| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| combing | present participle & vb. noun | of Comb, The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs; as, the combing of one’s hair; the combing of wool., That which is caught or collected with a comb, as loose, tangled hair., Hair arranged to be worn on the head., See Coamings. |
| combine | verb t. | To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical union., To bind; to hold by a moral tie., To form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate., To unite by affinity or natural attraction; as, two substances, which will not combine of themselves, may be made to combine by the intervention of a third., In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played. |
| combust | adjective | Burnt; consumed., So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun. |
| cometic | adjective | Relating to a comet. |
| comfort | verb t. | To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate., To assist or help; to aid., To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve; to console; to cheer., Assistance; relief; support., Encouragement; solace; consolation in trouble; also, that which affords consolation., A state of quiet enjoyment; freedom from pain, want, or anxiety; also, whatever contributes to such a condition., A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable., Unlawful support, countenance, or encouragement; as, to give aid and comfort to the enemy. |
| comfrey | noun | A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the genus Symphytum. |
| comical | adjective | Relating to comedy., Exciting mirth; droll; laughable; as, a comical story. |
| comicry | noun | The power of exciting mirth; comicalness. |
| comitia | noun pl. | A public assembly of the Roman people for electing officers or passing laws. |
| command | verb t. | To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge., To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one’s disposal; to lead., To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook., To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price., To direct to come; to bestow., To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders., To have a view, as from a superior position., An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction., The possession or exercise of authority., Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command., Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey., Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one’s temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge., A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer. |
| commark | noun | The frontier of a country; confines. |
| commend | verb t. | To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation., To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention., To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act., To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will., Commendation; praise., Compliments; greetings. |
| comment | verb i. | To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to write annotations; — often followed by on or upon., To comment on., A remark, observation, or criticism; gossip; discourse; talk., A note or observation intended to explain, illustrate, or criticise the meaning of a writing, book, etc.; explanation; annotation; exposition. |
| commode | noun | A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height., A piece of furniture, so named according to temporary fashion, A chest of drawers or a bureau., A night stand with a compartment for holding a chamber vessel., A kind of close stool., A movable sink or stand for a wash bowl, with closet. |
| commons | noun pl. | The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people., The House of Commons, or lower house of the British Parliament, consisting of representatives elected by the qualified voters of counties, boroughs, and universities., Provisions; food; fare, — as that provided at a common table in colleges and universities., A club or association for boarding at a common table, as in a college, the members sharing the expenses equally; as, to board in commons., A common; public pasture ground. |
| commote | verb t. | To commove; to disturb; to stir up. |
| commove | verb t. | To urge; to persuade; to incite., To put in motion; to disturb; to unsettle. |
| commune | verb i. | To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel., To receive the communion; to partake of the eucharist or Lord’s supper., Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends., The commonalty; the common people., A small territorial district in France under the government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the inhabitants, or the government, of such a district. See Arrondissement., Absolute municipal self-government. |
| commute | verb t. | To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares., To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to effect a commutation., To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by part; as, to commute for a year’s travel over a route. |
| compact | past participle & a | Joined or held together; leagued; confederated., Composed or made; — with of., Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense., Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse., To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; — as the parts which compose a body., To unite or connect firmly, as in a system., An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract. |
| company | noun | The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse., A companion or companions., An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient., Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine., Society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse., An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as, the East India Company; an insurance company; a joint-stock company., Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title; — often abbreviated in writing; as, Hottinguer & Co., A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men., The crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a whole ship’s company., The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play., To accompany or go with; to be companion to., To associate., To be a gay companion., To have sexual commerce. |
| compare | verb t. | To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to bring into comparison; to regard with discriminating attention., To represent as similar, for the purpose of illustration; to liken., To inflect according to the degrees of comparison; to state positive, comparative, and superlative forms of; as, most adjectives of one syllable are compared by affixing “- er” and “-est” to the positive form; as, black, blacker, blackest; those of more than one syllable are usually compared by prefixing “more” and “most”, or “less” and “least”, to the positive; as, beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful., To be like or equal; to admit, or be worthy of, comparison; as, his later work does not compare with his earlier., To vie; to assume a likeness or equality., Comparison., Illustration by comparison; simile., To get; to procure; to obtain; to acquire |
| compart | verb t. | To divide; to mark out into parts or subdivisions. |
| compass | noun | A passing round; circuit; circuitous course., An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall., An inclosed space; an area; extent., Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination., Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; — used with within., The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument., An instrument for determining directions upon the earth’s surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction., A pair of compasses., A circle; a continent., To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of., To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to environ; to invest; to besiege; — used with about, round, around, and round about., To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one’s power; to obtain; to accomplish., To curve; to bend into a circular form., To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot. |
| compear | verb i. | To appear., To appear in court personally or by attorney. |
| compeer | An equal, as in rank, age, prowess, etc.; a companion; a comrade; a mate., To be equal with; to match., Alt. of Compeir | |
| compeir | verb i. | See Compear. |
| compend | noun | A compendium; an epitome; a summary. |
| compete | verb i. | To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another. |
| compile | verb t. | To put together; to construct; to build., To contain or comprise., To put together in a new form out of materials already existing; esp., to put together or compose out of materials from other books or documents., To write; to compose. |
| complex | noun | Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea., Involving many parts; complicated; intricate., Assemblage of related things; collection; complication. |
| complin | noun | The last division of the Roman Catholic breviary; the seventh and last of the canonical hours of the Western church; the last prayer of the day, to be said after sunset. |
| complot | noun | A plotting together; a confederacy in some evil design; a conspiracy., To plot or plan together; to conspire; to join in a secret design. |
| compone | verb t. | To compose; to settle; to arrange., See Compony., Divided into squares of alternate tinctures in a single row; — said of any bearing; or, in the case of a bearing having curved lines, divided into patches of alternate colors following the curve. If there are two rows it is called counter-compony. |
| compony | adjective | Alt. of Compone |
| comport | verb i. | To bear or endure; to put up (with); as, to comport with an injury., To agree; to accord; to suit; — sometimes followed by with., To bear; to endure; to brook; to put with., To carry; to conduct; — with a reflexive pronoun., Manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment. |
| compose | verb t. | To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion., To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute., To construct by mental labor; to design and execute, or put together, in a manner involving the adaptation of forms of expression to ideas, or to the laws of harmony or proportion; as, to compose a sentence, a sermon, a symphony, or a picture., To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate., To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet., To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type)., To come to terms. |
| compost | noun | A mixture; a compound., A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap., To manure with compost., To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost. |
| compote | noun | A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserve its form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as, a compote of pears. |
| compter | noun | A counter. |
| comptly | adverb | Neatly. |
| compute | verb t. | To determine calculation; to reckon; to count., Computation. |
| comrade | noun | A mate, companion, or associate. |
| comtism | noun | Positivism; the positive philosophy. See Positivism. |
| comtist | noun | A disciple of Comte; a positivist. |