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  • CONTIGUOUSLYadverb19 findersIn a contiguous manner.
  • CONTOnounPortuguese3 findersIn Portugal and Brazil, a million reis.
  • CONTORTverbLatin1 finderTo twist in a violent manner.
  • CONTOURnounFrench14 findersAn outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
  • CONTRAprepositionLatin43 findersAgainst; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to.
  • CONTRACTIONnounProto-Indo-European1 finderSenses relating to becoming involved with or entering into, especially entering into a contract. An act of incurring debt; also , an act of acquiring something (generally negative)
  • CONTRAFLOWnoun12 findersFlow in the opposite direction to normal.
  • CONTRAILnoun22 findersAn artificial cloud made by the exhaust of jet aircraft or wingtip vortices that precipitate a stream of tiny ice crystals in moist, frigid upper air.
  • CONTRALTOnounLatin2 findersThe lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to the same musical pitch range, but among singers, the term cont
  • CONTRAPLEXadjective7 findersOf message signals, passing in opposite directions at the same time.
  • CONTRAPOSEverbFrench1 finderTo place in contraposition.
  • CONTRAPOSITIVEnoun3 findersThe inverse of the converse of a given logical implication.
  • CONTRARIWISEadjectiveMiddle English2 findersIn the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction.
  • CONTRASTEDverb3 finderssimple past and past participle of contrast
  • CONTRASTYadjective1 finderHaving great contrast between light and dark areas (of a subject or photograph).
  • CONTRATEadjective1 finderHaving cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it.
  • CONTRETEMPSnounFrench16 findersAn unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event.
  • CONTRIBUTEverbProto-Indo-European2 findersTo give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
  • CONTRITEadjectiveLatin21 findersSincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions.
  • CONTRITELYadverb11 findersIn a contrite manner.
  • CONTRIVABLEadjective1 finderCapable of being contrived, devised, or invented; devisable, inventable.
  • CONTRIVEverbOld French25 findersTo invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
  • CONTROLverbLatin21 findersTo exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
  • CONTUMELIOUSadjectiveLatin9 findersRudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude.
  • CONTUMELYnounLatin67 findersOffensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.
  • CONTUSEverbLatin10 findersTo injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.
  • CONTUSIVEadjective7 findersRelating to, or causing contusion
  • CONUREnounAncient Greek10 findersAny of many New World parakeets of the former genus Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in subfamily Arinae, principally Psittacara and Eupsittula.
  • CONUSnounLatin11 findersA cone.
  • CONVERGEverbLatin16 findersTo approach each other; to get closer and closer; to become a unified whole; to come to share a similarity.
  • CONVERSABLEadjective4 findersAble and inclined to engage in conversation.
  • CONVERSABLYadverb2 findersIn a conversable manner, sociably
  • CONVERSEverbLatin32 findersTo talk; to engage in conversation.
  • CONVERSELYadverb34 findersWith a reversed relationship.
  • CONVERSOnounSpanish4 findersA Jew or Muslim in Spain or Portugal who converted to Roman Catholicism under duress, particularly during the 14th and 15th centuries.
  • CONVERTverbLatin12 findersTo transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
  • CONVERTIBLEadjectiveLatin9 findersAble to be converted, particularly: Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially Able to be exchanged for specie. Able to be exchanged for foreign currency. Able to be excha
  • CONVERTIBLYadverb5 findersIn a convertible manner.
  • CONVEXadjectiveLatin85 findersCurved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
  • CONVEXEDadjective31 findersconvex
  • CONVEXEDLYadverb8 findersIn a convex form; convexly.
  • CONVEXITYnoun54 findersThe state of being convex.
  • CONVEXLYadverb38 findersIn a convex manner.
  • CONVEYverbLatin28 findersTo move (something) from one place to another.
  • CONVEYABLEadjective3 findersAble to be conveyed, especially from one owner to another.
  • CONVEYALnoun7 findersSynonym of conveyance.
  • CONVEYERnoun6 findersAlternative spelling of conveyor.
  • CONVEYORnoun12 findersA person that conveys, transports or delivers.
  • CONVEYORISEverb2 findersNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of conveyorize.
  • CONVEYORIZEverb2 findersTo streamline (an industrial operation) by means of conveyors.
  • CONVEYORIZEDadjective3 findersHaving been conveyorized.
  • CONVICTverbLatin46 findersTo find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or in a moral sense.
  • CONVOnoun9 findersA conversation.
  • CONVOKEverbLatin8 findersTo convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.
  • CONVOKERnoun3 findersOne who convokes or calls together.
  • CONVOLUTEverbLatin27 findersTo make unnecessarily complex.
  • CONVOLUTEDadjective119 findersHaving numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
  • CONVOYnounLatin100 findersOne or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
  • CONVULSEverbLatin34 findersTo suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
  • CONYnounLatin38 findersA rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).
  • COOCHnoun15 findersThe hootchy-kootchy, a type of erotic dance.
  • COOEEnoun9 findersA long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush.
  • COOERnoun2 findersOne who coos.
  • COOFnoun7 findersAn idiot, or fool.
  • COOINGLYadverb14 findersIn a cooing way.
  • COOKnounProto-Indo-European5 findersA person who prepares food.
  • COOKABLEadjective2 findersThat can be cooked; suitable for cooking.
  • COOKERnoun1 finderA cookstove.
  • COOKERYnounMiddle English7 findersThe art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking.
  • COOKIEnounProto-Germanic2 findersA small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
  • COOKINGnoun7 findersThe process of preparing food by using heat.
  • COOLadjectiveProto-Indo-European28 findersOf a mildly low temperature.
  • COOLANTnoun22 findersA medium, usually fluid, used to draw heat from an object.
  • COOLEDadjective2 findersBrought to a lower temperature.
  • COOLERnoun12 findersAnything which cools.
  • COOLIBAHnoun2 findersAny of a number of eucalyptus trees of central and northern Australia, in particular Eucalyptus microtheca.
  • COOLIEnounPersian17 findersAn unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries a
  • COOLINGadjective10 findersThat cools.
  • COOLISHadjective16 findersQuite cool.
  • COOLLYadverb2 findersAt a moderately low temperature.
  • COOLTHnounDutch11 findersThe state of being cool, temperature-wise; coolness.
  • COOMnounOld English16 finderssoot, smut
  • COOMBnounProto-Indo-European7 findersA tub or vat, especially used in brewing.
  • COOPnounLatin22 findersA basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
  • COOPERnoun38 findersA craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.
  • COOPERAGEnoun4 findersThe art, trade, or products of a cooper (barrelmaker).
  • COOPERATEverbLatin18 findersTo work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
  • COOPERATIVEadjective18 findersReady to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
  • COOPERATIVELYadverb16 findersIn a cooperative manner; working with others on a task as part of a team.
  • COOPERINGSnoun5 findersA craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.
  • COOPERYnoun8 findersCooperage .
  • COORDINATEadjectiveLatin24 findersOf the same rank; equal.
  • COORIEverbScots11 findersTo crouch, stoop down.
  • COORIEDverbScots6 findersTo crouch, stoop down.
  • COORIEINGverbScots2 findersTo crouch, stoop down.
  • COORIESverbScots8 findersTo crouch, stoop down.
  • COOTnounOld English63 findersAny of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
  • COOTERnoun17 findersA freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemys.
  • COOTIEnounMalay12 findersA louse (Pediculus humanus).
  • COOZEnounArabic10 findersPussy, vagina.

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