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confluence.noun,.plural.confluences
a gathering, flowing or meeting together at one
juncture or point (a confluence of artistry, superb choreography and stage
design); a flowing together of two or more streams; the point of juncture
of such streams; the combined stream formed by this juncture
conflux.noun,.plural.confluxes
to flow together; a confluence
confound,
confounded, confounding, confounds.transitive
verbs
to cause to feel self-consciously.distressed;
to bring to the attention of another that he or she is not conveying
the impression
they think; confound is to bewilder
or become bewildered and astonished
so that one becomes ashamed,
immobilized
or loses one's equanimity;
embarrass;
mix
up; confuse;
perplexed;
puzzled;
abash
(an invention that confounded the skeptics);
to frustrate
(trivial demands that all but
confounded the peace talks, so they really wanted war)
confounded.adjective
to show that you are annoyed
(that confounded dog has run away again)
confounded.adjective
confused; befuddled
(crowd of confounded bystanders stared at the appalling
wreckage); used as an intensive.(a
confounded fool)
confoundedly.adverb
confoundedness.noun.(words
ending in 'ess'
are usually without pluralization - adding an 'es'
making '...esses'
is clumsy)
the state
of being confounded (she was in a situation
of self-conscious confoundedness having been embarrassed over actions to
the point of being unable to clearly think)
confounder.noun,.plural.confounders
conform, conformed,
conforming,
conforms.verbs
intransitive
verb use.to correspond
in form or character; to give
the same form to; to bring into harmony
or agreement; be similar; to act
or be in accord or agreement;
comply;
agree; to act in accordance with current customs or modes;
adapt
transitive verb use.to
bring into agreement or correspondence;
make similar
conformably.adverb
conformable.adjective
conformability.noun,.plural.conformabilities
conformance.noun,.plural.conformances
conformer.noun,.plural.conformers
conformist.noun,.plural.conformists
an individual who conforms to rules and regulations
of the zeitgeist without questioning
them to see how those rules, etc. may or may not fit in with one's
rights
conformity.noun,.plural.conformities
to condition or fact of being in agreement or
harmony
conformation.noun,.plural.conformations
the act of conforming
or the state of being conformed; the structure or outline of an item or
entity,
determined by the arrangement of its parts; a symmetrical
arrangement of the parts of a thing
conformational.adjective
conformationally.adverb
conformity.noun,.plural.conformities
similarity
in form or character; agreement
(I acted in conformity with my principles);
action or behavior in correspondence
with current customs, rules or styles (conformity to standards set down
by the constitution of We
the People's)
congruent.adjective
to come together; in agreement
or harmony with; correspond
congruity.noun,.plural.congruities
the condition,
quality
or fact
of being congruous;
harmonious;
pleasing
congruous.adjective
congruously.adverb
congruousness.noun,.plural.congruousnesses
congruency.noun,.plural.congruencies
congruence.noun,.plural.congruences
conjecture.noun,.plural.conjectures
a conjecture is a conclusion
that is based on information that is not certain
or complete; when you conjecture, you form
an opinion
or reach a conclusion on the basis
of information that is not certain or complete, when you form ideas or
opinions without having very much information to base them on; inference
from defective
or presumptive 'evidence';
a conclusion
deduced by
surmise
or guesswork; purport; a proposition
(as in mathematics) before it has been proved or disproved; preconception;
supposition
conjecture, conjectured,
conjecturing,
conjectures.verbs
transitive verb use-to
arrive at by conjecture; to make conjectures as to
intransitive verb use-to
form conjectures
conjecturally.adverb
conjectural,
conjecturable.adjective
conjecturer.noun,.plural.conjecturers
synonyms.perhaps,
speculation,
suppose, supposition,
theory
antonyms.fact
conjugal.adjective
from 'conjungere' to join; to cohabit;
to unite in marriage;
of or relating
to the state
of two persons committed
to a sexual relationship
conjugally.adverb
conjugality.noun,.plural.conjugalities
conjunction.noun,.plural.conjunctions
joining together; in grammar,
a part of speech such as and,
but,
as,
nor
and because
that serves to connect words, phrases,
clauses
or sentences
conjunctive.adjective
joining; connective; joined together; combined
(the conjunctive focus of political opposition); grammar
conjunctive.noun,.plural.conjunctives
a connective word, especially a conjunction or
conjunctive adverb
conjunctively.adverb
connive, connived,
conniving,
connives.intransitive
verbs
to collude;
to scheme; to plot
for selfish
purposes; conspire; intrigue;
if one person connives with another to do something, they secretly try
to achieve something which will benefit both of them regardless of any
possible disadvantage to another or others; a conspiracy;
if you describe someone as conniving, you mean you dislike them because
they make secret plans in order to get things for themselves or harm other
people (the story of ancient Balaam;
the parable of the vineyard:.Mark
12:1-11)
conniver.noun,.plural.connivers
connivance also connivence.noun,.plural.connivances
also connivences
the act of conniving
cadge, cadged,
cadging,
cadges.intransitive
and transitive verbs
to beg or get by begging
cadger.noun,.plural.cadgers
connote,
connoted,
connoting,
connotes.transitive
verbs
to suggest
or imply as a logical
connotation or in addition to literal.meaning;
to be associated with or inseparable from as a consequence
or concomitant.(the
remorse
so often connoted by guilt); a related or attendant condition; to convey
in addition to exact explicit
meaning (all the misery that communism
connotes; all the fear that the lying media
uses to brainwash you); compare
denotes
connotation.noun,.plural.connotations
the suggesting of a meaning
by a word apart from the thing it explicitly
names or describes; something suggested by
a word or thing; implication
(the connotations of comfort that surrounded that old chair; the word 'inexpensive'
as compared
to 'cheap' elicits
a better connotation); denotation
connotational.adjective
clemency.noun,.plural.clemencies
a disposition
to show mercy, especially
toward an offender or enemy; a merciful, kind or lenient
act; mildness (say, of weather, yet sometimes it can be inclement)
clement.adjective
inclined
to be lenient or merciful;
mild (clement weather)
clemently.adverb
crud.noun,.plural.cruds
one who is contemptible,
disgusting,
despicable
or worthless; a coating or an incrustation of filth
or refuse
(the crud around the toliet left after peeing or vomiting);
something loathsome;
in sports, heavy, sticky snow that is unsuitable for skiing
crude, cruder,
crudest.adjectives
being in an unrefined
or natural state
(crude oil is oil from the ground, yet
unrefined); raw; lacking.tact,
refinement
or taste;
not
carefully or completely made; rough;
displaying a lack of knowledge
or skill;
blunt
(must face the crude truth)
crude.noun,.plural.crudes
a substance,
especially petroleum,
in its unrefined
state
crudely.adverb
crudity.noun,.plural.crudities
crudeness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
crude oil.noun,.plural.crude
oils
unrefined.petroleum
carte blanche.noun,.plural.cartes
blanches
unrestricted power to act at one's own discretion;
unconditional
authority; totalitarian.attitude
coordinate.noun,.plural.coordinates
one that is equal
in importance,
rank
or degree
coordinates.plural
noun
a set of articles,
as of clothing or luggage, designed to match
or complement one other, as
in style or color
Mathematics:.any
of a set of two or more numbers used to determine
the position of a point, line, curve
or plane
in a space of a given dimension
with respect
to a system
of lines or other fixed.reference
coordinate.adjective
of equal.importance,
rank
or degree
(coordinate offices of a business); of or involving
coordination; of or based on a system of coordinates
coordinate, coordinated,
coordinating,
coordinates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
place in the same order,
class
or rank;
to harmonize
in a common
action or effort (coordinating the moving parts of a machine; coordinate
the colors of a design;
coordinating our move to another house in a different city)
intransitive verb use.to
be coordinate (the generators coordinate so that one is always running);
to work together harmoniously (a nursing staff that coordinates smoothly);
to form a pleasing.combination;
match (shoes that coordinate with the rest of the outfit)
coordinately.adverb
coordinateness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
coordinator.noun,.plural.coordinators
coordinative.adjective
coordination.noun,.plural.coordinations
the act of coordinating;
the state
of being
coordinate; harmonious adjustment
or interaction; harmonious
functioning
coplanar.adjective
lying or occurring in the same plane; used of
points, lines or figures
coplanarity.noun,.plural.coplanarities
Christmas.noun,.plural.Christmases
a Christian.celebration
feast commemorating the
birth of Emmanuel
(aka Jesus), celebrated on December
25, but not his birthday, which apparently was in April (how
did it come to be a December date?); word Christmas means Mass
of Christ
Christmasy
or.Christmassy.adjective
Christmas Eve..noun,.plural.Christmas
Eves
the evening
before Christmas day
Christ.proper
noun
the man Emmanuel,
worshiped
by Christians ('Christ I Ams') as the Father-Creator,
God,
having come to Earth in the physical and also called the son
of God, the first of many sons (Hebrews
2:10); Christ is part of God, what
part? from Greek 'Christos',
meaning 'anointed'
Christian.noun,.plural.Christians
one who believes in the truths taught by Emmanuel
Christ; the name 'Christian' first came
into being here, but the spelling, like so much in the
English language, was altered
from 'Christ I am', to the word 'Christian', by the early satanic.cabal
in keeping with their corrupted hearts of constant deceit:.John
8:44;
Christianity.noun,.plural.Christianities
Christianity is the Christian faith,
founded on the life and teachings of Emmanuel
the Christ; Christians as a group are called Christendom;
the state or fact of being a 'Christ I Am':.John
10:34.
Christian Science.proper
noun
a group founded by Mary
Baker Eddy, adhering to beliefs.emphasizing.healing.through.spiritual.means
and teaching the goodness
of God as underlying the
scientific.reality
of existence; it is also known
as the 'Church of Christ, Scientist'
Christian Scientist.noun,.plural.Christian
Scientists
capsize, capsized,
capsizing,
capsizes.intransitive
and transitive use
to overturn or cause to overturn (the boat capsized;
I capsized the canoe)
celebrate, celebrated,
celebrating,
celebrates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
observe
(a day or event) with ceremonies
of respect, festivity and/or
rejoicing
intransitive verb use.to
observe an occasion
with appropriate.ceremony
or festivity
celebratory.adjective
celebration.noun,.plural.celebrations
celebrator.noun,.plural.celebrators
celebrity.noun,.plural.celebrities
a famous person; often used to modify
another noun (a celebrity fundraising dinner; celebrity exercise books)
celebrityhood.noun,.plural.celebrityhoods
celerity.noun,.plural.celerities
swiftness
of action or motion; speed; haste
chrysalis.noun,.plural.chrysalises.or.chrysalides
a pupa or plural,
pupae (nonfeeding stage between the larva and adult in the metamorphosis
of certain insects, during which the larva typically undergoes complete
transformation within a protective cocoon or hardened case), especially
of a moth or butterfly, enclosed in a firm case or cocoon
coy, coyer,
coyest.adjectives
affectedly
and usually flirtatiously.shy
or modest; reserved,
yet tending to be alert to ways
one believes may threaten their upper
hand and with an eye to circumvent
any such threat; contriving
coyly.adverb
coyness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
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