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- condemnation noun (condemnation — mostly uncountable; a condemnation, condemnations)
Condemnation is strong public disapproval: saying clearly that something is very wrong or bad. - condensation noun (condensation — uncountable)
Condensation is when a gas, especially water vapour, cools down and turns into liquid. - condense verb (condense, condenses, condensed, condensing)
To condense is for a gas to turn into a liquid when it cools, as steam turns into water drops. - condescend verb (condescend, condescends, condescended, condescending)
1) To do something you think is below your dignity, or to agree to do something kindly as a favour to someone you see as lower than you. - condescendingly adverb (condescendingly)
1) In a way that shows you think you are better than others; talking down to them. - condiment noun (a condiment, condiments)
A condiment is a sauce, spice or other thing such as salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard or vinegar that you add to food to give it more flavour. - condition noun (condition, conditions); verb (condition — rare)
The condition of something is the state it is in: good, bad, new or broken. - conditional adjective (conditional); noun (the conditional — grammar)
Depending on something else happening first; only true or allowed if a condition is met. - conditioner noun (conditioner, conditioners)
A creamy liquid you put on your hair after shampoo to make it soft, smooth and easier to comb. - condole verb (condole, condoles, condoled, condoling)
1) (formal, old use) To show sympathy with someone who is sad or in trouble, and comfort them about a loss. - condolence noun (condolence, condolences; usually plural)
Condolences are words or messages of sympathy you give to someone when a person they love has died. - condor noun (a condor, condors)
1) A condor is a very large vulture with huge wings and a bald head, living in the Andes mountains (the Andean condor) or California (the… - conducive adjective (conducive, more conducive)
1) (formal) Conducive to something means helping it to happen: «A quiet room is conducive to study». - conduct verb (conduct, conducts, conducted, conducting — stress on -DUCT); noun (conduct — stress on CON-, uncountable)
As a verb, to lead or direct music played by a band or orchestra, by moving your hands or a baton. - conduction noun (conduction — uncountable)
1) Conduction is the way heat or electricity moves through a material from one part to another, without the material itself moving. - conductor noun (a conductor, conductors)
A person who stands in front of an orchestra, band or choir and directs the music with hand movements or a baton. - cone noun (a cone, cones)
A cone is a 3D shape with a round flat base that narrows to a point at the top. - confab noun (confabs); verb (confab, confabs, confabbed, confabbing)
1) (informal) A friendly, often private, talk or chat between people. - confection noun (a confection, confections)
A sweet food such as a cake, sweet, chocolate or pudding, especially a fancy one. - confectionery noun (confectionery, uncountable)
Confectionery is sweets, chocolates and similar sugary foods. - confederacy noun (a confederacy, confederacies; the Confederacy)
1) A confederacy is a group of states, tribes or people who join together for a shared purpose, like defence, while keeping much of their… - confederate noun (confederates)
A confederate is a helper who works secretly with someone else, usually in a trick or a plot. - confederation noun (a confederation, confederations)
A group of states, countries, organisations or people who join together for a shared purpose, while keeping much of their own power. - confer verb (confer, confers, conferred, conferring)
To talk together and share ideas before deciding something: the judges conferred. - conference noun (a conference, conferences)
A conference is a big formal meeting where many people come together to discuss or learn about a subject, often for one or more days. - conferral noun (conferral, conferrals) — formal
The act of giving someone an honour, a title, a degree or a right in an official way. - confess verb (confess, confesses, confessed, confessing)
To confess is to admit that you did something wrong or something you are ashamed of. - confession noun (a confession, confessions)
A confession is when you admit that you did something wrong. - confetti noun (confetti — uncountable)
Tiny pieces of coloured paper thrown into the air at weddings, parties and parades. - confidant noun (a confidant, confidants); feminine also confidante
1) A person you trust and tell your secrets and private feelings to. - confide verb (confide, confides, confided, confiding)
To confide in someone is to tell them a secret or a private worry because you trust them. - confidence noun (confidence — mostly uncountable; a confidence — a secret)
Confidence is the feeling that you can do something well, or the belief in yourself: «She answered with confidence.». - confident adjective (confident, more confident, most confident); adverb (confidently)
Confident means feeling sure that you can do something well: a confident swimmer. - confidential adjective (confidential); adverb confidentially
Confidential information is secret and should only be seen or shared by certain people. - confidentiality noun (confidentiality, uncountable)
Keeping private information secret and only sharing it with people who are allowed to know it. - confidently adverb (confidently, more confidently, most confidently)
Confidently means in a way that shows you believe in yourself and are not afraid. - confine verb (confine, confines, confined, confining); noun (confines — see the separate entry)
To keep someone or something inside a small or closed space: «The dog was confined to the kitchen». - confined adjective (confined); past form of verb confine (confine, confines, confined, confining)
Kept inside a small or closed space (a confined space). - confinement noun (confinement, uncountable; a confinement, confinements)
Confinement is being kept in a small space or not being allowed to leave: "the animals were in confinement". - confines noun (plural only: the confines)
The edges or limits of a place: «within the confines of the school grounds». - confirm verb (confirm, confirms, confirmed, confirming)
To confirm something is to show or say that it is definitely true or correct. - confirmation noun (confirmation, a confirmation, confirmations)
Confirmation is a message or proof that something is true or definitely happening, like a booking confirmation. - confiscate verb (confiscate, confiscates, confiscated, confiscating)
To take something away from someone, usually as a punishment or because a rule says it is not allowed, often keeping it for a while. - confiscation noun (confiscation, confiscations)
The act of taking something away from someone because of a rule or as a punishment. - confiture noun (confiture, confitures) — French word, rare in English
1) (French) Confiture is the French word for jam or fruit preserve: «confiture de fraises» means strawberry jam; to an English ear it… - conflagration noun (a conflagration, conflagrations)
1) (formal) A very large, destructive fire that spreads widely. 2) (formal) A big war or conflict. - conflict noun (a conflict, conflicts); verb (conflict, conflicts, conflicted, conflicting)
A conflict is a serious disagreement or argument. - conform verb (conform, conforms, conformed, conforming)
To conform is to behave the way most people do or the way you are expected to. - conformity noun (conformity; uncountable)
Behaving the same way as most other people or as the rules expect, instead of being different: «pressure towards conformity». - confound verb (confounds, confounded, confounding)
To confound someone is to confuse them so badly that they cannot think clearly. - confounded adjective; past form of «confound» (confound, confounds, confounded, confounding)
1) Confounded means very puzzled or confused. 2) (old-fashioned, mild swearing) Confounded is used to show annoyance, meaning «annoying»… - confront verb (confront, confronts, confronted, confronting)
To confront someone is to face them, often to argue or talk about a problem. - confrontation noun (a confrontation, confrontations; confrontation, uncountable)
A confrontation is an angry argument or fight between people or groups who disagree. - confucianism noun (Confucianism; uncountable)
1) A way of thinking and living based on the teachings of Confucius, a Chinese teacher who lived about 2,500 years ago; it stresses… - confuse verb (confuse, confuses, confused, confusing)
To confuse someone is to make them unable to understand or think clearly: «The instructions confused me.». - confused adjective (confused, more confused, most confused); verb (confuse, confuses, confused, confusing — "confused" is the past form)
Not able to understand something or think clearly; not sure what is happening or what to do. - confusion noun (confusion; uncountable mostly, a confusion — rare)
Confusion is the feeling of not understanding something or not knowing what to do. - congee noun (congee; uncountable)
1) A thick, soft rice porridge made by cooking rice in lots of water for a long time, eaten across China and East and South-East Asia… - conger noun (a conger, congers; also «conger eel»)
1) A large sea eel with grey or black skin, living in rocky places and wrecks in the sea around Europe and elsewhere; it can grow longer… - congestion noun (congestion, uncountable); adjective congested
Too many cars or people in one place, so movement is slow, like traffic congestion. - conglomerate noun (a conglomerate, conglomerates); adjective (conglomerate); verb (conglomerate — rare)
A big company made up of many different businesses that sell different things. - congo noun (Congo, the Congo — proper noun: a river and two countries)
The Congo is a great river in central Africa, the second-longest in Africa and the deepest river in the world. - congratulate verb (congratulate, congratulates, congratulated, congratulating)
To congratulate someone means to tell them you are pleased about their success, good luck or happy event: we congratulated her on winning. - congratulation noun (congratulation, congratulations) — almost always plural; interjection (Congratulations!)
Congratulations: words you say to show you are happy for someone who has done well or had good news. - congratulations noun, plural (congratulations); interjection (Congratulations!); singular «congratulation» — rare
«Congratulations!» is what you say to someone to show you are happy about their success or good news. - congregate verb (congregate, congregates, congregated, congregating)
1) To come together and form a group or crowd in one place. 2) (church) To gather for worship. - congregating verb (-ing form of congregate: congregate, congregates, congregated, congregating)
Congregating means gathering together in a group or crowd in one place. - congregation noun (a congregation, congregations)
A congregation is the group of people gathered in a church, synagogue or mosque for worship. - congregational adjective (congregational)
To do with a congregation: the people who gather in a church for worship. - congress noun (a congress, congresses; Congress)
The group of people elected to make laws in the USA, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. - congruent adjective (congruent); noun congruence
Exactly the same shape and size; one shape fits exactly on top of the other, even if turned or flipped. - conic adjective
Conic means shaped like a cone, or to do with a cone. - conifer noun (a conifer, conifers); adjective form coniferous (a coniferous forest)
1) A tree or bush that grows its seeds in cones and usually has thin needle-like or small scaly leaves, such as a pine, fir, spruce… - coniferous adjective (coniferous)
Describing trees, such as pine, fir, spruce and larch, that have cones and needle-like or scaly leaves; most stay green all year. - conjectural adjective (conjectural)
1) (formal) Based on a guess or an idea that has not been proved, not on firm facts: «The date of the old map is conjectural». - conjecture noun (a conjecture, conjectures; also uncountable); verb (conjecture, conjectures, conjectured, conjecturing)
A conjecture is a guess or opinion formed without full proof. - conjoin verb (conjoin, conjoins, conjoined, conjoining)
To join or combine two or more things together into one: «two ideas conjoined». - conjugal adjective (old use)
Conjugal means to do with marriage, especially the duties and love between a husband and wife. - conjunction noun (a conjunction, conjunctions)
A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases or clauses together in a sentence, like and, but, or, because, when, if and although. - conjunctivitis noun (conjunctivitis — uncountable)
1) Conjunctivitis is an eye infection or irritation that makes the eye red, itchy, sore and sometimes sticky; it is also called pink eye. - conjure verb (conjures, conjured, conjuring)
1) To conjure is to do magic, making things appear as if by magic. 2) To conjure up is to call a picture, a fear or a scene into the mind. - conjurer noun (conjurers)
A conjurer is a person who does magic tricks, a magician or wizard. - conjuring noun (conjuring, uncountable); also the -ing form of «conjure» (conjure, conjures, conjured, conjuring)
Conjuring is doing magic tricks that seem impossible, such as making coins vanish or pulling a rabbit from a hat. - conjuror noun (conjurors)
A conjuror is a person who does clever magic tricks; another spelling of conjurer. - conker noun (a conker, conkers; conkers — a game)
A conker is the shiny brown seed of a horse chestnut tree, found inside a spiky green case. - conn abbreviation and noun (Conn. — Connecticut; the conn — on a ship)
1) (abbreviation) Conn. is an old short form of Connecticut, a state in the north-east of the USA (the postal code is CT). 2) (nautical)… - connect verb (connect, connects, connected, connecting)
To join two or more things together so they touch or are linked: «connect the wires». - connected adjective (connected, more connected); verb, past of connect (connect, connects, connected, connecting)
Connected means joined or linked to something else (connected rooms, connected wires). - connection noun (connection, connections)
A place or thing where two things are joined: «a loose connection in the wire». - connotation noun (a connotation, connotations)
A feeling or idea that a word suggests, in addition to its basic meaning. - conquer verb (conquer, conquers, conquered, conquering); nouns: conqueror, conquest
To conquer a country or people means to take control of them by fighting. - conquering verb form (conquer, conquers, conquered, conquering); adjective (conquering)
Taking control of a country or people by force, especially in war. - conqueror noun (a conqueror, conquerors)
A person, army or country that takes control of a land or people by force, or wins a war. - conquest noun (a conquest, conquests; also uncountable: conquest)
Conquest is taking control of a country, city or people by force, usually in a war. - conquistador noun (a conquistador, conquistadors or conquistadores)
1) A Spanish (or Portuguese) soldier and explorer who invaded and conquered lands in the Americas after Columbus, such as Hernán Cortés… - conscience noun (a conscience, consciences)
The feeling or inner voice inside you that tells you what is right and wrong, and makes you feel bad when you do wrong. - conscientious adjective (conscientious; more conscientious, most conscientious); adverb conscientiously; noun conscientiousness
Careful to do your work well and thoroughly, because you want to do the right thing. - conscious adjective (conscious, more conscious, most conscious)
If you are conscious, you are awake and know what is happening around you. - consciously adverb (consciously); from «conscious»
On purpose and knowing what you are doing: «She consciously chose to be kind». - consciousness noun (consciousness, uncountable)
The state of being awake and aware of what is around you (lose consciousness).
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