(juggling) pattern which involves throwing props in the air alternately.
plural of column
comaker
comaker
noun
(finance) A person who endorses a promissory note.
comakes
comales
comamie
comanic
comarca
comarca
noun
A traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil.
comarum
comates
comatic
comatic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to the coma of a comet.
(optics) Of or pertaining to coma (the distortion of a lens).
comatik
combats
combats
noun
Clipping of combat boots.
Clipping of combat trousers.
plural of combat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of combat
combers
combers
noun
plural of comber
combind
combine
combine
noun
(American football) A Test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional football team.
(art) An artwork falling between painting and sculpture, having objects embedded into a painted surface.
A combine harvester
An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc.
Especially, a joint enterprise of whatever legal form for a purpose of business or in any way promoting the interests of the participants, sometimes with monopolistic or fraudulent intentions.
verb
(card games) 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.
(intransitive) To come together; to unite.
(obsolete) To bind; to hold by a moral tie.
(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
(transitive) To have two or more things or properties that function together.
combing
combing
noun
(in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair is combed.
Alternative spelling of coaming
The act by which something is combed.
verb
present participle of comb
combite
combure
combust
combust
adj
(astrology) In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'.
(obsolete) Burnt.
noun
(obsolete) That which undergoes burning.
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.
To burn; to catch fire.
comecon
comecon
Proper noun
of, a multinational economic organization that existed in the Eastern Bloc from 1949 to 1991.
comedia
comedic
comedic
adj
Relating to comedy.
comedos
comenic
comerio
cometes
cometic
cometic
adj
cometary; relating to a comet.
comfier
comfier
adj
comparative form of comfy: more comfy
comfily
comfily
adv
(informal) comfortably
comfits
comfits
noun
plural of comfit
comfort
comfort
noun
A cause of relief or satisfaction.
A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
Contentment, ease.
Something that offers comfort.
verb
(obsolete) To assist or help; to aid.
(obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
(transitive) To make comfortable.
(transitive) To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
comfrey
comfrey
noun
Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically Symphytum officinale.
comical
comical
adj
(archaic) Originally, relating to comedy.
Funny, whimsically amusing.
Laughable; ridiculous.
comices
comices
noun
plural of comice
comicry
comicry
noun
The power to cause mirth; comicalness.
comilla
cominch
comines
comings
comings
noun
plural of coming
comique
comique
noun
(dated) A comic actor or singer.
comital
comital
adj
Of or pertaining to a count or earl.
comites
comitia
comitia
noun
(historical) A popular legislative assembly in ancient Rome.
comitje
commack
commaes
command
command
noun
(baseball) The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
(computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
(military) A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
A command performance.
A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
An order to do something.
Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To have a view, as from a superior position.
(obsolete) To direct to come; to bestow.
(transitive) To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
(transitive) To hold, to control the use of.
(transitive) To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
(transitive) to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
(transitive, intransitive) To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
(transitive, intransitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
commark
commata
commend
commend
noun
(obsolete) Commendation; praise.
(obsolete, in the plural) Compliments; greetings.
verb
(transitive) To congratulate or reward.
(transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
(transitive) To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill.
(transitive) To praise or acclaim.
(transitive) To recommend.
(transitive, dated) To adorn; to set off.
comment
comment
noun
(linguistics) The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
(programming) A remark embedded in source code in such a way that it will be ignored by the compiler or interpreter, typically to help people to understand the code.
(uncountable) The act of commenting.
A spoken or written remark.
verb
(intransitive, with "on" or "about") To make remarks or notes.
(transitive) To remark.
(transitive, obsolete) To comment or remark on.
(transitive, software, of code) To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment.
(transitive, software, of code) To insert comments into (source code).
commers
commies
commies
noun
plural of commie
commise
commits
commits
noun
plural of commit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commit
commixt
commixt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of commix
commode
commode
noun
(euphemistic) A chair containing a chamber pot.
(euphemistic) A toilet.
(historical) A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.
A low chest of drawers on short legs.
A stand for a washbowl and jug.
commons
commons
noun
(chiefly historical) The free burghers/bourgeoisie of a given town, taken collectively.
(euphemistic, obsolete) An outhouse.
(figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
(obsolete, UK, Oxford University) Food served at a fixed rate from the college buttery, distinguished from battels.
A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area, a common.
A dining hall, usually at a college or university.
Food in general; rations.
The common people collectively, the third estate, the people not belonging to the nobility or clergy
plural of common
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of common
commote
commote
noun
A secular division of land in mediaeval Wales.
verb
(obsolete, rare) To disturb or agitate, to disrupt also in the positive sense, to put into (more) commotion, to stir up, to add to the activity of.
commove
commove
verb
(dated, transitive) To move violently; to agitate, excite or rouse
communa
commune
commune
noun
(historical) A self-governing city or league of citizens.
(obsolete) The commonalty; the common people.
(uncountable, obsolete) Communion; sympathetic conversation between friends.
A local political division in many European countries.
A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.
verb
(Christianity, intransitive) To receive the communion.
(intransitive, followed by with) To communicate (with) spiritually; to be together (with); to contemplate or absorb.
To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.
commute
commute
noun
A regular journey between two places, typically home and work.
The route, time or distance of that journey.
verb
(intransitive) To journey, to make a journey
(intransitive, Philippines) To regularly travel from one place to another using public transport.
(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
(intransitive, mathematics) Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.
(intransitive, obsolete) To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution;
(transitive, finance, law) To pay, or arrange to pay, in advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
(transitive, insurance, pensions) To pay out the lumpsum present value of an annuity, instead of paying in instalments; to cash in; to encash
(transitive, law, criminology) To reduce the sentence previously given for a criminal offense.
To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
comonte
comorin
comourn
compact
compact
adj
(obsolete) Composed or made; with of.
(obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
(topology, not comparable, of a set in a topological space) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a Euclidean space this is equivalent to a Closed and bounded set.
Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
noun
A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.
An agreement or contract.
verb
(intransitive) To form an agreement or contract.
(transitive) To make more dense; to compress.
To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
compage
compage
noun
(obsolete) A compages; a unified complex whole formed from the compaction of parts.
(obsolete) Compages; consistency, solid structure; the compaction of parts into a whole.
company
company
noun
(business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
(espionage, informal) An intelligence service.
(law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
(military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
(nautical) The entire crew of a ship.
(uncountable) Companionship.
(uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
A small group of birds or animals.
A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To associate.
(archaic, transitive) To accompany, keep company with.
(obsolete, intransitive) To be a lively, cheerful companion.
(obsolete, intransitive) To have sexual intercourse.
compare
compare
noun
(countable, programming) An instruction or command that compares two values or states.
(uncountable) Comparison.
(uncountable, obsolete) Illustration by comparison; simile.
verb
(intransitive) To be similar (often used in the negative).
(obsolete) To get; to obtain.
(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
(transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
(transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
compart
compart
verb
(transitive) To arrange or lay out according to a plan, with due distribution and disposition of parts.
(transitive) To divide into smaller parts; to divide into compartments.
(transitive, obsolete) To divide and share with others.
compass
compass
adv
(obsolete) In a circuit; round about.
noun
(archaic) Scope.
(music) The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.
(obsolete) A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
(obsolete) A space within limits; an area.
(obsolete) An enclosing limit; a boundary, a circumference.
(obsolete) Range, reach.
A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
A pair of compasses (a device used to draw an arc or circle).
Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within.
verb
(dated) To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.
(dated) To plot; to scheme (against someone).
To go about or round entirely; to traverse.
To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.
compear
compear
verb
(law, Scotland) To appear before a judge in court personally or by attorney.
(obsolete) To appear before.
compeer
compeer
noun
(obsolete) The equal or peer of someone else; a close companion or associate.
verb
To be equal with; to match.
compels
compels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compel
compend
compend
noun
A compendium; an epitome; a summary.
compere
compere
noun
(chiefly British, Ireland) A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To emcee, to act as compere.
compert
compete
compete
verb
To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph.
To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend
To take part in a contest, game or similar event
compile
compile
noun
(programming) An act of compiling code.
verb
(intransitive, programming) To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.
(obsolete) To construct; to build.
(obsolete) To write; to compose.
(obsolete, transitive) To contain or comprise.
(transitive) To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
(transitive, programming) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
(transitive, snooker) To achieve (a break) by making a sequence of shots.
comping
comping
noun
(informal, countable) musical accompaniment
(informal, uncountable) The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible.
verb
present participle of comp
complex
complex
adj
(geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
(mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
(mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
(mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
noun
(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
(informal, by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
(linguistics) A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
(mathematics) A complex number.
(psychoanalysis) An abnormal mental condition caused by repressed emotions.
(taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
A network of interconnected systems.
A problem.
An assemblage of related things; a collection.
An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
verb
(chemistry, intransitive) To form a complex with another substance
(transitive) To complicate.
complin
complin
noun
Alternative form of compline
complot
complot
noun
(archaic) A plot (involving more than one person), conspiracy
verb
(archaic, transitive, intransitive) To plot together; conspire.
compoed
compoer
compole
compone
compone
verb
(archaic, transitive) To compose; to settle; to arrange.
compony
compony
adj
(heraldry, postpositive) Divided into a line of squares of alternating tinctures.
comport
comport
noun
(obsolete) Manner of acting; conduct; comportment; deportment.
verb
(intransitive) To be in agreement (with); to be of an accord.
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To tolerate, bear, put up (with).
(reflexive) To behave (in a given manner).
compose
compose
verb
(printing, dated) To arrange (types) in a composing stick for printing; to typeset.
(sometimes reflexive) To calm; to free from agitation.
(transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
(transitive) To make something by merging parts.
(transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.
(transitive, nonstandard) To comprise.
To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
compost
compost
noun
(UK) A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
verb
To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.
compote
compote
noun
A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.
A dish used for serving fruit.
compreg
compreg
noun
A compressed and impregnated wood; a wood-based composite made in various forms from panel to solid profiles.
compsoa
compted
compted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compt
comptel
compter
compter
noun
(historical) A prison attached to a city court; a counter.
(obsolete) A counter (token used for keeping count).
comptie
comptly
comptly
adv
(obsolete) neatly
comptom
compton
compton
Proper noun
Any of several placenames in England and the United States.
from the placenames.
compute
compute
noun
(computing, informal) computation
verb
(intransitive, informal) To make sense. (commonly used in mimicry of a science fictional robot and spoken in a robotic voice; most frequently in negative constructs)
(transitive) To reckon, calculate.
comrade
comrade
noun
(communism) A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person.
(communism) A non-hierarchical title, functionally similar to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss", "Ms." etc, in a communist or socialist state.
A companion in battle; fellow soldier.
A mate, companion, or associate.
verb
(transitive) To associate with in a friendly way.
comrado
comrado
noun
Obsolete form of comrade.
comsymp
comsymp
noun
(slang, derogatory) A Communist sympathizer; a liberal.
comtian
comtian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1798–1857), French philosopher and founder of sociology and positivism.
comtism
comtism
Noun
The positivistic philosophy of Auguste Comte (1798–1857), according to which metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top.
comtist
comtist
Noun
A follower of Comtism.
conamed
conamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coname
condemn
condemn
verb
(transitive) To adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation.
(transitive) To adjudge (building or construction work) as of unsatisfactory quality, requiring the work to be redone.
(transitive) To adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption.
(transitive) To confer eternal divine punishment upon.
(transitive) To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See eminent domain.
(transitive) To judicially announce a verdict upon a finding of guilt; To sentence
(transitive) To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.
(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate the perpetrators of.
(transitive, law) To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government, to be a prize, or to be unfit for service.
To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use.
condoms
condoms
noun
plural of condom
confirm
confirm
verb
(transitive, Christianity) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
conform
conform
verb
(intransitive, of persons, often followed by to) To act in accordance with expectations; to behave in the manner of others, especially as a result of social pressure.
(intransitive, of things, situations, etc.) To be in accordance with a set of specifications or regulations, or with a policy or guideline.
(transitive) To make similar in form or nature; to make suitable for a purpose; to adapt.
coniums
coniums
noun
plural of conium
consomm
consume
consume
verb
(economics, transitive, intransitive) To trade money for good or services as an individual.
(intransitive, obsolete) To waste away slowly.
(transitive) To absorb information, especially through the mass media.
(transitive) To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
(transitive) To destroy completely.
(transitive) To eat.
(transitive) To use up.
consumo
contemn
contemn
verb
(law) To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).
(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
contemp
cookdom
cookdom
noun
The realm or sphere of cooks.
The role or status of cook.
coombes
coombes
noun
plural of coombe
copalms
copalms
noun
plural of copalm
copeman
copeman
noun
(obsolete) A chapman; a dealer; a merchant.
copyism
copyism
noun
(archaic) A style based on slavish imitation, without character or originality.
(archaic) plagiarism
copyman
coremia
coremia
noun
plural of coremium
cormack
cormels
cormels
noun
plural of cormel
cormick
cormick
Proper noun
from Irish or Gaelic.
cormier
cormoid
cormoid
adj
Of or relating to corm or corms.
cormous
cormous
adj
(botany) Growing from a corm.
corneum
corneum
noun
(anatomy) The outermost layer of the skin.
corrump
corrump
verb
(obsolete) To corrupt.
corumba
corymbs
corymbs
noun
plural of corymb
coseism
cosmati
cosmete
cosmine
cosmine
noun
A continuous layer of dentine, covered by a layer of enamel, that takes the place of scales in some ancient fish.
cosmism
cosmism
noun
(historical) A philosophical and cultural movement in Russia in the early 20th century, combining elements of religion and ethics with a history of the origin, evolution and future of the cosmos and humankind.
A moral philosophy regarding the future of artificial intelligence, based on the writings of Hugo de Garis (born 1947).
The notion of the cosmos as a self-existing whole.
cosmist
cosmist
noun
A proponent of cosmism.
cosmoid
cosmoid
adj
(biology, of a fish scale) Containing a layer of cosmine
costume
costume
noun
A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.
A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.
verb
To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.
cotonam
coueism
coulomb
coulomb
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C
coumara
cowgram
coxcomb
coxcomb
noun
(by extension) A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.
(historical) The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.
The fleshy red pate of a rooster.
cozumel
cozumel
Proper noun
A resort island in the Caribbean Sea, off of the northeastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
crambos
crampon
crampon
noun
(botany) An aerial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy.
(heraldry) A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook.
An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.