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

common stock equivalent
noun preferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stock

common sunflower
mirasol noun annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America

common teasel
Dipsacus fullonum noun teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth

common thyme
Thymus vulgaris noun common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine

common time
four-four time noun a time signature indicating four beats to the bar

common tobacco
Nicotiana tabacum noun tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves

common touch
noun the property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them)

common unicorn plant
devil`s claw noun annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak

common valerian
garden heliotrope noun tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally

common vetchling
meadow pea noun scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage

common wallaby
Macropus agiles noun height 30 inches

common wart
noun a benign growth (often with a rough surface)

common wasp
Vespula vulgaris noun a variety of vespid wasp

common water snake
banded water snake noun in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water

common watercress
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum noun perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere

common wheat
Triticum aestivum noun widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain

common white dogwood
eastern flowering dogwood noun deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red berries

common winterberry holly
noun a holly shrub

common wolffia
Wolffia columbiana noun smallest flowering plants known; of the Americas

common wood sorrel
cuckoo bread noun Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers

common wormwood
absinthe noun aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe

common year
365 days noun a year that is not a leap year

common yellowthroat
Maryland yellowthroat noun an American warbler

common yellowwood
bastard yellowwood noun medium-sized tree of South Africa

common zebra
Burchell`s zebra noun of the plains of central and eastern Africa

common-law marriage
noun a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony

common-law(p)
adjective based on common law; `a common-law right`

commonage
noun property held in common

commonality
noun sharing of common attributes

commonalty
commonality noun class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or gentle rank

commoner
common man noun a person who holds no title

commonness
commonplaceness noun ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace

commonness
vulgarity 1 vulgarism noun the quality of lacking taste and refinement

commonplace
humdrum adjective not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; `an unglamorous job greasing engines`

commonplace
hackneyed adjective repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; `bromidic sermons`; `his remarks were trite and commonplace`; `hackneyed phrases`; `a stock answer`; `repeating threadbare jokes`; `parroting some timeworn axiom`; `the trite metaphor `hard as nails``

commonplace book
noun a notebook in which you enter memorabilia

commons
noun a pasture subject to common use

commonsense
commonsensible adjective exhibiting native good judgment; `arrive home at a reasonable hour`; `commonsense scholarship on the foibles of a genius`; `unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated`

commonwealth
noun the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

commonwealth country
noun any of the countries in the British Commonwealth

Commonwealth Day
Empire day noun British, anniversary of Queen Victoria`s birth

Commonwealth of Independent States
CIS noun an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991

commotion
din noun the act of making a noisy disturbance

communal
adjective for or by a group rather than individuals; `dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew`- Paul Roche; `a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared`; `a group effort`

communalism
noun the practice of communal living and common ownership

communalize
communalise verb make something the property of the commune or community

communally
adverb by a group of people rather than an individual; `the mills were owned communally`

commune
noun a body of people or families living together and sharing everything

communicable
adjective readily communicated; `communicable ideas`

communicable
contagious 1 contractable adjective (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

communicable disease
noun a disease that can be communicated from one person to another

communicant
noun a person entitled to receive Communion

communicate
intercommunicate verb transmit thoughts or feelings; `He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist`

communicate
pass 1 pass along verb transmit information ; `Please communicate this message to all employees`; `pass along the good news`

communicating
noun the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; `they could not act without official communication from Moscow`

communicating artery
arteria communicans noun any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis

communication
noun something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

communication
noun the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; `they could not act without official communication from Moscow`

communication channel
noun (often plural) a means of communication or access; `it must go through official channels`; `lines of communication were set up between the two firms`

communication system
communication equipment noun facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information

communicational
adjective used in communication; `he had few communicational grooves available for use`

communications
communication theory noun the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); `communications is his major field of study`

communications intelligence
COMINT noun technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients

communications satellite
noun an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbit

communications technology
noun the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems

communications protocol
noun (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

communicative
communicatory adjective able or tending to communicate; `was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew`- W.M.Thackeray

communicativeness
noun the trait of being communicative

communicator
noun a person who communicates with others

communion
sharing noun sharing thoughts and feelings

Communion
sacramental manduction noun the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; `the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation`

communion table
Lord`s table noun the table in Christian churches where communion is given

communise
bolshevise verb make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; `communize the government`

communism
noun a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

Communism Peak
Mount Communism noun the highest mountain peak in the Pamir Mountains; near the Chinese border in northeastern Tajikistan (24,590 feet high)

communist
communistic adjective relating to or marked by communism; `Communist Party`; `communist governments`; `communistic propaganda`

communist economy
noun the managed economy of a communist state

Communist Party
noun a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state

community
noun a group of people living in a particular local area; `the team is drawn from all parts of the community`

community
noun (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

community center
civic center noun a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities

community chest
noun a charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays the demands on a community for social welfare

community college
noun a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community

community of scholars
noun the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees

community property
noun property and income belonging jointly to a married couple

community service
noun an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence

communization
communisation noun the organization of a nation of the basis of communism

communize
communise verb make into property owned by the state; `The new government communized all banks`

communize
bolshevise verb make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; `communize the government`

commutability
transmutability noun the quality of being commutable

commutable
substitutable adjective capable of being exchanged for another or for something else that is equivalent

commutate
verb reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current

commutation
commuting noun the travel of a commuter

commutation
noun (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law

commutation ticket
season ticket noun a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate

commutative
adjective (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. `a x b = b x a`

commutator
noun switch for reversing the direction of an electric current

commute
noun a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; `there is standing room only on the high-speed commute`

commuter
commuter train noun a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another

commuter traffic
noun traffic created by people going to or returning from work