Chapter C (2)

~Clog~, _n._ ~1.~ Trammel, fetter, shackle, drag weight, dead weight.

~2.~ Impediment, encumbrance, hinderance, obstacle, obstruction, check, drawback.

~Cloister~, _n._ Convent, monastery, abbey, nunnery, priory.

~Cloisteral~, _a._ Recluse, solitary, secluded, sequestered, monastic.

~Close~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Shut, shut up.

~2.~ Stop, obstruct, choke, stop up.

~3.~ Conclude, finish, terminate, end, complete, bring to a period.

~Close~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Unite, coalesce, come together, be brought together.

~2.~ Terminate, end, be concluded.

~Close~, _n._ End, conclusion, termination.

~Close~, _a._ ~1.~ Tight, closed, shut fast.

~2.~ Hidden, secret, private.

~3.~ Reserved, taciturn, reticent, secretive, not communicative, of few words.

~4.~ Retired, withdrawn, concealed, secluded, pent up.

~5.~ Confined, stagnant, motionless.

~6.~ Oppressive, uncomfortable.

~7.~ Dense, compact, solid, compressed, firm, thick.

~8.~ Near, approaching nearly.

~9.~ Intense, intent, unremitting, earnest, fixed.

~10.~ Faithful, accurate, precise, exact, strict, nice.

~11.~ Parsimonious, stingy, penurious, miserly, niggardly, close- fisted, close-handed, mean, illiberal, ungenerous.

~Close by~, Very near, within a short distance, hard by.

~Close-fisted~, _a._ Penurious, parsimonious, stingy, miserly, niggardly, mean, close, grasping, close-handed, with an itching palm.

~Close-handed~, _a._ CLOSE-FISTED.

~Closet~, _n._ Cabinet, small room.

~Close up~, Unite, join, consolidate, bring together.

~Close with~, ~1.~ Accede to, consent to, agree to.

~2.~ Agree with, make an agreement with.

~3.~ Grapple with.

~Clot~, _n._ Concretion, coagulation, crassament, CRASSAMENTUM.

~Clot~, _v. n._ Concrete, coagulate.

~Cloth~, _n._ ~1.~ Woven fabric.

~2.~ [With _The_ prefixed.] Clergy, clerical profession.

~Clothe~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dress, attire, apparel, array, robe, put garments upon.

~2.~ Provide garments for, provide with clothes, furnish with raiment.

~3.~ Invest (_with authority, &c._).

~Clothes~, _n. pl._ Garments, raiment, apparel, attire, vesture, vestments, dress, clothing, garb, costume, habiliments, habits.

~Clothing~, _n._ Garments, CLOTHES.

~Cloud~, _n._ ~1.~ Nebulosity, haze, mist, fog, vapor, collection of vapor.

~2.~ Dense mass (_as of smoke_).

~3.~ Darkness, obscurity, gloom.

~Cloud~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Darken, obscure, dim, shade, shadow.

~2.~ Variegate (_with dark veins or spots_).

~Cloud-compeller~, _n._ Jupiter, Jove.

~Cloudy~, _a._ ~1.~ Clouded, murky, lowering, lurid, overcast.

~2.~ Obscure, dark, dim, not clear.

~3.~ Gloomy, dismal, not cheerful.

~Clown~, _n._ ~1.~ Rustic, peasant, swain, ploughman, countryman, bumpkin, lout, clodpole, boor, hind.

~2.~ Churl, ill-bred man.

~3.~ Buffoon, fool, mountebank, harlequin, jester, droll, punch, zany, scaramouch, merry Andrew, jack-pudding, pickle-herring.

~Clownish~, _a._ ~1.~ Rustic, boorish, loutish, coarse, rough, awkward, clumsy, ungainly.

~2.~ Rude, impolite, uncivil, ill-bred, ill-mannered.

~Cloy~, _v. a._ Satiate, glut, surfeit, pall, sate.

~Club~, _n._ ~1.~ Bludgeon, cudgel.

~2.~ Association, society, company, set, fraternity, sodality, COTERIE, CLIQUE.

~Club~, _v. n._ Co-operate, unite together, act in concert, club together.

~Club-house~, _n._ CASINO.

~Clue~, _n._ Guide, direction, clew, CLAVIS.

~Clump~, _n._ Cluster, bunch, group, assemblage.

~Clumsy~, _a._ ~1.~ Unwieldy, ponderous, heavy, lumbering, ill-shaped, ill-made.

~2.~ Awkward, unhandy, bungling, maladroit, inapt, unskilful, without dexterity.

~Cluster~, _n._ Clump, bunch, group, assemblage, COMA.

~Cluster~, _v. n._ Grow in bunches, grow in clusters, collect together.

~Clutch~, _v. a._ Grasp, gripe, grapple, seize, catch, snatch, lay hold of, fasten upon.

~Clutch~, _n._ Grasp, gripe, seizure.

~Clutches~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Paws, talons.

~2.~ Hands (_implying rapacity or cruelly_).

~Clutter~, _n._ ~1.~ Bustle, clatter, clattering, confused noise.

~2.~ Confused mass.

~Clypeiform~, _a._ Scutate, shield-shaped.

~Clyster~, _n._ Injection, enema, lavement.

~Coadjutor~, _n._ Assistant, helper, co-operator, auxiliary, colleague, partner, aider, ally, abettor, co-aid.

~Coagulate~, _v. a. & n._ Curdle, concrete, thicken, clot.

~Coagulation~, _n._ ~1.~ Curdling, concretion.

~2.~ Clot, coagulum.

~Coagulum~, _n._ Clot, coagulation.

~Co-aid~, _n._ Assistant, COADJUTOR.

~Coalesce~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Unite, combine, blend, come together, become consolidated.

~2.~ Concur, fraternize, come to an agreement.

~Coal-fish~, _n._ Cudden (_Gades carbonarius_).

~Coal-hod~, _n._ Coal-scuttle.

~Coalition~ _n._ Union, alliance, confederacy, federation, confederation, league, combination, copartnership, compact, federal compact, federal union.

~Coal-measures~, _n. pl._ Bed of coal, strata of coal, carboniferous group.

~Coal-mine~, _n._ Colliery, coal-pit.

~Coal-pit~, _n._ Colliery, coal-mine.

~Coal-scuttle~, _n._ Coal-hod.

~Coarse~, _a._ ~1.~ Of large size.

~2.~ Of large fibres or particles.

~3.~ Crude, rough, impure, unpurified.

~4.~ Gross, broad, indelicate, indecent, vulgar, not refined.

~5.~ Rude, unpolished, uncivil, impolite, gruff, bluff, bearish, brutal.

~6.~ Mean, vile, inelegant.

~Coast~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Rare._] Border, frontier.

~2.~ Shore, beach, strand, seaboard, seaside, seacoast.

~Coast~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Sail along the coast.

~2.~ Slide down a hill (_on a sled_).

~Coat~, _n._ ~1.~ Outer garment (_of men_).

~2.~ Cover, covering, integument, coating.

~Coat~, _v. a._ Cover, spread a covering over.

~Coating~, _n._ Covering, coat.

~Coax~, _v. a._ Wheedle, cajole, flatter, cog, persuade by fondling, prevail upon by flattery.

~Cob~, _n._ ~1.~ Sea-mew, sea-cob, gull, mew.

~2.~ Horse (_short-legged and stout_).

~3.~ [_U. S._] Spike (_of maize_), corn-cob.

~Cobble~, _v. a._ Botch, tinker, patch up, mend clumsily.

~Cobble~, _n._ Cobble-stone, small round stone.

~Cobble-stone~, _n._ COBBLE.

~Cobbler~, _n._ ~1.~ Mender of shoes.

~2.~ Clumsy workman.

~Cobra~, _n._ Hooded snake, COBRA-DE-CAPELLO.

~Cobra-de-Capello~, _n._ [Port.] Cobra, hooded snake, spectacled snake (_Naja tripudians_).

~Cobweb~, _n._ Spider's web.

~Cochineal~, _n._ Cochineal insect (_killed by boiling water, and dried in the sun_).

~Cochleary~, _a._ COCHLEATE, COCHLEATED, spiral, spiry, screw-shaped.

~Cochleate~, _a._ Spiral, COCHLEARY.

~Cochleated~, _a._ Spiral, COCHLEARY.

~Cock~, _n._ Chanticleer, ROOSTER.

~Cock-a-hoop~, _a._ Boasting, boastful, bragging, vaunting, vaporing, blustering, exulting, triumphant.

~Cock-and-bull story~, Absurd story, exaggerated tale.

~Cockatrice~, _n._ Basilisk.

~Cockchafer~, _n._ May-bug, dor, dor-bug, tree-beetle, dor-beetle, May- beetle, dummador (_Melontha vulgaris_).

~Cock-crowing~, _n._ Dawn, day-break, peep of day, first blush of the morning.

~Cocker~, _v. a._ [_Rare._] Indulge (_unduly_), fondle, pamper.

~Cockerel~, _n._ Young cock or rooster.

~Cockering~, _n._ Indulgence (_to excess_), pampering, humoring.

~Cock-eyed~, _a._ Squint-eyed.

~Cockle~, _v. a._ Wrinkle, corrugate, pucker, gather into folds.

~Cockling~, _a._ Curling, ruffled.

~Cock-loft~, _n._ Garret, loft, attic, upper story.

~Cocksure~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Very sure, quite sure, quite certain, very confident.

~Cod~, _n._ Codfish (_Morrhua vulgaris_).

~Coddle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Parboil, boil slightly.

~2.~ Humor, coax, cajole, wheedle, court, STUFF, pay court to, fawn upon, curry favor with, try to win by adulation.

~3.~ Fondle, caress, pet, treat with fondness, make much of.

~Code~, _n._ Digest, collection of laws.

~Codfish~, _n._ COD.

~Codger~, _n._ ~1.~ Miser, niggard, churl, curmudgeon, lick-penny, skinflint, scrimp, hunks, screw, muckworm.

~2.~ Queer old man, eccentric person.

~Codicil~, _n._ Supplement or postscript (_to a will_).

~Codify~, _v. a._ Digest, systematize, reduce to a code or digest.

~Cœliac~, _a._ Of the belly.

~Cœliac passion~, Chronic diarrhœa.

~Co-equal~, _a._ Co-ordinate, on a level, on a par.

~Coerce~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Restrain, curb, check, put under restraint.

~2.~ Compel, force, drive, constrain.

~Coercion~, _n._ ~1.~ Restraint, check, curb.

~2.~ Compulsion, constraint.

~Coercive~, _a._ ~1.~ Coercing, checking, restraining.

~2.~ Constraining, compelling, compulsory.

~Coetaneous~, _a._ COEVAL.

~Coeval~, _a._ Coetaneous, of the same age.

~Co-exist~, _v. n._ Exist together, exist at the same time.

~Coexistent~, _a._ Simultaneous, synchronous.

~Coffer~, _n._ ~1.~ Money-chest, strong-box, safe.

~2.~ [_Arch._] Sunken panel.

~Cog~, _v. a._ ~1.~ COAX, wheedle.

~2.~ Furnish with cogs.

~Cog~, _v. n._ Deceive, CHEAT.

~Cog~, _n._ ~1.~ Trick, deceit, fraud, cheat.

~2.~ Tooth (_of a wheel_).

~Cogency~, _n._ Force, strength, power.

~Cogent~, _a._ Forcible, effective, powerful, urgent, potent, irresistible, resistless, convincing, conclusive.

~Cogitate~, _v. n._ Meditate, think, reflect, consider, ponder, deliberate, ruminate, muse.

~Cogitation~, _n._ Meditation, thought, reflection, deliberation.

~Cognate~, _a._ Allied, akin, kin, related, kindred, similar, analogous, alike, of a piece.

~Cognition~, _n._ Knowledge, cognizance.

~Cognizance~, _n._ Knowledge, cognition, observation.

~Cognizant of~, Aware of, acquainted with, familiar with, conversant with, having knowledge of.

~Cognomen~, _n._ Surname, family name.

~Cohabit~, _v. n._ Live together (_as husband and wife_).

~Co-heir~, _n._ Joint heir.

~Cohere~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Adhere, cleave, unite, hold, stick together, hold together.

~2.~ Suit, fit, agree, square, quadrate, tally, coincide, comport.

~Coherence~, _n._ ~1.~ Cohesion, union, connection, dependence.

~2.~ Consistency, congruity, correspondence, harmony, agreement.

~Coherency~, _n._ ~1.~ Cohesion, union, connection, dependence.

~2.~ Consistency, congruity, correspondence, harmony, agreement.

~Coherent~, _a._ ~1.~ Connected, united, sticking together.

~2.~ Consistent, congruous, logical.

~Cohesion~, _n._ Coherence, sticking together.

~Coiffure~, _n._ Head-dress.

~Coil~, _v. a._ Gather into a coil.

~Coil~, _n._ Convolution, BIGHT, circular heap.

~Coin~, _n._ Specie, cash, metallic money, hard money, stamped money.

~Coin~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Convert (_metal_) into money by stamping.

~2.~ Invent, fabricate, devise, create.

~Coinage~, _n._ ~1.~ Coin.

~2.~ Invention, fabrication, creation.

~Coincide~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Correspond, quadrate, square, tally, cohere.

~2.~ Agree, concur, harmonize, be of the same mind.

~Coincidence~, _n._ ~1.~ Correspondence.

~2.~ Agreement, concurrence, consistency.

~Coincident~, _a._ ~1.~ Correspondent, tallying, squaring.

~2.~ Agreeing, concurring, concurrent.

~Coition~, _n._ Copulation.

~Cold~, _a._ ~1.~ Frigid, GELID, cool, not warm, not hot.

~2.~ Bleak, raw, biting, cutting, nipping, frosty, icy, wintry, hyemal, brumal.

~3.~ Chilly, chill, shivering.

~4.~ Apathetic, phlegmatic, stoical, unfeeling, unsusceptible, unimpressible, passionless, cold-blooded, sluggish, torpid, lukewarm, dead, indifferent, unconcerned.

~5.~ Unaffecting, uninteresting.

~Cold~, _n._ ~1.~ Absence of warmth, privation of heat.

~2.~ Coldness, chilliness.

~3.~ Catarrh, cough (_or other inflammatory disease produced by exposure to cold_).

~Cold-blooded~, _a._ ~1.~ With cold blood.

~2.~ Unfeeling, apathetic, passionless, COLD, cold-hearted, hard- hearted, cruel.

~Cold-hearted~, _a._ Unfeeling, COLD-BLOODED.

~Colewort~, _n._ Kale.

~Colic~, _n._ Belly-ache, pain in the bowels.

~Collapse~, _n._ ~1.~ Falling together, falling in (_as the sides of a flue_).

~2.~ (_Med._) Prostration, exhaustion, extreme depression.

~Collapse~, _v. n._ Fall together, fall in.

~Collar~, _n._ Neck-band.

~Collar-bone~, _n._ Clavicle.

~Collate~, _v. a._ Compare, bring into comparison, estimate relatively.

~Collateral~, _a._ ~1.~ Indirect, subordinate, not directly to the point.

~2.~ Corroboratory, confirmatory, concurrent.

~Collation~, _n._ ~1.~ Comparison.

~2.~ Meal (_less than a feast_), repast, entertainment, treat.

~Colleague~, _n._ Associate (_in some office, especially in that of a clergyman_), coadjutor, co-operator, assistant, helper, alder, co-aid, partner, ally.

~Collect~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Gather, assemble, muster, bring together, scrape together.

~2.~ Accumulate, amass, aggregate, garner, heap up, garner up.

~3.~ Infer, deduce, consider probable.

~Collection~, _n._ ~1.~ Assemblage, group, cluster, gathering, crowd.

~2.~ Accumulation, heap, mass, hoard, store, pile, aggregation.

~3.~ Contribution (_for charitable purposes_).

~Collect one's self~, Recover from surprise, recover one's self- possession, become calm.

~College~, _n._ ~1.~ Society (_of persons engaged in common pursuits_), community, body.

~2.~ University, literary institution or seminary of learning (_of the highest class_).

~3.~ College edifice or building.

~Collide~, _v. n._ Clash, come into collision, strike against each other.

~Colliery~, _n._ Coal-mine, coal-pit.

~Collision~, _n._ ~1.~ Clash, shock, concussion.

~2.~ Opposition, interference, clashing, conflict.

~Collocate~, _v. a._ [_Rare._] Place, set, dispose, arrange.

~Collocation~, _n._ Arrangement, disposition, grouping.

~Collop~, _n._ Slice (_of meat_), RASHER.

~Colloquial~, _a._ Conversational.

~Colloquy~, _n._ Dialogue, conversation, conference, talk, discourse.

~Collude~, _v. n._ Participate in fraud, conspire fraudulently.

~Collusion~, _n._ ~1.~ COVIN, participation in fraud.

~2.~ Artifice (_practised in pursuance of some secret agreement_), fraud, deceit.

~Collusive~, _a._ Deceitful, fraudulent, deceptive, dishonest, covinous.

~Collyrium~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) Eye-water, wash or lotion for the eyes.

~Colocynth~, _n._ Coloquintida, bitter-apple, bitter-cucumber.

~Cologne~, _n._ EAU-DE-COLOGNE.

~Cologne-water~, _n._ EAU-DE-COLOGNE.

~Coloquintida~, _n._ Colocynth, bitter-apple, bitter-cucumber.

~Color~, _n._ ~1.~ Hue, tint, tinge, shade.

~2.~ Pigment, paint.

~3.~ Plea, pretext, pretence, excuse, guise, disguise, semblance, appearance, make-shift, false show.

~Color~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Tinge, dye, paint, stain.

~2.~ Disguise, varnish, gloss over, make plausible.

~Color~, _v. n._ Redden, blush, show color.

~Color-blindness~, _n._ Daltonism.

~Colorless~, _a._ Uncolored, hueless, untinged, achromatic.

~Color-sergeant~, _n._ Ensign, standard-bearer.

~Colophony~, _n._ Resin (_from the pine_), rosin.

~Colors~, _n. pl._ Flag, standard, ensign, banner.

~Colossal~, _a._ Gigantic, huge, monstrous, immense, enormous, prodigious, Cyclopean, Herculean.

~Colossus~, _n._ Gigantic statue.

~Colporter~, _n._ Pedler (_of religious books_), hawker of tracts.

~Colt~, _n._ Young horse (_male or female_).

~Coltish~, _a._ Frisky, rampant, playful, frolicsome, sportive, gay.

~Columbary~, _n._ Dove-cot, pigeon-house.

~Column~, _n._ ~1.~ Pillar (_that is round_).

~2.~ File, line, row.

~Coma~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Med._) Lethargy, dozing, stupor, drowsiness (_from disease_).

~2.~ (_Astron._) Envelope.

~3.~ (_Bot._) Tuft, cluster, bunch, clump.

~Comatose~, _a._ Lethargic, drowsy (_from disease_), dozing, stupid, stupefied.

~Comatous~, _a._ Lethargic, drowsy (_from disease_), dozing, stupid, stupefied.

~Combat~, _v. n._ Fight, contend, struggle, contest, war.

~Combat~, _v. a._ Oppose, resist, withstand, contend against, battle with, struggle with, war against.

~Combat~, _n._ Battle, fight, conflict, engagement, action, contest, encounter, rencounter, skirmish, brush, affair.

~Combatant~, _n._ Fighter, CHAMPION, warrior.

~Combativeness~, _n._ Propensity to fight.

~Combination~, _n._ ~1.~ Union, conjunction, connection, association.

~2.~ Alliance, coalition, confederacy, league, complot, conspiracy, cabal.

~3.~ Mixture, compound, amalgamation.

~Combine~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unite, join together.

~2.~ Mix, blend, incorporate, amalgamate, compound, put together.

~Combine~, _v. n._ Coalesce, be united.

~Combustibility~, _n._ Combustibleness, inflammability, inflammableness.

~Combustible~, _a._ Inflammable.

~Combustibleness~, _n._ Combustibility.

~Combustion~, _n._ Conflagration, burning.

~Come~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Approach, advance, draw near, tend hitherward.

~2.~ Arrive, get to, reach or attain any place or point.

~3.~ Proceed, issue, arise, result, follow, flow, ensue, originate, be derived, be due or owing, take rise.

~4.~ Happen, occur, befall, betide, take place, come to pass, fall out.

~Come about~, Happen, come to pass.

~Come at~, Reach, obtain, get at.

~Come by~, Get, obtain, gain, get possession of.

~Comedian~, _n._ Comic actor.

~Come home~, ~1.~ Get home, reach home.

~2.~ Touch closely, interest deeply, concern especially.

~Come in~, ~1.~ Enter.

~2.~ Accrue (_as gain_).

~Come in for~, Make a claim for.

~Come into~, ~1.~ Enter.

~2.~ Comply with, assent to, fall in with.

~Comeliness~, _n._ ~1.~ Propriety, fitness, suitableness.

~2.~ Symmetry, grace, gracefulness, beauty.

~Comely~, _a._ ~1.~ Becoming, fitting, suitable, seemly, decorous, decent.

~2.~ Symmetrical, graceful, handsome, beautiful, PRETTY.

~Come near~, Approximate, approach.

~Come of~, Proceed, issue, grow out of.

~Come on~, ~1.~ Advance.

~2.~ Succeed, thrive.

~Come-outer~, _n._ [_U. S._] Radical, radical reformer.

~Come round~, Change, veer.

~Come short~, Fail, be deficient, be wanting.

~Comet~, _n._ Blazing star.

~Come to~, ~1.~ Consent, yield.

~2.~ Amount to.

~3.~ Recover (_as from fainting_).

~Come to a head~, ~1.~ Mature, suppurate, fester.

~2.~ Come to a crisis.

~Come to grief~, [_Colloquial._] ~1.~ Fail, result disastrously.

~2.~ Be ruined, meet with disaster.

~Come to hand~, Be received.

~Come to one's self~, Recover one's senses.

~Come to pass~, ~1.~ Happen, chance, occur, befall, betide, fall out.

~2.~ Be fulfilled.

~Come to the gallows~, Be hanged.

~Come up~, ~1.~ Rise, ascend.

~2.~ Shoot (_as a plant from the earth_), spring up.

~Come up with~, Overtake.

~Comfit~, _n._ Sweetmeat (_dry_), confection, confect, conserve, preserve.

~Comfort~, _v. a._ Solace, console, cheer, gladden, encourage, inspirit, enliven, animate, revive, refresh, invigorate, relieve, strengthen.

~Comfort~, _n._ ~1.~ Support, assistance, aid, help, succor, countenance.

~2.~ Solace, consolation, encouragement, relief.

~3.~ Ease, enjoyment, satisfaction.

~Comfortable~, _a._ ~1.~ Agreeable, pleasant, pleasurable, grateful, gratifying, acceptable, welcome.

~2.~ Snug, convenient, adapted for comfort.

~3.~ [_U. S._] At ease, free from pain.

~Comforter~, _n._ ~1.~ Consoler.

~2.~ Paraclete, Holy Spirit, Spirit of Truth.

~3.~ [_U. S._] Stuffed coverlet, wadded quilt.

~Comfortless~, _a._ ~1.~ Forlorn, cheerless, desolate, wretched, miserable.

~2.~ Inconsolable, disconsolate, woebegone, heart-broken, broken- hearted.

~Comic~, _a._ Droll, funny, farcical, ludicrous, laughable, diverting, sportive, humorous.

~Comical~, _a._ Droll, funny, farcical, ludicrous, laughable, diverting, sportive, humorous.

~Coming~, _n._ Approach, advent, arrival.

~Coming~, _a._ Future, to come.

~Comity~, _n._ Courtesy, civility, amenity, politeness, suavity, urbanity, affability, good breeding, good manners.

~Command~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Order, direct, bid, charge, require, enjoin.

~2.~ Rule, govern, sway, control, lead, preside over.

~3.~ Claim, challenge.

~4.~ Overlook, have under range of vision.

~Command~, _v. n._ Govern, rule, exercise authority, have control, take the lead, rule the roost.

~Command~, _n._ ~1.~ Order, direction, injunction, mandate, behest, bidding, charge, requisition, commandment, word of command.

~2.~ Rule, sway, authority, power, dominion, government, control, ascendancy, supremacy.

~Commander~, _n._ Chief, chieftain, leader, captain.

~Commandment~, _n._ Mandate, precept, command.

~Comme il faut~, [Fr.] Right, fit, proper, appropriate, seemly, meet, becoming, as it should be.

~Commemorate~, _v. a._ Celebrate, solemnize.

~Commemoration~, _n._ Celebration, solemnization.

~Commemorative~, _a._ Memorial.

~Commence~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Begin, originate, take rise.

~2.~ Take the first step, make a beginning, break ground, break the ice.

~Commence~, _v. a._ Begin, institute, originate, enter upon, set about, set on foot, set in operation.

~Commencement~, _n._ Beginning, outset, opening.

~Commend~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Recommend, bespeak regard for.

~2.~ Commit, intrust, yield.

~3.~ Praise, extol, applaud, laud, eulogize, cry up, speak well of, say a good word for, sing or sound the praises of.

~Commendable~, _a._ Laudable, praiseworthy, to be commended.

~Commendation~, _n._ ~1.~ Recommendation, approval, approbation, good opinion.

~2.~ Praise, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, good word.

~Commendations~, _n. pl._ Regards, compliments, respects.

~Commendatory~, _a._ Commending, laudatory, eulogistic, complimentary, encomiastic, panegyrical.

~Commensurable~, _a._ Commeasurable, commensurate.

~Commensurate~, _a._ ~1.~ Commeasurable, commensurable.

~2.~ Proportionate, equal, coextensive.

~Comment~, _v. n._ Annotate, make notes, make comments or remarks.

~Comment~, _n._ ~1.~ Annotation, note, explanation, elucidation, illustration, exposition, commentary.

~2.~ Remark, observation.

~Commentary~, _n._ ~1.~ COMMENT.

~2.~ Book of comments.

~3.~ Memoir, familiar narrative.

~Commentator~, _n._ Annotator, expositor, writer of comments.

~Commerce~, _n._ ~1.~ Dealing, trade, traffic, business.

~2.~ Intercourse, communication.

~Commercial~, _a._ Trading, MERCANTILE, skilled in commerce.

~Commination~, _n._ Threatening, threat, menace, denunciation.

~Commingle~, _v. a._ Blend, mix, commix, mingle, amalgamate, mingle together.

~Comminute~, _v. a._ Pulverize, triturate, grind, bruise, bray, break to pieces.

~Comminution~, _n._ Pulverization, trituration.

~Commiserate~, _v. a._ Pity, compassionate, have pity for, sympathize with, feel for, feel sorry for, condole with.

~Commiseration~, _n._ Compassion, sympathy, pity, condolence, fellow- feeling.

~Commission~, _n._ ~1.~ Perpetration.

~2.~ Warrant of authority.

~3.~ Trust, charge, office, care, duty, task, employment, errand.

~4.~ Allowance, fee, compensation.

~5.~ Delegation, body of commissioners.

~Commission~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Authorize, empower, give a commission to.

~2.~ Depute, delegate, send on a commission.

~Commissioner~, _n._ Agent.

~Commissure~, _n._ Seam, joint.

~Commit~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Intrust, consign, confide, give in trust.

~2.~ Deposit, put, place, lay.

~3.~ Perpetrate, enact, do, perform.

~4.~ Imprison, send to prison.

~5.~ Engage, pledge, implicate.

~6.~ Compromit, endanger, bring into danger, put at hazard, put in jeopardy.

~Commitment~, _n._ Imprisonment, committal.

~Committal~, _n._ Commitment.

~Committee~, _n._ Board.

~Commix~, _v. a._ Blend, mingle, commingle, mix, amalgamate.

~Commixture~, _n._ Intermixture, admixture, mixture, composition, compound, amalgamation.

~Commode~, _n._ Small sideboard.

~Commodious~, _a._ Convenient, useful, advantageous, suitable, fit, proper.

~Commodity~, _n._ Article of merchandise.

~Commodities~, _n. pl._ Merchandise, wares, goods, produce.

~Common~, _a._ ~1.~ Public, belonging to all, for the use of all.

~2.~ General, universal, used by all.

~3.~ Usual, frequent, habitual, customary, every-day, often met with.

~4.~ Trite, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, commonplace, not new, worn out.

~5.~ Ordinary, vulgar, low, inferior, not distinguished (_by high birth, attainments or character_).

~Commonalty~, _n._ The common people (_below the orders of nobility_), the lower classes.

~Commoner~, _n._ Middle-man.

~Common-law~, _n._ Unwritten law.

~Commonplace~, _a._ Trite, stale, hackneyed, ordinary, common, threadbare, not new, worn out.

~Common run~, ~1.~ Common or ordinary course.

~2.~ Generality, mass, ordinary class.

~Commons~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Lower house of Parliament, House of Commons.

~2.~ Provisions, food, fare.

~Common-sense~, _n._ Wisdom, good sense, plain sense, sound judgment, natural sagacity.

~Commonwealth~, _n._ ~1.~ State, realm, nation, republic, body politic, popular government, representative government.

~2.~ The public, the people, the community, body of the people.

~Commotion~, _n._ ~1.~ Agitation, disturbance, perturbation.

~2.~ Turmoil, turbulence, tumult, disorder, violence, bustle, pother, ado, TO-DO.

~Commune~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Converse, communicate, discourse, speak, talk, hold intercourse.

~2.~ [_U. S._] Receive the communion, partake of the Lord's Supper.

~Communicant~, _n._ Partaker, sharer, participator.

~Communicate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Impart, give, bestow, CONFER.

~2.~ Disclose, reveal, divulge, declare, announce, make known.

~Communicate~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Have connection (_by a passage_).

~2.~ Correspond, have intercourse.

~Communication~, _n._ ~1.~ Imparting, giving.

~2.~ Intercourse, conversation, conference, commerce.

~3.~ Connection (_by a passage_).

~Communicative~, _a._ Free, unreserved, open, sociable, social, affable, conversable.

~Communion~, _n._ ~1.~ Participation, fellowship, converse, intercourse.

~2.~ Eucharist, Sacrament, Lord's Supper.

~Communism~, _n._ Socialism, Fourierism, Phalansterism, Humanitarianism, Saint Simonianism.

~Community~, _n._ ~1.~ Common or joint possession.

~2.~ [With _The_ prefixed.] Commonwealth, people, public, society, body politic.

~3.~ Association, brotherhood, college.

~Commutation~, _n._ ~1.~ Exchange.

~2.~ (_Law._) Substitution (_of a less for a greater punishment_).

~Commute~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Exchange.

~2.~ Substitute.

~Compact~, _n._ Agreement, contract, covenant, stipulation, bargain, treaty, concordat, convention, pact, arrangement.

~Compact~, _v. a._ Consolidate, condense, compress, join closely, press together.

~Compact~, _a._ ~1.~ Close, dense, solid, firm, compressed, pressed together, closely put together, of firm texture.

~2.~ Pithy, terse, concise, laconic, sententious, short, brief, compendious, succinct, pointed, full of meaning, not loose, not verbose, not prolix.

~Companion~, _n._ ~1.~ Comrade, associate, mate, fellow, CONSORT, compeer, boon companion.

~2.~ Partner, partaker, participator, participant, sharer.

~Companionship~, _n._ Fellowship, association, company, society.

~Company~, _n._ ~1.~ Assemblage, assembly, body, gathering, group, circle, troop, crew, gang, set, concourse, congregation.

~2.~ Party, meeting of friends, social meeting.

~3.~ Visitor, visitors, guests.

~4.~ Fellowship, companionship, society.

~5.~ Corporation, association, partnership, copartnership, firm, house, joint concern.

~Comparable~, _a._ To be compared.

~Comparative~, _a._ ~1.~ Comparing, able to compare.

~2.~ Judged by comparison, not positive, not absolute.

~Comparatively~, _ad._ By comparison, not positively.

~Compare~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Collate (_followed by with_), bring into comparison, estimate relatively.

~2.~ Liken (_followed by to_) show the resemblance of.

~Compare~, _v. n._ Bear a comparison, admit of comparison.

~Compare~, _n._ [_Poetical._] Comparison.

~Comparison~, _n._ ~1.~ Collation, COMPARE, relative estimate, comparative estimate.

~2.~ Simile, similitude.

~Compartment~, _n._ Division, section, separate part.

~Compass~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Encompass, environ, surround, encircle, enclose, engird, compass about.

~2.~ Besiege, invest, beset, hem in, hedge in, wall in, lay siege to.

~3.~ Attain, obtain, procure, accomplish, effect, perform, achieve, consummate, realize, carry, bring about, bring to pass.

~4.~ (_Law._) Meditate, contrive, plot, purpose, intend, devise.

~Compass~, _n._ ~1.~ Stretch, reach, extent, range.

~2.~ Circuit, round, circular course.

~Compassable~, _a._ Attainable, to be attained.

~Compasses~, _n. pl._ Dividers.

~Compassion~, _n._ Pity, commiseration, sympathy, tenderness, kindness, kindliness, clemency, fellow-feeling, bowels of compassion, melting mood.

~Compassionate~, _a._ Tender, sympathetic, merciful, benignant, gracious, clement, kind, inclined to pity, full of compassion.

~Compassionate~, _v. a._ Pity, commiserate.

~Compatible with~, Consistent with, consonant with, congruous with, accordant with, agreeable to, suitable to, in keeping with, reconcilable with, in harmony with.

~Compatriot~, _n._ Fellow-countryman.

~Compeer~, _n._ Companion, mate, equal, peer, associate, fellow, comrade.

~Compel~, _v. a._ Force, oblige, constrain, coerce, drive, necessitate.

~Compellation~, _n._ Style of address, ceremonious title, formal appellation.

~Compend~, _n._ Abridgment, compendium, conspectus, summary, abstract, epitome, digest, synopsis, syllabus, breviary, brief, sum and substance.

~Compendious~, _a._ Brief, concise, short, abridged, summary, succinct, comprehensive.

~Compendium~, _n._ Abridgment, COMPEND.

~Compensate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, make up for.

~2.~ Recompense, remunerate, reward.

~3.~ Requite, indemnify, reimburse, make amends to.

~Compensate~, _v. n._ Atone, make compensation, make amends.

~Compensation~, _n._ ~1.~ Recompense, remuneration, reward.

~2.~ Requital, satisfaction, indemnity, indemnification, reparation, amends.

~Compete~, _v. n._ Contend, strive, struggle, cope, enter the lists, be rivals.

~Competence~, _n._ ~1.~ Ability, ableness, capableness, capacity, qualification, suitableness, fitness.

~2.~ Sufficiency, adequateness, adequacy, enough.

~Competency~, _n._ ~1.~ Ability, ableness, capableness, capacity, qualification, suitableness, fitness.

~2.~ Sufficiency, adequateness, adequacy, enough.

~Competent~, _a._ ~1.~ Able, capable, qualified, endowed.

~2.~ Adequate, adapted, convenient, sufficient, suitable, fit.

~3.~ Incident, belonging.

~Competition~, _n._ Rivalry, RIVALSHIP, emulation, contest (_for the same object_).

~Competitive~, _a._ Competing, prompted by emulation.

~Competitor~, _n._ Rival, antagonist, opponent, rival candidate.

~Compilation~, _n._ ~1.~ Book-making.

~2.~ Selection (_of literary matter_), book of selections.

~Compile~, _v. a._ Write (_by selecting from other works_), prepare, compose, get up.

~Complacence~, _n._ ~1.~ Satisfaction, gratification, pleasure, content, contentment.

~2.~ Civility, courtesy, politeness, complaisance.

~Complacency~, _n._ ~1.~ Satisfaction, gratification, pleasure, content, contentment.

~2.~ Civility, courtesy, politeness, complaisance.

~Complacent~, _a._ ~1.~ Pleased, satisfied, gratified, contented.

~2.~ Civil, polite, courteous, affable, easy, obliging, urbane, COMPLAISANT, gracious.

~Complain~, _v. n._ Murmur, lament, bewail, grumble, croak, find fault.

~Complain of~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Express a feeling or sensation of.

~2.~ Inform against, make charges against.

~Complainant~, _n._ Plaintiff.

~Complainer~, _n._ Murmurer, censurer, grumbler, croaker, fault-finder.

~Complaining~, _a._ Querulous, murmuring, querimonious, fault-finding.

~Complaint~, _n._ ~1.~ Murmur, lamention, plaint, lament, wail.

~2.~ Malady, disease, ailment, ail, illness, indisposition, disorder, distemper, sickness.

~3.~ Accusation, charge, information against.

~Complaisance~, _n._ Civility, courtesy, politeness, urbanity, suavity, condescension, complacence, affability, good-breeding.

~Complaisant~, _a._ Courteous, polite, affable, civil, obliging, gracious, complacent, debonair, familiar, easy, well-bred.

~Complement~, _n._ Full number, full quantity.

~Complete~, _a._ ~1.~ Perfect, full, thorough, consummate, clean, not deficient.

~2.~ Total, entire, whole, undivided, unbroken, undiminished, unimpaired, integral.

~3.~ Completed, finished, concluded, consummated, ended.

~Complete~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Finish, perfect, consummate, accomplish, achieve, perform, effect, effectuate, execute, terminate, end, conclude, bring to a close, give the finishing touch to, put the finishing hand to, put the seal to.

~2.~ Fulfil, realize, come up to, bring to pass.

~Completion~, _n._ ~1.~ Consummation, accomplishment, performance, execution, conclusion, finishing, finishing touch.

~2.~ Fulfilment, realization.

~Complex~, _a._ ~1.~ Compounded, compound, composite, not simple.

~2.~ Complicated, complicate, entangled, intricate, involved.

~Complexion~, _n._ ~1.~ Color, hue, or tint (_of the face_).

~2.~ Appearance, aspect, look.

~Complexity~, _n._ Intricacy, complication, entanglement.

~Compliance~, _n._ ~1.~ Concession, submission, obedience.

~2.~ Acquiescence, assent, consent, agreement, concurrence.

~Compliant~, _a._ Yielding, submissive, obedient, obsequious.

~Complicate~, _v. a._ Involve, entangle, make complex, make intricate.

~Complicate~, _a._ Complex, complicated.

~Complicated~, _a._ Involved, entangled, complex, complicate.

~Complication~, _n._ Complexity, intricacy, entanglement.

~Compliment~, _n._ Praise, commendation, encomium, laudation, flattering remark, good word.

~Compliment~, _v. a._ Praise, commend, flatter (_by expressions of civility_).

~Complimentary~, _a._ Commendatory, laudatory, encomiastic.

~Complot~, _n._ (_Rare._) Conspiracy, machination, intrigue, cabal, plot, combination.

~Comply with~, ~1.~ Observe, perform, fulfil, discharge, meet, satisfy, complete, adhere to, be faithful to, carry into effect.

~2.~ Yield to, consent to, assent to, accede to, agree to, conform to, acquiesce in, give consent to.

~Component~, _a._ Composing, constituting, constituent.

~Component~, _n._ Constituent, element, ingredient, component part.

~Comport~, _v. n._ Agree, accord, harmonize, tally, correspond, square, fall in, chime in.

~Comport with~, Suit, fit, agree with, accord with, square with, chime in with, be suitable to.

~Compose~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Constitute, form, make, compound, put together, make up.

~2.~ Indite, write, frame, draw up, put or set down in writing, express by writing.

~3.~ Adjust, settle, regulate.

~4.~ Tranquillize, assuage, soothe, appease, pacify, calm, still, quiet, quell.

~Composed~, _a._ Calm, quiet, unruffled, undisturbed, unmoved, tranquil, placid, sedate, collected, imperturbable, cool.

~Composite~, _a._ Compounded.

~Composition~, _n._ ~1.~ Constitution, formation, making.

~2.~ Compound, mixture.

~3.~ Union, conjunction, combination.

~4.~ Writing, literary work.

~5.~ Compromise, agreement.

~Compost~, _n._ Manure, fertilizer, fertilizing mixture.

~Composure~, _n._ Quiet, tranquillity, calmness, sedateness, placidity, coolness.

~Compotation~, _n._ JOLLIFICATION, revel, revelling, revelry, SPREE, debauch, bacchanals, saturnalia, wassail, orgies, carouse, carousal, conviviality, drinking bout, merry frolic, jolly time.

~Compound~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mix, mingle, intermix, intermingle, blend, combine, amalgamate.

~2.~ Compromise, settle, adjust.

~Compound~, _v. n._ Compromise, agree, come to terms, come to an agreement, make an arrangement.

~Compound~, _a._ Complex, composite, compounded.

~Compound~, _n._ ~1.~ Mixture, medley, olio, farrago, hodge-podge.

~2.~ [_In the East Indies._] Yard (_round a building_), enclosure.

~Comprehend~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Comprise, include, enclose, embrace, contain, embody, take in.

~2.~ Grasp (_mentally_), understand (_fully_), apprehend, conceive, imagine, see, discern, perceive, enter into the idea of, catch the idea of.

~Comprehension~, _n._ ~1.~ Perception, apprehension, discernment, knowledge.

~2.~ Understanding, intelligence, intellect, mind, reason, mental capacity.

~Comprehensive~, _a._ Extensive, wide, broad, large, capacious, full.

~Compress~, _v. a._ Condense, press, squeeze, crowd, press together.

~Compressibility~, _n._ Condensability

~Compressible~, _a._ Condensable.

~Compression~, _n._ ~1.~ Condensation, pressing together.

~2.~ Brevity, terseness, succinctness, pithiness.

~Comprise~, _v. a._ Comprehend, include, enclose, embrace, contain, embody, take in.

~Compromise~, _n._ Agreement, composition, adjustment, settlement.

~Compromise~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Adjust, settle, compound.

~2.~ Compromit, bring into danger, put at hazard, put in jeopardy.

~3.~ Engage, pledge, implicate, commit.

~Compromise~, _v. n._ Agree, compound, come to an agreement, come to an understanding.

~Compromit~, _v. a._ Compromise, bring into danger, put at hazard.

~Compulsion~, _n._ Coercion, constraint, application of force.

~Compulsory~, _a._ Compelling, constraining, coercive.

~Compunction~, _n._ Repentance, remorse, contrition, penitence, sorrow, regret, reproach of conscience, sting of conscience.

~Compunctious~, _a._ Repentant, penitent, contrite, remorseful, sorrowful.

~Computable~, _a._ Calculable.

~Computation~, _n._ Reckoning, calculation, estimate, account.

~Compute~, _v. a._ Reckon, calculate, estimate, count, number, rate, cast, cast up, sum up.

~Comrade~, _n._ Companion, associate, mate, fellow, compeer, boon companion.

~Con~, _v. a._ Study, fix in the mind, commit to memory, learn by heart, con over.

~Con amore~, [It.] With love, with pleasure, with zest, with inclination, with predilection, with fondness.

~Concatenate~, _v. a._ Connect, unite, join, link together.

~Concatenation~, _n._ Series, chain, sequence, linking together.

~Concave~, _a._ Hollow, rounded.

~Concavity~, _n._ Hollow space.

~Conceal~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Hide, secrete, cover, screen, bury, cover up.

~2.~ Disguise, dissemble, keep secret.

~Concealment~, _n._ ~1.~ Secrecy, keeping secret.

~2.~ Privacy.

~3.~ Retreat, hiding-place.

~Concede~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Surrender, yield, give up.

~2.~ Allow, admit, grant.

~Conceit~, _n._ ~1.~ Conception, image, notion, thought, fancy, imagination, idea, belief.

~2.~ Whim, vagary, illusion, freak of fancy.

~3.~ Opinion, estimate, estimation, judgment, impression.

~4.~ Vanity, conceitedness, egotism, bumptiousness, self-conceit, self- complacency, self-esteem, self-sufficiency, priggery.

~5.~ Quip, quirk, point, odd thought, odd turn, affected witticism.

~Conceited~, _a._ Vain, egotistical, opinionated, opinionative, BUMPTIOUS, self-conceited, self-sufficient.

~Conceitedness~, _n._ Vanity, conceit, bumptiousness, self-conceit.

~Conceivable~, _a._ Imaginable.

~Conceive~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Imagine, devise, think of, form in the mind.

~2.~ Apprehend, suppose, think.

~Conceive~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Become pregnant.

~2.~ Think, imagine, have an idea, form a conception.

~Conceive of~, Have an idea of, form a conception of.

~Concentrate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Condense, bring into a small compass, bring toward a central point.

~2.~ Boil down, reduce by evaporation.

~Concentration~, _n._ ~1.~ Condensation, compression into a small compass.

~2.~ Reduction by evaporation.

~Concept~, _n._ Universal, IDEA, general abstract notion or conception.

~Conception~, _n._ ~1.~ Conceiving.

~2.~ Apprehension, IMAGINATION, the mind's eye.

~3.~ Notion, idea, thought, fancy, conceit, impression.

~Concern~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Affect, interest, touch, regard, relate to, belong to, pertain to, bear upon, be of importance to.

~2.~ Trouble, make anxious, make uneasy.

~Concern~, _n._ ~1.~ Matter, business, affair, transaction.

~2.~ Importance, interest, moment, consequence, weight.

~3.~ Anxiety, solicitude, care, carefulness.

~4.~ Firm, house, establishment.

~Concerning~, _prep._ Respecting, regarding, about, relating to, with relation to, with regard to, with reference to.

~Concert~, _v. a._ Contrive, plan, plot, devise, design, concoct.

~Concert~, _n._ ~1.~ Agreement, concord, concordance, harmony.

~2.~ Musical entertainment.

~Concession~, _n._ ~1.~ Yielding.

~2.~ Grant, boon.

~Conchology~, _n._ Malacology.

~Concièrge~, _n._ [Fr.] Porter, janitor, door-keeper.

~Conciliate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Propitiate, reconcile, pacify, appease.

~2.~ Win, gain, engage, draw over, win over.

~Conciliation~, _n._ Propitiation, pacification, reconciliation, reconcilement, peace.

~Conciliatory~, _a._ ~1.~ Reconciling, pacifying, pacific.

~2.~ Winning, persuasive.

~Concise~, _a._ Brief, short, laconic, summary, compendious, succinct, terse, pithy, sententious, comprehensive, CURT, pointed, not loose, not verbose, not prolix.

~Conclave~, _n._ Secret council.

~Conclude~, _v. a._ ~1.~ End, finish, terminate, close, bring to an end.

~2.~ Gather (_as a consequence_), infer.

~3.~ Determine, judge, decide.

~4.~ (_Law._) Stop, bar, hinder, restrain, cut off.

~Conclude~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Determine, infer.

~2.~ End, close, come to a conclusion.

~Conclusion~, _n._ ~1.~ Deduction, inference.

~2.~ Determination, decision, judgment.

~3.~ Termination, end, completion, upshot, close, finale, issue, event.

~Conclusive~, _a._ ~1.~ Decisive, convincing, unanswerable, irrefutable.

~2.~ Final, ultimate, without appeal.

~Concoct~, _v. a._ Devise, plan, plot, contrive, design, invent, project, brew, frame, compass, mature, prepare, hatch.

~Concomitant~, _a._ Accompanying, concurrent, attendant, attending, conjoined.

~Concomitant~, _n._ Attendant, accessory, accompaniment.

~Concord~, _n._ ~1.~ Agreement, amity, friendship, peace, unanimity, unity, union, good understanding.

~2.~ Consonance, concordance, harmony, concert.

~Concordance~, _n._ Agreement, harmony, CONCORD.

~Concordant~, _a._ Agreeing, accordant, harmonious, agreeable.

~Concordat~, _n._ Compact, convention, covenant, agreement, bargain, stipulation, treaty.

~Concourse~, _n._ ~1.~ Confluence, conflux, flocking together.

~2.~ Meeting, assemblage, assembly, collection, gathering.

~Concrete~, _v. n._ Solidify, harden, cake, become firm or solid, be consolidated.

~Concrete~, _a._ ~1.~ Firm, solid, solidified, consolidated, compact.

~2.~ Not abstract, not general, restricted to a particular subject (_as a qualifying term to its noun_).

~Concretion~, _n._ ~1.~ Solidification.

~2.~ Concreted mass, CALCULUS.

~Concubine~, _n._ Mistress, paramour.

~Concupiscence~, _n._ Lust, lewdness, lechery, lasciviousness, pruriency, carnal desire, animal appetite.

~Concupiscent~, _a._ Lustful, lecherous, libidinous, lascivious, salacious, lickerish, prurient, rampant, carnal.

~Concur~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Be conjoined, be combined.

~2.~ Agree, coincide, harmonize.

~3.~ Co-operate, help, combine, conspire, contribute jointly.

~Concurrence~, _n._ ~1.~ Conjuncture, combination, coincidence, consistence, consilience.

~2.~ Agreement, union, alliance.

~3.~ Co-operation.

~Concurrent~, _a._ ~1.~ Agreeing, harmonizing, coincident.

~2.~ Conjoined, united, associate, associated, attendant, concomitant.

~3.~ Joint and equal, of equal authority.

~Concussion~, _n._ ~1.~ Shaking, agitation.

~2.~ Clash, shock.

~Condemn~,_ v. a._ ~1.~ Sentence, doom.

~2.~ Censure, blame, disapprove, reprove, reprobate, upbraid, pass censure on.

~3.~ Adjudge (_a ship_) to be unseaworthy.

~4.~ Confiscate, declare to be forfeited.

~Condemnation~, _n._ ~1.~ Sentence of punishment.

~2.~ Blame, censure, reproof, disapproval, disapprobation.

~Condemnatory~, _a._ Reproachful, censuring, damnatory, blaming.

~Condensability~, _n._ Compressibility.

~Condensable~, _a._ Compressible.

~Condensation~, _n._ ~1.~ Compression.

~2.~ Reduction, abridgment, contraction.

~Condense~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Compress, consolidate, concentrate; make dense, compact, or close; press together.

~2.~ Abridge, abbreviate, shorten, epitomize, reduce, diminish, contract, curtail.

~3.~ Reduce to a liquid state.

~Condense~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Grow dense.

~2.~ Become liquid.

~Condescend~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Stoop, yield, submit, bend, descend, deign, vouchsafe.

~2.~ Humble one's self.

~Condescension~, _n._ ~1.~ Submission, humiliation.

~2.~ Deference, courtesy, obeisance, homage, reverence, civility, politeness, affability.

~Condign~, _a._ [_Said only or chiefly of punishment._] Deserved, merited, suitable, adequate.

~Condiment~, _n._ Seasoning, relish, appetizer, sauce, appetizing substance.

~Condition~, _n._ ~1.~ Situation, state, case, category, plight, predicament, circumstances.

~2.~ Consideration, provision, proviso, stipulation, arrangement, article of agreement, rule of proceeding.

~Conditional~, _a._ Depending on conditions, modified by conditions, not absolute.

~Conditions~, _n. pl._ Stipulations, provisions, terms.

~Condole with~, Pity, commiserate, compassionate, sympathize with, share sorrow with.

~Condolence~, _n._ Sympathy, pity, compassion, commiseration.

~Condonation~, _n._ Pardon, forgiveness.

~Conduce~, _v. n._ Contribute, tend, serve, lead, have a tendency, do something towards.

~Conducive~, _a._ Conducing, contributing, subservient, instrumental.

~Conduct~, _n._ ~1.~ Management, direction, administration, guidance, leadership.

~2.~ Convoy, escort, guard.

~3.~ Deportment (_in general, or as a matter of habit_), BEHAVIOR, demeanor, carriage, bearing, manners, career, manner of life, course of life.

~Conduct~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Lead, direct, guide, escort, convoy.

~2.~ Command, govern, preside over.

~3.~ Manage, regulate, carry on.

~Conduct one's self~, Behave, act, demean one's self, acquit one's self.

~Conductor~, _n._ ~1.~ Leader, guide.

~2.~ Manager, director.

~Conduit~, _n._ Channel, canal, duct, passage, pipe.

~Cone-shaped~, _a._ Coniform.

~Confabulate~, _v. n._ [_Rare._] Chat, prattle, chatter, prate, babble, gossip, talk freely, have a free and easy talk.

~Confabulation~, _n._ [_Rare._] Prattle, gossip, prate, chat, chit- chat, easy conversation, free and easy talk.

~Confect~, _n._ Sweetmeat, CONFECTION.

~Confection~, _n._ Sweetmeat, confect, comfit.

~Confectionery~, _n._ ~1.~ Sweetmeats, confections, confects, comfits, candies.

~2.~ Confectioner's shop.

~Confederacy~, _n._ Confederation (_especially of independent states_), federation, league, coalition, alliance, union, federal compact.

~Confederate~, _v. a._ Ally, league, combine, unite.

~Confederate~, _v. n._ Unite, be leagued, be allied.

~Confederate~, _n._ Accomplice, abettor, accessory, ally.

~Confederation~, _n._ League, CONFEDERACY.

~Confer~, _v. n._ Converse, discourse, parley, advise, talk, hold a conference, talk together.

~Confer~, _v. a._ [_Appropriately used when the gift is from a person of superior rank to another of lower rank._] Bestow, give, grant, vouchsafe.

~Conference~, _n._ ~1.~ Conversation, discourse, talk, colloquy, parley.

~2.~ Meeting for consultation.

~Confess~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Acknowledge (_as a crime or fault_), own, avow.

~2.~ Admit, grant, concede, recognize.

~3.~ Attest, prove, show, exhibit, manifest, be proof of.

~Confession~, _n._ Acknowledgment, admission, avowal.

~Confidant~, _n._ Bosom-friend, intimate friend, dear friend.

~Confide~, _v. a._ Trust, intrust, commit, consign, give in trust.

~Confide in~, Trust, depend upon, rely upon, put faith in, have confidence in, repose confidence in.

~Confidence~, _n._ ~1.~ Trust, faith, belief, reliance, dependence.

~2.~ Boldness, courage, intrepidity, assurance, firmness, self-reliance.

~Confident~, _a._ ~1.~ Assured, certain, sure, positive, COCKSURE, fully convinced.

~2.~ Bold, presumptuous, sanguine.

~Confidential~, _a._ ~1.~ Private, not to be disclosed, not to be communicated.

~2.~ Trusty, faithful, to be trusted.

~Confidentially~, _ad._ Privately, in confidence, under the rose, between ourselves, between you and me, SUB ROSA, ENTRE NOUS.

~Configuration~, _n._ Form, figure, shape, conformation.

~Confine~, _n._ Boundary, border, limit, frontier.

~Confines~, _n. pl._ Boundaries, borders, edges, limits, matches, frontiers, precincts.

~Confine~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Restrain, shut up, shut in.

~2.~ Imprison, immure, incarcerate.

~3.~ Limit, circumscribe, bound, restrict.

~Confinement~, _n._ ~1.~ Restraint.

~2.~ Imprisonment, incarceration, captivity, duress, durance.

~Confirm~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Establish, fix, settle, assure, make firm.

~2.~ Strengthen, add strength to.

~3.~ Corroborate, substantiate, verify.

~4.~ Ratify, sanction, bind.

~Confirmation~, _n._ ~1.~ Settlement, establishment.

~2.~ Corroboration, substantiation, verification, proof.

~3.~ Ratification, sanction.

~Confirmatory~, _a._ Corroborating, corroborative.

~Confiscate~, _v. a._ Cause to be forfeited, condemn to public use.

~Confiscation~, _n._ Forfeiting, condemnation to public use.

~Conflagration~, _n._ Great burning, general fire.

~Conflict~, _v. n._ Clash, be contrary, be opposed.

~Conflict~, _n._ Struggle, encounter, contest, combat, battle, fight, collision, strife in arms.

~Confluence~, _n._ ~1.~ Meeting, junction, conflux, union, flowing together.

~2.~ Concourse, multitude, crowd, collection, throng, army, host, swarm.

~Confluent~, _a._ Meeting, flowing together.

~Conflux~, _n._ ~1.~ Confluence, meeting, union, flowing together.

~2.~ Collection, multitude, concourse, crowd, throng.

~Conform~, _v. a._ Make conformable, bring into compliance.

~Conform~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Comply, yield assent.

~2.~ Agree, harmonize, tally, square, quadrate, correspond, comport.

~Conformable to~, ~1.~ Resembling, similar to, corresponding to.

~2.~ Agreeable to, suitable to, consistent with.

~3.~ Compliant with, submissive to.

~Conformation~, _n._ ~1.~ Accordance, compliance, agreement, conformity.

~2.~ Configuration, structure, form, figure, shape.

~Conformity~, _n._ ~1.~ Accordance, agreement, congruity.

~2.~ Correspondence, likeness, similitude, resemblance.

~Confound~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mingle (_so that there can be no distinction_), intermingle, mix, blend, confuse.

~2.~ Perplex, bewilder, embarrass, mystify, pose, nonplus, flurry.

~3.~ Surprise, amaze, astonish, astound, stupefy, bewilder, stun, startle, dumfounder, electrify, take by surprise, strike with wonder, strike dumb, petrify with wonder.

~4.~ Destroy, overthrow, ruin.

~5.~ Abash, confuse, disconcert, discompose, shame, mortify.

~Confounded~, _a._ ~1.~ Astonished, astounded, dumfounded, struck dumb.

~2.~ Abashed, disconcerted, nonplussed, blank.

~3.~ Detestable, hateful, abominable, cursed.

~Confront~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Encounter, face, bring face to face, oppose openly.

~2.~ Compare, bring into comparison.

~Confrication~, _n._ [_Rare._] Attrition, abrasion, friction, wearing away, wearing off, rubbing off.

~Confuse~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mingle, intermingle, mix, blend, confound.

~2.~ Disorder, disarrange, derange, disturb, jumble, throw into disorder or confusion.

~3.~ Perplex, obscure, darken, render uncertain.

~4.~ Mystify, embarrass, pose, nonplus, bewilder, flurry.

~5.~ Abash, shame, mortify, discompose, disconcert, confound.

~Confusion~, _n._ ~1.~ Confusedness, disorder, disarrangement, derangement, disarray, jumble, chaos, anarchy.

~2.~ Tumult, turmoil, commotion, ferment, stir, agitation.

~3.~ Distraction, perplexity, embarrassment, bewilderment, astonishment.

~4.~ Shame, mortification, abashment.

~5.~ Overthrow, destruction, defeat, ruin.

~Confutation~, _n._ Refutation, disproof.

~Confute~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Overthrow (_by argument_), overcome (_in debate_), convict of error, put to silence.

~2.~ Disprove, refute, prove to be false.

~Congé~, _n._ [Fr.] Leave, farewell.

~Congeal~, _v. a._ Freeze, make solid by cold, turn to ice.

~Congeal~, _v. n._ Freeze, be frozen, turn to ice.

~Congelation~, _n._ Freezing.

~Congenial~, _a._ ~1.~ Cognate, kindred, akin, related, similar, in sympathy with one another.

~2.~ Suited, adapted, agreeable.

~Congenital~, _a._ Connate, born at the same time.

~Congestion~, _n._ Repletion, plethora.

~Conglomerate~, _n._ Pudding-stone.

~Congratulate~, _v. a._ Felicitate, wish joy to, rejoice with.

~Congratulation~, _n._ Felicitation.

~Congratulatory~, _a._ Gratulatory.

~Congregate~, _v. a._ Assemble, collect, muster, gather, convene, convoke, bring together.

~Congregate~, _v. n._ Assemble, meet, come together, meet together.

~Congregation~, _n._ Assembly, meeting, collection.

~Congress~, _n._ ~1.~ Meeting, assembly, convention, council, diet, convocation, synod.

~2.~ National legislature (_of the U. S._), Senate and House of Representatives.

~Congruity~, _n._ Suitableness, agreement, fitness, consistency, conformity.

~Congruous~, _a._ ~1.~ Accordant, agreeing, suitable, consistent, consonant, compatible.

~2.~ Proper, fit, befitting, appropriate, meet, seemly.

~Conical~, _a._ Coniform, cone-shaped.

~Coniform~, _a._ Conical, cone-shaped.

~Conjectural~, _a._ Presumptive, hypothetical, theoretical.

~Conjecture~, _n._ Supposition, surmise, guess, hypothesis, theory.

~Conjecture~, _v. a._ Surmise, guess, suppose, divine, suspect.

~Conjecture~, _v. n._ Surmise, guess, suppose, suspect, fancy, dare say, take it, hazard the conjecture.

~Conjoin~, _v. a._ Join, unite, combine, connect, associate, join together.

~Conjoint~, _a._ Joined, united, combined, connected, associated.

~Conjugal~, _a._ Matrimonial, connubial, nuptial, bridal, hymeneal, CONJUGIAL.

~Conjugates~, _n. pl._ Words of the same derivation, kindred words.

~Conjugial~, _a._ [_Rare, except in translations of Swedenborg's writings._] Connubial, conjugal.

~Conjunction~, _n._ ~1.~ Union, association, combination, connection.

~2.~ (_Astron._) Apparent meeting (_of two stars or planets_).

~3.~ (_Gram._) Connective, connecting word.

~Conjuncture~, _n._ ~1.~ Combination, concurrence.

~2.~ Crisis, emergency, exigency, juncture, critical occasion.

~Conjuration~, _n._ Magic, sorcery, incantation, enchantment.

~Conjure´~, _v. a._ Beseech, supplicate, beg, pray, entreat, implore, ADJURE, enjoin solemnly.

~Con´jure~, _v. a._ Charm, enchant, bewitch, fascinate, affect by magic arts.

~Con´jure up~, Summon by enchantment, raise up by magic.

~Con´jure~, _v. n._ Juggle, practise magic or sorcery, play tricks.

~Conjurer~, _n._ Juggler, enchanter, sorcerer, magician, necromancer, diviner, seer, wizard, charmer, exorcist.

~Connate~, _a._ Congenital, born at the same time.

~Connect~, _v. a._ Join, unite, combine, conjoin, associate, couple, link together.

~Connect~, _v. n._ Join, unite, cohere, be joined, have relation.

~Connected~, _a._ ~1.~ Joined, united, associated, coupled.

~2.~ Related, akin, allied.

~Connection~, _n._ ~1.~ Union, alliance, junction, association, dependence.

~2.~ Intercourse, communication, commerce.

~3.~ Affinity, relationship.

~4.~ Kinsman, relative, relation, kindred.

~Connective~, _n._ Conjunction, connecting word.

~Conner~, _n._ Blue perch, cunner, burgall, CHOGSET.

~Connivance~, _n._ Voluntary blindness (_to an act_), pretended ignorance, forbearance or disapproval, winking at.

~Connive at~, Overlook (_purposely_), disregard, pay no regard to, make light of, pretend not to see, shut one's eyes to, forbear to censure, wink at.

~Connoisseur~, _n._ Critic, critical judge, man of good taste (_as distinguished from the dilettante, who merely pretends to good taste_).

~Connubial~, _a._ Matrimonial, conjugal, CONJUGIAL, nuptial, hymeneal, bridal.

~Conquer~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Vanquish, subdue, overcome, subjugate, defeat, overthrow, overpower, beat, rout, discomfit, checkmate, master, subject, humble, crush, get the better of, put down, prevail over, get the upper hand of, get the whip hand of, HAVE ON THE HIP.

~2.~ Gain by effort, win by victory.

~Conquer~, _v. n._ Prevail, overcome, gain the victory.

~Conqueror~, _n._ Victor, vanquisher.

~Conquest~, _n._ ~1.~ Subjugation, subjection, mastery, reduction, overthrow, rout.

~2.~ Victory, triumph.

~Consanguinity~, _n._ Relationship (_by blood_), affinity, kindred.

~Conscience~, _n._ Moral sense, moral faculty, the still small voice.

~Conscientious~, _a._ Scrupulous, upright, honest, just, exact, honorable, fair, uncorrupt, incorruptible, ingenuous, high-minded, straightforward.

~Conscious~, _a._ ~1.~ Knowing, thinking, reflecting.

~2.~ Apprised, sensible, aware, cognisant.

~Conscription~, _n._ Compulsory enlistment of soldiers.

~Consecrate~, _v. a._ Dedicate, devote, hallow, sanctify, ordain, set apart as sacred, appropriate to sacred uses.

~Consecration~, _n._ Dedication, devotion.

~Consecutive~, _a._ Successive, uninterrupted, continuous, succeeding regularly, following in a series.

~Consent~, _n._ ~1.~ Concurrence, assent, approval.

~2.~ Concord, accord, agreement, unison, co-operation, harmony, coherence.

~3.~ Acquiescence, compliance.

~Consent~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Agree (_as to a matter of conduct_), ASSENT, concur, yield assent, give consent.

~2.~ Yield, comply, acquiesce, accede.

~Consequence~, _n._ ~1.~ Effect (_from necessity_), RESULT, issue, event, end.

~2.~ Deduction, inference, conclusion.

~3.~ Connection, concatenation, consecution, chain of cause and effect, dependence of cause and effect.

~4.~ Importance, moment, weight, interest, concern.

~Consequent~, _a._ ~1.~ Following, consequential.

~2.~ Deducible, INFERABLE.

~Consequent~, _n._ ~1.~ Effect.

~2.~ Deduction, conclusion, inference.

~Consequential~, _a._ ~1.~ Following, consequent.

~2.~ Pompous, conceited, self-sufficient, vain-glorious.

~Conservation~, _n._ Preservation.

~Conservative~, _a._ Opposed to change.

~Conservator~, _n._ Preserver, protector, guardian.

~Conservatory~, _n._ ~1.~ Repository, storehouse.

~2.~ Greenhouse.

~Conserve~, _v. a._ Preserve, save.

~Conserve~, _n._ Preserve, JAM, confection, comfit, sweetmeat.

~Consider~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Contemplate, ponder, study, examine, weigh, mind, heed, mark, reflect upon, be attentive to, give or pay attention to, give heed to, take into consideration, give a thought to, keep in view.

~2.~ Respect, regard, consult, care for, have regard to, have reference to, take into account.

~Consider~, _v. n._ Deliberate, reflect, meditate, ponder, ruminate, muse, cogitate, think, take thought, cast about.

~Considerable~, _a._ ~1.~ Respectable, worthy of consideration.

~2.~ Moderately large, not small.

~Considerate~, _n._ Thoughtful, deliberate, serious, discreet, prudent, provident, circumspect, judicious, sober, staid.

~Consideration~, _n._ ~1.~ Attention, notice, heed, regard, reflection, deliberation, meditation, serious thought, contemplation.

~2.~ Importance, consequence, weight, moment, import, significance.

~3.~ Reason, motive, ground, account, score, sake, cause.

~Considering~, _prep._ Taking into account, allowing for, making allowance for.

~Consign~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Transfer, alienate, abalienate, demise, devolve, convey, deliver over, make over, hand over.

~2.~ Intrust, commit, give in trust.

~Consilience~, _n._ Concurrence, coincidence, conjuncture.

~Consistence~, _n._ ~1.~ Consistency, body, degree of density.

~2.~ [_Rare._] Durability, permanence.

~3.~ [_Rare._] Structure, combination, organization.

~Consistency~, _n._ ~1.~ Consistence, degree of density.

~2.~ Uniformity, congruity, compatibility, conformableness, correspondence.

~Consistent~, _a._ Compatible, suitable, accordant, conformable, uniform, congruous, harmonious, correspondent.

~Consist in~, Lie in, be contained in, be comprised in, be constituted by.

~Consist of~, Be made of, be composed of, be formed of, be made up of.

~Consist with~, Suit, agree with, be compatible with, be in accordance with, be consistent with.

~Consolation~, _n._ Solace, comfort, encouragement, alleviation of sorrow, relief from distress.

~Consolatory~, _a._ Consoling, comforting.

~Console~, _v. a._ Solace, comfort, cheer, encourage, soothe, relieve from distress.

~Consolidate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Condense, compact, compress, harden, solidify, make solid, make firm.

~2.~ Conjoin, combine, unite into one.

~Consolidation~, _n._ ~1.~ Solidification.

~2.~ Union, combination.

~Consols~, _n. pl._ Consolidated annuities (_of the English Government_).

~Consonance~, _n._ ~1.~ Concord, accord, harmony.

~2.~ Consistency, congruity, congruence, agreement, unison.

~Consonancy~, ~1.~ Concord, accord, harmony.

~2.~ Consistency, congruity, congruence, agreement, unison.

~Consonant~, _a._ ~1.~ Accordant, according, harmonious, in harmony.

~2.~ Consistent, congruous, compatible.

~Consonant~, _n._ Articulation.

~Consort~, _n._ Companion (_especially a wife or a husband or one vessel of a fleet_), partner, associate.

~Consort with~, Associate with, keep company with.

~Conspectus~, _n._ [L.] Outline, epitome, abstract, summary, compend, compendium, synopsis, syllabus, digest, brief, breviary, general view.

~Conspicuous~, _a._ ~1.~ Visible, discernible, perceptible, apparent, conspicuous, clear, in plain sight.

~2.~ Eminent, pre-eminent, prominent, distinguished, remarkable, noted, celebrated, marked, famed, famous, illustrious.

~Conspiracy~, _n._ Plot, combination, cabal, complot, intrigue, machination.

~Conspire~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Co-operate, conduce, tend, concur.

~2.~ Combine (_for some evil design_), plot, confederate, intrigue, cabal.

~Conspire~, _v. a._ Plot, contrive, devise, project, compass.

~Constancy~, _n._ ~1.~ Stability, immutability, unchangeableness, permanence.

~2.~ Uniformity, regularity.

~3.~ Inflexibility, steadiness, steadfastness, firmness, resolution, determination, decision, tenacity of purpose.

~Constant~, _a._ ~1.~ Stable, fixed, immutable, unvaried, invariable, continual, unchanging, permanent, perpetual.

~2.~ Uniform, regular, stated, certain.

~3.~ Resolute, firm, steady, steadfast, stanch, determined, unshaken, unwavering.

~4.~ Persevering, assiduous, unremitting.

~5.~ Faithful, true, trusty.

~Constellation~, _n._ ~1.~ Group of stars.

~2.~ Collection, assemblage, cluster.

~Consternation~, _n._ Alarm, amazement, terror, fright, dismay, panic, sudden fear.

~Constipate~, _v. a._ Make costive.

~Constipated~, _a._ Costive.

~Constipation~, _n._ Costiveness.

~Constinent~, _a._ Forming, composing, constituting, component.

~Constituent~, _n._ ~1.~ Component, element, principle, ingredient, component part.

~2.~ Elector, voter.

~Constitute~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Form, compose, make, make up, enter into the composition of.

~2.~ Appoint, depute, empower.

~Constitution~, _n._ ~1.~ Formation, organization.

~2.~ Quality, character, temper, temperament, spirit, humor, peculiarity, characteristic.

~3.~ Charter of government, fundamental law, organic law.

~Constitutional~, _a._ ~1.~ Natural, inherent, inbred.

~2.~ Legal, lawful, legitimate.

~Constrain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Compel, force, drive, oblige, coerce.

~2.~ Confine, restrain, inthral, hold, curb, put under restraint, keep down, keep under.

~Constraint~, _n._ ~1.~ Compulsion, force, necessity, obligation, coercion.

~2.~ Confinement, restraint, imprisonment, incarceration, inthralment, durance, duress, captivity.

~Constrict~, _v. a._ Cramp, contract, compress.

~Constriction~, _n._ Contraction, compression.

~Construct~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fabricate, build, erect, raise, set up, put together.

~2.~ Organize, institute, arrange, make, form, frame.

~Constructor~, _n._ Builder.

~Construction~, _n._ ~1.~ Fabrication, erection, building.

~2.~ Structure, formation, conformation, configuration, form, figure, shape, mode of constructing.

~3.~ Interpretation, explanation, version, rendering.

~Construe~, _v. a._ Interpret, explain, expound, translate, render, put an interpretation upon.

~Constuprate~, _v. a._ Ravish, deflower, violate, debauch, commit rape upon.

~Constupration~, _n._ Violation, ravishing, ravishment, defilement, rape.

~Consuetudinary~, _a._ [_Rare._] Usual, common, wonted, customary, accustomed, conventional.

~Consulate~, _n._ Consulship.

~Consulship~, _n._ Consulate.

~Consult~, _v. n._ Confer, seek counsel, take counsel, deliberate in common.

~Consult~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Ask advice of, seek information from.

~2.~ Consider, regard, care for, have reference to, have regard to, take into account.

~Consultation~, _n._ ~1.~ Conference.

~2.~ Counsel, meeting for deliberation.

~Consume~, _v. a._ Destroy, waste, spend, expend, exhaust, devour, lavish, squander, dissipate, use up.

~Consummate~, _v. a._ Complete, finish, perfect, accomplish, compass, effect, perform, achieve, execute, do, carry out, bring about, work out.

~Consummate~, _a._ Complete, perfect, finished.

~Consummation~, _n._ Completion, termination, finishing, close, accomplishment, fulfilment, achievement, realization, last stroke, finishing stroke, last finish, final touch, crowning touch.

~Consumption~, _n._ ~1.~ Extinction, destruction, waste, expenditure.

~2.~ Phthisis, marasmus, atrophy, decline, tabes, gradual wasting, progressive emaciation.

~Contact~, _n._ Touch, juxtaposition, junction, contiguity, close union.

~Contagion~, _n._ ~1.~ Infection.

~2.~ Contamination, taint.

~Contagious~, _a._ ~1.~ Infectious, catching.

~2.~ Pestilential, pestiferous, poisonous, deadly.

~Contain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Comprehend, comprise, embrace, include, embody.

~2.~ Hold, have capacity for.

~3.~ Restrain, keep in check.

~Contain~, _v. n._ Be continent, live in continence.

~Contaminate~, _v. a._ Defile, pollute, corrupt, taint, infect, poison, vitiate, sully, tarnish, soil, stain.

~Contamination~, _n._ Pollution, defilement, taint, stain, infection, impurity, foulness, uncleanness, abomination.

~Contemn~, _v. a._ Despise, disdain, scorn, scout, spurn, slight, hold in contempt, look down upon, turn a cold shoulder upon, turn up one's nose at, snap one's fingers at, laugh to scorn, point the finger of scorn at.

~Contemplate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Study, ponder, meditate on, dwell on, think about, reflect upon, consider or view attentively, revolve in the mind.

~2.~ Intend, purpose, design, have in view, have in contemplation, look forward to.

~Contemplation~, _n._ ~1.~ Reflection, meditation, cogitation, lucubration, deliberation, study, thought, speculation, pondering.

~2.~ View, prospect, prospective.

~Contemplative~, _a._ Thoughtful, studious, given to contemplation.

~Contemporaneous~, _a._ Contemporary.

~Contemporary~, _a._ Contemporaneous.

~Contempt~, _n._ ~1.~ Disdain, scorn, mockery, derision, contumely, disregard, slight, mean opinion.

~2.~ Shame, disgrace.

~Contemptible~, _a._ Despicable, vile, low, mean, base, pitiful, abject, worthless, paltry, sorry, pitiful.

~Contemptuous~, _a._ Insolent, scornful, disdainful, supercilious, haughty.

~Contend~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Strive, struggle, combat, fight, vie.

~2.~ Debate, dispute, argue, join issue.

~3.~ Maintain, affirm, assert.

~Content~, _a._ Satisfied, contented, easy in mind.

~Content~, _v. a._ Satisfy, appease, make easy, make contented.

~Content~, _n._ Satisfaction, ease, contentment.

~Contented~, _a._ Satisfied, content, easy in mind.

~Contention~, _n._ ~1.~ Strife, discord, dissension, wrangling, wrangle, quarrel, squabble, feud, rupture, falling out.

~2.~ Dispute, debate, bickering, altercation, controversy, logomachy, high words, war of words, strife of words.

~Contentious~, _a._ ~1.~ Quarrelsome, cross, petulant, perverse.

~2.~ Disputatious, captious, cavilling.

~Contentment~, _n._ Satisfaction, ease, content.

~Contents~, _n. pl._ What is contained.

~Conterminous~, _a._ Adjoining, contiguous, bordering upon.

~Contest~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dispute, controvert, argue, debate, litigate, contend against, call in question.

~2.~ Strive to hold, struggle to defend.

~Contest~, _v. n._ Contend, strive, struggle, vie, fight, compete, cope.

~Contest~, _n._ ~1.~ Dispute, altercation, debate, controversy, contestation, quarrel, difference, high words, strife of words, war of words.

~2.~ Struggle, battle, conflict, fight, combat, encounter, rencounter, strife in arms.

~Contestation~, _n._ Dispute, debate, controversy, logomachy, war of words, strife of words.

~Context~, _n._ Words immediately preceding or following.

~Contexture~, _n._ Constitution, structure, frame-work, texture.

~Contiguity~, _n._ Contact, touching, meeting, juxtaposition, proximity.

~Contiguous~, _a._ Touching, meeting, conterminous, adjacent, adjoining, in contact.

~Continence~, _n._ Chastity, restraint of sexual appetite.

~Continent~, _a._ Chaste, temperate.

~Continent~, _n._ Main land, great tract of land.

~Contingency~, _n._ ~1.~ Accidentalness, fortuity, uncertainty.

~2.~ Casualty, accident, incident, occurrence, event.

~Contingent~, _a._ ~1.~ Accidental, fortuitous, incidental, casual, happening by chance.

~2.~ Conditional, uncertain, dependent on circumstances.

~Contingent~, _n._ Quota, proportion, share, proportional part.

~Continual~, _a._ Perpetual, uninterrupted, unceasing, incessant, unremitting, endless, everlasting, eternal, interminable, constant, continuous.

~Continuance~, _n._ ~1.~ Continuation.

~2.~ Perseverance, constancy.

~Continuation~, _n._ Extension (_in time or space_), prolongation, protraction, continuance.

~Continue~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Remain, endure, last, be permanent, be durable.

~2.~ Abide, stay, tarry.

~3.~ Persist, persevere, go on, keep on, be steadfast, be constant.

~Continue~, _v. a._ Extend (_in time or in space_), prolong.

~Continuity~, _n._ Cohesion, close union, uninterrupted connection, unbroken texture.

~Continuous~, _a._ Connected, continued, extended, unbroken, uninterrupted, unintermitted.

~Contort~, _v. a._ Twist, writhe, distort.

~Contortion~, _n._ Twist, distortion, wryness, deformity.

~Contour~, _n._ Outline, profile.

~Contraband~, _a._ Prohibited, illegal, unlawful, illicit.

~Contraband~, _n._ ~1.~ Illegal traffic.

~2.~ Prohibited articles.

~3.~ [_U. S._] Negro slave.

~Contrabandist~, _n._ Smuggler.

~Contract~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Lessen, shorten, narrow, diminish, abridge, reduce, epitomize, draw together.

~2.~ Incur, bring, procure, get, assume, take upon one's self, become liable to.

~Contract~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Shrivel, shrink, shrink up.

~2.~ Agree, stipulate, bargain, covenant, make a bargain.

~Contract~, _n._ Compact, bargain, stipulation, covenant, convention, concordat, treaty, agreement, pact, arrangement.

~Contraction~, _n._ ~1.~ Shrinking, shrivelling, corrugation, drawing together.

~2.~ Reduction, shortening, diminution, lessening, abridgment, abbreviation.

~Contradict~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Deny, gainsay, dispute, controvert.

~2.~ Oppose, contravene, counteract, thwart, be contrary to.

~Contradiction~, _n._ ~1.~ Gainsaying, denial.

~2.~ Opposition, contrariety, incongruity, antagonism, clashing.

~Contradictory~, _a._ Opposite, contrary, inconsistent, repugnant.

~Contradistinction~, _n._ Distinction (_by opposite qualities_).

~Contradistinguish~, _v. a._ Distinguish (_by opposite qualities_).

~Contrariety~, _n._ Opposition, repugnance, antagonism, contradiction, clashing.

~Contrary~, _a._ ~1.~ Opposite, opposing, adverse, opposed, counter.

~2.~ Antagonistic, conflicting, contradictory, counteracting, retroactive, repugnant.

~3.~ Perverse, humorsome, wayward, obstinate, stubborn, headstrong, refractory, unruly.

~Contrast~, _n._ ~1.~ Exhibition of differences.

~2.~ Opposition, difference.

~Contrast~, _v. a._ Set off by opposition, exhibit the differences of.

~Contrast~, _v. n._ Show difference, exhibit a contrast.

~Contrate-wheel~, _n._ Crown-wheel.

~Contravene~, _v. a._ Oppose, contradict, counteract, countervail, thwart, cross, obstruct, defeat, hinder, go against, clash with, run counter to, militate against.

~Contravention~, _n._ Contradiction, opposition, obstruction.

~Contretemps~, _n._ [Fr.] Mishap, mischance, accident.

~Contribute~, _v. a._ Give (_nn common with others_), grant or bestow (_as a share_), DONATE.

~Contribute~, _v. n._ Conduce, minister, conspire, co-operate, concur, bear a part, be helpful.

~Contribution~, _n._ ~1.~ Grant or bestowment of a share.

~2.~ Gift, donation, offering, subscription.

~Contrite~, _a._ Penitent, repentant, humble, self-convicted, broken in spirit.

~Contrition~, _n._ Penitence, compunction, remorse, repentance, sorrow, regret, self-condemnation, self-reproach, stings of conscience, sorrow for sin.

~Contrivance~, _n._ ~1.~ Design, invention.

~2.~ Device, scheme, plan, plot, artifice, stratagem, complot, machination.

~Contrive~, _v. a._ Devise, plan, design, invent, project, hatch, brew, form, frame, concoct, COMPASS, fall upon, hit upon, strike out, chalk out.

~Contrive~, _v. n._ Scheme, plot, plan, consider, set one's wits to work, rack one's brains, cudgel one's brains, strain one's invention, cast about.

~Control~, _n._ Ascendency, sway, command, rule, dominion, government, mastery, superintendence, direction.

~Control~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Direct, manage, regulate, govern, superintend, have the direction of, have charge of.

~2.~ Hinder, check, repress, curb, restrain, bridle.

~Controversial~, _a._ Disputatious, polemical.

~Controversialist~, n. Disputant, arguer, debater, disputer.

~Controversy~, _n._ ~1.~ Discussion, dispute, disputation, debate, polemics, altercation, logomachy, war of words, strife of words.

~2.~ Lawsuit, suit at law, process in law.

~Controvert~, _v. a._ Dispute, contest, debate, argue, canvass, contend against, call in question.

~Contumacious~, _a._ Contemptuous, obstinate, perverse, stubborn, headstrong, heady, dogged, intractable, mulish, refractory, cross- grained, stiff-necked, pertinacious, obdurate.

~Contumacy~, _n._ ~1.~ Obstinacy, stubbornness, doggedness, perverseness, pertinacity, headiness, obduracy.

~2.~ Disobedience, insubordination.

~Contumelious~, _a._ Reproachful, abusive, calumnious, contemptuous, insolent, insulting, rude, supercilious, overbearing, arrogant, scornful, disdainful, blackguard.

~Contumely~, _n._ Obloquy, reproach, opprobrium, abuse, contemptuousness, insolence, rudeness, blackguardism, superciliousness, arrogance, scorn, contempt, disdain.

~Contuse~, _v. a._ Bruise, crush, squeeze.

~Contusion~, _n._ Bruise.

~Convalescence~, _n._ Recovery (_of health_).

~Convalescent~, _a._ Improving (_in health_), recovering.

~Convene~, _v. n._ Meet, assemble, muster, congregate, come together, hold a session.

~Convene~, _v. a._ Convoke, summon, assemble, collect, muster, bring together, gather together.

~Convenience~, _n._ ~1.~ Suitableness, fitness, propriety.

~2.~ Commodiousness, accommodation, satisfaction.

~3.~ Cause of satisfaction, source of comfort.

~Convenient~, _a._ ~1.~ Fit, suitable, proper, appropriate, adapted, suited.

~2.~ Commodious, advantageous, useful, serviceable, helpful, beneficial.

~Convent~, _n._ Monastery, cloister, abbey, priory, nunnery.

~Convention~, _n._ ~1.~ Assembly, meeting, CONVOCATION.

~2.~ Contract, compact, agreement, stipulation.