| contravention | (noun) coming into conflict with | Synonyms: dispute |
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| contredanse | (noun) a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line | Synonyms: contra danse, contradance, country-dance, country dancing |
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| contretemps | (noun) an awkward clash | - |
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| contribution | (noun) act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity | Synonyms: donation |
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| (noun) a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story | - |
| (noun) the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result | Synonyms: part, share |
| (noun) a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause | Synonyms: donation |
| (noun) an amount of money contributed | - |
| contributor | (noun) someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money | Synonyms: subscriber |
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| (noun) a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book | - |
| contriteness | (noun) sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation | Synonyms: attrition, contrition |
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| contrition | (noun) sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation | Synonyms: attrition, contriteness |
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| contrivance | (noun) the act of devising something | Synonyms: devisal |
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| (noun) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | Synonyms: appliance, contraption, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget |
| (noun) any improvised arrangement for temporary use | Synonyms: lash-up |
| (noun) an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade | Synonyms: dodge, stratagem |
| (noun) the faculty of contriving; inventive skill | - |
| (noun) an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. | - |
| contriver | (noun) a person who makes plans | Synonyms: deviser, planner |
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| control | (noun) the activity of managing or exerting control over something | - |
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| (noun) (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc | - |
| (noun) a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine | Synonyms: controller |
| (noun) power to direct or determine | - |
| (noun) discipline in personal and social activities | Synonyms: restraint |
| (noun) great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity | Synonyms: command, mastery |
| (noun) a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment | Synonyms: control condition |
| (noun) the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. | - |
| (noun) a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance | - |
| (noun) a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another | - |
| (noun) the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | Synonyms: ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance |
| controller | (noun) a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine | Synonyms: control |
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| (noun) someone who maintains and audits business accounts | Synonyms: accountant, comptroller |
| (noun) a person who directs and restrains | Synonyms: restrainer |
| controllership | (noun) the position of controller | - |
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| controversialist | (noun) a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy | Synonyms: disputant, eristic |
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| controversy | (noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Synonyms: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, disceptation, disputation, tilt |
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| contumacy | (noun) willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court | - |
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| (noun) obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority | - |
| contumely | (noun) a rude expression intended to offend or hurt | Synonyms: abuse, insult, revilement, vilification |
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| contusion | (noun) the action of bruising | - |
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| (noun) an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration | Synonyms: bruise |
| conundrum | (noun) a difficult problem | Synonyms: brain-teaser, enigma, riddle |
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| conurbation | (noun) an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities | Synonyms: sprawl, urban sprawl |
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| convalescence | (noun) gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury | Synonyms: recovery, recuperation |
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| convalescent | (noun) a person who is recovering from illness | - |
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| convection | (noun) the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion | - |
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| (noun) (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere | - |
| convector | (noun) a space heater that transfers heat to the surrounding air by convection | - |
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| convener | (noun) the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings | - |
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| convenience | (noun) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | Synonyms: appliance, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget |
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| (noun) a toilet that is available to the public | Synonyms: comfort station, public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room |
| (noun) the quality of being useful and convenient | - |
| (noun) the state of being suitable or opportune | - |
| conveniences | (noun) things that make you comfortable and at ease | Synonyms: amenities, comforts, creature comforts |
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| convening | (noun) the act of convening | Synonyms: convention |
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| convent | (noun) a religious residence especially for nuns | - |
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| (noun) a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together | - |
| conventicle | (noun) a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers) | Synonyms: meetinghouse |
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| (noun) a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship | - |
| convention | (noun) the act of convening | Synonyms: convening |
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| (noun) orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional | Synonyms: conventionalism, conventionality |
| (noun) something regarded as a normative example | Synonyms: formula, normal, pattern, rule |
| (noun) (diplomacy) an international agreement | - |
| (noun) a large formal assembly | - |
| conventionalisation | (noun) the act of conventionalizing; conforming to a conventional style | Synonyms: conventionalization |
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| conventionalism | (noun) orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional | Synonyms: convention, conventionality |
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| conventionality | (noun) orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional | Synonyms: convention, conventionalism |
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| (noun) unoriginality as a result of being too conventional | - |
| (noun) conformity with conventional thought and behavior | - |
| conventionalization | (noun) the act of conventionalizing; conforming to a conventional style | Synonyms: conventionalisation |
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| conventioneer | (noun) someone who attends a convention | - |
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| convergence | (noun) the act of converging (coming closer) | Synonyms: convergency, converging |
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| (noun) the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit | Synonyms: convergency |
| (noun) a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena | Synonyms: intersection, overlap |
| (noun) the occurrence of two or more things coming together | - |
| convergency | (noun) the act of converging (coming closer) | Synonyms: convergence, converging |
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| (noun) the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit | Synonyms: convergence |
| converging | (noun) the act of converging (coming closer) | Synonyms: convergence, convergency |
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| conversance | (noun) personal knowledge or information about someone or something | Synonyms: acquaintance, conversancy, familiarity |
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| conversancy | (noun) personal knowledge or information about someone or something | Synonyms: acquaintance, conversance, familiarity |
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| conversation | (noun) the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. | - |
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| conversationalist | (noun) someone skilled at conversation | Synonyms: conversationist, schmoozer |
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| conversationist | (noun) someone skilled at conversation | Synonyms: conversationalist, schmoozer |
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| converse | (noun) a proposition obtained by conversion | - |
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| conversion | (noun) the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another | - |
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| (noun) a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life | Synonyms: rebirth, spiritual rebirth |
| (noun) a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown | - |
| (noun) act of exchanging one type of money or security for another | - |
| (noun) a change in the units or form of an expression: | - |
| (noun) interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition | - |
| (noun) an event that results in a transformation | Synonyms: changeover, transition |
| (noun) a change of religion | - |
| (noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis | - |
| convert | (noun) a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief | - |
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| convertase | (noun) any of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller, biologically-active compounds. | - |
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| converter | (noun) a device for changing one substance or form or state into another | Synonyms: convertor |
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| convertibility | (noun) the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction) | - |
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| convertible | (noun) a car that has top that can be folded or removed | - |
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| (noun) a sofa that can be converted into a bed | Synonyms: sofa bed |
| (noun) a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock) | Synonyms: convertible security |
| convertor | (noun) a device for changing one substance or form or state into another | Synonyms: converter |
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| convexity | (noun) the property possessed by a convex shape | Synonyms: convexness |
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| (noun) a shape that curves or bulges outward | Synonyms: convex shape |
| convexness | (noun) the property possessed by a convex shape | Synonyms: convexity |
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| conveyance | (noun) act of transferring property title from one person to another | Synonyms: conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying |
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| (noun) the act of moving something from one location to another | Synonyms: transfer, transferral, transport, transportation |
| (noun) something that serves as a means of transportation | Synonyms: transport |
| (noun) the transmission of information | Synonyms: impartation, imparting |
| (noun) document effecting a property transfer | - |
| conveyancer | (noun) a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties | - |
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| conveyancing | (noun) act of transferring property title from one person to another | Synonyms: conveyance, conveyance of title, conveying |
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| conveyer | (noun) a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) | Synonyms: conveyer belt, conveyor, conveyor belt, transporter |
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| (noun) a person who conveys (carries or transmits) | Synonyms: conveyor |
| conveying | (noun) act of transferring property title from one person to another | Synonyms: conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing |
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| conveyor | (noun) a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) | Synonyms: conveyer, conveyer belt, conveyor belt, transporter |
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| (noun) a person who conveys (carries or transmits) | Synonyms: conveyer |
| convict | (noun) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison | Synonyms: con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird |
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| (noun) a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense | - |
| convictfish | (noun) greenling with whitish body marked with black bands | Synonyms: convict fish, Oxylebius pictus, painted greenling |
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| conviction | (noun) (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed | Synonyms: condemnation, judgment of conviction, sentence |
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| (noun) an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence | Synonyms: article of faith, strong belief |
| convincingness | (noun) the power of argument or evidence to cause belief | - |
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| conviviality | (noun) a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity | Synonyms: jollification, merrymaking |
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| (noun) a jovial nature | Synonyms: joviality |
| convocation | (noun) the act of convoking | Synonyms: calling together |
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| (noun) a group gathered in response to a summons | - |
| convolution | (noun) the action of coiling or twisting or winding together | - |
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| (noun) a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain | Synonyms: gyrus |
| (noun) the shape of something rotating rapidly | Synonyms: swirl, vortex, whirl |
| convolvulus | (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus | - |
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| convoy | (noun) the act of escorting while in transit | - |
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| (noun) a procession of land vehicles traveling together | - |
| (noun) a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships | - |
| convulsion | (noun) a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval | - |
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| (noun) violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | - |
| (noun) a sudden uncontrollable attack | Synonyms: fit, paroxysm |
| (noun) a violent disturbance | Synonyms: turmoil, upheaval |
| cony | (noun) any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food | Synonyms: coney, rabbit |
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| (noun) small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America | Synonyms: coney, mouse hare, pika, rock rabbit |
| (noun) any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes | Synonyms: coney, das, dassie, hyrax |
| deacon | (noun) a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders | - |
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| (noun) a Protestant layman who assists the minister | Synonyms: Protestant deacon |
| deaconess | (noun) a woman deacon | - |
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| decongestant | (noun) a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion | - |
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| deconstruction | (noun) a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning | Synonyms: deconstructionism |
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| deconstructionism | (noun) a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning | Synonyms: deconstruction |
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| deconstructivism | (noun) a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction | - |
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| decontamination | (noun) the removal of contaminants | - |
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| disconcertion | (noun) anxious embarrassment | Synonyms: discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertment |
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| disconcertment | (noun) anxious embarrassment | Synonyms: discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion |
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| disconnect | (noun) an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) | Synonyms: disconnection, gulf |
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| disconnectedness | (noun) state of being disconnected | Synonyms: disconnection, disjunction, disjuncture |
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| disconnection | (noun) the act of breaking a connection | Synonyms: disjunction |
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| (noun) an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) | Synonyms: disconnect, gulf |
| (noun) state of being disconnected | Synonyms: disconnectedness, disjunction, disjuncture |
| disconsolateness | (noun) feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless | Synonyms: despondence, despondency, heartsickness |
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| discontent | (noun) a longing for something better than the present situation | Synonyms: discontentedness, discontentment |
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| discontentedness | (noun) a longing for something better than the present situation | Synonyms: discontent, discontentment |
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| discontentment | (noun) a longing for something better than the present situation | Synonyms: discontent, discontentedness |
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| discontinuance | (noun) the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) | Synonyms: discontinuation |
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| discontinuation | (noun) the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) | Synonyms: discontinuance |
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| discontinuity | (noun) lack of connection or continuity | - |
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| dracontium | (noun) any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves | - |
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| econometrician | (noun) an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods | Synonyms: econometrist |
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| econometrics | (noun) the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data | - |
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| econometrist | (noun) an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods | Synonyms: econometrician |
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| economics | (noun) the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management | Synonyms: economic science, political economy |
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| economiser | (noun) a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste | Synonyms: economizer |
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| economist | (noun) an expert in the science of economics | Synonyms: economic expert |
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| economizer | (noun) a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste | Synonyms: economiser |
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| economy | (noun) an act of economizing; reduction in cost | Synonyms: saving |
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| (noun) frugality in the expenditure of money or resources | Synonyms: thriftiness |
| (noun) the efficient use of resources | - |
| (noun) the system of production and distribution and consumption | Synonyms: economic system |
| emoticon | (noun) a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email | - |
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| epicondyle | (noun) a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments | - |
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