compass | (noun) navigational instrument for finding directions | - |
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(noun) drafting instrument used for drawing circles | - |
(noun) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | Synonyms: ambit, orbit, range, reach, scope |
(noun) the limit of capability | Synonyms: grasp, range, reach |
compassionateness | (noun) a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering | Synonyms: compassion |
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competitiveness | (noun) an aggressive willingness to compete | Synonyms: fight |
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completeness | (noun) (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system | - |
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(noun) the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed | - |
complexness | (noun) the quality of being intricate and compounded | Synonyms: complexity |
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complicatedness | (noun) puzzling complexity | Synonyms: complication, knottiness, tortuousness |
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complimentariness | (noun) The state or quality of being in the nature of an expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect. | - |
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compliments | (noun) (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare | Synonyms: regard, wish |
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composedness | (noun) The state or quality of showing composure. | - |
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compositeness | (noun) the property of being a composite number | - |
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comprehensiveness | (noun) the capacity to understand a broad range of topics | Synonyms: breadth, largeness |
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(noun) completeness over a broad scope | Synonyms: fullness |
compress | (noun) a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) | - |
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compsognathus | (noun) very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria | - |
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compulsiveness | (noun) the trait of acting compulsively | Synonyms: compulsivity |
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comradeliness | (noun) the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability | Synonyms: camaraderie, chumminess, comradery, comradeship |
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concaveness | (noun) the property possessed by a concave shape | Synonyms: concavity |
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conceitedness | (noun) the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride | Synonyms: conceit, vanity |
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conceivableness | (noun) the state of being conceivable | Synonyms: conceivability |
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conceptus | (noun) an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life | Synonyms: embryo, fertilized egg |
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conciseness | (noun) terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words | Synonyms: concision, pithiness, succinctness |
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conclusiveness | (noun) the quality of being final or definitely settled | Synonyms: decisiveness, finality |
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concreteness | (noun) the quality of being concrete (not abstract) | - |
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condescendingness | (noun) affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank | Synonyms: condescension |
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conditions | (noun) the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation | Synonyms: atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition |
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(noun) the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare | - |
(noun) the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process | - |
conductress | (noun) a woman conductor | - |
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confines | (noun) a bounded scope | - |
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confusedness | (noun) a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior | Synonyms: confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness |
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congenialness | (noun) compatibility between persons | Synonyms: congeniality |
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congeries | (noun) a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together | Synonyms: aggregate, conglomeration |
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congius | (noun) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters | Synonyms: gallon, Imperial gallon |
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congratulations | (noun) an expression of approval and commendation | Synonyms: extolment, kudos, praise |
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congress | (noun) the social act of assembling for some common purpose | Synonyms: coming together, meeting |
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(noun) a meeting of elected or appointed representatives | - |
(noun) a national legislative assembly | - |
congruousness | (noun) the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate | Synonyms: congruence, congruity |
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conjunctivitis | (noun) inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye | Synonyms: pinkeye |
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connectedness | (noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) | Synonyms: connection, connexion |
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(noun) the state of being connected | Synonyms: connection, link |
conscientiousness | (noun) the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience | - |
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(noun) the trait of being painstaking and careful | Synonyms: painstakingness |
consciousness | (noun) an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation | - |
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(noun) having knowledge of | Synonyms: awareness, cognisance, cognizance, knowingness |
consensus | (noun) agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | - |
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conserves | (noun) fruit preserved by cooking with sugar | Synonyms: conserve, preserve, preserves |
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considerateness | (noun) kind and considerate regard for others | Synonyms: consideration, thoughtfulness |
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conspectus | (noun) an overall summary | - |
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conspicuousness | (noun) high visibility | - |
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(noun) the state of being conspicuous | - |
constructiveness | (noun) the quality of serving to build or improve | - |
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contagiousness | (noun) The state or condition of being contagious, easily transmitted to others. | - |
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contemplativeness | (noun) deep serious thoughtfulness | Synonyms: meditativeness, pensiveness |
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contemporaneousness | (noun) the quality of being current or of the present | Synonyms: contemporaneity, modernism, modernity, modernness |
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(noun) the quality of belonging to the same period of time | Synonyms: contemporaneity |
contemporaries | (noun) all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age | Synonyms: coevals, generation |
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contemporariness | (noun) The state or quality of being contemporary, modern, of the present age. | - |
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contemptuousness | (noun) the manifestation of scorn and contempt | - |
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contentedness | (noun) the state of being contented with your situation in life | Synonyms: content |
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contentiousness | (noun) an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious | Synonyms: quarrelsomeness |
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contents | (noun) a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start | Synonyms: table of contents |
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(noun) (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something | Synonyms: content |
contiguousness | (noun) the attribute of being so near as to be touching | Synonyms: adjacency, contiguity |
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continuousness | (noun) the quality of something that continues without end or interruption | Synonyms: ceaselessness, incessancy, incessantness |
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contrabass | (noun) largest and lowest member of the violin family | Synonyms: bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass, string bass |
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contradictoriness | (noun) the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist | - |
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contrariness | (noun) a fussy and eccentric disposition | Synonyms: crankiness, crotchetiness, grumpiness |
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(noun) deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline | Synonyms: perverseness, perversity |
contretemps | (noun) an awkward clash | - |
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contriteness | (noun) sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation | Synonyms: attrition, contrition |
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conveniences | (noun) things that make you comfortable and at ease | Synonyms: amenities, comforts, creature comforts |
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convexness | (noun) the property possessed by a convex shape | Synonyms: convexity |
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convincingness | (noun) the power of argument or evidence to cause belief | - |
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convolvulus | (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus | - |
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coolness | (noun) the property of being moderately cold | Synonyms: chilliness, nip |
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(noun) a lack of affection or enthusiasm | Synonyms: chilliness, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness |
(noun) fearless self-possession in the face of danger | Synonyms: nervelessness |
(noun) calm and unruffled self-assurance | Synonyms: imperturbability, imperturbableness |
cooperativeness | (noun) the trait of being cooperative | Synonyms: amenability, amenableness |
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copiousness | (noun) the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply | Synonyms: abundance, teemingness |
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coralbells | (noun) perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental | Synonyms: Heuchera sanguinea |
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corchorus | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute | - |
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cordgrass | (noun) any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders | Synonyms: cord grass |
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corditis | (noun) inflammation of the spermatic cord, accompanied by pain in the testis, generally caused by an infection originating in the urethra or by a tumor, hydrocele, or varicocele | - |
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cords | (noun) cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth | Synonyms: corduroys |
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corduroys | (noun) cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth | Synonyms: cords |
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coreopsis | (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America | Synonyms: tick-weed, tickseed, tickweed |
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coronavirus | (noun) a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020 | Synonyms: 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, corona, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, novel coronavirus pneumonia, Wuhan coronavirus, Wuhan flu, Wuhan pneumonia, Wuhan virus |
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corps | (noun) an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support | Synonyms: army corps |
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(noun) a body of people associated together | - |
corpus | (noun) the main part of an organ or other bodily structure | - |
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(noun) a collection of writings | - |
(noun) capital as contrasted with the income derived from it | Synonyms: principal, principal sum |
corrections | (noun) the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole | - |
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(noun) the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders | Synonyms: department of corrections |
correctness | (noun) conformity to fact or truth | Synonyms: rightness |
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(noun) the quality of conformity to social expectations | - |
corruptness | (noun) lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain | Synonyms: corruption |
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(noun) the state of being corrupt | - |
corydalis | (noun) a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers | - |
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corythosaurus | (noun) duck-billed dinosaur with nasal passages that expand into a crest like a hollow helmet | Synonyms: corythosaur |
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cos | (noun) lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head | Synonyms: cos lettuce, romaine, romaine lettuce |
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(noun) ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle | Synonyms: cosine |
cosiness | (noun) a state of warm snug comfort | Synonyms: coziness, snugness |
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cosmos | (noun) everything that exists anywhere | Synonyms: creation, existence, macrocosm, universe, world |
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(noun) any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals | Synonyms: cosmea |
coss | (noun) (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities | Synonyms: kos |
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costiasis | (noun) a fatal disease of freshwater fish caused by a flagellated protozoan invading the skin | - |
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costliness | (noun) the quality possessed by something with a great price or value | Synonyms: dearness, preciousness |
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costochondritis | (noun) inflammation at the junction of a rib and its cartilage | - |
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costs | (noun) pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation | - |
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countess | (noun) female equivalent of a count or earl | - |
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countlessness | (noun) a number beyond counting | Synonyms: innumerableness |
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courageousness | (noun) a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear | Synonyms: braveness, bravery, courage |
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courtliness | (noun) elegance suggestive of a royal court | - |
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couscous | (noun) a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina | - |
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(noun) a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew | - |
covertness | (noun) the state of being covert and hidden | Synonyms: hiddenness |
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covetousness | (noun) reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: avarice, avaritia, greed, rapacity |
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(noun) extreme greed for material wealth | Synonyms: avarice, avariciousness, cupidity |
(noun) an envious eagerness to possess something | - |
cowardliness | (noun) the trait of lacking courage | Synonyms: cowardice |
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cows | (noun) domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age | Synonyms: Bos taurus, cattle, kine, oxen |
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coxsackievirus | (noun) enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis | Synonyms: Coxsackie virus |
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coyness | (noun) the affectation of being demure in a provocative way | Synonyms: demureness |
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