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circumcision (noun) the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
(noun) the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
circumduction (noun) a circular movement of a limb or eye
circumlocution (noun) a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things Synonyms: ambage, periphrasis
(noun) an indirect way of expressing something Synonyms: indirect expression
circumnavigation (noun) traveling around something (by ship or plane)
circumscription (noun) the act of circumscribing
circumspection (noun) the trait of being circumspect and prudent Synonyms: caution
(noun) knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress Synonyms: discreetness, discretion, prudence
circumvention (noun) the act of evading by going around
circumvolution (noun) the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis
cistron (noun) (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity Synonyms: factor, gene
citation (noun) an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement Synonyms: commendation
(noun) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage Synonyms: acknowledgment, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference
(noun) a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
(noun) a passage or expression that is quoted or cited Synonyms: quotation, quote
(noun) (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
citron (noun) large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
(noun) thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind Synonyms: citron tree, Citrus medica
civilisation (noun) the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste Synonyms: civilization, refinement
(noun) a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) Synonyms: civilization
(noun) a particular society at a particular time and place Synonyms: civilization, culture
(noun) the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization Synonyms: civilization
civilization (noun) the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste Synonyms: civilisation, refinement
(noun) a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) Synonyms: civilisation
(noun) a particular society at a particular time and place Synonyms: civilisation, culture
(noun) the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization Synonyms: civilisation
clarification (noun) the act of removing solid particles from a liquid Synonyms: clearing
(noun) an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding Synonyms: elucidation, illumination
clarion (adjective) loud and clear
(noun) a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
(verb) proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion
(verb) blow the clarion
classification (noun) the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type Synonyms: assortment, categorisation, categorization, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization
(noun) restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
(noun) the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories Synonyms: categorisation, categorization, sorting
(noun) a group of people or things arranged by class or category Synonyms: categorisation, categorization
claudication (noun) disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet Synonyms: gameness, gimp, gimpiness, lameness, limping
claxon (noun) a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles Synonyms: klaxon
(verb) use the horn of a car Synonyms: honk
(verb) make a strident noise Synonyms: beep, blare, honk, toot
clericalization (noun) The process of increasing the power or influence of a religious hierarchy.
clon (noun) a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction Synonyms: clone
coaction (noun) act of working jointly Synonyms: collaboration
coagulation (noun) the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid Synonyms: clotting, curdling
coalition (noun) the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts Synonyms: coalescence, coalescency, concretion, conglutination
(noun) an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty Synonyms: alignment, alinement, alliance
(noun) the state of being combined into one body Synonyms: fusion
coarctation (noun) (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta
(noun) tight or narrow compression Synonyms: constriction
cocoon (noun) silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
(verb) wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
(verb) retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment
codification (noun) the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order
(noun) a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) Synonyms: code
codon (noun) a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid
coeducation (noun) education of men and women in the same institutions
coelenteron (noun) the saclike body cavity of a coelenterate
coercion (noun) using force to cause something to occur Synonyms: compulsion
(noun) the act of compelling by force of authority
coextension (noun) equality of extension or duration
cogitation (noun) attentive consideration and meditation Synonyms: study
(noun) a carefully considered thought about something
cognation (noun) (anthropology) the condition of being related by blood Synonyms: blood kinship, consanguinity
(noun) line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family Synonyms: enation, matrilineage
cognition (noun) the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning Synonyms: knowledge, noesis
cohabitation (noun) the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married)
cohesion (noun) (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
(noun) (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
(noun) (linguistics) the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning.
(noun) the state of cohering or sticking together Synonyms: coherence, coherency, cohesiveness
coition (noun) sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur Synonyms: carnal knowledge, coitus, copulation, intercourse, relation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation
collaboration (noun) act of working jointly Synonyms: coaction
(noun) act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country Synonyms: collaborationism, quislingism
collation (noun) careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement
(noun) assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
(noun) a light informal meal Synonyms: bite, snack
collection (noun) the act of gathering something together Synonyms: aggregation, assembling, collecting
(noun) a publication containing a variety of works Synonyms: compendium
(noun) request for a sum of money Synonyms: appeal, ingathering, solicitation
(noun) several things grouped together or considered as a whole Synonyms: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage
collectivisation (noun) the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism Synonyms: collectivization
collectivization (noun) the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism Synonyms: collectivisation
colligation (noun) the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
(noun) the state of being joined together Synonyms: conjugation, conjunction, junction
collimation (noun) the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope
collision (noun) a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
(noun) an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object
(noun) (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together Synonyms: hit
collocation (noun) the act of positioning close together (or side by side) Synonyms: apposition, juxtaposition
(noun) a grouping of words in a sentence
collodion (noun) a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic films
collusion (noun) secret agreement
(noun) agreement on a secret plot Synonyms: connivance
colon (noun) the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
(noun) a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
(noun) the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos Synonyms: Costa Rican colon
(noun) the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos Synonyms: El Salvadoran colon
colonisation (noun) the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies Synonyms: colonization, settlement
colonization (noun) the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies Synonyms: colonisation, settlement
colophon (noun) a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)
coloration (noun) choice and use of colors (as by an artist) Synonyms: colouration
(noun) appearance with regard to color Synonyms: colouration
(noun) the timbre of a musical sound Synonyms: color, colour, colouration
colouration (noun) choice and use of colors (as by an artist) Synonyms: coloration
(noun) appearance with regard to color Synonyms: coloration
(noun) the timbre of a musical sound Synonyms: color, coloration, colour
columniation (noun) (architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure
combination (noun) the act of combining things to form a new whole Synonyms: combining, compounding
(noun) the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
(noun) a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
(noun) a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
(noun) a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
(noun) an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
(noun) a coordinated sequence of chess moves
combustion (noun) the act of burning something Synonyms: burning
(noun) a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light Synonyms: burning
(noun) a state of violent disturbance and excitement
commemoration (noun) a recognition of meritorious service Synonyms: memorial, remembrance
(noun) a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something Synonyms: memorialisation, memorialization
commendation (noun) an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement Synonyms: citation
(noun) a message expressing a favorable opinion Synonyms: approval
commercialisation (noun) the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce Synonyms: commercialization
commercialization (noun) the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce Synonyms: commercialisation
commination (noun) a threat of divine punishment or vengeance
(noun) prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
commiseration (noun) an expression of sympathy with another's grief Synonyms: condolence
(noun) a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others Synonyms: pathos, pity, ruth
commission (noun) a special assignment that is given to a person or group Synonyms: charge, mission
(noun) the act of committing a crime Synonyms: committal, perpetration
(noun) the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions Synonyms: commissioning
(noun) an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces Synonyms: military commission
(noun) a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something Synonyms: charge, direction
(noun) a special group delegated to consider some matter Synonyms: committee
(noun) a group of representatives or delegates Synonyms: delegacy, delegation, deputation, mission
(noun) a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
(noun) the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
(verb) charge with a task
(verb) put into commission; equip for service; of ships
(verb) place an order for
common (adjective) having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
(adjective) belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
(adjective) commonly encountered Synonyms: usual
(adjective) of low or inferior quality or value Synonyms: coarse
(adjective) being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language Synonyms: vernacular, vulgar
(adjective) of or associated with the great masses of people Synonyms: plebeian, unwashed, vulgar
(adjective) to be expected; standard
(adjective) common to or shared by two or more parties Synonyms: mutual
(adjective) lacking refinement or cultivation or taste Synonyms: coarse, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar
(noun) a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area Synonyms: commons, green, park
commotion (noun) the act of making a noisy disturbance Synonyms: din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult
(noun) confused movement Synonyms: whirl
(noun) a disorderly outburst or tumult Synonyms: disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do
communication (noun) something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
(noun) the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information Synonyms: communicating
(noun) a connection allowing access between persons or places
communion (noun) sharing thoughts and feelings Synonyms: sharing
(noun) (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites
communisation (noun) the organization of a nation of the basis of communism Synonyms: communization
(noun) a change from private property to public property owned by the community Synonyms: communization
(noun) changing something from private to state ownership or control Synonyms: communization, nationalisation, nationalization
communization (noun) the organization of a nation of the basis of communism Synonyms: communisation
(noun) a change from private property to public property owned by the community Synonyms: communisation
(noun) changing something from private to state ownership or control Synonyms: communisation, nationalisation, nationalization
commutation (noun) the travel of a commuter Synonyms: commuting
(noun) (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law Synonyms: re-sentencing
(noun) the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: Synonyms: exchange, substitution
(noun) a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
compaction (noun) the act of crushing Synonyms: crunch, crush
(noun) an increase in the density of something Synonyms: compression, concretion, densification
companion (noun) a friend who is frequently in the company of another Synonyms: associate, comrade, familiar, fellow
(noun) one paid to accompany or assist or live with another
(noun) a traveler who accompanies you Synonyms: fellow traveler, fellow traveller
(verb) be a companion to somebody Synonyms: accompany, company, keep company
comparison (noun) the act of examining resemblances Synonyms: comparing
(noun) qualities that are comparable Synonyms: comparability, compare, equivalence
(noun) relation based on similarities and differences
compartmentalisation (noun) the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type Synonyms: assortment, categorisation, categorization, classification, compartmentalization
(noun) a mild state of dissociation Synonyms: compartmentalization
compartmentalization (noun) the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type Synonyms: assortment, categorisation, categorization, classification, compartmentalisation
(noun) a mild state of dissociation Synonyms: compartmentalisation
compassion (noun) the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it Synonyms: pity
(noun) a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering Synonyms: compassionateness
compensation (noun) the act of compensating for service or loss or injury Synonyms: recompense
(noun) something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
competition (noun) the act of competing as for profit or a prize Synonyms: contention, rivalry
(noun) an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants Synonyms: contest
(noun) the contestant you hope to defeat Synonyms: challenger, competitor, contender, rival
(noun) a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
compilation (noun) the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list) Synonyms: compiling
(noun) something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) Synonyms: digest
complementation (noun) (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts Synonyms: complementary distribution
(noun) the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate
completion (noun) a concluding action Synonyms: closing, culmination, mop up, windup
(noun) (American football) a successful forward pass in football Synonyms: pass completion
complexion (noun) the coloring of a person's face Synonyms: skin color, skin colour
(noun) (obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament
(noun) texture and appearance of the skin of the face
(noun) a point of view or general attitude or inclination
(noun) a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
(verb) give a certain color to
complication (noun) the act or process of complicating
(noun) puzzling complexity Synonyms: complicatedness, knottiness, tortuousness
(noun) a development that complicates a situation Synonyms: ramification
(noun) a situation or condition that is complex or confused
(noun) any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease
composition (noun) the act of creating written works Synonyms: authorship, penning, writing
(noun) musical creation Synonyms: composing
(noun) something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
(noun) the way in which someone or something is composed Synonyms: constitution, make-up, makeup, physical composition
(noun) the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole Synonyms: composing
(noun) an essay (especially one written as an assignment) Synonyms: paper, report, theme
(noun) a musical work that has been created Synonyms: musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music
(noun) art and technique of printing with movable type Synonyms: typography
(noun) a mixture of ingredients
comprehension (noun) an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
(noun) the relation of comprising something Synonyms: inclusion
compression (noun) applying pressure Synonyms: compressing
(noun) encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
(noun) the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together Synonyms: condensation, contraction
(noun) an increase in the density of something Synonyms: compaction, concretion, densification
compulsion (noun) using force to cause something to occur Synonyms: coercion
(noun) an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will Synonyms: obsession
(noun) an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid Synonyms: irresistible impulse
compunction (noun) a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) Synonyms: remorse, self-reproach
computation (noun) the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods Synonyms: calculation, computing
(noun) problem solving that involves numbers or quantities Synonyms: calculation, figuring, reckoning
computerization (noun) the control of processes by computer Synonyms: cybernation
con (noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property Synonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, sting
(noun) an argument opposed to a proposal
(noun) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison Synonyms: convict, inmate, yard bird, yardbird
(adverb) in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
(verb) commit to memory; learn by heart Synonyms: learn, memorise, memorize
(verb) deprive of by deceit Synonyms: bunco, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize
concatenation (noun) the act of linking together as in a series or chain
(noun) a series of things depending on each other as if linked together Synonyms: chain
(noun) the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
(noun) the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
concentration (noun) strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material
(noun) bringing together military forces
(noun) great and constant diligence and attention Synonyms: assiduity, assiduousness
(noun) the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
(noun) the spatial property of being crowded together Synonyms: compactness, denseness, density, tightness
(noun) complete attention; intense mental effort Synonyms: absorption, engrossment, immersion
(noun) increase in density
conception (noun) the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
(noun) an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances Synonyms: concept, construct
(noun) the creation of something in the mind Synonyms: design, excogitation, innovation, invention
(noun) the event that occurred at the beginning of something Synonyms: creation
conceptualisation (noun) inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally Synonyms: conceptualization, formulation
(noun) an elaborated concept Synonyms: conceptuality, conceptualization
conceptualization (noun) inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally Synonyms: conceptualisation, formulation
(noun) an elaborated concept Synonyms: conceptualisation, conceptuality
concession (noun) a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business Synonyms: grant
(noun) a point conceded or yielded
(noun) the act of conceding or yielding Synonyms: conceding, yielding
conciliation (noun) the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity Synonyms: placation, propitiation
(noun) any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration
(noun) the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
concision (noun) terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words Synonyms: conciseness, pithiness, succinctness

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