English to English Dictionary

Coked-up

Under the influence of or intoxicated by cocaine.

Colure

One of the two great circles on the celestial sphere that pass through the poles and the equator.

Comminute

To reduce (something) to minute particles or fragments.

Commonalty

The common people; the general body of commoners or citizens, especially in a state or kingdom.

Complaisance

Disposition to please others; amiability or obliging behavior.

Concomitant

Naturally accompanying or associated with another condition, action, or event.

Connecticut Compromise

An agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention that defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.

Construction Grammar

A linguistic framework that treats all units of language—ranging from morphemes and words to complex idioms and syntactic patterns—as learned pairings of form and conventionalized meaning.

Coprophilia

A paraphilia characterized by sexual arousal and pleasure derived from feces.

Coriaceous

Having a texture or appearance resembling leather; leathery.

Cosmism

A philosophical doctrine that emphasizes the unity of the universe and the potential for human evolution and development within it.

Costive

Suffering from or causing constipation; constipated.