📖 C — The English dictionary · page 50

comforter — Everyday, meaning 1: A comforter is a person or thing that comforts someone who is sad or worried.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (US) A comforter is a thick, warm quilt for a bed.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK, old) A comforter was a long woollen scarf.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (UK, old) A comforter was a baby's dummy (US: pacifier).↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (Bible, church) The Comforter is a name for the Holy Spirit in some Bible translations; Christians believe God's Spirit comforts and helps them.↗ Example: Grandma was a great comforter when I was sad.↗ · In America, I sleep under a fluffy comforter.↗ · He wound his woollen comforter round his neck.↗ · The baby sucked on his comforter.↗ · Jesus promised his disciples the Comforter.↗ · Job's friends were poor comforters.↗ · I have heard many such things; sorry comforters are ye all.↗ (Writings JOB.16.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sore sick; and I looked for some to show compassion, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.↗ (Writings PSA.69.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Her filthiness was in her skirts, she was not mindful of her end; therefore is she come down wonderfully, she hath no comforter. '↗ Behold, O LORD, my affliction, for the enemy hath magnified himself.'↗ (Writings LAM.1.9, JPS 1917)↗

comforting — Everyday, meaning 1: Comforting means making you feel calmer, safer or less sad or worried: comforting words, a comforting hug.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Comforting is also the -ing form of «comfort»: helping someone who is upset to feel better.↗ Example: Mum's hug was very comforting.↗ · She was comforting her little brother after his fall.↗ · It is comforting to know help is near.↗ · The night light is comforting in the dark.↗ · He said a few comforting words to his friend.↗ · The smell of soup was warm and comforting.↗ · Thank you for comforting me when I was sad.↗ · Hot cocoa is a comforting drink on a cold day.↗ · "To eternal life," says the comforting voice of religion.↗ · And the LORD answered the angel that spoke with me with good words, even comforting words — (Prophets ZEC.1.13, JPS 1917)↗

comfortingly — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: In a way that makes someone feel less sad or afraid.↗ Example: And his soul did cleave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke comfortingly unto the damsel.↗ (Torah GEN.34.3, JPS 1917)↗

comfortless — Everyday, meaning 1: Comfortless means having no comfort; cold, bare, dark or sad, with nothing to make a person feel better.↗ Example: The empty room was dark and comfortless.↗ · He felt comfortless after losing his dog.↗ · The poor boy lived in a comfortless little hut.↗

comfrey — Everyday, meaning 1: A tall wild plant with large hairy leaves and bell-shaped purple, pink or white flowers, growing in damp places by rivers and ditches.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The leaves or root of this plant, used in the past as a herbal medicine for bruises and broken bones, and by gardeners to feed the soil.↗ Example: Comfrey grew thick along the edge of the stream.↗ · Bees buzzed around the purple comfrey flowers.↗ · Grandad soaks comfrey leaves in water to feed his tomatoes.↗ · People once called comfrey «knitbone».↗ · The Mole saw comfrey and willow-herb on the river bank.↗ · Don't eat comfrey – it is not safe as food.↗

comfy — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal) Comfy means comfortable: soft, cosy and pleasant to sit, lie or be in.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) Comfy can also mean feeling relaxed and at ease.↗ Example: This sofa is really comfy.↗ · I put on my comfy pyjamas.↗ · Are you comfy in that chair, Nan?↗ · These trainers are comfier than my school shoes.↗ · The cat found a comfy spot by the fire.↗ · Make yourself comfy while I make some tea.↗

comic — Everyday, meaning 1: A comic is a book or magazine that tells a story with pictures in boxes and words in speech bubbles.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Comic means funny, making people laugh.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A comic is also a person who tells jokes.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Comic can also describe something connected with comedy in the theatre, such as a comic mask.↗ Example: Leo has 24 comics.↗ · A comic costs $3.↗ · She reads 2 comics every day.↗ · He gave 5 comic books to his brother.↗ · We made our own comic strip in class.↗ · The words go in speech bubbles.↗ · The clown did a comic dance.↗ · My favourite comic is about a dog.↗ · THALIA, the muse of Comedy, carries in her right hand a shepherd's crook, and has a comic mask beside her.↗

comical — Everyday, meaning 1: Comical means funny, especially in a silly or odd way that makes people laugh, often without meaning to.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Comical can also mean so silly or badly done that it is almost a joke.↗ Example: The puppy looked comical in its tiny raincoat.↗ · Grandad pulled a comical face and the baby giggled.↗ · It was a comical sight: the clown slipping on a banana skin.↗ · The penguins waddled along in a comical line.↗ · His excuse was so bad it was almost comical.↗ · The cat's comical leap into the box made us all laugh.↗ · A very comical sight was Moti when he rode out to the war.↗

coming — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: The act of arriving or approaching; a future arrival.↗

comma — Everyday, meaning 1: A comma is a punctuation mark (,) that shows a short pause or separates parts of a sentence.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Commas separate things in a list: «eggs, milk and bread».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In numbers, a comma groups digits in threes to make them easy to read: «1,000,000»; in many European countries a comma is used as the decimal point instead.↗ Example: Put a comma between the items in a list.↗ · «Let's eat, Grandma!» needs a comma, or it sounds like we are eating Grandma.↗ · After a fronted adverbial, put a comma: «Later that day, it rained.»↗ · My sister, who loves horses, rides every Saturday.↗ · Write ten thousand as 10,000.↗ · The point (2, 5) is two across and five up.↗ · A comma shows the reader where to take a short breath.↗

command — Everyday, meaning 1: To tell someone officially to do something; to order.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An order (follow the command).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Control or charge of a group, such as an army (in command).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Knowledge and skill at something (a good command of English).↗ Everyday, meaning 5: An instruction to a computer (type a command).↗ Everyday, meaning 6: To deserve and get something (command respect).↗ Everyday, meaning 7: To have a view over (The castle commands the valley).↗ Example: The captain commanded the crew to lower the sails.↗ · The dog obeys the «sit» command.↗ · Type the command and press Enter.↗ · Who is in command of the ship?↗ · She has an excellent command of Spanish.↗ · «Close the window!» is a command sentence.↗ · The teacher commands respect from the class.↗ · And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.↗ (Torah GEN.7.5, JPS 1917)↗ · And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father.↗ (Torah GEN.50.2, JPS 1917)↗ · And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them.↗ (Torah GEN.50.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying: (Prophets JOS.1.10, JPS 1917)↗ · And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar.↗ (Writings 2CH.29.27, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou hast commanded Thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.↗ (Writings PSA.119.138, JPS 1917)↗

commander — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who is in charge of a group of soldiers, a ship, an aircraft, a mission or a police operation.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (title) A rank in some navies (between lieutenant commander and captain) and in the London police.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Anyone who leads or gives orders, like the commander of a space mission.↗ Example: The commander told the soldiers to wait for the signal.↗ · Neil Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11.↗ · The commander of the ship stayed on deck during the storm.↗ · In the US, the President is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces.↗ · My brother wants to be a space station commander one day.↗ · The police commander spoke to the news reporters.↗ · In our game, Sam was the commander and gave us all secret missions.↗ · The Roman commanders never undertook any naval expedition without propitiating Neptune by a sacrifice.↗ · Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a prince and commander to the peoples.↗ (Prophets ISA.55.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort — (Writings EZR.4.8, JPS 1917)↗ · then wrote Rehum the commander, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinites, and the Apharesattechites, the Tarpelites, the Apharesites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Shushanchites, the Dehites, the Elamites, (Writings EZR.4.9, JPS 1917)↗

commandeth — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «commandeth» means «commands», a form of «command».↗ e.g. To tell someone officially to do something; to order.↗ Example: And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.↗ (Torah NUM.32.25, JPS 1917) · This day the LORD thy God commandeth thee to do these statutes and ordinances; thou shalt therefore observe and do them with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.↗ (Torah DEU.26.16, JPS 1917)

commandment — Everyday, meaning 1: (Bible) A commandment is a rule given by God; the Ten Commandments are rules God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai, such as "Do not steal" and "Honour your father and your mother".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) A commandment is any strong rule or order.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: A firm order or law given by God or by a ruler, which people must obey.↗ Example: Moses came down the mountain with the Ten Commandments.↗ · "You shall not steal" is one of the commandments.↗ · Jesus said, "Love one another" was a new commandment.↗ · Our class made a poster of the Ten Commandments.↗ · Mum's eleventh commandment is "Thou shalt not leave wet towels on the floor."↗ · Keeping the commandments is hard sometimes.↗ · The Caliph's commandment fell upon me like a thunderbolt.↗ · And ye shall keep My commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.↗ (Torah LEV.22.31, JPS 1917)↗ · If ye walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them; (Torah LEV.26.3, JPS 1917)↗ · But if ye will not hearken unto Me, and will not do all these commandments; (Torah LEV.26.14, JPS 1917)↗ · If they profane My statutes, and keep not My commandments; (Writings PSA.89.32, JPS 1917)↗ · I made haste, and delayed not, to observe Thy commandments.↗ (Writings PSA.119.60, JPS 1917)↗ · And now, this commandment is for you, O ye priests.↗ (Prophets MAL.2.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God;↗ (Torah DEU.1.26, JPS 1917) · The Caliph's commandment fell upon me like a thunderbolt.↗ (The Arabian Nights Entertainments) · And they took their first journey, according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.↗ (Torah NUM.10.13, JPS 1917)

commemorate — Everyday, meaning 1: To commemorate an important event or person is to remember and honour them, often with a ceremony or a special object.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A statue, plaque or stamp that commemorates something is made to help people remember it.↗ Example: We wear poppies to commemorate the soldiers who died in wars.↗ · A statue was built to commemorate the brave nurse.↗ · The new stamp commemorates a famous scientist.↗ · Christians commemorate the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday.↗ · The school planted a tree to commemorate its old head teacher.↗ · The town holds a parade to commemorate its founding.↗ · A blue plaque commemorates the writer who lived here.↗ · Festivals were instituted as seasons of rest, rejoicing, and thanksgiving, and also as anniversaries to commemorate events of national importance.↗

commemoration — Everyday, meaning 1: An event, ceremony or thing that helps people remember and honour a person or an important event.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The act of remembering someone or something with respect.↗ Example: A statue was built in commemoration of the brave nurse.↗ · The school held a commemoration for soldiers who died in the wars.↗ · Anzac Day is a commemoration in Australia and New Zealand.↗ · We planted a tree in commemoration of our old head teacher.↗ · The church holds a commemoration of the saint every year.↗ · The stamps were printed in commemoration of the anniversary.↗ · The commemoration ended with two minutes of silence.↗ · There was an altar erected at Athens in honour of Boreas, in commemoration of his having destroyed the Persian fleet sent to attack the Greeks.↗

commemorative — Everyday, meaning 1: Made or done to help people remember an important event or person: «a commemorative coin».↗ Example: The Post Office issued a commemorative stamp.↗ · Grandma has a commemorative mug from the coronation.↗ · We planted a commemorative tree for our old head teacher.↗ · A commemorative plaque marks the house where he lived.↗ · Each pupil got a commemorative medal.↗ · They held a commemorative service at the cenotaph.↗

commence — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) To begin or start.↗ Example: The exam will commence in five minutes.↗ · Building work commenced on the new library.↗ · Please commence writing now.↗ · The concert commenced at 7 pm and ended at 9 pm.↗ · The ceremony will commence with a song.↗ · Lessons commence at 8:45 each morning.↗ · "After that," continued the North Wind, "the hunting commenced.↗

commencement — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Commencement is the beginning or start of something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (US, Canada) A commencement is a graduation ceremony at a school or university, when students get their diplomas.↗ Example: No talking after the commencement of the test.↗ · The commencement of building work was delayed.↗ · My cousin's commencement was held in the gym.↗ · She gave a commencement speech to the graduates.↗ · Arrive 10 minutes before the commencement of the match.↗ · Commencement is at 10 a.m. sharp.↗ · The commencement of spring brings longer days.↗ · Please switch off phones before commencement.↗ · "My own son and the son of my chief vizier!" exclaimed the king, who had been present from the commencement.↗