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

concern
headache noun something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; `New York traffic is a constant concern`; `it`s a major worry`

concerned
interested adjective involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in; `a memorandum to those concerned`; `an enterprise in which three men are concerned`; `factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics`; `the interested parties met to discuss the business`

concernedly
adverb in a manner showing concern; ``Are you all right,` he asked concernedly`

concert
noun a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

concert band
military band noun a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments

concert grand
concert piano noun a grand piano suitable for concert performances

concert hall
noun a hall where concerts are given

concert pitch
philharmonic pitch noun the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C

concert-goer
music lover noun someone who attends concerts

concertina
noun free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds

concertize
concertise verb give concerts; perform in concerts; `My niece is off concertizing in Europe`

concerto
noun a composition for orchestra and a soloist

concerto grosso
noun a baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments

concession
grant noun a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; `he got the beer concession at the ball park`

concession
yielding noun the act of conceding or yielding

concessionaire
concessioner noun someone who holds or operates a concession

concessive
adjective of or pertaining to concession

conch
noun any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip

concha
noun (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

conchfish
Astropogon stellatus noun found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch

conchologist
noun a collector and student of mollusc shells

conchology
shell collecting noun the collection and study of mollusc shells

concierge
noun a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter

conciliate
verb make compatible with; `The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories`

conciliation
noun any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration

conciliator
make-peace noun someone who tries to bring peace

conciliatory
conciliative adjective intended or likely to overcome animosity or hostility; `spoke in a conciliating tone`; `a conciliatory visit`

concise
adjective expressing much in few words; `a concise explanation`

concisely
adverb in a concise manner; in a few words; `the history is summed up concisely in this book`; `she replied briefly`; `briefly, we have a problem`; `to put it shortly`

conciseness
concision noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words

conclave
noun a confidential or secret meeting

conclude
verb reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

concluding
final adjective occurring at or forming an end or termination; `his concluding words came as a surprise`; `the final chapter`; `the last days of the dinosaurs`; `terminal leave`

conclusion
end noun the last section of a communication; `in conclusion I want to say...`

conclusion
noun the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

conclusive
adjective final and deciding; `the conclusive reason`

conclusively
once and for all adverb in a conclusive way; `we settled the problem conclusively`

concoct
verb make a concoction (of) by mixing

concoction
mixture noun any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; `he volunteered to taste her latest concoction`; `he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade`

concomitance
noun occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another

concord
noun the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations

Concord grape
noun slipskin grape; a purple table grape of the northeastern United States

concordance
noun an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts

concordant
concurring(a) adjective being of the same opinion

concourse
noun a coming together of people

concrete
adjective formed by the coalescence of particles

concrete jungle
noun an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant

concrete mixer
cement mixer noun a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete

concretely
adverb in concrete terms; `concretely, this meant that he was broke`

concreteness
noun the quality of being concrete (not abstract)

concretion
noun the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)

concretism
concrete representation noun a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms

concretistic
adjective of or relating to concrete representations of abstractions; `a concretistic-seeming statement`

concretize
concretise verb become specific; `the idea concretized in her mind`

concubinage
noun cohabitation without being legally married

concubine
courtesan 1 doxy noun a woman who cohabits with an important man

concur
coincide verb happen simultaneously; `The two events coincided`

concurrence
concurrency noun acting together as of agents or circumstances or events

concurrent negligence
noun (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately

concurrent operation
noun two or more operations performed at the same time (or within a give interval)

concurrently
adverb overlapping in duration; `concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held`; `going to school and holding a job at the same time`

concurring opinion
noun an opinion that agrees with the court`s disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge`s reasoning

concuss
verb injure the brain; sustain a concussion

concussion
noun injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness

condemn
reprobate verb express strong disapproval of; `We condemn the racism in South Africa`; `These ideas were reprobated`

condemnable
criminal adjective bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; `a criminal waste of talent`; `a deplorable act of violence`; `adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife`

condemnation
noun (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)

condemnatory
condemning adjective containing or imposing condemnation or censure; `a condemnatory decree`

condemned
convicted adjective pronounced or proved guilty; `the condemned man faced the firing squad with dignity`; `a convicted criminal`

condensation
abridgement noun a shortened version of a written work

condensation pump
diffusion pump noun vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum

condensed milk
noun sweetened evaporated milk

condenser
optical condenser noun lens used to concentrate light on an object

condenser microphone
capacitor microphone noun microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves

condensing
condensation noun the act of increasing the density of something

condescend
deign verb do something that one considers to be below one`s dignity

condescendingly
patronizingly adverb with condescension; in a patronizing manner; `he treats his secretary condescendingly`

condescendingness
noun affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank; `the queen`s condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable`

condescension
superciliousness noun the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

condescension
noun affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank; `the queen`s condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable`

condign
adjective fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment; `condign censure`

condiment
noun a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; `mustard and ketchup are condiments`

condition
noun a state at a particular time; `a condition (or state) of disrepair`; `the current status of the arms negotiations`

condition
stipulation noun an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

conditional
adjective qualified by reservations

conditional contract
noun a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations

conditional probability
contingent probability noun the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred

conditional reflex
conditioned reflex noun an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus

conditional sale
noun a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price)

conditionality
noun the state of being conditional

conditionally
not absolutely adverb subject to a condition; `he accepted the offer conditionally`

conditioned
in condition(p) adjective physically fit; `exercised daily to keep herself in condition`

conditioned avoidance
conditioned avoidance response noun a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus

conditioned emotional response
CER noun an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning

conditioned stimulus
noun the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response

conditioner
noun exercise that conditions the body; `farm work can be a good conditioner`

conditioning
noun a learning process in which an organism`s behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

condo
noun one of the dwelling units in a condominium

condole
verb express one`s sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone`s death; `You must condole the widow`

condolence
commiseration noun an expression of sympathy with another`s grief; `they sent their condolences`