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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

commercial artist
noun an illustrator who is supported by advertising

commercial bank
full service bank noun a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public

commercial bribery
noun bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction

commercial credit
noun credit granted by a bank to a business concern for commercial purposes

commercial document
commercial instrument noun a document of or relating to commerce

commercial enterprise
business enterprise noun the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; `computers are now widely used in business`

commercial finance company
commercial credit company noun a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers

commercial letter of credit
noun a letter of credit given to a business concern for commercial purposes

commercial paper
noun an unsecured and unregistered short-term obligation issued by an institutional borrower to investors who have temporarily idle cash

commercial treaty
noun a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations

commercialization
commercialisation noun the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce; `my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege`; `the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development`; `both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products`

commercialize
commercialise verb make commercial; `Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life`

commercialized
commercialised adjective organized principally for financial gain; `Christmas has become a commercialized spectacle`

commercially
adverb in a commercial manner; `the product is commercially available`

commination
noun a threat of divine punishment or vengeance

comminatory
denunciative adjective containing warning of punishment

commingle
verb mix or blend; `His book commingles sarcasm and sadness`

comminuted fracture
noun fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed

Commiphora
genus Commiphora noun genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products

Commiphora meccanensis
noun small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised

commiserate
sympathize verb to feel or express sympathy or compassion

commiseration
pity noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; `the blind are too often objects of pity`

commiserative
adjective feeling or expressing sympathy; `made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue`- Kenneth Roberts

commissar
political commissar noun an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit

commissariat
provisions noun a stock or supply of foods

commissary
noun a retail store that sells equipment and provisions to military personnel

commission
military commission noun an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces

commission
noun the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

Commission on Human Rights
noun the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights

Commission on Narcotic Drugs
noun the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic

Commission on the Status of Women
noun the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies

commission plan
noun a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission

commissionaire
noun a uniformed doorman

commissioned
adjective (of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above

commissioned military officer
noun a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marine corp

commissioned naval officer
noun a commissioned officer in the navy

commissioned officer
noun a military officer holding a commission

commissioner
noun a government administrator

commissioning
noun the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

commissure
noun a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord

commit
institutionalise verb cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; `After the second episode, she had to be committed`; `he was committed to prison`

commit suicide
verb kill oneself; `the terminally ill patient committed suicide`

commitment
allegiance noun the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; `his long commitment to public service`; `they felt no loyalty to a losing team`

commitment
consignment noun the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

committal
consignment noun the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

committal service
noun service committing a body to the grave; `the committal service will be held next Monday`

committal to writing
noun the activity of putting something in written form; `she did the thinking while he did the writing`

committed
adjective bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude; `committed church members`; `a committed Marxist`

committedness
noun the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; `a man of energy and commitment`

committee
commission noun a special group delegated to consider some matter; `a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours` - Milton Berle

committee
noun a self-constituted organization to promote something

Committee for State Security
KGB noun formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia

committee member
noun a member of a committee

committeeman
noun a man who is a member of committee

committeewoman
noun a woman who is a member of a committee

commode
crapper noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

commodious
adjective large and roomy (`convenient` is archaic in this sense); `a commodious harbor`; `a commodious building suitable for conventions`

commodity
trade good noun articles of commerce

commodity brokerage
noun a brokerage firm dealing in commodities

commodity exchange
commodities exchange noun an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery

commodore
noun a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral

Commodore John Barry Bridge
noun a cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania

common
mutual adjective common to or shared by two or more parties; `a common friend`; `the mutual interests of management and labor`

common ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum noun small tender herb grown for its fluffy brushlike blue to lavender blooms

common alder
European black alder noun medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath

common allamanda
golden trumpet noun vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers

common American shad
Alosa sapidissima noun shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast

common amsinckia
Amsinckia intermedia noun annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers

common apricot
Prunus armeniaca noun temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits

common arrowhead
noun a weed

common ax
common axe noun an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side

common bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris noun extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain

common barberry
European barberry noun upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries

common barley
Hordeum vulgare noun grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages

common basil
sweet basil noun annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs

common bean
noun any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried

common bearberry
red bearberry noun evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn

common beech
European beech noun large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America

common bile duct
bile duct noun a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum

common booklouse
Trogium pulsatorium noun a variety of booklouse

common box
European box noun large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures

common brant goose
Branta bernicla noun the best known variety of brant goose

common broom
Scotch broom noun deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers

common burdock
lesser burdock noun a plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found in most of Europe and North Africa

common buttercup
Ranunculus bulbosus noun perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America

common calamint
Calamintha sylvatica noun mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe

common camas
Camassia quamash noun plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America

common canary
Serinus canaria noun native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song

common caper
Capparis spinosa noun prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled

common cardinal vein
noun the major return channels to the heart; formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins

common carline thistle
Carlina vulgaris noun Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils

common carotid artery
common carotid noun runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries

common chickweed
Stellaria media noun a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white flowers; cosmopolitan; so-called because it is eaten by chickens

common chord
triad noun a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones

common comfrey
boneset 2 Symphytum officinale noun European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America

common corn salad
lamb`s lettuce noun widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed

common cotton grass
Eriophorum angustifolium noun having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes

common daisy
English daisy noun low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers

common dandelion
Taraxacum ruderalia noun Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine

common denominator
noun an attribute that is common to all members of a category