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  • common nail — a cut or wire nail having a slender shaft and a broad, flat head.
  • common name — a noun that may be preceded by an article or other limiting modifier and that denotes any or all of a class of entities and not an individual, as man, city, horse, music.
  • common noun — A common noun is a noun such as 'tree', 'water', or 'beauty' that is not the name of one particular person or thing. Compare proper noun.
  • common room — A common room is a room in a university or school where people can sit, talk, and relax.
  • common salt — salt1 (def 1).
  • common seal — the official seal of a corporate body
  • common teal — a small Eurasian duck, Anas crecca, that is related to the mallard and frequents ponds, lakes, and marshes
  • common tern — any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
  • common time — a time signature indicating four crotchet beats to the bar; four-four time
  • common toad — an amphibian of the class Bufonidae, Bufo bufo of Europe
  • common year — an ordinary year of 365 days; a year having no intercalary period.
  • commonality — Commonality is used to refer to a feature or purpose that is shared by two or more people or things.
  • commonition — (obsolete) advice; warning; instruction.
  • commonloops — (language)   Xerox's object-oriented Lisp which led to CLOS. See also Portable CommonLoops.
  • commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
  • commonsense — sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
  • commotional — violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance: What's all the commotion in the hallway?
  • commutation — a substitution or exchange
  • companioned — Simple past tense and past participle of companion.
  • comparisons — Plural form of comparison.
  • competition — Competition is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have.
  • compilation — A compilation is a book, CD, or programme that contains many different items that have been gathered together, usually ones which have already appeared in other places.
  • complection — the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face: a clear, smooth, rosy complexion.
  • completions — Plural form of completion.
  • complex ion — a charged complex. Compare complex (def 10).
  • complexions — Plural form of complexion.
  • componental — of, relating to, or having components
  • componentry — the components of a machine, vehicle, stereo system, etc.
  • composition — When you talk about the composition of something, you are referring to the way in which its various parts are put together and arranged.
  • compotation — the act of drinking together in a company
  • compression — the act of compressing or the condition of being compressed
  • compulsions — Plural form of compulsion.
  • compunction — If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed or guilty.
  • computation — Computation is mathematical calculation.
  • con sordino — a musical direction to play with a mute
  • con spirito — (to be performed) in a spirited or lively manner (also in the phrases allegro con spirito, presto con spirito)
  • conan doyle — Sir Arthur. 1859–1930, British author of detective stories and historical romances and the creator of Sherlock Holmes
  • concamerate — To arch over; to vault.
  • concatenate — to link or join together, esp in a chain or series
  • concavities — Plural form of concavity.
  • concealable — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
  • concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
  • conceitedly — having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
  • conceitless — lacking thought; stupid
  • conceivable — If something is conceivable, you can imagine it or believe it.
  • conceivably — capable of being conceived; imaginable.
  • concentered — (American spelling) alternative spelling of concentredt; Simple past tense and past participle of concenter.
  • concentrate — If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.
  • concentring — Present participle of concentre.
  • concept art — art in which emphasis is placed on the means and processes of producing art objects rather than on the objects themselves and in which the various tools and techniques, as photographs, photocopies, video records, and the construction of environments and earthworks, are used to convey the message to the spectator.
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