abscond | (verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | Synonyms: absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run off |
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absconder | (noun) a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution | - |
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abscondment | (noun) the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) | Synonyms: decampment |
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anaconda | (noun) large arboreal boa of tropical South America | Synonyms: Eunectes murinus |
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arcsecond | (noun) a 60th part of a minute of arc | Synonyms: second |
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attosecond | (noun) one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond | - |
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condemn | (verb) express strong disapproval of | Synonyms: decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate |
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(verb) pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law | Synonyms: doom, sentence |
(verb) declare or judge unfit for use or habitation | - |
(verb) demonstrate the guilt of (someone) | - |
(verb) appropriate (property) for public use | - |
(verb) compel or force into a particular state or activity | - |
condemnable | (adjective) bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure | Synonyms: criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious |
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condemnation | (noun) (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) | - |
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(noun) (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed | Synonyms: conviction, judgment of conviction, sentence |
(noun) an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable | Synonyms: disapprobation |
(noun) an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group | Synonyms: curse, execration |
(noun) the condition of being strongly disapproved of | - |
condemnatory | (adjective) containing or imposing condemnation or censure | Synonyms: condemning |
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condemning | (adjective) containing or imposing condemnation or censure | Synonyms: condemnatory |
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condensate | (noun) atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold | Synonyms: condensation |
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(noun) a product of condensation | - |
condensation | (noun) the act of increasing the density of something | Synonyms: condensing |
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(noun) (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams | - |
(noun) a shortened version of a written work | Synonyms: abridgement, abridgment, capsule |
(noun) the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together | Synonyms: compression, contraction |
(noun) atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold | Synonyms: condensate |
(noun) the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state | - |
condense | (verb) make more concise | Synonyms: concentrate, digest |
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(verb) undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops | Synonyms: distil, distill |
(verb) cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid | - |
(verb) compress or concentrate | Synonyms: concentrate, contract |
(verb) remove water from | - |
(verb) become more compact or concentrated | - |
(verb) develop due to condensation | - |
condenser | (noun) lens used to concentrate light on an object | Synonyms: optical condenser |
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(noun) an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge | Synonyms: capacitance, capacitor, electrical condenser |
(noun) a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat | - |
(noun) an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid | - |
condensing | (noun) the act of increasing the density of something | Synonyms: condensation |
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condescend | (verb) treat condescendingly | Synonyms: patronise, patronize |
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(verb) do something that one considers to be below one's dignity | Synonyms: deign, descend |
(verb) behave in a patronizing and condescending manner | - |
(verb) debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way | Synonyms: lower oneself, stoop |
condescending | (adjective) (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | Synonyms: arch, patronising, patronizing |
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condescendingly | (adverb) with condescension; in a patronizing manner | Synonyms: patronisingly, patronizingly |
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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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condescension | (noun) the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior | Synonyms: disdainfulness, superciliousness |
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(noun) affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank | Synonyms: condescendingness |
(noun) a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient | Synonyms: disdain, patronage |
condign | (adjective) fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment | - |
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condiment | (noun) a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment | - |
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condition | (noun) information that should be kept in mind when making a decision | Synonyms: circumstance, consideration |
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(noun) the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition | Synonyms: experimental condition |
(noun) an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else | Synonyms: precondition, stipulation |
(noun) (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement | Synonyms: strings, term |
(noun) a state at a particular time | Synonyms: status |
(noun) a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing | - |
(noun) the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') | Synonyms: shape |
(noun) an illness, disease, or other medical problem | - |
(verb) apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny | - |
(verb) put into a better state | - |
(verb) specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement | Synonyms: qualify, specify, stipulate |
(verb) develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control | Synonyms: check, discipline, train |
(verb) establish a conditioned response | - |
conditional | (adjective) imposing or depending on or containing a condition | - |
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(adjective) qualified by reservations | - |
conditionality | (noun) the state of being conditional | - |
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conditionally | (adverb) subject to a condition | - |
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conditioned | (adjective) established by conditioning or learning | Synonyms: learned |
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(adjective) physically fit | Synonyms: in condition |
conditioner | (noun) exercise that conditions the body | - |
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(noun) a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer | - |
(noun) a trainer of athletes | - |
conditioning | (noun) a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment | - |
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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 | - |
condo | (noun) one of the dwelling units in a condominium | Synonyms: condominium |
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condole | (verb) express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death | - |
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condolence | (noun) an expression of sympathy with another's grief | Synonyms: commiseration |
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condolent | (adjective) expressing sympathy with a person who experienced the death of a loved one | - |
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condom | (noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | Synonyms: prophylactic, rubber, safe, safety |
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condominium | (noun) housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned | - |
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(noun) one of the dwelling units in a condominium | Synonyms: condo |
condonation | (noun) a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred | - |
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condone | (verb) excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with | Synonyms: excuse |
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condor | (noun) the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere | - |
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conduce | (verb) be conducive to | Synonyms: contribute, lead |
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conducive | (adjective) tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | Synonyms: contributing, contributive, contributory, tributary |
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conduct | (noun) manner of acting or controlling yourself | Synonyms: behavior, behaviour, doings |
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(noun) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | Synonyms: behavior, behaviour, demeanor, demeanour, deportment |
(verb) behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself | Synonyms: acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, comport, deport, do |
(verb) lead, as in the performance of a composition | Synonyms: direct, lead |
(verb) lead musicians in the performance of | - |
(verb) transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | Synonyms: carry, channel, convey, impart, transmit |
(verb) take somebody somewhere | Synonyms: direct, guide, lead, take |
(verb) direct the course of; manage or control | Synonyms: carry on, deal |
conductance | (noun) a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance | - |
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conducting | (noun) the way of administering a business | - |
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(noun) the direction of an orchestra or choir | - |
conduction | (noun) the transmission of heat or electricity or sound | Synonyms: conductivity |
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conductive | (adjective) having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity | - |
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conductivity | (noun) the transmission of heat or electricity or sound | Synonyms: conduction |
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conductor | (noun) a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. | - |
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(noun) the person who leads a musical group | Synonyms: director, music director |
(noun) the person who collects fares on a public conveyance | - |
(noun) a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat | - |
conductress | (noun) a woman conductor | - |
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conduit | (noun) a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass | - |
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condylar | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a condyle | - |
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condyle | (noun) a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone | - |
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condylion | (noun) the craniometric point at the tip of the mandibular condyle | - |
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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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epicondylitis | (noun) painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle | - |
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femtosecond | (noun) one quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond | - |
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microsecond | (noun) one millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond | - |
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millisecond | (noun) one thousandth (10^-3) of a second | Synonyms: msec |
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misconduct | (noun) activity that transgresses moral or civil law | Synonyms: actus reus, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct |
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(noun) bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf | - |
(verb) manage badly or incompetently | Synonyms: mishandle, mismanage |
(verb) behave badly | Synonyms: misbehave, misdemean |
nanosecond | (noun) one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond | - |
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nonconducting | (adjective) not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound | Synonyms: non-conducting, nonconductive |
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nonconductive | (adjective) not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound | Synonyms: non-conducting, nonconducting |
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nonconductor | (noun) a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity | Synonyms: dielectric, insulator |
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photoconduction | (noun) change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation | Synonyms: photoconductivity |
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photoconductive | (adjective) of or relating to photoconductivity | - |
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photoconductivity | (noun) change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation | Synonyms: photoconduction |
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picosecond | (noun) one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond | - |
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precondition | (noun) a condition that is a prerequisite | - |
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(noun) an assumption that is taken for granted | Synonyms: given, presumption |
(noun) an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else | Synonyms: condition, stipulation |
(verb) put into the required condition beforehand | - |
preconditioned | (adjective) having already been put into a suitable condition | - |
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recondite | (adjective) difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge | Synonyms: abstruse, deep |
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reconditeness | (noun) the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand | Synonyms: abstruseness, obscureness, obscurity |
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(noun) wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound | Synonyms: abstruseness, abstrusity, profoundness, profundity |
recondition | (verb) bring into an improved condition | - |
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second | (adjective) a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first | - |
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(adjective) coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude | Synonyms: 2d, 2nd |
(noun) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield | Synonyms: second base |
(noun) the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle | Synonyms: second gear |
(noun) merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name | Synonyms: irregular |
(noun) a speech seconding a motion | Synonyms: endorsement, indorsement, secondment |
(noun) the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match | - |
(noun) a 60th part of a minute of arc | Synonyms: arcsecond |
(noun) following the first in an ordering or series | - |
(noun) 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Synonyms: s, sec |
(noun) an indefinitely short time | Synonyms: bit, minute, mo, moment |
(noun) a particular point in time | Synonyms: instant, minute, moment |
(adverb) in the second place | Synonyms: secondly |
(verb) give support or one's approval to | Synonyms: back, endorse, indorse |
(verb) transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment | - |
secondarily | (adverb) of secondary import | - |
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secondary | (adjective) being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate | - |
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(adjective) depending on or incidental to what is original or primary | - |
(adjective) inferior in rank or status | Synonyms: junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, subaltern |
(adjective) not of major importance | - |
(adjective) belonging to a lower class or rank | - |
(noun) coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil | Synonyms: secondary coil, secondary winding |
(noun) the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen | - |
seconder | (noun) someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote | - |
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secondhand | (adjective) previously used or owned by another | Synonyms: used |
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(adjective) derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand | - |
(adverb) by indirect means | - |
secondly | (adverb) in the second place | Synonyms: second |
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secondment | (noun) the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere | - |
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(noun) a speech seconding a motion | Synonyms: endorsement, indorsement, second |
secondo | (noun) the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) | - |
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semiconducting | (adjective) having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors | Synonyms: semiconductive |
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semiconductive | (adjective) having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors | Synonyms: semiconducting |
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semiconductor | (noun) a conductor made with semiconducting material | Synonyms: semiconductor device, semiconductor unit |
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(noun) a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities | Synonyms: semiconducting material |
superconductivity | (noun) the disappearance of electrical resistance at very low temperatures | - |
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unconditional | (adjective) not conditional | Synonyms: unconditioned |
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(adjective) not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else | - |
(adjective) not modified or restricted by reservations | Synonyms: categoric, categorical, flat |
unconditionality | (noun) The quality or state of being absolute; of being without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications. | - |
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unconditionally | (adverb) in an unqualified manner | Synonyms: categorically, flatly |
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(adverb) not subject to a condition | - |
unconditioned | (adjective) not established by conditioning or learning | Synonyms: innate, unlearned |
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(adjective) not conditional | Synonyms: unconditional |