9-letter words starting with con
- concussed — If someone is concussed, they lose consciousness or feel sick or confused because they have been hit hard on the head.
- concusses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concuss.
- concyclic — (of a set of geometric points) lying on a common circle
- condemned — A condemned man or woman is going to be executed.
- condemner — to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- condemnor — a government or private party with the power to acquire private property for public use
- condensed — A condensed book, explanation, or piece of information has been made shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- condenser — A condenser is a device that cools gases into liquids.
- condenses — to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
- condensor — Misspelling of condenser.
- condicion — Obsolete spelling of condition.
- condiddle — to steal
- condignly — (especially of a punishment) appropriate.
- condillac — Étienne Bonnot de (etjɛn bɔno də). 1715–80, French philosopher. He developed Locke's view that all knowledge derives from the senses in his Traité des sensations (1754)
- condiment — A condiment is a substance such as salt, pepper, or mustard that you add to food when you eat it in order to improve the flavour.
- condition — If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
- condolent — expressing sympathy to a bereaved person
- condoling — to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usually followed by with): to condole with a friend whose father has died.
- condoning — Present participle of condone.
- condorcet — Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de. 1743–94, French philosopher and politician. His works include Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind (1795)
- conducent — Conducive; tending.
- conducing — Present participle of conduce.
- conducive — If one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen.
- conducted — personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- conductor — A conductor is a person who stands in front of an orchestra or choir and directs its performance.
- conductus — a style of medieval liturgical composition for up to four voices; these were composed in the 12th and 13th centuries
- condyloid — of or resembling a condyle
- condyloma — a skin tumour near the anus or genital organs, esp as a result of syphilis
- cone roof — A cone roof is a cone-shaped roof for a fuel storage tank.
- conestoga — a large, heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon, used especially for transporting pioneers and freight across North America during the early westward migration.
- confabbed — Simple past tense and past participle of confab.
- confected — Simple past tense and past participle of confect.
- conferees — Plural form of conferee.
- conferral — a conferring of an honor, degree, or favor; bestowal
- conferred — to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
- conferree — a person on whom something is conferred, especially the recipient of an academic degree.
- conferrer — A person who confers or bestows something.
- confervae — Plural form of conferva.
- confessed — You use confessed to describe someone who openly admits that they have a particular fault or have done something wrong.
- confesser — Alternative form of confessor.
- confesses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confess.
- confessio — (legal) A confession; A defense of one's faith, or a confession of guilt.
- confessor — A confessor is a priest who hears a person's confession.
- confidant — Someone's confidant is a man who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
- confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
- confiding — unsuspicious; trustful
- configure — If you configure a piece of computer equipment, you set it up so that it is ready for use.
- confining — to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
- confirmed — You use confirmed to describe someone who has a particular habit or belief that they are very unlikely to change.
- confirmee — a person who has confirmed that he or she will attend a specified event