C — The school dictionary · page 131 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19conscriptA person who is made by law to join the army or armed forces.7 sentencesconsecrateTo consecrate something is to make it holy by a religious ceremony.6 sentencesconsecratedConsecrated means made holy by a blessing or religious ceremony.5 sentencesconsecrationConsecration is the act of making something holy by a religious ceremony.4 sentencesconsecutiveConsecutive means following one after another in order, without a gap.8 sentencesconsecutivelyConsecutively means one after another, in order, without a gap or break.9 sentencesconsensusAgreement among all or most people in a group.8 sentencesconsentPermission or agreement to let something happen (give consent).10 sentencesconsequenceA consequence is something that happens because of an action or event, a result.11 sentencesconsequentConsequent means happening as a result of something.9 sentencesconsequentlyAs a result; because of that: «It rained all day; consequently, the match was cancelled».8 sentencesconservationProtecting natureanimals, plants, forests, seas — so it is not damaged or lost. — 12 sentencesconservativeNot liking sudden change and preferring traditional ways, values and styles: «My grandad has conservative taste in music».12 sentencesconservatoireA college where people study music, singing, dance or drama to a very high level, often to become professional performers.7 sentencesconservatoryA room with glass walls and a glass roof, built onto a house, where people sit in the sun and grow plants.9 sentencesconserveTo save something so it is not wasted or used up, such as water, energy or money.11 sentencesconservedProtected and kept safe from damage or being wasted, like conserved forests or conserved water.9 sentencesconservesConserves are jams made from whole fruit pieces cooked with sugar.8 sentencesconsiderTo consider something is to think about it carefully, especially before deciding: «Consider all the answers».12 sentencesconsiderableLarge in size, amount or importance; quite a lot: a considerable amount of money.9 sentencesconsiderablyMuch, a lot, to a large degree: the weather is considerably warmer today.9 sentencesconsiderateA considerate person thinks about other people's feelings and needs and acts kindly because of that.9 sentencesconsideratelyIn a way that thinks kindly of other people's feelings and needs.5 sentencesconsiderationCareful thought about something before deciding: after much consideration.11 sentencesconsideredConsidered (past of consider) means thought about carefully before deciding.12 sentencesconsignTo send goods to someone, often to be sold or delivered.11 sentencesconsignmentA load of goods that is sent or delivered to someone at one time.10 sentencesconsistconsist of: to be made up of certain parts or things.9 sentencesconsistencyConsistency is always acting, working or happening in the same way, steady and reliable.9 sentencesconsistentAlways behaving or happening in the same way; steady and reliable.11 sentencesconsistentlyIn the same way every time, again and again, without changing.8 sentencesconsolationComfort given to someone who is sad or disappointed.10 sentencesconsoleTo comfort someone who is sad or upset and help them feel better.12 sentencesconsolidateTo consolidate is to make something stronger, firmer or more secure: «consolidate your learning».8 sentencesconsolidationMaking something stronger, firmer or more settled (consolidation of learning).9 sentencesconsonantA letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel, such as b, c, d, f, g.11 sentencesconsonantalConsonantal means to do with consonants, or made of consonants.7 sentencesconsortA consort is a husband or wife, especially the partner of a king or queen.7 sentencesconspicuousVery easy to see or notice; standing out.9 sentencesconspicuouslyIn a way that is easy to see; plainly, so that everyone notices.4 sentencesconspiracyA secret plan made by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal: «a conspiracy to rob the bank».11 sentencesconspiratorA person who joins with others in secret to plan something bad, such as overthrowing a ruler.4 sentencesconspireTo plan secretly with other people to do something bad or against the law.11 sentencesconstableA police officer of the lowest rank; often written PC (police constable), as in «PC Smith».10 sentencesconstabularyA constabulary is the police force of an area.8 sentencesconstancyBeing faithful and steady; keeping to your word or your love and not changing.4 sentencesconstantConstant means happening all the time or again and again.15 sentencesconstantinopleConstantinople was the old name of the great city on the Bosphorus strait that is now called Istanbul, in Turkey.10 sentencesconstantlyConstantly means all the time, again and again, without stopping.10 sentencesconstellationA constellation is a group of stars that people see as a pattern or picture in the night sky and give a name to.10 sentencesconsternationA sudden feeling of shock and worry, when people are upset and do not know what to do.4 sentencesconstipatedConstipated means unable to empty your bowels easily; your poo is hard, dry or does not come for days.7 sentencesconstipationConstipation is when you can't poo easily or often, because your poo is hard and dry.7 sentencesconstituencyAn area of a country whose voters elect one or more members to parliament.8 sentencesconstituentA constituent is one of the parts that make up a whole: «Flour is a constituent of bread.».8 sentencesconstituteTo make up or form something; to be the parts of a whole.10 sentencesconstitutedConstituted means made up, formed: «The class is constituted of 30 pupils.».10 sentencesconstitutionA constitution is the set of basic laws and rules that says how a country or group is governed.8 sentencesconstitutionalTo do with a country's constitution, the main set of laws that says how the country is governed and what rights people have.11 sentencesconstitutionallyIn a way that follows or is allowed by a country's constitution (its main set of laws and rules).8 sentencesconstraintSomething that limits or controls what you can do (time constraints, money constraints).10 sentencesconstrictTo make something narrower or tighter by squeezing it: «The snake constricted its prey».10 sentencesconstrictorA snake that kills its prey by wrapping its body around it and squeezing until the animal cannot breathe, such as a boa constrictor or a p…9 sentencesconstructTo build or make something, such as a house, bridge or model.11 sentencesconstructionConstruction is the work of building things such as houses, roads and bridges.13 sentencesconstructiveHelpful and useful, aiming to improve something: constructive criticism.8 sentencesconsulA consul is an official sent by a country to live in a foreign city to help its own citizens there and to look after trade.10 sentencesconsultTo go to someone for advice or information: consult a doctor.10 sentencesconsultantA person whose job is to give expert advice to businesses or people.8 sentencesconsultationA meeting with an expert, such as a doctor or lawyer, to get advice.11 sentencesconsumeTo eat or drink something.12 sentencesconsumerA consumer is a person who buys or uses goods and services.9 sentencesconsummateShowing very great skill; perfect at something: «a consummate musician».9 sentencesconsumptionThe amount of something that is used up, such as energy, water or food (fuel consumption).10 sentencescontactContact is touching: two things in contact are touching each other.14 sentencescontagiousA contagious disease is one that spreads from person to person by touching or being close, such as a cold, flu or chickenpox.10 sentencescontainTo contain means to have something inside. A box that contains toys has toys in it.13 sentencescontainerA container is anything you can keep or carry things in, such as a box, jar, bottle, tin or tub.9 sentencescontaminantA substance that makes something dirty, impure, harmful or poisonous, such as germs, chemicals or dirt in water, food, air or soil.7 sentencescontaminateTo make something dirty, impure or harmful by adding something bad to it, such as germs, poison or chemicals.9 sentencescontaminatedMade dirty, impure or harmful by something mixed in, such as germs, poison or chemicals.7 sentencescontaminationThe state of being made dirty, impure or harmful by something unwanted (water contamination).9 sentencescontemnTo look down on something as worthless; to scorn or despise it.4 sentencescontemplateTo look at something quietly for a long time and think about it.6 sentencescontemplationQuiet, long thinking; looking at something and thinking about it deeply.4 sentencescontemporaneousExisting or happening at the same time as something else: «contemporaneous accounts of the battle».8 sentencescontemporaneouslyAt the same time as something else happened, or during the same period.7 sentencescontemporaryContemporary means modern, belonging to the present time: «contemporary art».10 sentencescontemptContempt is the feeling that someone or something is worthless and does not deserve any respect.10 sentencescontemptibleSo mean or bad that people despise it and deserve scorn.4 sentencescontemptuousShowing that you think someone or something is worthless or beneath you; scornful.4 sentencescontemptuouslyContemptuously means in a way that shows you think someone or something is worthless or does not deserve respect.8 sentencescontendContend with: to have to deal with a problem or difficulty: «Farmers have to contend with drought».10 sentencescontentThe contents of a box, bag or bottle are the things inside it.13 sentencescontentedlyIn a happy, calm way, feeling pleased with what you have.4 sentencescontentionAn argument or quarrel between people, often about who is right.5 sentencescontentmentA calm, happy feeling of being satisfied with what you have, without wanting more.8 sentencescontestA contest is a game, race or competition where people try to win, such as a spelling contest.11 sentencescontestantA person who takes part in a competition, quiz or game show and tries to win.8 sentencescontextThe context of a word or sentence is the words and sentences around it that help you understand what it means.12 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/13/