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

conflux
noun a flowing together

conform to
verb observe; `conform to the rules`

conformable
adjective quick to comply; `I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all times to your will conformable`-Shakespeare

conformably
adverb in a conformable manner

conformal projection
orthomorphic projection noun a map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shape

conformance
noun correspondence in form or appearance

conformation
noun a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing

conformational entropy
noun entropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance alone

conforming
conformist adjective adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion)

conformist
adjective marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles; `underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist`

conformity
conformism noun orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

conformity
noun correspondence in form or appearance

confounding
contradictory adjective that confounds or contradicts or confuses

confrere
noun a person who is member of your class or profession; `the surgeon consulted his colleagues`; `he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers`

confront
face up 3 face verb deal with (something unpleasant) head on; `You must confront your problems`; `He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes`

confrontation
opposition noun the act of hostile groups opposing each other; `the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions`; `the invaders encountered stiff opposition`

confrontational
adjective of or relating to confrontation

Confucian
adjective relating to or characteristic of Confucianism; `Confucian ethics`

Confucianism
noun the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China

Confucius
Kongfuze noun Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)

confusable
mistakable adjective so similar as to be easily identified for another thing; `potentially confusable senses of words`; `easily mistakable signals`

confuse
flurry verb cause to feel embarrassment; `The constant attention of the young man confused her`

confuse
obscure verb make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; `Her remarks confused the debate`; `Their words obnubilate their intentions`

confused
disconnected adjective lacking orderly continuity; `a confused set of instructions`; `a confused dream about the end of the world`; `disconnected fragments of a story`; `scattered thoughts`

confusedly
adverb in a confused manner; `Queen Augusta wrote him an hysterical letter in which she confusedly sympathised with him`

confusing
perplexing adjective lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; `sent confusing signals to Iraq`; `perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it`; `a puzzling statement`

confusion
mix-up noun a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; `he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw`

confutation
noun evidence that refutes conclusively

conga
noun a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file

conga line
noun a line of people in single file performing the conga dance

conge
noun formal permission to depart; `he gave me his conge`

congealed
jelled adjective congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling; `in Georgia they serve congealed salads`

congealment
congelation noun the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing

congee
jook noun a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast

congeneric
congenerical adjective belonging to the same genus

congenial
adjective used of plants; capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted

congeniality
noun a congenial disposition

congenially
adverb in a congenial manner; ``Let`s all have a drink together,` he said congenially`

congenital
inborn adjective present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

congenital afibrinogenemia
noun a rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no fibrinogen is found in the blood plasma

congenital heart defect
noun a birth defect involving the heart

conger
conger eel noun large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food

congested
engorged adjective overfull as with blood

congestion
noun excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

congestion
noun excessive crowding; `traffic congestion`

congestive
adjective relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid; `congestive heart disease`

congestive heart failure
noun inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues

conglobate
conglobe verb assume a globular shape

conglomerate
adjective composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass; `the conglomerate peoples of New England`

conglomeration
conglobation noun an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass

conglutinate
verb stick together; `the edges of the wound conglutinated`

Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo noun a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960

Congo
French Congo noun a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960

congo copal
congo gum noun copal found usually as a fossil

Congo franc
noun the basic unit of money in the Congo

congo red
noun a red-brown azo dye especially as a chemical pH indicator (congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions)

Congolese
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people; `Congolese rulers`; `the Congolese republic`

congou
congo noun black tea grown in China

congratulate
verb express congratulations

congratulation
felicitation noun the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

congratulatory
gratulatory adjective expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone`s success or good fortune; `a congratulatory telegram`; `the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent`; `a gratulatory address`

congregate
verb come together, usually for a purpose; `The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve`

congregation
fold noun a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

congregational
adjective relating to or conducted or participated in by a congregation; `congregational membership`; `congregational singing`

Congregational Christian Church
noun merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian Church

Congregational Church
noun a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing

Congregational
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church

Congregationalism
noun system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing

Congregationalist
noun a member of the Congregational Church

Congregationalist
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church

congress
noun a meeting of elected or appointed representatives

Congress
U.S. Congress noun the legislature of the United States government

congress boot
congress shoe noun an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides

Congress of Racial Equality
noun an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality

congressional
adjective of or relating to congress; `congressional hearing`

congressional district
noun a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives

Congressional Record
noun a published account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress

congressman
congresswoman noun a member of the United States House of Representatives

Congreve
William Congreve noun English playwright remembered for his comedies (1670-1729)

Congridae
family Congridae noun marine eels

congruent
adjective coinciding when superimposed

congruity
congruousness noun the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate

congruous
adjective suitable or appropriate together

conic
conical adjective relating to or resembling a cone; `conical mountains`; `conelike fruit`

conic projection
conical projection noun a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth`s poles

conic section
conic noun (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone

conical buoy
nun noun a buoy resembling a cone

conically
adverb in a conical manner; `conically shaped`

conidiophore
noun a specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia

conidium
conidiospore noun an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore

conifer
coniferous tree noun any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

Coniferales
order Coniferales noun profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves

Coniferopsida
class Coniferopsida noun cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian)

coniferous
cone-bearing adjective of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves

Conilurus
genus Conilurus noun jerboa rats

conima
noun a gum resin from the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum

Coniogramme
genus Coniogramme noun terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia

Conium
genus Conium noun small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock

conjectural
divinatory adjective based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; `theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural`; `the supposed reason for his absence`; `suppositious reconstructions of dead languages`; `hypothetical situation`

conjecturally
adverb in a manner involving or inclined to conjecture and supposition