10 letter word starting with con

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concealing present participle & vb. noun of Conceal
conceiving present participle & vb. noun of Conceive
concentred of Concentre
concentric adjective Alt. of Concentrical, That which has a common center with something else.
concentual adjective Possessing harmony; accordant.
conception noun The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life., The state of being conceived; beginning., The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception., The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion, apprehension., The image, idea, or notion of any action or thing which is formed in the mind; a concept; a notion; a universal; the product of a rational belief or judgment. See Concept., Idea; purpose; design., Conceit; affected sentiment or thought.
conceptive adjective Capable of conceiving.
conceptual adjective Pertaining to conception.
concerning present participle & vb. noun of Concern, Pertaining to; regarding; having relation to; respecting; as regards., Important., That in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; interest., Importance; moment; consequence., Concern; participation; interposition., Emotion of mind; solicitude; anxiety.
concerting present participle & vb. noun of Concert
concertina noun A small musical instrument on the principle of the accordion. It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on the inside, and keys and handles on the outside of each of the two hexagonal heads.
concertino noun A piece for one or more solo instruments with orchestra; — more concise than the concerto.
concertion noun Act of concerting; adjustment.
concession noun The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying a demand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous., A thing yielded; an acknowledgment or admission; a boon; a grant; esp. a grant by government of a privilege or right to do something; as, a concession to build a canal.
concessive adjective Implying concession; as, a concessive conjunction.
concessory adjective Conceding; permissive.
concettism noun The use of concetti or affected conceits.
conchifera noun pl. That class of Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells; the Lamellibranchiata. See Mollusca.
conchiform adjective Shaped like one half of a bivalve shell; shell-shaped.
conchinine noun See Quinidine.
conchoidal adjective Having elevations or depressions in form like one half of a bivalve shell; — applied principally to a surface produced by fracture.
conchology noun The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form; malacology.
conciliary adjective Of or pertaining to, or issued by, a council.
conciliate verb t. To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.
concinnate verb t. To place fitly together; to adapt; to clear.
concinnity noun Internal harmony or fitness; mutual adaptation of parts; elegance; — used chiefly of style of discourse.
concinnous adjective Characterized by concinnity; neat; elegant.
concionate verb i. To preach.
conclavist noun One of the two ecclesiastics allowed to attend a cardinal in the conclave.
concluding present participle & vb. noun of Conclude
concludent adjective Bringing to a close; decisive; conclusive.
conclusion noun The last part of anything; close; termination; end., Final decision; determination; result., Any inference or result of reasoning., The inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. See Syllogism., Drawing of inferences., An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn., The end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, “against the peace,” etc., An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
conclusive adjective Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision.
conclusory adjective Conclusive.
concocting present participle & vb. noun of Concoct
concoction noun A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion., The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared., The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination., Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition., The act of perfecting or maturing.
concoctive adjective Having the power of digesting or ripening; digestive.
concordant adjective Agreeing; correspondent; harmonious; consonant.
concordist noun The compiler of a concordance.
concrement noun A growing together; the collection or mass formed by concretion, or natural union.
concreting p. pr & vb. noun of Concrete
concretely adverb In a concrete manner.
concretion noun The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification., A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation, induration, etc.; a clot; a lump; a calculus., A rounded mass or nodule produced by an aggregation of the material around a center; as, the calcareous concretions common in beds of clay.
concretive adjective Promoting concretion.
concreture noun A mass formed by concretion.
concubinal adjective Of or pertaining to concubinage.
conculcate verb t. To tread or trample under foot.
concurring present participle & vb. noun of Concur, Agreeing.
concurrent adjective Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect; cooperating., Conjoined; associate; concomitant; existing or happening at the same time., Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects; as, the concurrent jurisdiction of courts., Meeting in one point., One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause., One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent., One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; — so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
concussion noun A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision of two bodies., A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain., The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.
concussive adjective Having the power or quality of shaking or agitating.
condemning present participle & vb. noun of Condemn
condensate verb t. Made dense; condensed., To condense.
condensing present participle & vb. noun of Condense
condescend verb i. To stoop or descend; to let one’s self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one’s self to an inferior., To consent.
condescent noun An act of condescension.
condignity noun Merit, acquired by works, which can claim reward on the score of general benevolence.
condolence noun Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
conducible adjective Conducive; tending; contributing.
conducibly adverb In a manner to promote.
conducting present participle & vb. noun of Conduct
conduction noun The act of leading or guiding., The act of training up., Transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity.
conductive adjective Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive tissue of a pistil.
conductory adjective Having the property of conducting.
condurango noun See Cundurango.
condurrite noun A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide, from the Condurra mine in Cornwall, England.
condylomes plural of Condylome
condylopod noun An arthropod.
confecting present participle & vb. noun of Confect
confection noun A composition of different materials., A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat., A composition of drugs., A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.
confectory adjective Pertaining to the art of making sweetmeats.
confecture noun Same as Confiture.
conferring present participle & vb. noun of Confer
conference noun The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison., The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views., A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions., A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them., A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters., A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
confervoid adjective Like, or related to, the confervae.
confervous adjective Pertaining to confervae; consisting of, or resembling, the confervae.
confessing present participle & vb. noun of Confess
confessant noun One who confesses to a priest.
confessary noun One who makes a confession.
confession noun Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one’s self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime., Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one’s faith., The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution., A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith., An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed, in relation to such act. A judicial confession settles the issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may be explained or rebutted.
confidante noun fem. One to whom secrets, especially those relating to affairs of love, are confided or intrusted; a confidential or bosom friend.
confidence noun The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; — formerly followed by of, now commonly by in., That in which faith is put or reliance had., The state of mind characterized by one’s reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; — often with self prefixed., Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them., Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved., Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted., Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous., Giving occasion for confidence.
configured imp. & past participle of Configure
confinable adjective Capable of being confined, restricted, or limited.
confirming present participle & vb. noun of Confirm
confiscate adjective Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited., To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use.
conflating present participle & vb. noun of Conflate
conflation noun A blowing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
conflicted imp. & past participle of Conflict
confluence noun The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting., Any running together of separate streams or currents; the act of meeting and crowding in a place; hence, a crowd; a concourse; an assemblage.
conforming present participle & vb. noun of Conform
conformate adjective Having the same form.
conformist noun One who conforms or complies; esp., one who conforms to the Church of England, or to the Established Church, as distinguished from a dissenter or nonconformist.
conformity noun Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; — followed by to, with, or between., Compliance with the usages of the Established Church.
confounded imp. & past participle of Confound, Confused; perplexed., Excessive; extreme; abominable.
confounder noun One who confounds.
confragose adjective Broken; uneven.
confronted imp. & past participle of Confront
confronter noun One who confronts.
confusable adjective Capable of being confused.
confusedly adverb In a confused manner.
confutable adjective That may be confuted.
congealing present participle & vb. noun of Congeal
congeneric adjective Alt. of Congenerical
congenious adjective Congeneric.
congenital adjective Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a congenital deformity. See Connate.
congestion noun The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation., Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyper/mia, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs.
congestive adjective Pertaining to, indicating, or attended with, congestion in some part of the body; as, a congestive fever.
congiaries plural of Congiary
conglobate adjective Collected into, or forming, a rounded mass or ball; as, the conglobate [lymphatic] glands; conglobate flowers., To collect or form into a ball or rounded mass; to gather or mass together.
conglobing present participle & vb. noun of Conglobe
congregate adjective Collected; compact; close., To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a united body; to gather together; to mass; to compact., To come together; to assemble; to meet.
congresses plural of Congress
congruence noun Suitableness of one thing to another; agreement; consistency.
congruency noun Congruence.
conhydrine noun A vegetable alkaloid found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum). It is a white crystalline substance, C8H17NO, easily convertible into conine.
conicality noun Conicalness.
coniferous adjective Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress., Pertaining to the order Coniferae, of which the pine tree is the type.
coniroster noun One of the Conirostres.
conjecture noun An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion., To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning., To make conjectures; to surmise; to guess; to infer; to form an opinion; to imagine.
conjoining present participle & vb. noun of Conjoin
conjointly adverb In a conjoint manner; untitedly; jointly; together.
conjugally adverb In a conjugal manner; matrimonially; connubially.
conjugated imp. & past participle of Conjugate
conjunctly adverb In union; conjointly; unitedly; together.
conjurator noun One who swears or is sworn with others; one bound by oath with others; a compurgator.
connascent adjective Born together; produced at the same time.
connatural adjective Connected by nature; united in nature; inborn; inherent; natural., Partaking of the same nature.
connecting present participle & vb. noun of Connect
connection noun The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship., That which connects or joins together; bond; tie., A relation; esp. a person connected with another by marriage rather than by blood; — used in a loose and indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense., The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection.
connective adjective Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection., That which connects, A word that connect words or sentences; a conjunction or preposition., That part of an anther which connects its thecae, lobes, or cells.
connivance noun Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation., Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or oppose it.
connivency noun Connivance.
connusance noun See Cognizance.
conoidical adjective Pertaining to a conoid; having the form of a conoid.
conquering present participle & vb. noun of Conquer
conqueress noun A woman who conquers.
conscience noun Knowledge of one’s own thoughts or actions; consciousness., The faculty, power, or inward principle which decides as to the character of one’s own actions, purposes, and affections, warning against and condemning that which is wrong, and approving and prompting to that which is right; the moral faculty passing judgment on one’s self; the moral sense., The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty., Tenderness of feeling; pity.
consecrate adjective Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred., To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to give (one’s self) unreservedly, as to the service of God., To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop., To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor., To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time.
consectary adjective Following by consequence; consequent; deducible., That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible; deduction from premises; corollary.
consension noun Agreement; accord.
consensual verb i. Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties., Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition; as, consensual motions.
consenting present participle & vb. n of Consent
consentant adjective Consenting.
consequent adjective Following as a result, inference, or natural effect., Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; as, a proposition consequent to other propositions., That which follows, or results from, a cause; a result or natural effect., That which follows from propositions by rational deduction; that which is deduced from reasoning or argumentation; a conclusion, or inference., The second term of a ratio, as the term b in the ratio a:b, the first a, being the antecedent.
consertion noun Junction; adaptation
conservant adjective Having the power or quality of conservation.
conserving present participle & vb. noun of Conserve
considered imp. & past participle of Consider
considerer noun One who considers; a man of reflection; a thinker.
consigning present participle & vb. noun of Consign
consignify verb t. To signify or denote in combination with something else.
consisting present participle & vb. noun of Consist
consistent adjective Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid., Having agreement with itself or with something else; having harmony among its parts; possesing unity; accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not contradictory., Living or acting in conformity with one’s belief or professions.
consistory noun Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council., The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere., An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome., A church tribunal or governing body., A civil court of justice., Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a consistory.
consociate noun An associate; an accomplice., To bring into alliance, confederacy, or relationship; to bring together; to join; to unite., To unite in an ecclesiastical consociation., To be allied, confederated, or associated; to coalescence., To form an ecclesiastical consociation.
consolable adjective Capable of receiving consolation.
consolator noun One who consoles or comforts.
consonance noun Alt. of Consonancy
consonancy noun Accord or agreement of sounds produced simultaneously, as a note with its third, fifth, and eighth., Agreement or congruity; harmony; accord; consistency; suitableness., Friendship; concord.
consorting present participle & vb. noun of Consort
consortion noun Fellowship; association; companionship.
conspectus noun A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome.
conspiracy noun A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot., A concurence or general tendency, as of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement., An agreement, manifesting itself in words or deeds, by which two or more persons confederate to do an unlawful act, or to use unlawful to do an act which is lawful; confederacy.
conspirant adjective Engaging in a plot to commit a crime; conspiring.
conspiring present participle & vb. noun of Conspire
constantia noun A superior wine, white and red, from Constantia, in Cape Colony.
constantly adverb With constancy; steadily; continually; perseveringly; without cessation; uniformly.
constipate verb t. To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense., To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels., To render costive; to cause constipation in.
constitute verb t. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact., To make up; to compose; to form., To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower., An established law.
constraint noun The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.
constringe verb t. To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink.
construing present participle & vb. noun of Construe
consuetude noun Custom, habit; usage.
consulship noun The office of a consul; consulate., The term of office of a consul.
consulting present participle & vb. noun of Consult, That consults.
consultary adjective Formed by consultation; resulting from conference.
consultive adjective Determined by, or pertaining to, consultation; deliberate; consultative.
consumable adjective Capable of being consumed; that may be destroyed, dissipated, wasted, or spent.
consumedly adverb Excessively.
consummate adjective Carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect., To bring to completion; to raise to the highest point or degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve.
contaction noun Act of touching.
contagious adjective Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease., Conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous; as, contagious air., Spreading or communicable from one to another; exciting similar emotions or conduct in others.
containing present participle & vb. noun of Contain
containant noun A container.
contangoes plural of Contango
contection noun A covering.
contemning present participle & vb. noun of Contemn
contending present participle & vb. noun of Contend
contendent noun An antagonist; a contestant.
contentful adjective Full of content.
contention noun A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife., Strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel; dispute; as, a bone of contention., Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal., A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position taken or contended for.
contesting present participle & vb. noun of Contest
contestant noun One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.
contexture noun The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing; a weaving together of parts; structural character of a thing; system; constitution; texture.
contiguate adjective Contiguous; touching.
contiguity noun The state of being contiguous; intimate association; nearness; proximity.
contiguous adjective In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining.
continence noun Alt. of Continency
continency noun Self-restraint; self-command., The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence., Uninterrupted course; continuity.
contingent adjective Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual., Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control., Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate., An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency., That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops.
continuant adjective Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound., A continuant sound; a letter whose sound may be prolonged.
continuate adjective Immediately united together; intimately connected., Uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; continued.
continuing present participle & vb. noun of Continue
continuity noun the state of being continuous; uninterupted connection or succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers.
continuous adjective Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity., Not deviating or varying from uninformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
contorsion noun See Contortion.
contortion noun A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face.
contortive adjective Expressing contortion.
contourne’ adjective Turned in a direction which is not the usual one; — said of an animal turned to the sinister which is usually turned to the dexter, or the like.
contraband noun Illegal or prohibited traffic., Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden., A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war., Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as, contraband goods, or trade., To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle., To declare prohibited; to forbid.
contrabass noun Double bass; — applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or bombardon.
contracted imp. & past participle of Contract, Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a contracted brow; a contracted noun., Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind; contracted views., Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace.
contractor noun One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a railroad.
contradict verb t. To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn., To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist., To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something.
contrahent adjective Entering into covenant; contracting; as, contrahent parties.
contramure noun An outer wall.
contraries noun Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other., of Contrary
contrarily adverb In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways.
contrasted imp. & past participle of Contrast
contravene verb t. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat., To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law.
contrecoup noun A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury, in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is received, often causing rupture or disorganisation of the parts affected.
contribute verb t. To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to contribute food or fuel for the poor., To give a part to a common stock; to lend assistance or aid, or give something, to a common purpose; to have a share in any act or effect., To give or use one’s power or influence for any object; to assist.
contrition noun The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing., The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance.
contrivble adjective Capable of being contrived, planned, invented, or devised.
contriving present participle & vb. noun of Contrive
controlled imp. & past participle of Control
controller noun One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who has power or authority to regulate or control; one who governs., An officer appointed to keep a counter register of accounts, or to examine, rectify, or verify accounts., An iron block, usually bolted to a ship’s deck, for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block, and thus hold fast until disengaged.
controvert verb t. To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.
convalesce verb i. To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.
convection noun The act or process of conveying or transmitting., A process of transfer or transmission, as of heat or electricity, by means of currents in liquids or gases, resulting from changes of temperature and other causes.
convective adjective Caused or accomplished by convection; as, a convective discharge of electricity.
convellent adjective Tending to tear or pull up.
convenable adjective Capable of being convened or assembled., Consistent; accordant; suitable; proper; as, convenable remedies.
convenance noun That which is suitable, agreeable, or convenient.
convenient verb i. Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate., Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use; handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or tools., Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion; a convenient season., Near at hand; easy of access.
convention verb i. The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition., General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality., A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or representatives, to accomplish some specific object, — civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical., An extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or estates of the realm, held without the king’s writ, — as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II., An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two governments.
conventual adjective Of or pertaining to a convent; monastic., One who lives in a convent; a monk or nun; a recluse.
converging present participle & vb. noun of Converge, Tending to one point; approaching each other; convergent; as, converging lines.
convergent adjective tending to one point of focus; tending to approach each other; converging.
conversant adjective Having frequent or customary intercourse; familiary associated; intimately acquainted., Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed; — generally used with with, sometimes with in., Concerned; occupied., One who converses with another; a convenser.
conversing present participle & vb. noun of Converse
conversely adverb In a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.
conversion noun The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change., The act of changing one’s views or course, as in passing from one side, party, or from of religion to another; also, the state of being so changed., An appropriation of, and dealing with the property of another as if it were one’s own, without right; as, the conversion of a horse., The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or the contrary., A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition; as, the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions., A change of front, as a body of troops attacked in the flank., A change of character or use, as of smoothbore guns into rifles., A spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change from the service of the world to the service of God; a change of the ruling disposition of the soul, involving a transformation of the outward life.
conversive adjective Capable of being converted or changed., Ready to converse; social.
converting present participle & vb. noun of Convert
convertend noun Any proposition which is subject to the process of conversion; — so called in its relation to itself as converted, after which process it is termed the converse. See Converse, n. (Logic).
convertite noun A convert.
convexedly dverb In a convex form; convexly.
convexness noun The state of being convex; convexity.
conveyable adjective Capable of being conveyed or transferred.
conveyance noun The act of conveying, carrying, or transporting; carriage., The instrument or means of carrying or transporting anything from place to place; the vehicle in which, or means by which, anything is carried from one place to another; as, stagecoaches, omnibuses, etc., are conveyances; a canal or aqueduct is a conveyance for water., The act or process of transferring, transmitting, handing down, or communicating; transmission., The act by which the title to property, esp. real estate, is transferred; transfer of ownership; an instrument in writing (as a deed or mortgage), by which the title to property is conveyed from one person to another., Dishonest management, or artifice.
conviciate verb i. To utter reproaches; to raise a clamor; to rail.
convicious adjective Expressing reproach; abusive; railing; taunting.
convicting present participle & vb. noun of Convict
conviction noun The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense., A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal., The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation., The state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one’s conscience.
convictism noun The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.
convictive adjective Convincing.
convincing present participle & vb. noun of Convince
convocated imp. & past participle of Convocate
convoluted adjective Having convolutions., Folded in tortuous windings.
convolving present participle & vb. noun of Convolve
convolvuli plural of Convolvulus
convulsing present participle & vb. noun of Convulse
convulsion noun An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body., Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion.
convulsive adjective Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary.
cony-catch verb t. To deceive; to cheat; to trick.