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

converter
convertor noun a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

convertibility
noun the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction)

convertible
transformable adjective capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; `is lead really transmutable into gold?`; `ideas translatable into reality`

convertible
noun a sofa that can be converted into a bed

convertible bond
noun a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions

convex
adjective curving or bulging outward

convex polygon
noun a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or vertex; it can be cut by a line in at most two points

convex polyhedron
noun a polyhedron any plane section of which is a convex polygon

convex shape
convexity noun a shape that curves or bulges outward

convexity
convexness noun the property possessed by a convex shape

convexly
adverb in a convex way; `bulging out convexly`

convexo-concave
adjective convex on one side and concave on the other with the convexity being greater than the concavity

convey
verb make known; pass on, of information

conveyance
transport noun something that serves as a means of transportation

conveyancer
noun a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties

conveyed
adjective sent or carried from one place to another; `during battle, messages conveyed by carrier pigeon got through more often than those sent by plane`

conveyer
conveyor noun a person who conveys (carries or transmits); `the conveyer of good tidings`

conveyer belt
conveyor belt noun a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)

convict
con noun a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

conviction
strong belief noun an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

convinced
adjective having a strong belief or conviction; `a convinced and fanatical pacifist`

convinced(p)
positive(p) adjective persuaded of; very sure; `were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join`; `I am positive he is lying`; `was confident he would win`

convincible
persuadable adjective being susceptible to persuasion

convincing
adjective causing one to believe the truth of something; `a convincing story`; `a convincing manner`

convincingly
adverb in a convincing manner; `he argued convincingly`

convincingness
noun the power of argument or evidence to cause belief

convivial
good-time adjective occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company; `a convivial atmosphere at the reunion`; `a woman of convivial nature`; `he was a real good-time Charlie`

conviviality
joviality noun a jovial nature

convivially
adverb in a convivial manner; ``Let`s go and have a drink,` she said convivially`

convocation
calling together noun the act of convoking

convoke
convene verb call together; `The students were convened in the auditorium`

convolute
adjective rolled longitudinally upon itself; `a convolute petal`

convoluted
adjective rolled or coiled together; `a convoluted shell`

convolution
noun the action of coiling or twisting or winding together

convolve
convolute verb curl, wind, or twist together

Convolvulaceae
family Convolvulaceae noun morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit

convolvulus
noun any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus

Convolvulus scammonia
noun twining plant of Asia Minor having cream to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin

convoy
noun the act of escorting while in transit

convulse
thresh verb move or stir about violently; `The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed`

convulsion
noun a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval

convulsion
noun a violent disturbance; `the convulsions of the stock market`

convulsive
spasmodic adjective affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; `convulsive motions`; `his body made a spasmodic jerk`; `spastic movements`

convulsively
with convulsions adverb in a convulsive way; `her leg twitched convulsively`

Conyza
genus Conyza noun common American weed or wildflower

coo
noun the sound made by a pigeon

cooing
adjective that is making a soft cry; `the cooing pigeons`

cook
noun someone who cooks food

Cook
Captain Cook noun English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

Cook Strait
noun a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand

cookbook
cookery book noun a book of recipes and cooking directions

Cooke
Jay Cooke noun United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905)

cooked
adjective having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

cooker
noun a utensil for cooking

cookfire
noun a fire for cooking

cookie
cooky noun any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit` is the British term)

cookie cutter
noun a kitchen utensil used to cut a sheet of cookie dough into desired shapes before baking

cookie jar
cooky jar noun a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden)

cookie jar reserve
noun a hidden reserve that can be used to adjust quarterly earning reports

cookie sheet
noun a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits

cookie-cutter
adjective having the same appearance (as if mass-produced); `a suburb of cookie-cutter houses`

cookie-sized
adjective having the approximate size of a cookie

cooking
cookery noun the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; `cooking can be a great art`; `people are needed who have experience in cookery`; `he left the preparation of meals to his wife`

cooking apple
noun an apple used primarily in cooking for pies and applesauce etc

cooking oil
noun any of numerous vegetable oils used in cooking

cooking pan
noun cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

cooking utensil
cookware noun a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking

cookout
noun an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors

cookstove
noun a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove)

cool
coolheaded adjective marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; `play it cool`; `keep cool`; `stayed coolheaded in the crisis`; `the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament`

cool
verb make cool or cooler; `Chill the food`

cool down
verb make cool or cooler; `Chill the food`

cool jazz
noun jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat

cool off
verb lose intensity; `His enthusiasm cooled considerably`

coolant
noun a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another; `he added more coolant to the car`s radiator`; `the atomic reactor used a gas coolant`; `lathe operators use an emulsion of oil and water as a coolant for the cutting tool`

coolant system
noun a cooling system that uses a fluid to transfer heat from one place to another

cooler
ice chest noun a refrigerator for cooling liquids

Cooley`s anemia
Cooley`s anaemia noun a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged

Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge noun elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)

coolie
cooly noun an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer

cooling
chilling noun the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

cooling system
cooling noun a mechanism for keeping something cool; `the cooling was overhead fans`

cooling system
noun equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine

cooling tower
noun a cooling system used in industry to cool hot water (by partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant

coolly
nervelessly adverb in a composed and unconcerned manner; `without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher`

coolness
imperturbability noun calm and unruffled self-assurance; `he performed with all the coolness of a veteran`

coolness
noun fearless self-possession in the face of danger

coondog
noun any dog trained to hunt raccoons

coonhound
noun any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons

coonskin cap
coonskin noun a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back

coontie
Florida arrowroot noun small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot

coop up
coop in verb confine in or as if in a coop; `she coops herself up in the library all day`

Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper noun United States novelist noted for his stories of American Indians and the frontier life (1789-1851)

Cooper Union
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art noun university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences

Cooper`s hawk
blue darter noun bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight

cooperative
adjective done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit; `a cooperative effort`

Cooperstown
noun a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

coordinate
adjective of equal importance, rank, or degree

coordinate axis
noun one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system

coordinate bond
dative bond noun a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms