerly ranking above captain and below rear admiral and having an insignia of one star\n2 : the ranking officer commanding a body of merchant ships\n3 : the chief officer of a yacht club or boating association


Words: common
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of or relating to a community at large : PUBLIC <work for the common good> b : known to the community <common nuisances>\n2 a : belonging to or shared by two or more individuals or things or by all members of a group <a common friend> <buried in a common grave> b : belonging equally to two or more mathematical entities <triangles with a common base> c : having two or more branches <common carotid artery>\n3 a : occurring or appearing frequently : FAMILIAR <a common sight> b : of the best known kind c : VERNACULAR 2 <common names>\n4 a : WIDESPREAD, GENERAL <common knowledge> b : characterized by a lack of privilege or special status <common people> c : just satisfying accustomed criteria : ELEMENTARY <common decency>\n5 a : falling below ordinary standards : SECOND-RATE b : lacking refinement : COARSE\n6 : denoting nominal relations by a single linguistic form that in a more highly inflected language might be denoted by two or more different forms <common gender> <common case>\n7 : of, relating to, or being common stock\n\n<2> noun\n1 plural : the common people\n2 plural but singular in construction : a dining hall\n3 plural but singular or plural in construction , often capitalized a : the political group or estate comprising the commoners b : the parliamentary representatives of the commoners c : HOUSE OF COMMONS\n4 : the legal right of taking a profit in another’s land in common with the owner or others\n5 : a piece of land subject to common use: as a : undivided land used especially for pasture b : a public open area in a municipality\n6 a : a religious service suitable for any of various festivals b : ORDINARY 2\n7 : COMMON STOCK


Words: commonalty
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : the common people (2) : the political estate formed by the common people b : a usage or practice common to members of a group\n2 : a general group or body


Words: commoner
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : one of the common people b : one who is not of noble rank\n2 : a student (as at Oxford) who pays for his own board


Words: commonplace
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : a striking passage entered in a commonplace book\n2 a : an obvious or trite comment : TRUISM b : something commonly found\n\n<2> adjective\n: commonly found : ORDINARY, UNREMARKABLE


Words: commonwealth
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : COMMONWEAL 2\n2 : a nation, state, or other political unit: as a : one founded on law and united by compact or tacit agreement of the people for the common good b : one in which supreme authority is vested in the people c : REPUBLIC\n3 capitalized a : the English state from the death of Charles in 1649 to the Restoration in 1660 b : PROTECTORATE 1b\n4 : a state of the U.S. used officially of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia\n5 capitalized : a federal union of constituent states used officially of Australia\n6 often capitalized : an association of self-governing autonomous states more or less loosely associated in a common allegiance (as to the British crown)\n7 often capitalized : a political unit having local autonomy but voluntarily united with the U.S. used officially of Puerto Rico and of the Northern Mariana Islands


Words: commotion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a condition of civil unrest or insurrection\n2 : steady or recurrent motion\n3 : mental excitement or confusion\n4 a : an agitated disturbance : TO-DO b : noisy confusion : AGITATION


Words: communal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to one or more communes\n2 : of or relating to a community\n3 a : characterized by collective ownership and use of property b : participated in, shared, or used in common by members of a group or community\n4 : of, relating to, or based on racial or cultural groups


Words: commune
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses , obsolete : TALK OVER, DISCUSS <have more to commune Shakespeare>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to receive Communion\n2 : to communicate intimately <commune with nature>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the smallest administrative district of many countries especially in Europe\n2 : COMMONALTY 1a\n3 : COMMUNITY: as a : a medieval usually municipal corporation b (1) : MIR (2) : an often rural community organized on a communal basis


Words: communicable
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : capable of being communicated : TRANSMITTABLE <communicable disease>\n2 : COMMUNICATIVE


Words: communicant
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a church member entitled to receive Communion; broadly : a member of a fellowship\n2 : one that communicates; specifically : INFORMANT


Words: communicate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : SHARE\n2 a : to convey knowledge of or information about : make known <communicate a story> b : to reveal by clear signs <his fear communicated itself to his friends>\n3 : to cause to pass from one to another <some diseases are easily communicated>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to receive Communion\n2 : to transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood\n3 : to open into each other : CONNECT <the rooms communicate>


Words: communication
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act or instance of transmitting\n2 a : information communicated b : a verbal or written message\n3 a : a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior <the function of pheromones in insect communication>; also : exchange of information b : personal rapport <a lack of communication between old and young persons>\n4 plural a : a system (as of telephones) for communicating b : a system of routes for moving troops, supplies, and vehicles c : personnel engaged in communicating\n5 plural but singular or plural in construction a : a technique for expressing ideas effectively (as in speech) b : the technology of the transmission of information (as by print or telecommunication)


Words: communion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act or instance of sharing\n2 a capitalized : a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ’s death or as symbols for the realization of a spiritual union between Christ and communicant or as the body and blood of Christ b : the act of receiving Communion c capitalized : the part of a Communion service in which the sacrament is received\n3 : intimate fellowship or rapport : COMMUNICATION\n4 : a body of Christians having a common faith and discipline <the Anglican communion>


Words: communism
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a theory advocating elimination of private property b : a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed\n2 capitalized a : a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official ideology of the U.S.S.R. b : a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production c : a final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably d : communist systems collectively


Words: community
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a unified body of individuals: as a : STATE, COMMONWEALTH b : the people with common interests living in a particular area; broadly : the area itself <the problems of a large community> c : an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (as species) in a common location d : a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society <a community of retired persons> e : a group linked by a common policy f : a body of persons or nations having a common history or common social, economic, and political interests <the international community> g : a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society <the academic community>\n2 : society at large\n3 a : joint ownership or participation <community of goods> b : common character : LIKENESS <community of interests> c : social activity : FELLOWSHIP d : a social state or condition


Words: commutation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : EXCHANGE, TRADE\n2 : REPLACEMENT; specifically : a substitution of one form of payment or charge for another\n3 : a change of a legal penalty or punishment to a lesser one\n4 : an act or process of commuting\n5 : the action of commutating


Words: commutator
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a series of bars or segments so connected to armature coils of a generator or motor that rotation of the armature will in conjunction with fixed brushes result in unidirectional current output in the case of a generator and in the reversal of the current into the coils in the case of a motor\n2 : an element of a mathematical group that when used to multiply the product of two given elements either on the right side or on the left side but not necessarily on both sides yields the product of the two given elements in reverse order


Words: commute
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : CHANGE, ALTER b : to give in exchange for another : EXCHANGE\n2 : to convert (as a payment) into another form\n3 : to change (a penalty) to another less severe\n4 : COMMUTATE\nintransitive senses\n1 : MAKE UP, COMPENSATE\n2 : to pay in gross\n3 : to travel back and forth regularly (as between a suburb and a city)\n4 : to yield the same mathematical result regardless of order used of two elements undergoing an operation or of two operations on elements\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act or an instance of commuting\n2 : the distance covered in commuting


Words: compact
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : predominantly formed or filled : COMPOSED, MADE\n2 a : having a dense structure or parts or units closely packed or joined <a compact woolen> <compact bone> b : not diffuse or verbose <a compact statement> c : occupying a small volume by reason of efficient use of space <a compact camera> <a compact formation of troops> d : short-bodied, solid, and without excess flesh\n3 : being a topological space and especially a metric space with the property that for any collection of open sets which contains it there is a subset of the collection with a finite number of elements which also contains it\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make up by connecting or combining : COMPOSE\n2 a : to knit or draw together : COMBINE b : to press together : COMPRESS\nintransitive senses : to become compacted\n\n<3> noun\n: something that is compact or compacted: a : a small cosmetic case (as for compressed powder) b : an automobile smaller than an intermediate but larger than a subcompact\n\n<4> noun\n: an agreement or covenant between two or more parties


Words: companion
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one that accompanies another : COMRADE, ASSOCIATE; also : one that keeps company with another\n2 obsolete : RASCAL\n3 a : one that is closely connected with something similar b : one employed to live with and serve another\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : ACCOMPANY\nintransitive senses : to keep company\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a hood covering at the top of a companionway\n2 : COMPANIONWAY


Words: company
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : association with another : FELLOWSHIP <enjoy a person’s company> b : COMPANIONS, ASSOCIATES <know a person by the company she keeps> c : VISITORS, GUESTS <having company for dinner>\n2 a : a group of persons or things <a company of horsemen> b : a body of soldiers; especially : a unit (as of infantry) consisting usually of a headquarters and two or more platoons c : an organization of performing artists d : the officers and crew of a ship e : a fire-fighting unit\n3 a : a chartered commercial organization or medieval trade guild b : an association of persons for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise c : those members of a partnership firm whose names do not appear in the firm name <John Doe and Company>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : ACCOMPANY <may fair winds company your safe return John Masefield>\nintransitive senses : ASSOCIATE


Words: comparable
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : capable of or suitable for comparison\n2 : SIMILAR, LIKE <fabrics of comparable quality>


Words: comparative
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or constituting the degree of comparison in a language that denotes increase in the quality, quantity, or relation expressed by an adjective or adverb\n2 : considered as if in comparison to something else as a standard not quite attained : RELATIVE <a comparative stranger>\n3 : characterized by systematic comparison especially of likenesses and dissimilarities <comparative anatomy>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : one that compares with another especially on equal footing : RIVAL b : one that makes witty or mocking comparisons\n2 : the comparative degree or form in a language


Words: compare
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to represent as similar : LIKEN <shall compare thee to a summer’s day Shakespeare>\n2 a : to examine the character or qualities of especially in order to discover resemblances or differences <compare your responses with the answers> b : to view in relation to <tall compared to me>\n3 : to inflect or modify (an adjective or adverb) according to the degrees of comparison\nintransitive senses\n1 : to bear being compared\n2 : to make comparisons\n3 : to be equal or alike <nothing compares to you>\n\n<2> noun\n: the possibility of comparing <beauty beyond compare>; also : something with which to be compared <a city without compare>


Words: comparison
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of comparing: as a : the representing of one thing or person as similar to or like another b : an examination of two or more items to establish similarities and dissimilarities\n2 : identity of features : SIMILARITY <several points of comparison between the two>\n3 : the modification of an adjective or adverb to denote different levels of quality, quantity, or relation


Words: compartment
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a separate division or section\n2 : one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: COMPARTMENTALIZE


Words: compass
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to devise or contrive often with craft or skill\n2 : ENCOMPASS\n3 a : BRING ABOUT, ACHIEVE b : to get into one’s possession or power : OBTAIN\n4 : COMPREHEND\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : BOUNDARY, CIRCUMFERENCE <within the compass of the city walls> b : a circumscribed space <within the narrow compass of 21 pages V. L. Parrington> c : RANGE, SCOPE <the compass of a voice>\n2 : a curved or roundabout course <a compass of seven days’ journey 2 Kings 3:9 (Authorized Version)>\n3 a : a device for determining directions by means of a magnetic needle or group of needles turning freely on a pivot and pointing to the magnetic north b : any of various nonmagnetic devices that indicate direction c : an instrument for describing circles or transferring measurements that consists of two pointed branches joined at the top by a pivot usually used in plural; called also pair of compasses\n4 : DIRECTION 6c\n\n<3> adjective\n: forming a curve : CURVED <a compass timber>


Words: compatible
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : capable of existing together in harmony <compatible theories>\n2 : capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively\n3 : capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction\n4 : capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection)\n5 : designed to work with another device or system without modification; especially : being a computer designed to operate in the same manner and use the same software as another computer


Words: compatriot
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another\n2 : COMPEER, COLLEAGUE


Words: compel
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly\n2 : to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure\n3 archaic : to drive together


Words: compendium
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : ABSTRACT\n2 a : a list of a number of items b : COLLECTION, COMPILATION


Words: compensate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to be equivalent to : COUNTERBALANCE\n2 : to make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment to\n3 a : to provide with means of counteracting variation b : to neutralize the effect of (variations)\nintransitive senses\n1 : to supply an equivalent used with for\n2 : to offset an error, defect, or undesired effect\n3 : to undergo or engage in psychological or physiological compensation


Words: compete
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n: to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective (as position, profit, or a prize) : be in a state of rivalry


Words: competence
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a sufficiency of means for the necessities and conveniences of life <provided his family with a comfortable competence Rex Ingamells>\n2 : the quality or state of being competent: as a : the properties of an embryonic field that enable it to respond in a characteristic manner to an organizer b : readiness of bacteria to undergo genetic transformation\n3 : the knowledge that enables a person to speak and understand a language compare PERFORMANCE


Words: competent
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : proper or rightly pertinent\n2 : having requisite or adequate ability or qualities : FIT <a competent teacher> <a competent piece of work>\n3 : legally qualified or adequate <a competent witness>\n4 : having the capacity to function or develop in a particular way; specifically : having the capacity to respond (as by producing an antibody) to an antigenic determinant <immunologically competent cells>


Words: competition
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of competing : RIVALRY: as a : the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most favorable terms b : active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organisms for some environmental resource in short supply\n2 : a contest between rivals; also : one’s competitors <faced tough competition>


Words: competitor
Meaning:
noun\n: one that competes: as a : RIVAL b : one selling or buying goods or services in the same market as another c : an organism that lives in competition with another


Words: compile
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to compose out of materials from other documents\n2 : to collect and edit into a volume\n3 : to run (as a program) through a compiler\n4 : to build up gradually <compiled a record of four wins and two losses>


Words: complacence
Meaning:
noun\n1 : calm or secure satisfaction with oneself or one’s lot : SELF-SATISFACTION\n2 obsolete : COMPLAISANCE\n3 : UNCONCERN


Words: complacency
Meaning:
noun\n1 : COMPLACENCE; especially : self-satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies\n2 : an instance of complacency


Words: complain
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to express grief, pain, or discontent\n2 : to make a formal accusation or charge


Words: complaint
Meaning:
noun\n1 : expression of grief, pain, or dissatisfaction\n2 a : something that is the cause or subject of protest or outcry b : a bodily ailment or disease\n3 : a formal allegation against a party


Words: complement
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : something that fills up, completes, or makes perfect b : the quantity or number required to make a thing complete <the usual complement of eyes and ears Francis Parkman>; especially : the whole force or personnel of a ship c : one of two mutually completing parts : COUNTERPART\n2 a : the angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc equals a right angle in measure b : the set of all elements that do not belong to a given set and are contained in a particular mathematical set containing the given set c : a number that when added to another number of the same sign yields zero if the significant digit farthest to the left is discarded used especially in assembly language programming\n3 : the musical interval required with a given interval to complete the octave\n4 : an added word or expression by which a predication is made complete (as president in <they elected him president> and beautiful in <he thought her beautiful>)\n5 : the thermolabile group of proteins in normal blood serum and plasma that in combination with antibodies causes the destruction especially of particulate antigens (as bacteria and foreign blood corpuscles)\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses , obsolete : to exchange formal courtesies\ntransitive senses\n1 : to be complementary to\n2 obsolete : COMPLIMENT


Words: complete
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having all necessary parts, elements, or steps <complete diet> b : having all four sets of floral organs c of a subject or predicate : including modifiers, complements, or objects\n2 : brought to an end : CONCLUDED <a complete period of time>\n3 : highly proficient <a complete artist>\n4 a : fully carried out : THOROUGH <a complete renovation> b : TOTAL, ABSOLUTE <complete silence>\n5 of insect metamorphosis : characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult compare INCOMPLETE 1b\n6 of a metric space : having the property that every Cauchy sequence of elements converges to a limit in the space\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to bring to an end and especially into a perfected state <complete a painting>\n2 a : to make whole or perfect <its song completes the charm of this bird> b : to mark the end of <a rousing chorus completes the show> c : EXECUTE, FULFILL <complete a contract>\n3 : to carry out (a forward pass) successfully


Words: complex
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts <a complex of university buildings> <a complex of welfare programs> <the military-industrial complex>\n2 a : a group of culture traits relating to a single activity (as hunting), process (as use of flint), or culture unit b (1) : a group of repressed desires and memories that exerts a dominating influence upon the personality (2) : an exaggerated reaction to a subject or situation c : a group of obviously related units of which the degree and nature of the relationship is imperfectly known\n3 : a chemical association of two or more species (as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than covalent bonds\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : composed of two or more parts : COMPOSITE b (1) of a word : having a bound form as one or more of its immediate constituents <unmanly is a complex word> (2) of a sentence : consisting of a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses\n2 : hard to separate, analyze, or solve\n3 : of, concerned with, being, or containing complex numbers <a complex root> <complex analysis>\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to make complex or into a complex\n2 : CHELATE


Words: complexion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the combination of the hot, cold, moist, and dry qualities held in medieval physiology to determine the quality of a body\n2 a : an individual complex of ways of thinking or feeling b : a complex of attitudes and inclinations\n3 : the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face <a dark complexion>\n4 : overall aspect or character <by changing the complexion of the legislative branch Trevor Armbrister>


Words: compliance
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, or proposal or to coercion b : conformity in fulfilling official requirements\n2 : a disposition to yield to others\n3 : the ability of an object to yield elastically when a force is applied : FLEXIBILITY


Words: complicate
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to combine especially in an involved or inextricable manner\n2 : to make complex or difficult\n3 : INVOLVE; especially : to cause to be more complex or severe <a virus disease complicated by bacterial infection>\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : COMPLEX, INTRICATE\n2 : CONDUPLICATE


Words: complicated
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : consisting of parts intricately combined\n2 : difficult to analyze, understand, or explain


Words: compliment
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an expression of esteem, respect, affection, or admiration; especially : an admiring remark b : formal and respectful recognition : HONOR\n2 plural : best wishes : REGARDS <accept my compliments> <compliments of the season>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to pay a compliment to\n2 : to present with a token of esteem


Words: complimentary
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : expressing or containing a compliment b : FAVORABLE <the novel received complimentary reviews>\n2 : given free as a courtesy or favor <complimentary tickets>


Words: comply
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 obsolete : to be ceremoniously courteous\n2 : to conform or adapt one’s actions to another’s wishes, to a rule, or to necessity


Words: component
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a constituent part : INGREDIENT\n2 a : any one of the vector terms added to form a vector sum or resultant b : a coordinate of a vector; also : either member of an ordered pair of numbers\n\n<2> adjective\n: serving or helping to constitute : CONSTITUENT


Words: comport
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to be fitting : ACCORD <actions that comport with policy>\ntransitive senses : BEHAVE; especially : to behave in a manner conformable to what is right, proper, or expected <comported himself well in the crisis>\n\n<2> noun\n: COMPOTE 2


Words: compose
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to form by putting together : FASHION <a committee composed of three representatives Current Biography> b : to form the substance of : CONSTITUTE <composed of many ingredients> c : to produce (as columns or pages of type) by composition\n2 a : to create by mental or artistic labor : PRODUCE <compose a sonnet> b (1) : to formulate and write (a piece of music) (2) : to compose music for\n3 : to deal with or act on so as to reduce to a minimum <compose their differences>\n4 : to arrange in proper or orderly form\n5 : to free from agitation : CALM, SETTLE <composed himself>\nintransitive senses : to practice composition


Words: composite
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : made up of distinct parts: as a capitalized : relating to or being a modification of the Corinthian order combining angular Ionic volutes with the acanthus-circled bell of the Corinthian b : of or relating to a very large family (Compositae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees often considered to be the most highly evolved plants and characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers c : factorable into two or more prime factors other than 1 and itself <8 is a positive composite integer>\n2 : combining the typical or essential characteristics of individuals making up a group <the composite man called the Poet Richard Poirier>\n3 of a statistical hypothesis : specifying a range of values for one or more statistical parameters compare SIMPLE 10\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something composite : COMPOUND\n2 : a composite plant\n3 : COMPOSITE FUNCTION\n4 : a solid material which is composed of two or more substances having different physical characteristics and in which each substance retains its identity while contributing desirable properties to the whole; especially : a structural material made of plastic within which a fibrous material (as silicon carbide) is embedded\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to make composite or into something composite <composited four soil samples>


Words: composition
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act or process of composing; specifically : arrangement into specific proportion or relation and especially into artistic form b (1) : the arrangement of type for printing <hand composition> (2) : the production of type or typographic characters (as in photocomposition) arranged for printing\n2 a : the manner in which something is composed b : general makeup <the changing ethnic composition of the city Leonard Buder> c : the qualitative and quantitative makeup of a chemical compound\n3 : mutual settlement or agreement\n4 : a product of mixing or combining various elements or ingredients\n5 : an intellectual creation: as a : a piece of writing; especially : a school exercise in the form of a brief essay b : a written piece of music especially of considerable size and complexity\n6 : the quality or state of being compound\n7 : the operation of forming a composite function; also : COMPOSITE FUNCTION


Words: compost
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land\n2 : MIXTURE, COMPOUND\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to convert (as plant debris) to compost


Words: compote
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a dessert of fruit cooked in syrup\n2 : a bowl of glass, porcelain, or metal usually with a base and stem from which compotes, fruits, nuts, or sweets are served


Words: compound
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put together (parts) so as to form a whole : COMBINE <compound ingredients>\n2 : to form by combining parts <compound a medicine>\n3 a : to settle amicably : adjust by agreement b : to agree for a consideration not to prosecute (an offense) <compound a felony>\n4 a : to pay (interest) on both the accrued interest and the principal b : to add to : AUGMENT <we compounded our error in later policy Robert Lekachman>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become joined in a compound\n2 : to come to terms of agreement\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : composed of or resulting from union of separate elements, ingredients, or parts: as a : composed of united similar elements especially of a kind usually independent <a compound plant ovary> b : having the blade divided to the midrib and forming two or more leaflets on a common axis <a compound leaf>\n2 : involving or used in a combination\n3 a of a word : constituting a compound b of a sentence : having two or more main clauses\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a word consisting of components that are words (as rowboat, high school, devil-may-care) b : a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes\n2 : something formed by a union of elements or parts; especially : a distinct substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportion by weight\n\n<4> noun\n: a fenced or walled-in area containing a group of buildings and especially residences


Words: comprehend
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of\n2 : to contain or hold within a total scope, significance, or amount <philosophy’s scope comprehends the truth of everything which man may understand H. O. Taylor>\n3 : to include by construction or implication <does not prudence comprehend all the virtues Thomas B. Silver>


Words: compress
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to press or squeeze together\n2 : to reduce in size or volume as if by squeezing\nintransitive senses : to undergo compression\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a folded cloth or pad applied so as to press upon a body part\n2 : a machine for compressing


Words: compressed
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : pressed together : reduced in size or volume (as by pressure)\n2 : flattened as though subjected to compression: a : flattened laterally <petioles compressed> b : narrow from side to side and deep in a dorsoventral direction


Words: comprise
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to include especially within a particular scope <civilization as Lenin used the term would then certainly have comprised the changes that are now associated in our minds with \n2 : to be made up of <a vast installation, comprising fifty buildings Jane Jacobs>\n3 : COMPOSE, CONSTITUTE <a misconception as to what comprises a literary generation William Styron> <about 8 percent of our military forces are comprised of women Jimmy Carter>


Words: compromise
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions b : something intermediate between or blending qualities of two different things\n2 : a concession to something derogatory or prejudicial <a compromise of principles>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to bind by mutual agreement\n2 : to adjust or settle by mutual concessions\n3 a : to expose to suspicion, discredit, or mischief b : to reveal or expose to an unauthorized person and especially to an enemy <confidential information was compromised> c : to cause the impairment of <a compromised immune system> <a seriously compromised patient>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to come to agreement by mutual concession b : to find or follow a way between extremes\n2 : to make a shameful or disreputable concession <wouldn’t compromise with their principles>


Words: comptroller
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a royal-household official who examines and supervises expenditures\n2 : a public official who audits government accounts and sometimes certifies expenditures\n3 : CONTROLLER 1c


Words: compulsion
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an act of compelling : the state of being compelled b : a force that compels\n2 : an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act


Words: compunction
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : anxiety arising from awareness of guilt <compunctions of conscience> b : distress of mind over an anticipated action or result <showed no compunction in planning devilish engines of destruction Havelock Ellis>\n2 : a twinge of misgiving : SCRUPLE <cheated without compunction>


Words: compute
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to determine especially by mathematical means <compute your income tax>; also : to determine or calculate by means of a computer\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make calculation : RECKON\n2 : to use a computer


Words: computer
Meaning:
noun\n: one that computes; specifically : a programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data


Words: comrade
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an intimate friend or associate : COMPANION b : a fellow soldier\n2 from its use as a form of address by communists : COMMUNIST


Words: concave
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl\n2 : arched in : curving in used of the side of a curve or surface on which neighboring normals to the curve or surface converge and on which lies the chord joining two neighboring points of the curve or surface\n\n<2> noun\n: a concave line or surface


Words: concede
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to grant as a right or privilege\n2 a : to accept as true, valid, or accurate <the right of the state to tax is generally conceded> b : to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly\nintransitive senses : to make concession : YIELD


Words: conceit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : a result of mental activity : THOUGHT (2) : individual opinion b : favorable opinion; especially : excessive appreciation of one’s own worth or virtue\n2 : a fancy article\n3 a : a fanciful idea b : an elaborate or strained metaphor c : use or presence of such conceits in poetry d : an organizing theme or concept <found his conceit for the film early Peter Wilkinson>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 obsolete : CONCEIVE, UNDERSTAND\n2 chiefly dialect : IMAGINE\n3 dialect British : to take a fancy to


Words: conceive
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to become pregnant with (young) b : to cause to begin : ORIGINATE\n2 a : to take into one’s mind <conceive a prejudice> b : to form a conception of : IMAGINE\n3 : to apprehend by reason or imagination : UNDERSTAND\n4 : to be of the opinion\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become pregnant\n2 : to have a conception usually used with of <conceives of death as emptiness>


Words: concentrate
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to bring or direct toward a common center or objective : FOCUS b : to gather into one body, mass, or force <power was concentrated in a few able hands> c : to accumulate (a toxic substance) in bodily tissues <fish concentrate mercury>\n2 a : to make less dilute <concentrate syrup> b : to express or exhibit in condensed form\nintransitive senses\n1 : to draw toward or meet in a common center\n2 : GATHER, COLLECT\n3 : to concentrate one’s powers, efforts, or attention <concentrate on a problem>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something concentrated: as a : a mineral-rich product obtained after an initial processing of ore b : a food reduced in bulk by elimination of fluid <orange juice concentrate>\n2 : a feedstuff (as grains) relatively rich in digestible nutrients compare FIBER


Words: concentration
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act or process of concentrating : the state of being concentrated; especially : direction of attention to a single object b : MAJOR 4a\n2 : a concentrated mass or thing\n3 : the amount of a component in a given area or volume


Words: concept
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something conceived in the mind : THOUGHT, NOTION\n2 : an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances


Words: conception
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both (2) : EMBRYO, FETUS b : BEGINNING <joy had the like conception in our eyes Shakespeare>\n2 a : the capacity, function, or process of forming or understanding ideas or abstractions or their symbols b : a general idea : CONCEPT c : a complex product of abstract or reflective thinking d : the sum of a person’s ideas and beliefs concerning something\n3 : the originating of something in the mind


Words: concern
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to relate to : be about <the novel concerns three soldiers> b : to bear on\n2 : to have an influence on : INVOLVE; also : to be the business or affair of <the problem concerns us all>\n3 : to be a care, trouble, or distress to <her ill health concerns me>\n4 : ENGAGE, OCCUPY <he concerns himself with trivia>\nintransitive senses , obsolete : to be of importance : MATTER\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : marked interest or regard usually arising through a personal tie or relationship b : an uneasy state of blended interest, uncertainty, and apprehension\n2 : something that relates or belongs to one : AFFAIR\n3 : matter for consideration\n4 : an organization or establishment for business or manufacture\n5 : CONTRIVANCE, GADGET


Words: concerned
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : ANXIOUS, WORRIED <concerned for their safety> b : INTERESTED <concerned to prove the point>\n2 a : interestedly engaged <concerned with books and music> b : culpably involved : IMPLICATED <arrested all concerned>


Words: concernment
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something in which one is concerned\n2 : IMPORTANCE, CONSEQUENCE\n3 archaic : INVOLVEMENT, PARTICIPATION\n4 : SOLICITUDE, ANXIETY


Words: concert
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : musical harmony : CONCORD\n2 a : agreement in design or plan : union formed by mutual communication of opinion and views b : a concerted action <the sacrifice was hailed with a concert of praise>\n3 : a public performance (as of music or dancing)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to settle or adjust by conferring and reaching an agreement <concerted their differences>\n2 : to make a plan for <concert measures for aiding the poor>\nintransitive senses : to act in harmony or conjunction


Words: concerted
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : mutually contrived or agreed on <a concerted effort> b : performed in unison <concerted artillery fire>\n2 : arranged in parts for several voices or instruments


Words: concertina
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a musical instrument of the accordion family\n2 : a coiled barbed wire for use as an obstacle called also concertina wire


Words: concertmaster
Meaning:
noun\n: the leader of the first violins of an orchestra and by custom usually the assistant to the conductor


Words: concession
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act or an instance of conceding b : the admitting of a point claimed in argument\n2 : something conceded: a : ACKNOWLEDGMENT, ADMISSION b : GRANT c (1) : a grant of land or property especially by a government in return for services or for a particular use (2) : a right to undertake and profit by a specified activity (3) : a lease of a portion of premises for a particular purpose; also : the portion leased or the activities carried on


Words: conch
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of various large spiral-shelled marine gastropod mollusks (as of the genus Strombus); also : its shell used especially for cameos\n2 often capitalized : a native or resident of the Florida Keys\n3 : CONCHA 2


Words: concierge
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a resident in an apartment building especially in France who serves as doorkeeper, landlord’s representative, and janitor\n2 : a usually multilingual hotel staff member who handles luggage and mail, makes reservations, and arranges tours


Words: conciliate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to gain (as goodwill) by pleasing acts\n2 : to make compatible : RECONCILE\n3 : APPEASE\nintransitive senses : to become friendly or agreeable


Words: concise
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail\n2 : cut short : BRIEF


Words: conclave
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a private meeting or secret assembly; especially : a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while choosing a pope\n2 : a gathering of a group or association


Words: conclude
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to shut up : ENCLOSE\n2 : to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action <conclude a meeting with a prayer>\n3 a : to reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning : infer on the basis of evidence <concluded that her argument was sound> b : to make a decision about : DECIDE <concluded he would wait a little longer> c : to come to an agreement on : EFFECT <conclude a sale>\n4 : to bring about as a result : COMPLETE\nintransitive senses\n1 : END\n2 a : to form a final judgment b : to reach a decision or agreement


Words: conclusion
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a reasoned judgment : INFERENCE b : the necessary consequence of two or more propositions taken as premises; especially : the inferred proposition of a syllogism\n2 : the last part of something: as a : RESULT, OUTCOME b plural : trial of strength or skill used in the phrase try conclusions c : a final summation d : the final decision in a law case e : the final part of a pleading in law\n3 : an act or instance of concluding


Words: concomitant
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way\n\n<2> noun\n: something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with something else : ACCOMPANIMENT


Words: concord
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a state of agreement : HARMONY b : a simultaneous occurrence of two or more musical tones that produces an impression of agreeableness or resolution on a listener compare DISCORD\n2 : agreement by stipulation, compact, or covenant\n3 : grammatical agreement


Words: concordance
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an alphabetical index of the principal words in a book or the works of an author with their immediate contexts\n2 : CONCORD, AGREEMENT


Words: concordat
Meaning:
noun\n: COMPACT, COVENANT; specifically : an agreement between a pope and a sovereign or government for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters


Words: concourse
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act or process of coming together and merging\n2 : a meeting produced by voluntary or spontaneous coming together\n3 a : an open space where roads or paths meet b : an open space or hall (as in a railroad terminal) where crowds gather


Words: concrescence
Meaning:
noun\n1 : increase by the addition of particles\n2 : a growing together : COALESCENCE; especially : convergence and fusion of the lateral lips of the blastopore to form the primordium of an embryo


Words: concrete
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : naming a real thing or class of things <the word poem is concrete, poetry is abstract>\n2 : formed by coalition of particles into one solid mass\n3 a : characterized by or belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events b : SPECIFIC, PARTICULAR c : REAL, TANGIBLE\n4 : relating to or made of concrete\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to form into a solid mass : SOLIDIFY b : COMBINE, BLEND\n2 : to make actual or real : cause to take on the qualities of reality\n3 : to cover with, form of, or set in concrete\nintransitive senses : to become concreted\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a mass formed by concretion or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body\n2 : a hard strong building material made by mixing a cementing material (as portland cement) and a mineral aggregate (as sand and gravel) with sufficient water to cause the cement to set and bind the entire mass\n3 : a waxy essence of flowers prepared by extraction and evaporation and used in perfumery


Words: concretion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something concreted: as a : a hard usually inorganic mass (as a bezoar or tophus) formed in a living body b : a mass of mineral matter found generally in rock of a composition different from its own and produced by deposition from aqueous solution in the rock\n2 : the act or process of concreting : the state of being concreted <concretion of ideas in an hypothesis>


Words: concubine
Meaning:
noun\n: a woman with whom a man cohabits without being married: as a : one having a recognized social status in a household below that of a wife b : MISTRESS 4a


Words: concur
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to act together to a common end or single effect\n2 a : APPROVE <concur in a statement> b : to express agreement <concur with an opinion>\n3 obsolete : to come together : MEET\n4 : to happen together : COINCIDE


Words: concurrence
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the simultaneous occurrence of events or circumstances b : the meeting of concurrent lines in a point\n2 a : agreement or union in action : COOPERATION b (1) : agreement in opinion or design (2) : CONSENT\n3 : a coincidence of equal powers in law


Words: concurrent
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : operating or occurring at the same time\n2 a : running parallel b : CONVERGENT; specifically : meeting or intersecting in a point\n3 : acting in conjunction\n4 : exercised over the same matter or area by two different authorities <concurrent jurisdiction>


Words: concussion
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a stunning, damaging, or shattering effect from a hard blow; especially : a jarring injury of the brain resulting in disturbance of cerebral function b : a hard blow or collision\n2 : AGITATION, SHAKING


Words: condemn
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation\n2 a : to pronounce guilty : CONVICT b : SENTENCE, DOOM\n3 : to adjudge unfit for use or consumption\n4 : to declare convertible to public use under the right of eminent domain


Words: condense
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to make denser or more compact; especially : to subject to condensation\nintransitive senses : to undergo condensation


Words: condescend
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 a : to descend to a less formal or dignified level : UNBEND b : to waive the privileges of rank\n2 : to assume an air of superiority


Words: condition
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a premise upon which the fulfillment of an agreement depends : STIPULATION b obsolete : COVENANT c : a provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent upon an uncertain event; also : the event itself\n2 : something essential to the appearance or occurrence of something else : PREREQUISITE: as a : an environmental requirement <available oxygen is an essential condition for animal life> b : the subordinate clause of a conditional sentence\n3 a : a restricting or modifying factor : QUALIFICATION b : an unsatisfactory academic grade that may be raised by doing additional work\n4 a : a state of being b : social status : RANK c : a usually defective state of health <a serious heart condition> d : a state of physical fitness or readiness for use <the car was in good condition> <exercising to get into condition> e plural : attendant circumstances\n5 a obsolete : temper of mind b obsolete : TRAIT c plural , archaic : MANNERS, WAYS\nain Entry:1condition\nPronunciation:k*n-*di-sh*n\nFunction:noun\nEtymology:Middle English condicion, from Middle French, from Latin condicion-, condicio terms of agreement, condition, from condicere to agree, from com- dicere to say, determine more at DICTION\nDate:14th century\n\n1 a : a premise upon which the fulfillment of an agreement depends : STIPULATION b obsolete : COVENANT c : a provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent upon an uncertain event; also : the event itself\n2 : something essential to the appearance or occurrence of something else : PREREQUISITE: as a : an environmental requirement <available oxygen is an essential condition for animal life> b : the subordinate clause of a conditional sentence\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses , archaic : to make stipulations\ntransitive senses\n1 : to agree by stipulating\n2 : to make conditional\n3 a : to put into a proper state for work or use b : AIR-CONDITION\n4 : to give a grade of condition to\n5 a : to adapt, modify, or mold so as to conform to an environing culture b : to modify so that an act or response pr


Words: conditional
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : subject to, implying, or dependent upon a condition <a conditional promise>\n2 : expressing, containing, or implying a supposition <the conditional clause if he speaks>\n3 a : true only for certain values of the variables or symbols involved <conditional equations> b : stating the case when one or more random variables are fixed or one or more events are known <conditional frequency distribution>\n4 a : CONDITIONED 2 <conditional reflex> <conditional response> b : established by conditioning as the stimulus eliciting a conditional response\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a conditional word, clause, verb form, or morpheme\n2 : IMPLICATION 2b


Words: condole
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 obsolete : GRIEVE\n2 : to express sympathetic sorrow\ntransitive senses , archaic : LAMENT, GRIEVE


Words: condominium
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : joint dominion; especially : joint sovereignty by two or more nations b : a government operating under joint rule\n2 : a politically dependent territory under condominium\n3 a : individual ownership of a unit in a multiunit structure (as an apartment building) or on land owned in common (as a town house complex); also : a unit so owned b : a building containing condominiums


Words: condone
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to pardon or overlook voluntarily; especially : to treat as if trivial, harmless, or of no importance <condone corruption in politics>


Words: condor
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a very large American vulture (Vultur gryphus) of the high Andes having the head and neck bare and the plumage dull black with a downy white neck ruff and white patches on the wings b : CALIFORNIA CONDOR\n2 plural condors or condores : a coin (as the centesimo of Chile) bearing the picture of a condor


Words: conduct
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : ESCORT, GUIDE\n2 : the act, manner, or process of carrying on : MANAGEMENT\n3 : a mode or standard of personal behavior especially as based on moral principles\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bring by or as if by leading : GUIDE <conduct tourists through a museum>\n2 a : to lead from a position of command <conduct a siege> <conduct a class> b : to direct or take part in the operation or management of <conduct an experiment> <conduct a business> <conduct an investigation> c : to direct the performance of <conduct an orchestra> <conduct an opera>\n3 a : to convey in a channel b : to act as a medium for conveying or transmitting\n4 : to cause (oneself) to act or behave in a particular and especially in a controlled manner\nintransitive senses\n1 of a road or passage : to show the way : LEAD\n2 a : to act as leader or director b : to have the quality of transmitting light, heat, sound, or electricity


Words: conductor
Meaning:
noun\n: one that conducts: as a : GUIDE b : a collector of fares in a public conveyance c : the leader of a musical ensemble d (1) : a material or object that permits an electric current to flow easily compare INSULATOR, SEMICONDUCTOR (2) : a material capable of transmitting another form of energy (as heat or sound)


Words: conduit
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a natural or artificial channel through which something (as a fluid) is conveyed\n2 archaic : FOUNTAIN\n3 : a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables\n4 : a means of transmitting or distributing <a conduit for illicit payments> <a conduit of information>


Words: cone
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a solid generated by rotating a right triangle about one of its legs called also right circular cone b : a solid bounded by a circular or other closed plane base and the surface formed by line segments joining every point of the boundary of the base to a common vertex see VOLUME table c : a surface traced by a moving straight line passing through a fixed vertex\n2 a : a mass of ovule-bearing or pollen-bearing scales or bracts in trees of the pine family or in cycads that are arranged usually on a somewhat elongated axis b : any of several flower or fruit clusters suggesting a cone\n3 : something that resembles a cone in shape: as a : any of the conical photosensitive receptor cells of the vertebrate retina that function in color vision compare ROD 3 b : any of a family (Conidae) of tropical marine gastropod mollusks that inject their prey with a potent toxin c : the apex of a volcano d : a crisp usually cone-shaped wafer for holding ice cream\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to make cone-shaped\n2 : to bevel like the slanting surface of a cone <cone a tire>


Words: coney
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : rabbit fur b (1) : RABBIT; especially : the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) (2) : PIKA c : HYRAX\n2 archaic : DUPE\n3 : any of several fishes; especially : a dusky black-spotted reddish-finned grouper (Epinephelus fulvus) of the tropical Atlantic


Words: confection
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of confecting\n2 : something confected: as a : a fancy dish or sweetmeat; also : a sweet food b : a medicinal preparation usually made with sugar, syrup, or honey c : a piece of fine craftsmanship


Words: confectionery
Meaning:
noun\n1 : sweet foods (as candy or pastry)\n2 : the confectioner’s art or business\n3 : a confectioner’s shop


Words: confederacy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a league or compact for mutual support or common action : ALLIANCE\n2 : a combination of persons for unlawful purposes : CONSPIRACY\n3 : the body formed by persons, states, or nations united by a league; specifically capitalized : the 11 southern states seceding from the U.S. in 1860 and 1861


Words: confederate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : united in a league : ALLIED\n2 capitalized : of or relating to the Confederate States of America\n\n<2> noun\n1 : ALLY, ACCOMPLICE\n2 capitalized : an adherent of the Confederate States of America or their cause\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to unite in a confederacy\nintransitive senses : to band together


Words: confer
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bestow from or as if from a position of superiority <conferred an honorary degree on her> <knowing how to read was a gift conferred with manhood Murray Kempton>\n2 : to give (as a property or characteristic) to someone or something <a reputation for power will confer power John Spanier>\nintransitive senses : to compare views or take counsel : CONSULT


Words: conference
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a meeting of two or more persons for discussing matters of common concern b : a usually formal interchange of views : CONSULTATION c : a meeting of members of the two branches of a legislature to adjust differences d : CAUCUS\n2 also conferrence : BESTOWAL, CONFERMENT\n3 a : a representative assembly or administrative organization of a religious denomination b : a territorial division of a religious denomination\n4 : an association of athletic teams


Words: confess
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to tell or make known (as something wrong or damaging to oneself) : ADMIT\n2 a : to acknowledge (sin) to God or to a priest b : to receive the confession of (a penitent)\n3 : to declare faith in or adherence to : PROFESS\n4 : to give evidence of\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to disclose one’s faults; specifically : to unburden one’s sins or the state of one’s conscience to God or to a priest b : to hear a confession\n2 : ADMIT, OWN


Words: confession
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act of confessing; especially : a disclosure of one’s sins in the sacrament of reconciliation\n2 : a statement of what is confessed: as a : a written acknowledgment of guilt by a party accused of an offense b : a formal statement of religious beliefs : CREED\n3 : an organized religious body having a common creed


Words: confessional
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a place where a priest hears confessions\n2 : the practice of confessing to a priest\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or being a confession especially of faith\n2 : of, relating to, or being intimately autobiographical <confessional fiction>


Words: confessor
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one who gives heroic evidence of faith but does not suffer martyrdom\n2 : one that confesses\n3 a : a priest who hears confessions b : a priest who is one’s regular spiritual guide


Words: confide
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to have confidence : TRUST\n2 : to show confidence by imparting secrets\ntransitive senses\n1 : to tell confidentially\n2 : to give to the care or protection of another : ENTRUST


Words: confidence
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a feeling or consciousness of one’s powers or of reliance on one’s circumstances <had perfect confidence in her ability to succeed> <met the risk with brash confidence> b : faith or belief that one will act in a right, proper, or effective way <have confidence in a leader>\n2 : the quality or state of being certain : CERTITUDE <they had every confidence of success>\n3 a : a relation of trust or intimacy <took his friend into his confidence> b : reliance on another’s discretion <their story was told in strictest confidence> c : support especially in a legislative body <vote of confidence>\n4 : a communication made in confidence : SECRET\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or adept at swindling by false promises <a confidence game> <a confidence man>


Words: confidential
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by intimacy or willingness to confide <a confidential tone>\n2 : PRIVATE, SECRET <confidential information>\n3 : entrusted with confidences <confidential clerk>\n4 : containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest compare SECRET, TOP SECRET


Words: configuration
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : relative arrangement of parts or elements: as (1) : SHAPE (2) : contour of land <configuration of the mountains> (3) : functional arrangement <a small business computer system in its simplest configuration> b : something (as a figure, contour, pattern, or apparatus) that results from a particular arrangement of parts or components c : the stable structural makeup of a chemical compound especially with reference to the space relations of the constituent atoms\n2 : GESTALT <personality configuration>


Words: confine
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 plural a : something (as borders or walls) that encloses <outside the confines of the office or hospital W. A. Nolen>; also : something that restrains <escape from the confines of soot and clutter E. S. Muskie> b : SCOPE 3 <work within the confines of a small group Frank Newman>\n2 a archaic : RESTRICTION b obsolete : PRISON\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses , archaic : BORDER\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to hold within a location b : IMPRISON\n2 : to keep within limits <will confine my remarks to one subject>


Words: confirm
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to give approval to : RATIFY\n2 : to make firm or firmer : STRENGTHEN\n3 : to administer the rite of confirmation to\n4 : to give new assurance of the validity of : remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact


Words: confirmation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act or process of confirming: as a (1) : a Christian rite conferring the gift of the Holy Spirit and among Protestants full church membership (2) : a ceremony especially of Reform Judaism confirming youths in their faith b : the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body\n2 a : confirming proof : CORROBORATION b : the process of supporting a statement by evidence


Words: confiscate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : appropriated by the government : FORFEITED\n2 : deprived of property by confiscation\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to seize as forfeited to the public treasury\n2 : to seize by or as if by authority


Words: conflict
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : FIGHT, BATTLE, WAR\n2 a : competitive or opposing action of incompatibles : antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons) b : mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands\n3 : the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 archaic : to contend in warfare\n2 : to show antagonism or irreconcilability


Words: confluence
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point <a happy confluence of weather and scenery>\n2 a : the flowing together of two or more streams b : the place of meeting of two streams c : the combined stream formed by conjunction


Words: conform
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to give the same shape, outline, or contour to : bring into harmony or accord <conform furrows to the slope of the land>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to be similar or identical; also : to be in agreement or harmony used with to or with\n2 a : to be obedient or compliant usually used with to b : to act in accordance with prevailing standards or customs


Words: conformation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of conforming or producing conformity : ADAPTATION\n2 : formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole <the gradual conformation of the embryo>\n3 a : correspondence especially to a model or plan b : STRUCTURE c : the shape or proportionate dimensions especially of an animal d : any of the spatial arrangements of a molecule that can be obtained by rotation of the atoms about a single bond


Words: conformity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : correspondence in form, manner, or character : AGREEMENT <behaved in conformity with her beliefs>\n2 : an act or instance of conforming\n3 : action in accordance with some specified standard or authority <conformity to social custom>


Words: confound
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a archaic : to bring to ruin : DESTROY b : BAFFLE, FRUSTRATE <conferences are not for accomplishment but to confound knavish tricks J. K. Galbraith>\n2 obsolete : CONSUME, WASTE\n3 a : to put to shame : DISCOMFIT <a performance that confounded the critics> b : REFUTE <sought to confound his arguments>\n4 : DAMN\n5 : to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity\n6 a : to fail to discern differences between : mix up b : to increase the confusion of


Words: confront
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to face especially in challenge : OPPOSE\n2 a : to cause to meet : bring face-to-face <confront a reader with statistics> b : to meet face-to-face : ENCOUNTER <confronted the possibility of failure>


Words: confuse
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 archaic : to bring to ruin\n2 a : to make embarrassed : ABASH b : to disturb in mind or purpose : THROW OFF\n3 a : to make indistinct : BLUR <stop confusing the issue> b : to mix indiscriminately : JUMBLE c : to fail to differentiate from an often similar or related other <confuse money with comfort>


Words: confusion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act or instance of confusing\n2 a : the quality or state of being confused b : a confused mass or mixture <a confusion of voices>


Words: confute
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to overwhelm in argument : refute conclusively <Elijah confuted the prophets of Baal G. B. Shaw>\n2 obsolete : CONFOUND


Words: conga
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a Cuban dance of African origin involving three steps followed by a kick and performed by a group usually in single file\n2 : a tall barrel-shaped or tapering drum of Afro-Cuban origin that is played with the hands


Words: congeal
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold\n2 : to make viscid or curdled : COAGULATE\n3 : to make rigid, fixed, or immobile\nintransitive senses : to become congealed : SOLIDIFY


Words: congener
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a member of the same taxonomic genus as another plant or animal\n2 : a person or thing resembling another in nature or action <the New England private schools and their congeners west of the Alleghenies Oliver La Farge>


Words: congenial
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having the same nature, disposition, or tastes : KINDRED\n2 a : existing or associated together harmoniously b : PLEASANT; especially : agreeably suited to one’s nature, tastes, or outlook c : SOCIABLE, GENIAL


Words: congenital
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : existing at or dating from birth <congenital deafness> b : constituting an essential characteristic : INHERENT <congenital fear of snakes> c : acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity <congenital syphilis>\n2 : being such by nature <congenital liar>


Words: congest
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause an excessive fullness of the blood vessels of (as an organ)\n2 : CLOG <traffic congested the highways>\n3 : to concentrate in a small or narrow space\nintransitive senses : to become congested


Words: conglomerate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to gather into a mass or coherent whole <numbers of dull people conglomerated round her Virginia Woolf>\ntransitive senses : ACCUMULATE\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a composite mass or mixture; especially : rock composed of rounded fragments varying from small pebbles to large boulders in a cement (as of hardened clay)\n2 : a widely diversified corporation


Words: congratulate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 archaic : to express sympathetic pleasure at (an event)\n2 : to express vicarious pleasure to (a person) on the occasion of success or good fortune; also : to feel pleased with <congratulating herself for a job well done>\n3 obsolete : SALUTE, GREET


Words: congregate
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to collect into a group or crowd : ASSEMBLE\nintransitive senses : to come together into a group, crowd, or assembly\n\n<2> adjective\n: providing or being group services or facilities designed especially for elderly persons requiring supportive services <congregate housing>


Words: congregation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an assembly of persons : GATHERING; especially : an assembly of persons met for worship and religious instruction b : a religious community: as (1) : an organized body of believers in a particular locality (2) : a Roman Catholic religious institute with only simple vows (3) : a group of monasteries forming an independent subdivision of an order\n2 : the act or an instance of congregating or bringing together : the state of being congregated\n3 : a body of cardinals and officials forming an administrative division of the papal curia


Words: congregational
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to a congregation\n2 capitalized : of or relating to a body of Protestant churches deriving from the English Independents of the 17th century and affirming the essential importance and the autonomy of the local congregation\n3 : of or relating to church government placing final authority in the assembly of the local congregation


Words: congress
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act or action of coming together and meeting b : COITUS\n2 : a formal meeting of delegates for discussion and usually action on some question\n3 : the supreme legislative body of a nation and especially of a republic\n4 : an association usually made up of delegates from constituent organizations\n5 : a single meeting or session of a group


Words: congruence
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent\n2 : a statement that two numbers or geometric figures are congruent


Words: conifer
Meaning:
noun\n: any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs including forms (as pines) with true cones and others (as yews) with an arillate fruit


Words: conjecture
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete a : interpretation of omens b : SUPPOSITION\n2 a : inference from defective or presumptive evidence b : a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork c : a proposition (as in mathematics) before it has been proved or disproved\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to arrive at by conjecture\n2 : to make conjectures as to\nintransitive senses : to form conjectures


Words: conjoin
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to join together (as separate entities) for a common purpose\nintransitive senses : to join together for a common purpose


Words: conjugal
Meaning:
adjective\n: of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : CONNUBIAL


Words: conjugate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : joined together especially in pairs : COUPLED b : acting or operating as if joined\n2 a : having features in common but opposite or inverse in some particular b : relating to or being conjugate complex numbers <complex roots occurring in conjugate pairs>\n3 of an acid or base : related by the difference of a proton <the acid NH4 and the base NH3 are conjugate to each other>\n4 : having the same derivation and therefore usually some likeness in meaning <conjugate words>\n5 of two leaves of a book : forming a single piece\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to give in prescribed order the various inflectional forms of used especially of a verb\n2 : to join together\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become joined together\n2 a : to pair and fuse in conjugation b : to pair in synapsis\n\n<3> noun\n1 : something conjugate : a product of conjugating\n2 : CONJUGATE COMPLEX NUMBER\n3 : an element of a mathematical group that is equal to a given element of the group multiplied on the right by another element and on the left by the inverse of the latter element


Words: conjugation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a schematic arrangement of the inflectional forms of a verb b : verb inflection c : a class of verbs having the same type of inflectional forms <the weak conjugation> d : a set of the simple or derivative inflectional forms of a verb especially in Sanskrit or the Semitic languages <the causative conjugation>\n2 : the act of conjugating : the state of being conjugated\n3 a : fusion of usually similar gametes with ultimate union of their nuclei that among lower thallophytes replaces the typical fertilization of higher forms b : temporary cytoplasmic union with exchange of nuclear material that is the usual sexual process in ciliated protozoans c : the one-way transfer of DNA between bacteria in cellular contact


Words: conjunct
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : UNITED, JOINED\n2 : JOINT\n3 : relating to melodic progression by intervals of no more than a major second compare DISJUNCT\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something joined or associated with another; specifically : one of the components of a conjunction\n2 : an adverb or adverbial (as so, in addition, however, secondly) that indicates the speaker’s or writer’s assessment of the connection between linguistic units (as clauses)


Words: conjunction
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or an instance of conjoining : the state of being conjoined : COMBINATION\n2 : occurrence together in time or space : CONCURRENCE\n3 a : the apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac b : a configuration in which two celestial bodies have their least apparent separation\n4 : an uninflected linguistic form that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words\n5 : a complex sentence in logic true if and only if each of its components is true


Words: conjunctive
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : CONNECTIVE\n2 : CONJUNCT, CONJOINED\n3 : being or functioning like a conjunction\n4 : COPULATIVE 1a


Words: conjuncture
Meaning:
noun\n1 : CONJUNCTION, UNION\n2 : a combination of circumstances or events usually producing a crisis : JUNCTURE


Words: conjure
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly\n2 a : to summon by or as if by invocation or incantation b (1) : to affect or effect by or as if by magic (2) : IMAGINE, CONTRIVE often used with up <we conjure up our own metaphors for our own needs R. J. Kaufmann> (3) : to bring to mind <words that conjure pleasant images>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to summon a devil or spirit by invocation or incantation b : to practice magical arts\n2 : to use a conjurer’s tricks : JUGGLE


Words: conk
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to hit especially on the head : KNOCK OUT\n\n<2> noun\n: the visible fruiting body of a bracket fungus; also : decay caused by such a fungus\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n1 : BREAK DOWN; especially : STALL usually used with out <the motor suddenly conked out>\n2 a : FAINT b : to go to sleep usually used with off or out <conked out for a while after lunch> c : DIE <I caught pneumonia. almost conked Truman Capote>\n\n<4> transitive verb\n: to straighten out (hair) usually by the use of chemicals\n\n<5> noun\n: a hairstyle in which the hair is straightened out and flattened down or lightly waved called also process


Words: connect
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become joined <the two rooms connect by a hallway> <ideas that connect easily to form a theory>\n2 : to make a successful hit, shot, or throw <connected for a home run> <connected on 60 percent of his shots N.Y. Times>\n3 : to have or establish a rapport <tried to connect with the younger generation>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to join or fasten together usually by something intervening\n2 : to place or establish in relationship


Words: connection
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of connecting : the state of being connected: as a : causal or logical relation or sequence <the connection between two ideas> b (1) : contextual relation or association <in this connection the word has a different meaning> (2) : relationship in fact <wanted in connection with a robbery> c : a relation of personal intimacy (as of family ties) d : COHERENCE, CONTINUITY\n2 a : something that connects : LINK <a loose connection in the wiring> b : a means of communication or transport\n3 : a person connected with another especially by marriage, kinship, or common interest <has powerful connections>\n4 : a political, social, professional, or commercial relationship: as a : POSITION, JOB b : an arrangement to execute orders or advance interests of another <a firm’s foreign connections> c : a source of contraband (as illegal drugs)\n5 : a set of persons associated together: as a : DENOMINATION b : CLAN


Words: connective
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: serving to connect\n\n<2> noun\n: something that connects: as a : a linguistic form that connects words or word groups b : the tissue connecting the pollen sacs of an anther c : a logical term (as or, if-then, and, not) or a symbol for it that relates propositions in such a way that the truth or falsity of the resulting statement is determined by the truth or falsity of the components


Words: connive
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose\n2 a : to be indulgent or in secret sympathy : WINK b : to cooperate secretly or have a secret understanding\n3 : CONSPIRE, INTRIGUE


Words: connoisseur
Meaning:
noun\n1 : EXPERT; especially : one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judge\n2 : one who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties <a connoisseur of fine wines>


Words: connotation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes b : something suggested by a word or thing : IMPLICATION <the connotations of comfort that surrounded that old chair>\n2 : the signification of something <that abuse of logic which consists in moving counters about as if they were known entities with a fixed connotation W. R. Inge>\n3 : an essential property or group of properties of a thing named by a term in logic compare DENOTATION


Words: connote
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to be associated with or inseparable from as a consequence or concomitant <the remorse so often connoted by guilt>\n2 a : to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning <all the misery that poverty connotes> b : to imply as a logical connotation


Words: conquer
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to gain or acquire by force of arms : SUBJUGATE\n2 : to overcome by force of arms : VANQUISH\n3 : to gain mastery over or win by overcoming obstacles or opposition <conquered the mountain>\n4 : to overcome by mental or moral power : SURMOUNT <conquered her fear>\nintransitive senses : to be victorious


Words: conquest
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of conquering\n2 a : something conquered; especially : territory appropriated in war b : a person whose favor or hand has been won


Words: conquistador
Meaning:
noun\n: one that conquers; specifically : a leader in the Spanish conquest of America and especially of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century


Words: conscience
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the sense or consciousness of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one’s own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do right or be good b : a faculty, power, or principle enjoining good acts c : the part of the superego in psychoanalysis that transmits commands and admonitions to the ego\n2 archaic : CONSCIOUSNESS\n3 : conformity to the dictates of conscience : CONSCIENTIOUSNESS\n4 : sensitive regard for fairness or justice : SCRUPLE


Words: conscientious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : governed by or conforming to the dictates of conscience : SCRUPULOUS <a conscientious public servant>\n2 : METICULOUS, CAREFUL <a conscientious listener>


Words: conscious
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation\n2 archaic : sharing another’s knowledge or awareness of an inward state or outward fact\n3 : personally felt <conscious guilt>\n4 : capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception\n5 : SELF-CONSCIOUS\n6 : having mental faculties undulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor : AWAKE <became conscious after the anesthesia wore off>\n7 : done or acting with critical awareness <a conscious effort to do better>\n8 a : likely to notice, consider, or appraise <a bargain-conscious shopper> b : being concerned or interested <a budget-conscious businessman> c : marked by strong feelings or notions <a race-conscious society>\n\n<2> noun\n: CONSCIOUSNESS 5


Words: conscript
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a conscripted person (as a military recruit)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to enroll into service by compulsion : DRAFT <was conscripted into the army>\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : enrolled into service by compulsion : DRAFTED\n2 : made up of conscripted persons


Words: consecrate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: dedicated to a sacred purpose\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to induct (a person) into a permanent office with a religious rite; especially : to ordain to the office of bishop\n2 a : to make or declare sacred; especially : to devote irrevocably to the worship of God by a solemn ceremony b : to effect the liturgical transubstantiation of (eucharistic bread and wine) c : to devote to a purpose with or as if with deep solemnity or dedication\n3 : to make inviolable or venerable <principles consecrated by the weight of history>


Words: consensus
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : general agreement : UNANIMITY <the consensus of their opinion, based on reports from the border John Hersey> b : the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned <the consensus was to go ahead>\n2 : group solidarity in sentiment and belief


Words: consent
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to give assent or approval : AGREE\n2 archaic : to be in concord in opinion or sentiment\n\n<2> noun\n1 : compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another : ACQUIESCENCE <he shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties U.S. Constitution>\n2 : agreement as to action or opinion; specifically : voluntary agreement by a people to organize a civil society and give authority to the government


Words: consequence
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a conclusion derived through logic : INFERENCE\n2 : something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a set of conditions\n3 a : importance with respect to power to produce an effect : MOMENT b : social importance\n4 : the appearance of importance; especially : SELF-IMPORTANCE


Words: consequent
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : DEDUCTION 2b b : the conclusion of a conditional sentence\n2 : the second term of a ratio\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : following as a result or effect <her new job and consequent relocation>\n2 : observing logical sequence : RATIONAL


Words: consequential
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of the nature of a secondary result : INDIRECT\n2 : CONSEQUENT\n3 : having significant consequences : IMPORTANT <a grave and consequential event>\n4 : SELF-IMPORTANT


Words: conservation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a careful preservation and protection of something; especially : planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect\n2 : the preservation of a physical quantity during transformations or reactions


Words: conservatism
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized a : the principles and policies of a Conservative party b : the Conservative party\n2 a : disposition in politics to preserve what is established b : a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, stressing established institutions, and preferring gradual development to abrupt change\n3 : the tendency to prefer an existing or traditional situation to change


Words: conservative
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : PRESERVATIVE\n2 a : of or relating to a philosophy of conservatism b capitalized : of or constituting a political party professing the principles of conservatism: as (1) : of or constituting a party of the United Kingdom advocating support of established institutions (2) : PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE\n3 a : tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions : TRADITIONAL b : marked by moderation or caution <a conservative estimate> c : marked by or relating to traditional norms of taste, elegance, style, or manners <a conservative suit>\n4 : of or relating to Conservative Judaism\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an adherent or advocate of political conservatism b capitalized : a member or supporter of a conservative political party\n2 a : one who adheres to traditional methods or views b : a cautious or discreet person


Words: conservator
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : one that preserves from injury or violation : PROTECTOR b : one that is responsible for the care, restoration, and repair of archival or museum articles\n2 : a person, official, or institution designated to take over and protect the interests of an incompetent\n3 : an official charged with the protection of something affecting public welfare and interests


Words: conservatory
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants\n2 Italian conservatorio home for foundlings, music school, from Latin conservare : a school specializing in one of the fine arts <a music conservatory>


Words: conserve
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to keep in a safe or sound state <he conserved his inheritance>; especially : to avoid wasteful or destructive use of <conserve natural resources>\n2 : to preserve with sugar\n3 : to maintain (a quantity) constant during a process of chemical, physical, or evolutionary change\n\n<2> noun\n1 : SWEETMEAT; especially : a candied fruit\n2 : PRESERVE; specifically : one prepared from a mixture of fruits


Words: consider
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to think about carefully: as a : to think of especially with regard to taking some action <is considering you for the job> <considered moving to the city> b : to take into account <defendant’s age must be considered>\n2 : to regard or treat in an attentive or kindly way <he considered her every wish>\n3 : to gaze on steadily or reflectively\n4 : to come to judge or classify <consider thrift essential>\n5 : REGARD <his works are well considered abroad>\n6 : SUPPOSE\nintransitive senses : REFLECT, DELIBERATE <paused a moment to consider>


Words: considerable
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : worth consideration : SIGNIFICANT\n2 : large in extent or degree <a considerable number>\n\n<2> noun\n: a considerable amount, degree, or extent


Words: considerate
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by or given to careful consideration : CIRCUMSPECT\n2 : thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others


Words: consideration
Meaning:
noun\n1 : continuous and careful thought <after long consideration he agreed to their requests>\n2 a : a matter weighed or taken into account when formulating an opinion or plan <economic considerations forced her to leave college> b : a taking into account\n3 : thoughtful and sympathetic regard\n4 : an opinion obtained by reflection\n5 : ESTEEM, REGARD <the family built themselves a large, ugly villa and became people of consideration V. S. Pritchett>\n6 a : RECOMPENSE, PAYMENT b : the inducement to a contract or other legal transaction; specifically : an act or forbearance or the promise thereof done or given by one party in return for the act or promise of another


Words: considering
Meaning:
<1> preposition\n: in view of : taking into account <he did well considering his limitations>\n\n<2> conjunction\n: INASMUCH AS <considering he was new at the job, he did quite well>


Words: consign
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to give over to another’s care\n2 : to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another; also : to commit especially to a final destination or fate <a writer consigned to oblivion>\n3 : to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold\nintransitive senses , obsolete : AGREE, SUBMIT


Words: consignment
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the act or process of consigning\n2 : something consigned especially in a single shipment\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or received as goods on consignment <a consignment sale>


Words: consist
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : LIE, RESIDE usually used with in <liberty consists in the absence of obstructions A. E. Housman>\n2 archaic a : EXIST, BE b : to be capable of existing\n3 : to be composed or made up usually used with of <breakfast consisted of cereal, milk, and fruit>\n4 : to be consistent <it consists with the facts>\n\n<2> noun\n: makeup or composition (as of coal sizes or a railroad train) by classes, types, or grades and arrangement


Words: consistency
Meaning:
noun\n1 a archaic : condition of adhering together : firmness of material substance b : firmness of constitution or character : PERSISTENCY\n2 : degree of firmness, density, viscosity, or resistance to movement or separation of constituent particles <boil the juice to the consistency of a thick syrup>\n3 a : agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : CORRESPONDENCE; specifically : ability to be asserted together without contradiction b : harmony of conduct or practice with profession <followed her own advice with consistency>


Words: consistory
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a solemn assembly : COUNCIL\n2 : a church tribunal or governing body: as a : a solemn meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals convoked and presided over by the pope b : a church session in some Reformed churches\n3 : the organization that confers the degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry usually from the 19th to the 32d inclusive; also : a meeting of such an organization


Words: console
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament\n2 : CONSOLE TABLE\n3 a : an upright case which houses the keyboards and controlling mechanisms of an organ and from which the organ is played b : a combination of readouts or displays and an input device (as a keyboard or switches) by which an operator can monitor and interact with a system (as a computer or dubber)\n4 a : a cabinet (as for a radio or television set) designed to rest directly on the floor b : a small storage cabinet between bucket seats in an automobile\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to alleviate the grief, sense of loss, or trouble of : COMFORT <console a widow>


Words: consolidate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to join together into one whole : UNITE <consolidate several small school districts>\n2 : to make firm or secure : STRENGTHEN <consolidate their hold on first place>\n3 : to form into a compact mass\nintransitive senses : to become consolidated; specifically : MERGE <the two companies consolidated>


Words: consonance
Meaning:
noun\n1 : harmony or agreement among components\n2 a : correspondence or recurrence of sounds especially in words; specifically : recurrence or repetition of consonants especially at the end of stressed syllables without the similar correspondence of vowels (as in the final sounds of <stroke> and <luck>) b : CONCORD 1b c : SYMPATHETIC VIBRATION, RESONANCE


Words: consonant
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord\n2 : marked by musical consonances\n3 : having similar sounds <consonant words>\n4 : relating to or exhibiting consonance : RESONANT\n\n<2> noun\n: one of a class of speech sounds (as, , , , , ) characterized by constriction or closure at one or more points in the breath channel; also : a letter representing a consonant usually used in English of any letter except a, e, i, o, and u


Words: consort
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : ASSOCIATE\n2 : a ship accompanying another\n3 : SPOUSE compare PRINCE CONSORT\n\n<2> noun\n1 : GROUP, ASSEMBLY <a consort of specialists>\n2 : CONJUNCTION, ASSOCIATION <he ruled in consort with his father>\n3 a : a group of singers or instrumentalists performing together b : a set of musical instruments of the same family\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : UNITE, ASSOCIATE\n2 obsolete : ESCORT\nintransitive senses\n1 : to keep company <consorting with criminals>\n2 obsolete : to make harmony : PLAY\n3 : ACCORD, HARMONIZE <the illustrations consort admirably with the text Times Literary Supplement>


Words: consortium
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member\n2 : ASSOCIATION, SOCIETY\n3 : the legal right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other


Words: conspectus
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a usually brief survey or summary (as of an extensive subject) often providing an overall view\n2 : OUTLINE, SYNOPSIS


Words: conspicuous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : obvious to the eye or mind\n2 : attracting attention : STRIKING\n3 : marked by a noticeable violation of good taste


Words: conspiracy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of conspiring together\n2 a : an agreement among conspirators b : a group of conspirators


Words: conspire
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : PLOT, CONTRIVE\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement b : SCHEME\n2 : to act in harmony toward a common end <circumstances conspired to defeat his efforts>


Words: constable
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a high officer of a medieval royal or noble household\n2 : the warden or governor of a royal castle or a fortified town\n3 a : a public officer usually of a town or township responsible for keeping the peace and for minor judicial duties b British : POLICE OFFICER; especially : one ranking below sergeant


Words: constabulary
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: of or relating to a constable or constabulary\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the organized body of constables of a particular district or country\n2 : an armed police force organized on military lines but distinct from the regular army


Words: constancy
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : steadfastness of mind under duress : FORTITUDE b : FIDELITY, LOYALTY\n2 : a state of being constant or unchanging


Words: constant
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : marked by firm steadfast resolution or faithfulness : exhibiting constancy of mind or attachment\n2 : INVARIABLE, UNIFORM\n3 : continually occurring or recurring : REGULAR\n\n<2> noun\n: something invariable or unchanging: as a : a number that has a fixed value in a given situation or universally or that is characteristic of some substance or instrument b : a number that is assumed not to change value in a given mathematical discussion c : a term in logic with a fixed designation


Words: constellation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the configuration of stars especially at one’s birth\n2 : any of 88 arbitrary configurations of stars or an area of the celestial sphere covering one of these configurations\n3 : an assemblage, collection, or gathering of usually related persons, qualities, or things <a constellation of relatives, friends, and hangers-on Brendan Gill>\n4 : PATTERN, ARRANGEMENT <taking advantage of the shifting constellation of power throughout the known world H. D. Lasswell>


Words: consternation
Meaning:
noun\n: amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion <the two stared at each other in consternation, and neither knew what to do Pearl Buck>


Words: constipation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : abnormally delayed or infrequent passage of usually dry hardened feces\n2 : STULTIFICATION


Words: constituency
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) b : the residents in an electoral district c : an electoral district\n2 a : a group or body that patronizes, supports, or offers representation <creating a grass-roots constituency for continuing the project Fred Reed> b : the people involved in or served by an organization (as a business or institution) <regards its corporate customers as its prime constituency Andrew Hacker>


Words: constituent
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one who authorizes another to act as agent : PRINCIPAL\n2 : a member of a constituency\n3 : an essential part : COMPONENT, ELEMENT\n4 : a structural unit of a definable syntactic, semantic, or phonological category that consists of one or more linguistic elements (as words, morphemes, or features) and that can occur as a component of a larger construction\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : serving to form, compose, or make up a unit or whole : COMPONENT\n2 : having the power to create a government or frame or amend a constitution <a constituent assembly>


Words: constitute
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to appoint to an office, function, or dignity\n2 : SET UP, ESTABLISH: as a : ENACT b : FOUND c (1) : to give due or lawful form to (2) : to legally process\n3 : MAKE UP, FORM, COMPOSE <12 months constitute a year> <high school dropouts who constitute a major problem in large city slums J. B. Conant>


Words: constitution
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an established law or custom : ORDINANCE\n2 a : the physical makeup of the individual comprising inherited qualities modified by environment b : the structure, composition, physical makeup, or nature of something\n3 : the act of establishing, making, or setting up\n4 : the mode in which a state or society is organized; especially : the manner in which sovereign power is distributed\n5 a : the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it b : a written instrument embodying the rules of a political or social organization


Words: constitutional
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : relating to, inherent in, or affecting the constitution of body or mind\n2 : of, relating to, or entering into the fundamental makeup of something : ESSENTIAL\n3 : being in accordance with or authorized by the constitution of a state or society <a constitutional government>\n4 : regulated by or ruling according to a constitution <a constitutional monarchy>\n5 : of or relating to a constitution\n6 : loyal to or supporting an established constitution or form of government\n\n<2> noun\n: a walk taken for one’s health


Words: constitutionality
Meaning:
noun\n: the quality or state of being constitutional; especially : accordance with the provisions of a constitution <questioned the constitutionality of the law>


Words: constitutive
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having the power to enact or establish : CONSTRUCTIVE\n2 : CONSTITUENT, ESSENTIAL\n3 : relating to or dependent on constitution <a constitutive property of all electrolytes>


Words: constrain
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation b : to restrict the motion of (a mechanical body) to a particular mode\n2 : COMPRESS; also : to clasp tightly\n3 : to secure by or as if by bonds : CONFINE; broadly : LIMIT\n4 : to force or produce in an unnatural or strained manner <a constrained smile>\n5 : to hold back by or as if by force <constraining my mind not to wander from the task Charles Dickens>


Words: constraint
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act of constraining b : the state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action <the constraint and monotony of a monastic life Matthew Arnold> c : a constraining condition, agency, or force : CHECK <put legal constraints on the board’s activities>\n2 a : repression of one’s own feelings, behavior, or actions b : a sense of being constrained : EMBARRASSMENT


Words: constrict
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make narrow or draw together b : COMPRESS, SQUEEZE <constrict a nerve>\n2 : to stultify, stop, or cause to falter : INHIBIT\nintransitive senses : to become constricted


Words: construct
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements : BUILD; also : CONTRIVE, DEVISE\n2 : to draw (a geometrical figure) with suitable instruments and under specified conditions\n3 : to set in logical order\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something constructed by the mind: as a : a theoretical entity <the deductive study of abstract constructs Daniel J. Boorstin> b : a working hypothesis or concept <a point of view which made \n2 : something produced by human effort <the East bloc was always an unnatural construct Walter Isaacson>


Words: construction
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or result of construing, interpreting, or explaining\n2 a : the process, art, or manner of constructing something; also : a thing constructed b : the construction industry <working in construction>\n3 : the arrangement and connection of words or groups of words in a sentence : syntactical arrangement\n4 : a sculpture that is put together out of separate pieces of often disparate materials


Words: constructionist
Meaning:
noun\n: one who construes a legal document (as the U.S. Constitution) in a specific way <a strict constructionist>


Words: construe
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)\n2 : to understand or explain the sense or intention of usually in a particular way or with respect to a given set of circumstances <construed my actions as hostile>\nintransitive senses : to construe a sentence or sentence part especially in connection with translating\n\n<2> noun\n: an act or the result of construing especially by piecemeal translation


Words: consubstantiation
Meaning:
noun\n: the actual substantial presence and combination of the body and blood of Christ with the eucharistic bread and wine according to a teaching associated with Martin Luther compare TRANSUBSTANTIATION


Words: consul
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : either of two annually elected chief magistrates of the Roman republic b : one of three chief magistrates of the French republic from 1799 to 1804\n2 : an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country to represent the commercial interests of citizens of the appointing country


Words: consult
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to have regard to : CONSIDER\n2 a : to ask the advice or opinion of <consult a doctor> b : to refer to <consult a dictionary>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to consult an individual\n2 : to deliberate together : CONFER\n3 : to serve as a consultant\n\n<2> noun\n: CONSULTATION


Words: consume
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to do away with completely : DESTROY <fire consumed several buildings>\n2 a : to spend wastefully : SQUANDER b : USE UP <writing consumed much of his time>\n3 : to eat or drink especially in great quantity <consumed several kegs of beer>\n4 : to engage fully : ENGROSS <consumed with curiosity>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to waste or burn away : PERISH\n2 : to utilize economic goods


Words: consummate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : complete in every detail : PERFECT\n2 : extremely skilled and accomplished <a consummate liar>\n3 : of the highest degree <consummate skill> <consummate cruelty>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : FINISH, COMPLETE <consummate a business deal> b : to make perfect c : ACHIEVE\n2 : to make (marital union) complete by sexual intercourse <consummate a marriage>\nintransitive senses : to become perfected


Words: consumption
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a progressive wasting away of the body especially from pulmonary tuberculosis b : TUBERCULOSIS\n2 : the act or process of consuming\n3 : the utilization of economic goods in the satisfaction of wants or in the process of production resulting chiefly in their destruction, deterioration, or transformation


Words: consumptive
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : tending to consume\n2 : of, relating to, or affected with consumption\n\n<2> noun\n: a person affected with consumption


Words: contact
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : union or junction of surfaces b : the apparent touching or mutual tangency of the limbs of two celestial bodies or of the disk of one body with the shadow of another during an eclipse, transit, or occultation c (1) : the junction of two electrical conductors through which a current passes (2) : a special part made for such a junction\n2 a : ASSOCIATION, RELATIONSHIP b : CONNECTION, COMMUNICATION c : an establishing of communication with someone or an observing or receiving of a significant signal from a person or object <radar contact with Mars>\n3 : a person serving as a go-between, messenger, connection, or source of special information <business contacts>\n4 : CONTACT LENS\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to make contact\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bring into contact\n2 a : to enter or be in contact with : JOIN b : to get in communication with <contact your local dealer>\n\n<3> adjective\n: maintaining, involving, or activated or caused by contact <contact poisons> <contact sports>


Words: contagion
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a contagious disease b : the transmission of a disease by direct or indirect contact c : a disease-producing agent (as a virus)\n2 a : POISON b : contagious influence, quality, or nature c : corrupting influence or contact\n3 a : rapid communication of an influence (as a doctrine or emotional state) b : an influence that spreads rapidly


Words: contagious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : communicable by contact : CATCHING <contagious diseases>\n2 : bearing contagion\n3 : used for contagious diseases <a contagious ward>\n4 : exciting similar emotions or conduct in others <contagious enthusiasm>


Words: contain
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to keep within limits: as a : RESTRAIN, CONTROL b : CHECK, HALT c : to follow successfully a policy of containment toward d : to prevent (as an enemy or opponent) from advancing or from making a successful attack\n2 a : to have within : HOLD b : COMPRISE, INCLUDE\n3 a : to be divisible by usually without a remainder b : ENCLOSE, BOUND\nintransitive senses : to restrain oneself


Words: contaminate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association <bacteria contaminated the wound> b : to make inferior or impure by admixture <iron contaminated with phosphorus>\n2 : to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements


Words: contemplate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to view or consider with continued attention : meditate on\n2 : to view as contingent or probable or as an end or intention\nintransitive senses : PONDER, MEDITATE


Words: contemporary
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time\n2 a : SIMULTANEOUS b : marked by characteristics of the present period : MODERN, CURRENT\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one that is contemporary with another\n2 : one of the same or nearly the same age as another


Words: contempt
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : DISDAIN b : lack of respect or reverence for something\n2 : the state of being despised\n3 : willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body <contempt of court>


Words: contend
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : STRUGGLE\n2 : to strive in debate : ARGUE\ntransitive senses\n1 : MAINTAIN, ASSERT <contended that he was right>\n2 : to struggle for : CONTEST


Words: content
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: CONTENTED, SATISFIED\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to appease the desires of\n2 : to limit (oneself) in requirements, desires, or actions\n\n<3> noun\n: CONTENTMENT <ate to his heart’s content>\n\n<4> noun\n1 a : something contained usually used in plural <the jar’s contents> <the drawer’s contents> b : the topics or matter treated in a written work <table of contents>\n2 a : SUBSTANCE, GIST b : MEANING, SIGNIFICANCE c : the events, physical detail, and information in a work of art compare FORM 10b\n3 a : the matter dealt with in a field of study b : a part, element, or complex of parts\n4 : the amount of specified material contained : PROPORTION


Words: contented
Meaning:
adjective\n: feeling or manifesting satisfaction with one’s possessions, status, or situation <a contented smile>


Words: contention
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act or instance of contending\n2 : a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument\n3 : RIVALRY, COMPETITION


Words: conterminous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having a common boundary\n2 : COTERMINOUS\n3 : enclosed within one common boundary <the 48 conterminous states>


Words: contest
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : STRIVE, VIE\ntransitive senses : to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; especially : DISPUTE, CHALLENGE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a struggle for superiority or victory : COMPETITION\n2 : a competition in which each contestant performs without direct contact with or interference from his competitors


Words: context
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning\n2 : the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs : ENVIRONMENT, SETTING


Words: contiguous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point\n2 of angles : ADJACENT 2\n3 : next or near in time or sequence\n4 : touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence <contiguous row houses>


Words: continence
Meaning:
noun\n1 : SELF-RESTRAINT; especially : a refraining from sexual intercourse\n2 : the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily <fecal continence>


Words: continent
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : exercising continence\n2 obsolete : RESTRICTIVE\n\n<2> noun\n1 archaic : CONTAINER, CONFINES\n2 archaic : EPITOME\n3 : MAINLAND\n4 a : one of the six or seven great divisions of land on the globe b capitalized : the continent of Europe used with the


Words: continental
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent <continental waters>; specifically often capitalized : of or relating to the continent of Europe excluding the British Isles b often capitalized : of, relating to, or being a cuisine derived from the classic dishes of Europe and especially France\n2 a often capitalized : of or relating to the colonies later forming the U.S. <Continental Congress> b : being the part of the U.S. on the No. American continent; also : being the part of the U.S. comprising the lower 48 states\n\n<2> noun\n1 a often capitalized : an American soldier of the Revolution in the Continental army b (1) : a piece of Continental paper currency (2) : the least bit <not worth a continental>\n2 : an inhabitant of a continent and especially the continent of Europe


Words: contingency
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being contingent\n2 : a contingent event or condition: as a : an event (as an emergency) that may but is not certain to occur <trying to provide for every contingency> b : something liable to happen as an adjunct to or result of something else


Words: contingent
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : likely but not certain to happen : POSSIBLE\n2 : not logically necessary; especially : EMPIRICAL\n3 a : happening by chance or unforeseen causes b : subject to chance or unseen effects : UNPREDICTABLE c : intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen\n4 : dependent on or conditioned by something else\n5 : not necessitated : determined by free choice\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something contingent : CONTINGENCY\n2 : a representative group : DELEGATION, DETACHMENT


Words: continual
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : continuing indefinitely in time without interruption <continual fear>\n2 : recurring in steady usually rapid succession <a history of continual invasions>


Words: continuance
Meaning:
noun\n1 : CONTINUATION\n2 : the extent of continuing : DURATION\n3 : the quality of enduring : PERMANENCE\n4 : an adjournment of a court case to a future day


Words: continuation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or fact of continuing in or the prolongation of a state or activity\n2 : resumption after an interruption\n3 : something that continues, increases, or adds


Words: continue
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to maintain without interruption a condition, course, or action\n2 : to remain in existence : ENDURE\n3 : to remain in a place or condition : STAY\n4 : to resume an activity after interruption\ntransitive senses\n1 a : KEEP UP, MAINTAIN <continues walking> b : to keep going or add to : PROLONG; also : to resume after intermission\n2 : to cause to continue\n3 : to allow to remain in a place or condition : RETAIN\n4 : to postpone (a legal proceeding) by a continuance


Words: continuity
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : uninterrupted connection, succession, or union b : uninterrupted duration or continuation especially without essential change\n2 : something that has, exhibits, or provides continuity: as a : a script or scenario in the performing arts b : transitional spoken or musical matter especially for a radio or television program c : the story and dialogue of a comic strip\n3 : the property of being mathematically continuous


Words: continuous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time, or sequence\n2 of a function : having the property that the absolute value of the numerical difference between the value at a given point and the value at any point in a neighborhood of the given point can be made as close to zero as desired by choosing the neighborhood small enough


Words: continuum
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a coherent whole characterized as a collection, sequence, or progression of values or elements varying by minute degrees <\n2 : the set of real numbers including both the rationals and the irrationals; broadly : a compact set which cannot be separated into two sets neither of which contains a limit point of the other


Words: contort
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to twist in a violent manner <features contorted with fury>\nintransitive senses : to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression


Words: contour
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure : SHAPE; also : the line representing this outline\n2 : the general form or structure of something : CHARACTERISTIC often used in plural <contours of a melody> <to delineate the tortured psychological contours of the tribal past B. J. Phillips>\n3 : a usually meaningful change in intonation in speech\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along them <contour flooding> <contour farming>\n2 : made to fit the contour of something <a contour couch> <contour sheets>\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 a : to shape the contour of b : to shape so as to fit contours\n2 : to construct (as a road) in conformity to a contour


Words: contraband
Meaning:
noun\n1 : illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : SMUGGLING\n2 : goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden; also : smuggled goods\n3 : a slave who during the Civil War escaped to or was brought within the Union lines


Words: contract
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties; especially : one legally enforceable b : a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price <make parts on contract> c : the act of marriage or an agreement to marry\n2 : a document describing the terms of a contract\n3 : the final bid to win a specified number of tricks in bridge\n4 : an order or arrangement for a hired assassin to kill someone\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to bring on oneself especially inadvertently : INCUR <contracting debts> b : to become affected with <contract pneumonia>\n2 a : to establish or undertake by contract b : BETROTH; also : to establish (a marriage) formally c (1) : to hire by contract (2) : to purchase (as goods or services) on a contract basis often used with out\n3 a : LIMIT, RESTRICT b : KNIT, WRINKLE <frown contracted his brow> c : to draw together : CONCENTRATE\n4 : to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or forcing together\n5 : to shorten (as a word) by omitting one or more sounds or letters\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a contract\n2 : to draw together so as to become diminished in size <metal contracts on cooling>; also : to become less in compass, duration, or length <muscle contracts in tetanus>


Words: contractile
Meaning:
adjective\n: having or concerned with the power or property of contracting <contractile proteins of muscle fibrils>


Words: contradict
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to assert the contrary of : take issue with\n2 : to imply the opposite or a denial of <your actions contradict your words>


Words: contrail
Meaning:
noun\n: streaks of condensed water vapor created in the air by an airplane or rocket at high altitudes


Words: contralto
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a singing voice having a range between tenor and mezzo-soprano b : a person having this voice\n2 : the part sung by a contralto


Words: contrary
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a fact or condition incompatible with another : OPPOSITE usually used with the\n2 : one of a pair of opposites\n3 a : a proposition so related to another that though both may be false they cannot both be true compare SUBCONTRARY b : either of two terms (as good and evil) that cannot both be affirmed of the same subject\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : being so different as to be at opposite extremes : OPPOSITE <come to the contrary conclusion> <went off in contrary directions>; also : being opposite to or in conflict with each other <contrary viewpoints>\n2 : being not in conformity with what is usual or expected <actions contrary to company policy> <contrary evidence>\n3 : UNFAVORABLE used of wind or weather\n4 : temperamentally unwilling to accept control or advice\n\n<3> adverb\n: CONTRARIWISE, CONTRARILY


Words: contrast
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to set off in contrast : compare or appraise in respect to differences <contrast European and American manners> often used with to or with <contrasting her with other women Victoria Sackville-West>\nintransitive senses : to form a contrast\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : juxtaposition of dissimilar elements (as color, tone, or emotion) in a work of art b : degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of a picture\n2 a : the difference or degree of difference between things having similar or comparable natures <the contrast between the two forms of government> b : comparison of similar objects to set off their dissimilar qualities : the state of being so compared <the enforced simplicity in this diary is in contrast to the intensity of his former life Times Literary Supplement>\n3 : a person or thing that exhibits differences when compared with another


Words: contravene
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to go or act contrary to : VIOLATE <contravene a law>\n2 : to oppose in argument : CONTRADICT <contravene a proposition>


Words: contribute
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to give or supply in common with others\n2 : to supply (as an article) for a publication\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to give a part to a common fund or store b : to play a significant part in bringing about an end or result\n2 : to submit articles to a publication


Words: contrite
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : grieving and penitent for sin or shortcoming\n2 : proceeding from contrition <contrite sighs>


Words: contrivance
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a thing contrived; especially : a mechanical device b : an artificial arrangement or development\n2 : the act or faculty of contriving : the state of being contrived


Words: contrive
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : DEVISE, PLAN <contrive ways of handling the situation> b : to form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner <contrived household utensils from stone>\n2 : to bring about by stratagem or with difficulty : MANAGE\nintransitive senses : to make schemes


Words: control
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a archaic : to check, test, or verify by evidence or experiments b : to incorporate suitable controls in <a controlled experiment>\n2 a : to exercise restraining or directing influence over : REGULATE b : to have power over : RULE c : to reduce the incidence or severity of especially to innocuous levels <control an insect population> <control a disease>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an act or instance of controlling; also : power or authority to guide or manage b : skill in the use of a tool, instrument, technique, or artistic medium c : the regulation of economic activity especially by government directive usually used in plural <price controls>\n2 : RESTRAINT, RESERVE\n3 : one that controls: as a (1) : an experiment in which the subjects are treated as in a parallel experiment except for omission of the procedure or agent under test and which is used as a standard of comparison in judging experimental effects called also control experiment (2) : one (as an organism, culture, or group) that is part of a control b : a device or mechanism used to regulate or guide the operation of a machine, apparatus, or system c : an organization that directs a spaceflight <mission control> d : a personality or spirit believed to actuate the utterances or performances of a spiritualist medium


Words: controller
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : COMPTROLLER 1 b : COMPTROLLER 2 c : the chief accounting officer of a business enterprise or an institution (as a college)\n2 a : one that controls or has power or authority to control <air traffic controller> b : CONTROL 3b


Words: controversy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views : DISPUTE\n2 : QUARREL, STRIFE


Words: controvert
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to dispute or oppose by reasoning <controvert a point in a discussion>\nintransitive senses : to engage in controversy


Words: contumely
Meaning:
noun\n: harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt; also : an instance of such language or treatment


Words: conundrum
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun\n2 a : a question or problem having only a conjectural answer b : an intricate and difficult problem


Words: convection
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the action or process of conveying\n2 a : the circulatory motion that occurs in a fluid at a nonuniform temperature owing to the variation of its density and the action of gravity b : the transfer of heat by convection compare CONDUCTION, RADIATION


Words: convene
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to come together in a body\ntransitive senses\n1 : to summon before a tribunal\n2 : to cause to assemble


Words: convenience
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : fitness or suitability for performing an action or fulfilling a requirement\n2 a : something (as an appliance, device, or service) conducive to comfort or ease b chiefly British : TOILET 3\n3 : a suitable or convenient time <at your convenience>\n4 : freedom from discomfort : EASE\n\n<2> adjective\n: designed for quick and easy preparation or use <convenience foods>


Words: convenient
Meaning:
adjective\n1 obsolete : SUITABLE, PROPER\n2 a : suited to personal comfort or to easy performance b : suited to a particular situation c : affording accommodation or advantage\n3 : being near at hand : HANDY


Words: convent
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation; especially : an establishment of nuns\n\n<2> verb\nobsolete : CONVENE


Words: conventicle
Meaning:
noun\n1 : ASSEMBLY, MEETING\n2 : an assembly of an irregular or unlawful character\n3 : an assembly for religious worship; especially : a secret meeting for worship not sanctioned by law\n4 : MEETINGHOUSE


Words: convention
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : AGREEMENT, CONTRACT b : an agreement between states for regulation of matters affecting all of them c : a compact between opposing commanders especially concerning prisoner exchange or armistice d : a general agreement about basic principles or procedures; also : a principle or procedure accepted as true or correct by convention\n2 a : the summoning or convening of an assembly b : an assembly of persons met for a common purpose; especially : a meeting of the delegates of a political party for the purpose of formulating a platform and selecting candidates for office c : the usually state or national organization of a religious denomination\n3 a : usage or custom especially in social matters b : a rule of conduct or behavior c : a practice in bidding or playing that conveys information between partners in a card game (as bridge) d : an established technique, practice, or device (as in literature or the theater)\nsh*n\nFunction:noun\nEtymology:Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin convention-, conventio, from convenire\nDate:15th century\n\n1 a : AGREEMENT, CONTRACT b : an agreement between states for regulation of matters affecting all of them c : a compact between opposing commanders especially concerning prisoner exchange or armistice d : a general agreement about basic principles or procedures; also : a principle or procedure accepted as true or correct by convention\n2 a : the summoning or convening of an assembly b : an assembly of persons met for a common purpose; especially : a meeting of the delegates of a political party for the purpose of formulating a platform and selecting candidates for office c : the usually state or national organization of a religious denomination


Words: conventional
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : formed by agreement or compact\n2 a : according with, sanctioned by, or based on convention b : lacking originality or individuality : TRITE c (1) : ORDINARY, COMMONPLACE (2) : NONNUCLEAR 1 <conventional warfare>\n3 a : according with a mode of artistic representation that simplifies or provides symbols or substitutes for natural forms b : of traditional design\n4 : of, resembling, or relating to a convention, assembly, or public meeting


Words: converge
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : MEET\n2 : to come together and unite in a common interest or focus\n3 : to approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit\ntransitive senses : to cause to converge


Words: conversant
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic : having frequent or familiar association\n2 archaic : CONCERNED, OCCUPIED\n3 : having knowledge or experience used with with


Words: conversation
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete : CONDUCT, BEHAVIOR\n2 a (1) : oral exchange of sentiments, observations, opinions, or ideas (2) : an instance of such exchange : TALK b : an informal discussion of an issue by representatives of governments, institutions, or groups c : an exchange similar to conversation


Words: converse
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : social interaction\n2 : CONVERSATION\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 archaic a : to become occupied or engaged b : to have acquaintance or familiarity\n2 a : to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : TALK b : to carry on an exchange similar to a conversation (as with a computer)\n\n<3> noun\n: something reversed in order, relation, or action: as a : a theorem formed by interchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of a given theorem b : a proposition obtained by interchange of the subject and predicate of a given proposition <\n\n<4> adjective\n1 : reversed in order, relation, or action\n2 : being a logical or mathematical converse <the converse theorem>


Words: conversion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of converting : the process of being converted compare GENE CONVERSION\n2 : an experience associated with a definite and decisive adoption of religion\n3 a : the operation of finding a converse in logic or mathematics b : reduction of a mathematical expression by clearing of fractions\n4 : a successful try for point or free throw\n5 : something converted from one use to another


Words: convert
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another b : to bring about a religious conversion in\n2 a : to alter the physical or chemical nature or properties of especially in manufacturing b (1) : to change from one form or function to another (2) : to alter for more effective utilization (3) : to appropriate without right c : to exchange for an equivalent\n3 obsolete : TURN\n4 : to subject to logical conversion\n5 a : to make a goal after receiving (a pass) from a teammate b : to score on (as a try for point or free throw) c : to make (a spare) in bowling\nintransitive senses\n1 : to undergo conversion\n2 : to make good on a try for point, field goal, or free throw\n\n<2> noun\n: one that is converted


Words: convertible
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : capable of being converted\n2 : having a top that may be lowered or removed <convertible coupe>\n3 : capable of being exchanged for a specified equivalent (as another currency or security) <a bond convertible to 12 shares of common stock>\n\n<2> noun\n: something convertible; especially : a convertible automobile


Words: convex
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : curved or rounded like the exterior of a sphere or circle b : being a continuous function or part of a continuous function with the property that a line joining any two points on its graph lies on or above the graph\n2 a of a set of points : containing all points in a line joining any two constituent points b of a geometric figure : comprising a convex set when combined with its interior <a convex polygon>


Words: convey
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 obsolete : LEAD, CONDUCT\n2 a : to bear from one place to another; especially : to move in a continuous stream or mass b : to impart or communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance c (1) archaic : STEAL (2) obsolete : to carry away secretly d : to transfer or deliver to another especially by a sealed writing e : to cause to pass from one place or person to another


Words: conveyance
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the action of conveying\n2 : a means or way of conveying: as a : an instrument by which title to property is conveyed b : a means of transport : VEHICLE


Words: convict
Meaning:
<1> adjective\narchaic : having been convicted\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to find or prove to be guilty\n2 : to convince of error or sinfulness\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime\n2 : a person serving a usually long prison sentence


Words: conviction
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of convicting of a crime especially in a court of law\n2 a : the act of convincing a person of error or of compelling the admission of a truth b : the state of being convinced of error or compelled to admit the truth\n3 a : a strong persuasion or belief b : the state of being convinced


Words: convince
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 obsolete a : to overcome by argument b : OVERPOWER, OVERCOME\n2 obsolete : DEMONSTRATE, PROVE\n3 : to bring (as by argument) to belief, consent, or a course of action : PERSUADE <convinced himself that she was all right William Faulkner> <something could never convince him to read John Lahr>


Words: convocation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an assembly of persons convoked b (1) : an assembly of bishops and representative clergy of the Church of England (2) : a consultative assembly of clergy and lay delegates from one part of an Episcopal diocese; also : a territorial division of an Episcopal diocese c : a ceremonial assembly of members of a college or university\n2 : the act or process of convoking


Words: convolution
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a form or shape that is folded in curved or tortuous windings\n2 : one of the irregular ridges on the surface of the brain and especially of the cerebrum of higher mammals\n3 : a complication or intricacy of form, design, or structure


Words: convoy
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: ACCOMPANY; especially : to escort for protection\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one that convoys; especially : a protective escort (as for ships)\n2 : the act of convoying\n3 : a group convoyed or organized for convenience or protection in moving


Words: convulse
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to shake or agitate violently; especially : to shake with or as if with irregular spasms\nintransitive senses : to become affected with convulsions


Words: convulsion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles\n2 a : a violent disturbance b : an uncontrolled fit : PAROXYSM


Words: coo
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to make the low soft cry of a dove or pigeon or a similar sound\n2 : to talk fondly, amorously, or appreciatively <an album that will be cooed over by condescending classical music critics Ellen Sander>


Words: cook
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a person who prepares food for eating\n2 : a technical or industrial process comparable to cooking food; also : a substance so processed\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to prepare food for eating by means of heat\n2 : to undergo the action of being cooked <the rice is cooking now>\n3 : OCCUR, HAPPEN <find out what was cooking in the committee>\n4 : to perform, do, or proceed well <the jazz quartet was cooking along> <the party cooked right through the night>\ntransitive senses\n1 : CONCOCT, FABRICATE usually used with up <cooked up a scheme>\n2 : to prepare for eating by a heating process\n3 : FALSIFY, DOCTOR <cooked the books with phony spending cuts and accounting gimmickry Colleen O’Connor>\n4 : to subject to the action of heat or fire


Words: cookbook
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a book of cooking directions and recipes; broadly : a book of detailed instructions\n\n<2> adjective\n: involving or using step-by-step procedures whose rationale is usually not explained <a cookbook approach>


Words: cookie
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small flat or slightly raised cake\n2 a : an attractive woman <a buxom French cookie who haunts the colony’s one night spot Newsweek> b : PERSON, GUY <a tough cookie>


Words: cool
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : moderately cold : lacking in warmth\n2 a : marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control <a cool and calculating administrator Current Biography> b : lacking ardor or friendliness <a cool impersonal manner> c of jazz : marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint d : free from tensions or violence <meeting with minority groups in an attempt to keep the city cool>\n3 used as an intensive <a cool million dollars>\n4 : marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion <a cool reply>\n5 : facilitating or suggesting relief from heat <a cool dress>\n6 a of a color : producing an impression of being cool; specifically : of a hue in the range violet through blue to green b of a musical tone : relatively lacking in timbre or resonance\n7 slang a : very good : EXCELLENT; also : ALL RIGHT b : FASHIONABLE 1 <not happy with the new shoes because they were not cool Celestine Sibley>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become cool : lose heat or warmth <placed the pie in the window to cool> sometimes used with off or down\n2 : to lose ardor or passion <his anger cooled>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make cool : impart a feeling of coolness to <cooled the room with a fan> often used with off or down <a swim cooled us off a little>\n2 a : to moderate the heat, excitement, or force of : CALM <cooled her growing anger> b : to slow or lessen the growth or activity of usually used with off or down <wants to cool off the economy without freezing it Newsweek>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a cool time, place, or situation <the cool of the evening>\n2 a : absence of excitement or emotional involvement : DETACHMENT <must surrender his fine cool and enter the closed crazy world of suicide Wilfrid Sheed> b : POISE, COMPOSURE <press questions seemed to rattle him and he lost his cool New Republic>\n\n<4> adverb\n: in a casual and nonchalant manner <play it cool>


Words: cooler
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that cools: as a : a container for cooling liquids b : REFRIGERATOR\n2 : LOCKUP, JAIL; especially : a cell for violent or unmanageable prisoners\n3 : an iced drink usually with an alcoholic beverage as a base


Words: coolie
Meaning:
noun\n: an unskilled laborer or porter usually in or from the Far East hired for low or subsistence wages


Words: coop
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a cage or small enclosure (as for poultry); also : a small building for housing poultry\n2 a : a confined area b : JAIL\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to confine in a restricted and often crowded area usually used with up\n2 : to place or keep in a coop : PEN often used with up


Words: cooper
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one that makes or repairs wooden casks or tubs\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to work as a cooper on\nintransitive senses : to work at or do coopering


Words: cooperate
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to act or work with another or others : act together\n2 : to associate with another or others for mutual benefit


Words: cooperative
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : marked by cooperation <cooperative efforts> b : marked by a willingness and ability to work with others <cooperative neighbors>\n2 : of, relating to, or organized as a cooperative\n3 : relating to or comprising a program of combined liberal arts and technical studies at different schools\n\n<2> noun\n: an enterprise or organization owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services


Words: coordinate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : equal in rank, quality, or significance b : being of equal rank in a sentence <coordinate clauses>\n2 : relating to or marked by coordination\n3 a : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses b : being one of the colleges and especially the women’s branch of a coordinate university\n4 : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put in the same order or rank\n2 : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : HARMONIZE\n3 : to attach so as to form a coordination complex\nintransitive senses\n1 : to be or become coordinate especially so as to act together in a smooth concerted way\n2 : to combine by means of a coordinate bond\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space b : any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum\n2 : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another\n3 plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)


Words: coot
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of various sluggish slow-flying slaty-black birds (genus Fulica) of the rail family that somewhat resemble ducks and have lobed toes and the upper mandible prolonged on the forehead as a horny frontal shield\n2 : any of several No. American scoters\n3 : a harmless simple person; broadly : FELLOW 4c


Words: cop
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 dialect chiefly English : TOP, CREST\n2 : a cylindrical or conical mass of thread, yarn, or roving wound on a quill or tube; also : a quill or tube upon which it is wound\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 slang : to get hold of : CATCH, CAPTURE; also : PURCHASE\n2 slang : STEAL, SWIPE\n\n<3> noun\n: POLICE OFFICER\n\n<4> abbreviation\ncopper, copulative, copy, copyright


Words: cope
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a long enveloping ecclesiastical vestment\n2 a : something resembling a cope (as by concealing or covering) <the dark sky’s starry cope P. B. Shelley> b : COPING\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cover or furnish with a cope\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 obsolete : STRIKE, FIGHT\n2 a : to maintain a contest or combat usually on even terms or with success used with with b : to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties often used with with\n3 archaic : MEET, ENCOUNTER\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to meet in combat\n2 obsolete : to come in contact with\n3 obsolete : MATCH\n\n<4> transitive verb\n1 : to shape (a structural member) to fit a coping or conform to the shape of another member\n2 : NOTCH


Words: copious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : yielding something abundantly <a copious harvest> <copious springs> b : plentiful in number <copious references to other writers>\n2 a : full of thought, information, or matter b : profuse or exuberant in words, expression, or style <a copious talker>\n3 : present in large quantity : taking place on a large scale <copious weeping> <copious food and drink>


Words: copper
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a common reddish metallic element that is ductile and malleable and is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity see ELEMENT table\n2 : a coin or token made of copper or bronze\n3 chiefly British : a large boiler (as for cooking)\n4 : any of a subfamily (Lycaeninae of the family Lycaenidae) of small butterflies with usually copper-colored wings\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to coat or sheathe with or as if with copper\n\n<3> noun\n: POLICE OFFICER


Words: copperhead
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a common pit viper (Agkistrodon contortrix) of the eastern and central U.S. usually having a copper-colored head and often a reddish brown hourglass pattern on the body\n2 : a person in the northern states who sympathized with the South during the Civil War


Words: coppice
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a thicket, grove, or growth of small trees\n2 : forest originating mainly from shoots or root suckers rather than seed\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to cut back so as to regrow in the form of a coppice\nintransitive senses : to form a coppice; specifically of a tree : to sprout freely from the base


Words: copula
Meaning:
noun\n: something that connects: as a : the connecting link between subject and predicate of a proposition b : LINKING VERB


Words: copy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work (as a letter, a painting, a table, or a dress)\n2 : one of a series of especially mechanical reproductions of an original impression; also : an individual example of such a reproduction\n3 archaic : something to be imitated : MODEL\n4 a : matter to be set especially for printing b : something considered printable or newsworthy used without an article <remarks that make good copy Norman Cousins> c : text especially of an advertisement\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make a copy of\n2 : to model oneself on\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a copy\n2 : to undergo copying <the document did not copy well>


Words: copycat
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one who imitates or adopts the behavior or practices of another\n2 : an imitative act or product <copycat board games>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to act as a copycat\ntransitive senses : IMITATE


Words: copyright
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell the matter and form (as of a literary, musical, or artistic work)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to secure a copyright on\n\n<3> adjective\n: secured by copyright


Words: coquet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a man who indulges in coquetry\n2 : COQUETTE\n\n<2> adjective\n: characteristic of a coquette : COQUETTISH\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n1 : to play the coquette : FLIRT\n2 : to deal with something playfully rather than seriously


Words: coracle
Meaning:
noun\n: a small boat used in Britain from ancient times and made of a frame (as of wicker) covered usually with hide or tarpaulin


Words: coral
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the calcareous or horny skeletal deposit produced by anthozoan or rarely hydrozoan polyps; especially : a richly red precious coral secreted by a gorgonian (genus Corallium) b : a polyp or polyp colony together with its membranes and skeleton\n2 : a piece of coral and especially of red coral\n3 a : a bright reddish ovary (as of a lobster or scallop) b : a deep pink


Words: corbel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an architectural member that projects from within a wall and supports a weight; especially : one that is stepped upward and outward from a vertical surface\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to furnish with or make into a corbel


Words: cord
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a long slender flexible material usually consisting of several strands (as of thread or yarn) woven or twisted together b : the hangman’s rope\n2 : a moral, spiritual, or emotional bond\n3 a : an anatomical structure (as a nerve or the umbilical cord) resembling a cord b : a small flexible insulated electrical cable having a plug at one or both ends used to connect a lamp or other appliance with a receptacle\n4 : a unit of wood cut for fuel equal to a stack 4 x 4 x 8 feet or 128 cubic feet\n5 a : a rib like a cord on a textile b (1) : a fabric made with such ribs or a garment made of such a fabric (2) plural : trousers made of such a fabric\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to furnish, bind, or connect with a cord\n2 : to pile up (wood) in cords


Words: cordage
Meaning:
noun\n1 : ropes or cords; especially : the ropes in the rigging of a ship\n2 : the number of cords (as of wood) on a given area


Words: cordial
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 obsolete : of or relating to the heart : VITAL\n2 : tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate\n3 a : sincerely or deeply felt <a cordial dislike for each other> b : warmly and genially affable <cordial relations>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a stimulating medicine or drink\n2 : LIQUEUR


Words: cordon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an ornamental cord or ribbon b : STRINGCOURSE\n2 a : a line of troops or of military posts enclosing an area to prevent passage b : a line of persons or objects around a person or place <a cordon of police>\n3 : an espalier especially of a fruit tree trained as a single horizontal shoot or two diverging horizontal shoots in a single line\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to form a protective or restrictive cordon around usually used with off


Words: cordovan
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 capitalized : of or relating to C*rdoba and especially C*rdoba, Spain\n2 : made of cordovan leather\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a soft fine-grained colored leather\n2 : dense nonporous leather tanned from the inner layer of horsehide


Words: corduroy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a plural : trousers of corduroy fabric b : a durable usually cotton pile fabric with vertical ribs or wales\n2 : logs laid side by side transversely to make a road surface\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to build (a road) of logs laid side by side transversely; also : to build a corduroy road across


Words: core
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a central and often foundational part usually distinct from the enveloping part by a difference in nature <core of the city>: as a : the usually inedible central part of some fruits (as a pineapple); especially : the papery or leathery carpels composing the ripened ovary in a pome fruit b : the portion of a foundry mold that shapes the interior of a hollow casting c : a vertical space (as for elevator shafts, stairways, or plumbing apparatus) in a multistory building d (1) : a mass of iron serving to concentrate and intensify the magnetic field resulting from a current in a surrounding coil (2) : a tiny doughnut-shaped piece of magnetic material (as ferrite) used in computer memories (3) : a computer memory consisting of an array of cores strung on fine wires; broadly : the internal memory of a computer e : the central part of a celestial body (as the earth or sun) usually having different physical properties from the surrounding parts f : a nodule of stone (as flint or obsidian) from which flakes ha\nve been struck for making implements g : the conducting wire with its insulation in an electric cable h : an arrangement of a course of studies that combines under basic topics material from subjects conventionally separated and aims to provide a common background for all students <core curriculum> i : the place in a nuclear reactor where fission occurs\n2 a : a basic, essential, or enduring part (as of an individual, a class, or an entity) <the staff had a core of experts> <the core of her beliefs> b : the essential meaning : GIST <the core of the argument> c : the inmost or most intimate part <honest to the core>\n3 : a part (as a thin cylinder of material) removed from the interior of a mass especially to determine composition\nMain Entry:1core\nPronunciation:*k*r, <k*r\nFunction:noun\nUsage:often attributive\nEtymology:Middle English\nDate:14th century\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to remove a core from\n\n<3> noun\nchiefly Scottish : a group of people


Words: cork
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the elastic tough outer tissue of the cork oak that is used especially for stoppers and insulation b : PHELLEM\n2 : a usually cork stopper for a bottle or jug\n3 : a fishing float\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to furnish or fit with cork or a cork\n2 : to stop up with a cork\n3 : to blacken with burnt cork


Words: corkscrew
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a device for drawing corks from bottles that has a pointed spiral piece of metal turned by a handle\n\n<2> adjective\n: resembling a corkscrew : SPIRAL\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : WIND\n2 : to draw out with difficulty\n3 : to twist into a spiral\nintransitive senses : to move in a winding course


Words: cormorant
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a family (Phalacrocoracidae) of dark-colored web-footed water birds that have a long neck, hooked bill, and distensible throat pouch\n2 : a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person


Words: corn
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 chiefly dialect : a small hard particle : GRAIN\n2 : a small hard seed\n3 a : the seeds of a cereal grass and especially of the important cereal crop of a particular region (as wheat in Britain, oats in Scotland and Ireland, and Indian corn in the New World and Australia) b : the kernels of sweet corn served as a vegetable while still soft and milky\n4 : a plant that produces corn\n5 : CORN WHISKEY\n6 a : something (as writing, music, or acting) that is corny b : the quality or state of being corny : CORNINESS\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to form into grains : GRANULATE\n2 a : to preserve or season with salt in grains b : to cure or preserve in brine containing preservatives and often seasonings <corned beef>\n3 : to feed with corn <corn the horses>\n\n<3> noun\n: a local hardening and thickening of epidermis (as on a toe)


Words: cornea
Meaning:
noun\n: the transparent part of the coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior see EYE illustration


Words: corner
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the point where converging lines, edges, or sides meet : ANGLE b : the place of intersection of two streets or roads c : a piece designed to form, mark, or protect a corner\n2 : the angular part or space between meeting lines, edges, or borders near the vertex of the angle <the southwest corner of the state> <the corners of the tablecloth>: as a : the area of a playing field or court near the intersection of the sideline and the goal line or baseline b (1) : either of the four angles of a boxing ring; especially : the area in which a boxer rests or is worked on by his seconds during periods between rounds (2) : a group of supporters, well-wishers, or adherents associated especially with a contestant c : the side of home plate nearest to or farthest from a batter <a fast ball over the outside corner> d : CORNER KICK e (1) : the outside of a football formation (2) : CORNERBACK\n3 a : a private, secret, or remote place <a quiet corner of New England> <to every corner of the earth> <dark corners of the mind> b : a difficult or embarrassing situation : a position from which escape or retreat is difficult or impossible <was backed into a corner>\n4 : control or ownership of enough of the available supply of a commodity or security especially to permit manipulation of the price\n5 : a point at which significant change occurs often used in the phrase turn the corner\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : situated at a corner <the corner drugstore>\n2 : used or fitted for use in or on a corner <a corner table>\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to drive into a corner <the animal is dangerous when cornered> b : to catch and hold the attention of especially to force an interview\n2 : to get a corner on <corner the market>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to meet or converge at a corner or angle\n2 : to turn a corner <the car corners well>


Words: cornerstone
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall; specifically : such a stone laid at a formal ceremony\n2 : a basic element : FOUNDATION <a cornerstone of foreign policy>


Words: cornet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a valved brass instrument resembling a trumpet in design and range but having a shorter partly conical tube and less brilliant tone\n2 : something shaped like a cone: as a : a piece of paper twisted for use as a container b : a cone-shaped pastry shell that is often filled with whipped cream c British : an ice-cream cone


Words: cornice
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition b : a top course that crowns a wall\n2 : a decorative band of metal or wood used to conceal curtain fixtures\n3 : an overhanging mass of snow, ice, or rock usually on a ridge\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to furnish or crown with a cornice


Words: cornstarch
Meaning:
noun\n: starch made from corn and used in foods as a thickening agent, in making corn syrup and sugars, and in the manufacture of adhesives and sizes for paper and textiles


Words: cornucopia
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a curved goat’s horn overflowing with fruit and ears of grain that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance\n2 : an inexhaustible store : ABUNDANCE\n3 : a receptacle shaped like a horn or cone


Words: corny
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 archaic : tasting strongly of malt\n2 : of or relating to corn\n3 : mawkishly old-fashioned : tiresomely simple and sentimental\n\n<2> adjective\n: relating to or having corns on the feet


Words: corolla
Meaning:
noun\n: the part of a flower that consists of the separate or fused petals and constitutes the inner whorl of the perianth


Words: corollary
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a proposition inferred immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof\n2 a : something that naturally follows : RESULT b : something that incidentally or naturally accompanies or parallels


Words: corona
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the projecting part of a classic cornice\n2 a : a usually colored circle often seen around and close to a luminous body (as the sun or moon) caused by diffraction produced by suspended droplets or occasionally particles of dust b : the tenuous outermost part of the atmosphere of a star (as the sun) c : a circle of light made by the apparent convergence of the streamers of the aurora borealis d : the upper portion of a bodily part (as a tooth or the skull) e : an appendage or series of united appendages on the inner side of the corolla in some flowers (as the daffodil, jonquil, or milkweed) f : a faint glow adjacent to the surface of an electrical conductor at high voltage\n3 from La Corona, a trademark : a long cigar having the sides straight to the end to be lit and being roundly blunt at the other end


Words: coronal
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a circlet for the head usually implying rank or dignity\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : lying in the direction of the coronal suture b : of or relating to the frontal plane that passes through the long axis of the body\n2 : of or relating to a corona or crown


Words: coronary
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, resembling, or being a crown or coronal\n2 : of, relating to, or being the coronary arteries or veins of the heart; broadly : of or relating to the heart\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : CORONARY ARTERY b : CORONARY VEIN\n2 : CORONARY THROMBOSIS; broadly : HEART ATTACK


Words: coroner
Meaning:
noun\n: a public officer whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes


Words: coronet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small or lesser crown usually signifying a rank below that of a sovereign\n2 : an ornamental wreath or band for the head usually for wear by women on formal occasions\n3 : the lower part of a horse’s pastern where the horn terminates in skin see HORSE illustration


Words: corporal
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a linen cloth on which the eucharistic elements are placed\n\n<2> adjective\n1 obsolete : CORPOREAL, PHYSICAL\n2 : of, relating to, or affecting the body <corporal punishment>\n\n<3> noun\n: a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant


Words: corporate
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual : INCORPORATED b : of or relating to a corporation <a plan to reorganize the corporate structure>\n2 : of, relating to, or formed into a unified body of individuals <human law arises by the corporate action of a people G. H. Sabine>\n3 : CORPORATIVE 2


Words: corporation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a obsolete : a group of merchants or traders united in a trade guild b : the municipal authorities of a town or city\n2 : a body formed and authorized by law to act as a single person although constituted by one or more persons and legally endowed with various rights and duties including the capacity of succession\n3 : an association of employers and employees in a basic industry or of members of a profession organized as an organ of political representation in a corporative state\n4 : POTBELLY 1


Words: corporeal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: as a : not spiritual b : not immaterial or intangible : SUBSTANTIAL\n2 archaic : CORPORAL


Words: corps
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an organized subdivision of the military establishment <Marine Corps> <Signal Corps> b : a tactical unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and auxiliary arms and services\n2 : a group of persons associated together or acting under common direction; especially : a body of persons having a common activity or occupation <the press corps>\n3 : CORPS DE BALLET


Words: corpse
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete : a human or animal body whether living or dead\n2 a : a dead body especially of a human being b : the remains of something discarded or defunct <the corpses of rusting cars>


Words: corpus
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the body of a human or animal especially when dead\n2 a : the main part or body of a bodily structure or organ <the corpus of the uterus> b : the main body or corporeal substance of a thing; specifically : the principal of a fund or estate as distinct from income or interest\n3 a : all the writings or works of a particular kind or on a particular subject; especially : the complete works of an author b : a collection or body of knowledge or evidence; especially : a collection of recorded utterances used as a basis for the descriptive analysis of a language


Words: corpuscle
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a minute particle\n2 a : a living cell; especially : one (as a red or white blood cell or a cell in cartilage or bone) not aggregated into continuous tissues b : any of various small circumscribed multicellular bodies


Words: corral
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock\n2 : an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampment\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to enclose in a corral\n2 : to arrange (wagons) so as to form a corral\n3 : COLLECT, GATHER <corralling votes for the upcoming election>


Words: correct
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a : to make or set right : AMEND b : COUNTERACT, NEUTRALIZE c : to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition <correct a lens for spherical aberration>\n2 a : to punish (as a child) with a view to reforming or improving b : to point out usually for amendment the errors or faults of <spent the day correcting tests>\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : conforming to an approved or conventional standard\n2 : conforming to or agreeing with fact, logic, or known truth\n3 : conforming to a set figure <enclosed the correct return postage>


Words: correlate
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (as husband and wife)\n2 : a phenomenon (as brain activity) that accompanies another phenomenon (as behavior), is usually parallel to it (as in form, type, development, or distribution), and is related in some way to it\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to bear reciprocal or mutual relations : CORRESPOND\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to establish a mutual or reciprocal relation between <correlate activities in the lab and the field> b : to show correlation or a causal relationship between\n2 : to present or set forth so as to show relationship <he correlates the findings of the scientists, the psychologists, and the mystics Eugene Exman>


Words: correlative
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : naturally related : CORRESPONDING\n2 : reciprocally related\n3 : regularly used together but typically not adjacent <the correlative conjunctions either or>


Words: correspond
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 a : to be in conformity or agreement <the ideal failed to correspond with the reality J. R. Sutherland> b : to compare closely : MATCH usually used with to or with c : to be equivalent or parallel\n2 : to communicate with a person by exchange of letters


Words: correspondence
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the agreement of things with one another b : a particular similarity c : a relation between sets in which each member of one set is associated with one or more members of the other compare FUNCTION 5a\n2 a : communication by letters; also : the letters exchanged b : the news, information, or opinion contributed by a correspondent to a newspaper or periodical


Words: correspondent
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : CORRESPONDING\n2 : FITTING, CONFORMING used with with or to <the outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : one who communicates with another by letter b : one who has regular commercial relations with another c : one who contributes news or commentary to a publication (as a newspaper) or a radio or television network often from a distant place <a war correspondent>\n2 : something that corresponds


Words: corridor
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a passageway (as in a hotel) into which compartments or rooms open\n2 : a usually narrow passageway or route: as a : a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territory b : a restricted lane for air traffic\n3 : a densely populated strip of land including two or more major cities <the Northeast corridor stretching from Washington into New England S. D. Browne>


Words: corrigendum
Meaning:
noun\n: an error in a printed work discovered after printing and shown with its correction on a separate sheet


Words: corrode
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing; especially : to wear away gradually usually by chemical action <the metal was corroded beyond repair>\n2 : to weaken or destroy gradually : UNDERMINE <manners and miserliness that corrode the human spirit Bernard DeVoto>\nintransitive senses : to undergo corrosion


Words: corrugate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to form or shape into wrinkles or folds or into alternating ridges and grooves : FURROW\nintransitive senses : to become corrugated


Words: corrupt
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions; also : BRIBE b : to degrade with unsound principles or moral values\n2 : ROT, SPOIL\n3 : to subject (a person) to corruption of blood\n4 : to alter from the original or correct form or version\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to become tainted or rotten b : to become morally debased\n2 : to cause disintegration or ruin\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : morally degenerate and perverted : DEPRAVED b : characterized by improper conduct (as bribery or the selling of favors) <corrupt judges>\n2 : PUTRID, TAINTED\n3 : adulterated or debased by change from an original or correct condition


Words: corset
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a usually close-fitting and often laced medieval jacket\n2 : a woman’s close-fitting boned supporting undergarment that is often hooked and laced and that extends from above or beneath the bust or from the waist to below the hips and has garters attached\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to dress in or fit with a corset\n2 : to restrict closely : control rigidly


Words: cortex
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the outer or superficial part of an organ or bodily structure (as the kidney, adrenal gland, or a hair); especially : the outer layer of gray matter of the cerebrum and cerebellum b : the outer part of some organisms (as paramecia)\n2 : a plant bark or rind (as cinchona) used medicinally\n3 a : the typically parenchymatous layer of tissue external to the vascular tissue and internal to the corky or epidermal tissues of a green plant; broadly : all tissues external to the xylem b : an outer or investing layer of various algae, lichens, or fungi


Words: cortisone
Meaning:
noun\n: a glucocorticoid C21H28O5 of the adrenal cortex used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis


Words: corundum
Meaning:
noun\n: a very hard mineral that consists of aluminum oxide and occurs in massive form and as variously colored crystals (as ruby and sapphire), that can be synthesized, and that is used as an abrasive


Words: coruscate
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes : SPARKLE\n2 : to be brilliant or showy in technique or style


Words: corvette
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a warship ranking in the old sailing navies next below a frigate\n2 : a highly maneuverable armed escort ship that is smaller than a destroyer


Words: coryza
Meaning:
noun\n: an acute inflammatory contagious disease involving the upper respiratory tract; especially : COMMON COLD


Words: cosmetic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or making for beauty especially of the complexion : BEAUTIFYING <cosmetic salves>\n2 : done or made for the sake of appearance: as a : correcting defects especially of the face <cosmetic surgery> b : DECORATIVE, ORNAMENTAL c : not substantive : SUPERFICIAL <cosmetic changes>\n3 : visually appealing\n\n<2> noun\n: something that is cosmetic: as a : a cosmetic preparation for external use b plural : superficial features <a poem without rhetorical cosmetics Guy Davenport>


Words: cosmic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone\n2 : characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness <a cosmic thinker> <cosmic boredom>


Words: cosmogony
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the creation or origin of the world or universe\n2 : a theory of the origin of the universe


Words: cosmology
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe b : a theory or doctrine describing the natural order of the universe\n2 : a branch of astronomy that deals with the origin, structure, and space-time relationships of the universe; also : a theory dealing with these matters


Words: cosmopolitan
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: COSMOPOLITE\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing\n2 : having wide international sophistication : WORLDLY\n3 : composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world\n4 : found in most parts of the world and under varied ecological conditions <a cosmopolitan herb>


Words: cosmos
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : an orderly harmonious systematic universe compare CHAOS (2) : ORDER, HARMONY b : UNIVERSE 1\n2 : a complex orderly self-inclusive system\n3 plural cosmos also cosmoses New Latin, genus name, fr Greek kosmos : any of a genus (Cosmos) of tropical American composite herbs; especially : a widely cultivated tall annual (C. bipinnatus) with yellow or red disks and showy ray flowers


Words: cossack
Meaning:
noun\n: a member of a group of frontiersmen of southern Russia organized as cavalry in the czarist army


