| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| conarium | noun | The pineal gland. |
| conation | noun | The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical. |
| conative | adjective | Of or pertaining to conation. |
| concause | noun | A joint cause. |
| concaved | imp. & past participle | of Concave, Bowed in the form of an arch; — called also arched. |
| conceded | imp. & past participle | of Concede |
| conceive | verb t. | To receive into the womb and begin to breed; to begin the formation of the embryo of., To form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to generate; to originate; as, to conceive a purpose, plan, hope., To apprehend by reason or imagination; to take into the mind; to know; to imagine; to comprehend; to understand., To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant., To have a conception, idea, or opinion; think; — with of. |
| concerto | noun | A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief against the orchestra, or accompaniment, so as to display its qualities or the performer’s skill. |
| concetti | plural | of Concetto |
| concetto | noun | Affected wit; a conceit. |
| conchite | noun | A fossil or petrified conch or shell. |
| conchoid | noun | A curve, of the fourth degree, first made use of by the Greek geometer, Nicomedes, who invented it for the purpose of trisecting an angle and duplicating the cube. |
| conclave | noun | The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope., The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals., A private meeting; a close or secret assembly. |
| conclude | verb t. | To shut up; to inclose., To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace., To reach as an end of reasoning; to infer, as from premises; to close, as an argument, by inferring; — sometimes followed by a dependent clause., To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide., To bring to an end; to close; to finish., To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain., To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; — generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument., To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate., To form a final judgment; to reach a decision. |
| concolor | adjective | Of the same color; of uniform color. |
| concrete | adjective | United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form., Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute of an object; — opposed to abstract., Applied to a specific object; special; particular; — opposed to general. See Abstract, 3., A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body., A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures., A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term., Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass., To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or solid body., To form into a mass, as by the cohesion or coalescence of separate particles., To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement. |
| condense | verb t. | To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize., To reduce into another and denser form, as by cold or pressure; as, to condense gas into a liquid form, or steam into water., To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form., To combine or unite (as two chemical substances) with or without separation of some unimportant side products., To undergo polymerization., Condensed; compact; dense. |
| condoled | imp. & past participle | of Condole |
| condoler | noun | One who condoles. |
| condoned | imp. & past participle | of Condone |
| conduced | imp. & past participle | of Conduce |
| condylar | adjective | Of or pertaining to a condyle. |
| conepate | noun | Alt. of Conepatl |
| conepatl | noun | The skunk. |
| confalon | noun | One of a fraternity of seculars, also called Penitents. |
| confated | p.adjective | Fated or decreed with something else. |
| confeder | verb i. | To confederate. |
| conferee | noun | One who is conferred with, or who takes part in a conference; as, the conferees on the part of the Senate., One upon whom something is conferred. |
| conferva | noun | Any unbranched, slender, green plant of the fresh-water algae. The word is frequently used in a wider sense. |
| confided | imp. & past participle | of Confide |
| confider | noun | One who confides. |
| confined | imp. & past participle | of Confine |
| confiner | noun | One who, or that which, limits or restrains., One who lives on confines, or near the border of a country; a borderer; a near neighbor. |
| confrmed | imp. & past participle | of Confirm |
| confixed | imp. & past participle | of Confix |
| conflate | verb t. | To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse together; to join or weld; to consolidate. |
| conflict | verb | A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves., A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting., To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide., To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle., To be in opposition; to be contradictory. |
| confocal | adjective | Having the same foci; as, confocal quadrics. |
| confound | verb t. | To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse., To mistake for another; to identify falsely., To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay., To destroy; to ruin; to waste. |
| confract | adjective | Broken in pieces; severed. |
| confrere | noun | Fellow member of a fraternity; intimate associate. |
| confrier | noun | A confr/re. |
| confront | verb t. | To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness., To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing., To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare. |
| confused | imp. & past participle | of Confuse |
| confuted | imp. & past participle | of Confute |
| confuter | noun | One who confutes or disproves. |
| congener | noun | A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action. |
| congiary | noun | A present, as of corn, wine, or oil, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people; — so called because measured to each in a congius. |
| conglobe | verb t. | To gather into a ball; to collect into a round mass., To collect, unite, or coalesce in a round mass. |
| congreet | verb t. | To salute mutually. |
| congress | noun | A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter., A sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; — said of things., The coming together of a male and female in sexual commerce; the act of coition., A gathering or assembly; a conference., A formal assembly, as of princes, deputies, representatives, envoys, or commissioners; esp., a meeting of the representatives of several governments or societies to consider and determine matters of common interest., The collective body of senators and representatives of the people of a nation, esp. of a republic, constituting the chief legislative body of the nation., The lower house of the Spanish Cortes, the members of which are elected for three years. |
| conicoid | adjective | Same as Conoidal. |
| conidium | noun | A peculiar kind of reproductive cell found in certain fungi, and often containing zoospores. |
| coniform | adjective | Cone-shaped; conical. |
| conimene | noun | Same as Olibene. |
| conistra | noun | Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater. |
| conjoint | adjective | United; connected; associated. |
| conjugal | adjective | Belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial; connubial. |
| conjunct | adjective | United; conjoined; concurrent., Same as Conjoined. |
| conjured | imp. & past participle | of Conjure |
| conjurer | noun | One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner., One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats of legerdemain or sleight of hand., One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity. |
| conjuror | noun | One bound by a common oath with others. |
| connived | imp. & past participle | of Connive |
| conniver | noun | One who connives. |
| connoted | imp. & past participle | of Connote |
| connusor | noun | See Cognizor. |
| conodont | noun | A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found especially in carboniferous rocks. Such fossils are supposed by some to be the teeth of marsipobranch fishes, but they are probably the jaws of annelids. |
| conoidal | adjective | Nearly, but not exactly, conical. |
| conoidic | adjective | Alt. of Conoidical |
| conquest | noun | The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical or moral; subjection; subjugation; victory., That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral., The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition., The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle; as, the conquest of liberty or peace. |
| conserve | verb t. | To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect., To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of., Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection., A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection., A conservatory. |
| consider | verb t. | To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on., To look at attentively; to observe; to examine., To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect., To estimate; to think; to regard; to view., To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate., To hesitate. |
| consigne | noun | A countersign; a watchword., One who is orders to keep within certain limits. |
| consoled | imp. & past participle | of Console |
| consoler | noun | One who gives consolation. |
| consomme | noun | A clear soup or bouillion boiled down so as to be very rich. |
| consound | noun | A name applied loosely to several plants of different genera, esp. the comfrey. |
| conspire | verb i. | To make an agreement, esp. a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; to plot together., To concur to one end; to agree., To plot; to plan; to combine for. |
| constant | verb t. | Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; — opposed to fluid., Not liable, or given, to change; permanent; regular; continuous; continually recurring; steadfast; faithful; not fickle., Remaining unchanged or invariable, as a quantity, force, law, etc., Consistent; logical., That which is not subject to change; that which is invariable., A quantity that does not change its value; — used in countradistinction to variable. |
| constate | verb t. | To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove. |
| construe | verb t. | To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate., To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand. |
| consular | adjective | Of or pertaining to a consul; performing the duties of a consul; as, consular power; consular dignity; consular officers. |
| consumed | imp. & past participle | of Consume |
| consumer | noun | One who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of food. |
| contango | noun | The premium or interest paid by the buyer to the seller, to be allowed to defer paying for the stock purchased until the next fortnightly settlement day., The postponement of payment by the buyer of stock on the payment of a premium to the seller. See Backwardation. |
| contempt | noun | The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn., The state of being despised; disgrace; shame., An act or expression denoting contempt., Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority. |
| contents | plural | of Content, See Content, n. |
| continue | verb i. | To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay., To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last., To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance., To unite; to connect., To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not., To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length., To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live. |
| continuo | noun | Basso continuo, or continued bass. |
| contline | noun | The space between the strands on the outside of a rope., The space between the bilges of two casks stowed side by side. |
| contract | noun | To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one’s sphere of action., To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit., To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease., To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for., To betroth; to affiance., To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one., To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet., To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain; as, to contract for carrying the mail., Contracted; as, a contract verb., Contracted; affianced; betrothed., The agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights., A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties, with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation., The act of formally betrothing a man and woman. |
| contrary | adjective | Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds., Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent., Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child., Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions., A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities., An opponent; an enemy., the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1., See Contraries. |
| contrast | verb i. | To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities., To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past., To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object., The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities., Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison., The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other’s peculiarities. |
| contrate | adjective | Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it. |
| contrist | verb t. | To make sad. |
| contrite | adjective | Thoroughly bruised or broken., Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent., A contrite person., In a contrite manner. |
| contrive | verb t. | To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan., To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot. |
| contused | imp. & past participle | of Contuse |
| conusant | adjective | See Cognizant. |
| convened | imp. & past participle | of Convene |
| convener | noun | One who convenes or meets with others., One who calls an assembly together or convenes a meeting; hence, the chairman of a committee or other organized body. |
| converge | verb i. | To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer together; as, lines converge., To cause to tend to one point; to cause to incline and approach nearer together. |
| converse | verb i. | To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; — followed by with., To engage in familiar colloquy; to interchange thoughts and opinions in a free, informal manner; to chat; — followed by with before a person; by on, about, concerning, etc., before a thing., To have knowledge of, from long intercourse or study; — said of things., Frequent intercourse; familiar communion; intimate association., Familiar discourse; free interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat., Turned about; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal; as, a converse proposition., A proposition which arises from interchanging the terms of another, as by putting the predicate for the subject, and the subject for the predicate; as, no virtue is vice, no vice is virtue., A proposition in which, after a conclusion from something supposed has been drawn, the order is inverted, making the conclusion the supposition or premises, what was first supposed becoming now the conclusion or inference. Thus, if two sides of a sides of a triangle are equal, the angles opposite the sides are equal; and the converse is true, i.e., if these angles are equal, the two sides are equal. |
| convexed | adjective | Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form. |
| convexly | adverb | In a convex form; as, a body convexly shaped. |
| conveyed | imp. & past participle | of Convey |
| conveyer | noun | One who, or that which, conveys or carries, transmits or transfers., One given to artifices or secret practices; a juggler; a cheat; a thief. |
| conveyor | noun | A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place; esp., one for conveying grain, coal, etc., — as a spiral or screw turning in a pipe or trough, an endless belt with buckets, or a truck running along a rope. |
| convince | verb t. | To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master., To overcome by argument; to force to yield assent to truth; to satisfy by proof., To confute; to prove the fallacy of., To prove guilty; to convict. |
| convival | adjective | pertaining to a feast or to festivity; convivial. |
| convoked | imp. & past participle | of Convoke |
| convolve | verb t. | To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another. |
| convoyed | imp. & past participle | of Convoy |
| convulse | verb t. | To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain., To agitate greatly; to shake violently. |
| conylene | noun | An oily substance, C8H14, obtained from several derivatives of conine. |
| conyrine | noun | A blue, fluorescent, oily base (regarded as a derivative of pyridine), obtained from conine. |