| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| conning | present participle & vb. noun | of Con |
| conacre | verb t. | To underlet a portion of, for a single crop; — said of a farm., A system of letting a portion of a farm for a single crop., Also used adjectively; as, the conacre system or principle. |
| conatus | noun | A natural tendency inherent in a body to develop itself; an attempt; an effort. |
| concave | adjective | Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; — said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the inner surface of an eggshell, in opposition to convex; as, a concave mirror; the concave arch of the sky., Hollow; void of contents., A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess., A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll., To make hollow or concave. |
| conceal | verb t. | To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of. |
| concede | verb t. | To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question., To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of., To admit to be true; to acknowledge., To yield or make concession. |
| conceit | noun | That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image; conception., Faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension; as, a man of quick conceit., Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy., A fanciful, odd, or extravagant notion; a quant fancy; an unnatural or affected conception; a witty thought or turn of expression; a fanciful device; a whim; a quip., An overweening idea of one’s self; vanity., Design; pattern., To conceive; to imagine., To form an idea; to think. |
| concent | noun | Concert of voices; concord of sounds; harmony; as, a concent of notes., Consistency; accordance. |
| concept | noun | An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal. |
| concern | verb t. | To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to., To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; as, a good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects., To be of importance., That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair., That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment., Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety., Persons connected in business; a firm and its business; as, a banking concern. |
| concert | verb t. | To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation., To plan; to devise; to arrange., To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans., Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony; simultaneous action., Musical accordance or harmony; concord., A musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part. |
| conchal | adjective | Pertaining to the concha, or external ear; as, the conchal cartilage. |
| concise | adjective | Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; — used of style in writing or speaking. |
| concite | verb t. | To excite or stir up. |
| concoct | verb t. | To digest; to convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition., To purify or refine chemically., To prepare from crude materials, as food; to invent or prepare by combining different ingredients; as, to concoct a new dish or beverage., To digest in the mind; to devise; to make up; to contrive; to plan; to plot., To mature or perfect; to ripen. |
| concord | noun | A state of agreement; harmony; union., Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or league., Agreement of words with one another, in gender, number, person, or case., An agreement between the parties to a fine of land in reference to the manner in which it should pass, being an acknowledgment that the land in question belonged to the complainant. See Fine., An agreeable combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant chord; consonance; harmony., A variety of American grape, with large dark blue (almost black) grapes in compact clusters., To agree; to act together. |
| concrew | adjective | To grow together. |
| concupy | noun | Concupiscence. [Used only in “Troilus and Cressida”] |
| concuss | verb t. | To shake or agitate., To force (a person) to do something, or give up something, by intimidation; to coerce. |
| condemn | verb t. | To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure., To declare the guilt of; to make manifest the faults or unworthiness of; to convict of guilt., To pronounce a judicial sentence against; to sentence to punishment, suffering, or loss; to doom; — with to before the penalty., To amerce or fine; — with in before the penalty., To adjudge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service; to adjudge or pronounce to be forfeited; as, the ship and her cargo were condemned., To doom to be taken for public use, under the right of eminent domain. |
| condign | adjective | Worthy; suitable; deserving; fit., Deserved; adequate; suitable to the fault or crime. |
| condite | adjective | Preserved; pickled., To pickle; to preserve; as, to condite pears, quinces, etc. |
| condole | verb i. | To express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; — followed by with., To lament or grieve over. |
| condone | verb t. | To pardon; to forgive., To pardon; to overlook the offense of; esp., to forgive for a violation of the marriage law; — said of either the husband or the wife. |
| conduce | noun | To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; — usually followed by to or toward., To conduct; to lead; to guide. |
| conduct | noun | The act or method of conducting; guidance; management., Skillful guidance or management; generalship., Convoy; escort; guard; guide., That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument., The manner of guiding or carrying one’s self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior., Plot; action; construction; manner of development., To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend., To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom., To behave; — with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well., To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc., To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition., To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry., To conduct one’s self; to behave. |
| conduit | noun | A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or fluid., A structure forming a reservoir for water., A narrow passage for private communication. |
| condyle | noun | A bony prominence; particularly, an eminence at the end of a bone bearing a rounded articular surface; — sometimes applied also to a concave articular surface. |
| coneine | noun | See Conine. |
| confect | verb t. | To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of., To construct; to form; to mingle or mix., A comfit; a confection. |
| confess | verb t. | To make acknowledgment or avowal in a matter pertaining to one’s self; to acknowledge, own, or admit, as a crime, a fault, a debt., To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in., To admit as true; to assent to; to acknowledge, as after a previous doubt, denial, or concealment., To make known or acknowledge, as one’s sins to a priest, in order to receive absolution; — sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun., To hear or receive such confession; — said of a priest., To disclose or reveal, as an effect discloses its cause; to prove; to attest., To make confession; to disclose sins or faults, or the state of the conscience., To acknowledge; to admit; to concede. |
| confide | verb i. | To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; — usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers., To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one’s keeping; — followed by to. |
| confine | verb t. | To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close., To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; — followed by on or with., Common boundary; border; limit; — used chiefly in the plural., Apartment; place of restraint; prison. |
| confirm | verb t. | To make firm or firmer; to add strength to; to establish; as, health is confirmed by exercise., To strengthen in judgment or purpose., To give new assurance of the truth of; to render certain; to verify; to corroborate; as, to confirm a rumor., To render valid by formal assent; to complete by a necessary sanction; to ratify; as, to confirm the appoinment of an official; the Senate confirms a treaty., To administer the rite of confirmation to. See Confirmation, 3. |
| conflux | noun | A flowing together; a meeting of currents., A large assemblage; a passing multitude. |
| conform | adjective | Of the same form; similar in import; conformable., To shape in accordance with; to make like; to bring into harmony or agreement with; — usually with to or unto., To be in accord or harmony; to comply; to be obedient; to submit; — with to or with., To comply with the usages of the Established Church; to be a conformist. |
| confuse | adjective | Mixed; confounded., To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one’s vision., To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession. |
| confute | verb t. | To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence. |
| congeal | verb t. | To change from a fluid to a solid state by cold; to freeze., To affect as if by freezing; to check the flow of, or cause to run cold; to chill., To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other causes; to become solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to be chilled. |
| congest | verb t. | To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring together; to accumulate., To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels (esp. the capillaries) of an organ or part. |
| congius | noun | A liquid measure containing about three quarts., A gallon, or four quarts. |
| congree | verb i. | To agree. |
| congrue | verb i. | To agree; to be suitable. |
| conical | adjective | Having the form of, or resembling, a geometrical cone; round and tapering to a point, or gradually lessening in circumference; as, a conic or conical figure; a conical vessel., Of or pertaining to a cone; as, conic sections. |
| conico- | adjective | A combining form, meaning somewhat resembling a cone; as, conico-cylindrical, resembling a cone and a cylinder; conico-hemispherical; conico-subulate. |
| conifer | noun | A tree or shrub bearing cones; one of the order Coniferae, which includes the pine, cypress, and (according to some) the yew. |
| coniine | noun | See Conine. |
| conisor | noun | See Cognizor. |
| conject | noun | To throw together, or to throw., To conjecture; also, to plan. |
| conjoin | verb t. | To join together; to unite., To unite; to join; to league. |
| conjure | verb t. | To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure., To combine together by an oath; to conspire; to confederate., To affect or effect by conjuration; to call forth or send away by magic arts; to excite or alter, as if by magic or by the aid of supernatural powers., To practice magical arts; to use the tricks of a conjurer; to juggle; to charm. |
| conjury | noun | The practice of magic; enchantment. |
| connate | adjective | Born with another; being of the same birth., Congenital; existing from birth., Congenitally united; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body; as, connate leaves or athers. See Illust. of Connate-perfoliate. |
| connect | verb t. | To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between., To associate (a person or thing, or one’s self) with another person, thing, business, or affair., To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connect with another. |
| connive | verb i. | To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink., To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail or forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a proceeding, as if not aware of it; — usually followed by at., To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see. |
| connote | verb t. | To mark along with; to suggest or indicate as additional; to designate by implication; to include in the meaning; to imply., To imply as an attribute. |
| conquer | verb t. | To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish., To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc., To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace., To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail. |
| consent | verb i. | To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur., To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply., To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit., Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord., Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence., Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission., Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action., Sympathy. See Sympathy, 4. |
| consign | verb t. | To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of possession; as, to consign the body to the grave., To give in charge; to commit; to intrust., To send or address (by bill of lading or otherwise) to an agent or correspondent in another place, to be cared for or sold, or for the use of such correspondent; as, to consign a cargo or a ship; to consign goods., To assign; to devote; to set apart., To stamp or impress; to affect., To submit; to surrender or yield one’s self., To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce. |
| consist | verb i. | To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained., To be composed or made up; — followed by of., To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; — followed by in., To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; — formerly used absolutely, now followed by with., To insist; — followed by on. |
| console | verb t. | To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe., A bracket whose projection is not more than half its height., Any small bracket; also, a console table. |
| consols | noun plural | The leading British funded government security. |
| consort | noun | One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husband., A ship keeping company with another., Concurrence; conjunction; combination; association; union., An assembly or association of persons; a company; a group; a combination., Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments., To unite or to keep company; to associate; — used with with., To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company, marriage, etc.; to associate., To attend; to accompany. |
| constat | noun | A certificate showing what appears upon record touching a matter in question. |
| consult | verb i. | To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer., To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to; as, to consult a physician; to consult a dictionary., To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one’s wishes., To deliberate upon; to take for., To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive., The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consulation; determination; decision., A council; a meeting for consultation., Agreement; concert |
| consume | verb t. | To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour., To waste away slowly. |
| contact | noun | A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting., The property of two curves, or surfaces, which meet, and at the point of meeting have a common direction., The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock. |
| contain | verb t. | To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold., To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks., To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds., To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity. |
| contemn | verb t. | To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn. |
| contend | verb i. | To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight., To struggle or exert one’s self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend., To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue., To struggle for; to contest. |
| content | adjective | Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest., That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book., Power of containing; capacity; extent; size., Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents., To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please., To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite., Rest or quietness of the mind in one’s present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness., Acquiescence without examination., That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy., An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes “Content.”. |
| contest | verb t. | To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute., To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground., To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert., To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; — followed usually by with., Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation., Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter. |
| context | adjective | Knit or woven together; close; firm., The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning., To knit or bind together; to unite closely. |
| contort | verb t. | To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest. |
| contour | noun | The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery., The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification. |
| control | noun | A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register., That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint., Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control., To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute., To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower. |
| contuse | verb t. | To beat, pound, or together., To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin. |
| conusor | noun | See Cognizor. |
| convene | verb i. | To come together; to meet; to unite., To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble., To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke., To summon judicially to meet or appear. |
| convent | verb i. | A coming together; a meeting., An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns., A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery., To meet together; to concur., To be convenient; to serve., To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene. |
| convert | verb t. | To cause to turn; to turn., To change or turn from one state or condition to another; to alter in form, substance, or quality; to transform; to transmute; as, to convert water into ice., To change or turn from one belief or course to another, as from one religion to another or from one party or sect to another., To produce the spiritual change called conversion in (any one); to turn from a bad life to a good one; to change the heart and moral character of (any one) from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness., To apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or intended use; to appropriate dishonestly or illegally., To exchange for some specified equivalent; as, to convert goods into money., To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second., To turn into another language; to translate., To be turned or changed in character or direction; to undergo a change, physically or morally., A person who is converted from one opinion or practice to another; a person who is won over to, or heartily embraces, a creed, religious system, or party, in which he has not previously believed; especially, one who turns from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness, or from unbelief to Christianity., A lay friar or brother, permitted to enter a monastery for the service of the house, but without orders, and not allowed to sing in the choir. |
| convict | p.adjective | Proved or found guilty; convicted., A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime., A criminal sentenced to penal servitude., To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one’s conscience., To prove or show to be false; to confute; to refute., To demonstrate by proof or evidence; to prove., To defeat; to doom to destruction. |
| convive | verb i. | To feast together; to be convivial., A quest at a banquet. |
| convoke | verb t. | To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons. |