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Consopite

To lull to sleep; to quiet; to compose.

Consort

To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company, marriage, etc.; to associate.

Consortship

The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.

Consound

A name applied loosely to several plants of different genera, esp. the comfrey.

Conspectus

A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome.

Conspicuity

The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuousness.

Conspicuous

Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.

Conspiracy

A combination of people for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot.

Conspirant

Engaging in a plot to commit a crime; conspiring.

Conspiration

Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose; conspiracy.

conspiratorial

relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators; as, a conspiratorial whisper.

Conspire

To plot; to plan; to combine for.

Constable

A high officer in the monarchical establishments of the Middle Ages.

Constablewick

The district to which a constable's power is limited.

Constabulary

The collective body of constables in any town, district, or country.

Constancy

The state or quality of being constant or steadfast; freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability; as, the constancy of God in his nature and attributes.

Constant

That which is not subject to change; that which is invariable.

constantan

a copper-nickel alloy composed of approximately 55 per cent copper and 45 per cent nickel, with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; it is used as resistance wire and in thermocouples.

Constantia

A superior wine, white and red, from Constantia, in South Africa.

Constantinople

the former capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; it was built on the site of ancient Byzantium, and the name was changed to Istanbul by the Turks.

Constantly

With constancy; steadily; continually; perseveringly; without cessation; uniformly.

Constat

A certificate showing what appears upon record touching a matter in question.

Constate

To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove.

Constellate

To unite in one luster or radiance, as stars.

Constellation

A cluster or group of fixed stars, or division of the heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some animal, or of some mythologial personage, within whose imaginary outline, as traced upon the heavens, the group is included.

consternate

to cause to be confused; confuse emotionally; to dismay.

Consternation

Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

Constipate

To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense.

constipated

having difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels; costive.

Constipation

Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.

Constituency

A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district.

Constituent

The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.

Constitution

The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation.

Constitutional

A walk or other exercise taken for one's health or constitution.

Constitutionalism

The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or constitutional government.

Constitutionalist

One who advocates a constitutional form of government; a constitutionalist.

Constitutionality

The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent in the natural frame.

Constitutionally

In accordance with the constitution or natural disposition of the mind or body; naturally; as, he was constitutionally timid.

Constitutive

Tending or assisting to constitute or compose; elemental; essential.

Constrain

To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

Constrainable

Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint.

Constrained

Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.

Constrainedly

By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner.

Constraint

The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.

Constrict

To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.

Constriction

The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.

Constrictor

That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.

Constringe

To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink.

Constringent

Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing.

Construct

Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference.

Constructer

One who, or that which, constructs or frames.

Construction

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

Constructional

Pertaining to, or deduced from, construction or interpretation.

Constructionist

One who puts a certain construction upon some writing or instrument, as the Constitutions of the United States; as, a strict constructionist; a broad constructionist.

Constructive

Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.

Constructure

That which is constructed or formed; an edifice; a fabric.

Construe

To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate.

Consubstantial

Of the same kind or nature; having the same substance or essence; coessential.

Consubstantiality

Participation of the same nature; coexistence in the same substance.

Consubstantially

In a consubstantial manner; with identity of substance or nature.

Consul

One of the two chief magistrates of the republic.

Consulage

A duty or tax paid by merchants for the protection of their commerce by means of a consul in a foreign place.

Consular

Of or pertaining to a consul; performing the duties of a consul; as, consular power; consular dignity; consular officers.

Consult

The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consulation; determination; decision.

Consultary

Formed by consultation; resulting from conference.

Consultation

The act of consulting or conferring; deliberation of two or more persons on some matter, with a view to a decision.

Consultative

Pertaining to consultation; having the privilege or right of conference.

Consultatory

Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory.

Consulter

One who consults, or asks counsel or information.

Consultive

Determined by, or pertaining to, consultation; deliberate; consultative.

Consumable

Capable of being consumed; that may be destroyed, dissipated, wasted, or spent.

Consumer

One who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of food.

consumer price index

An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer, calculated and published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics; abbreviated CPI, and usually referred to by that acronym. The Bureau maintains several indices for different groups of consumers, but the most commonly referred to is the index for /All urban consumers/, called the CPI-U. The increase of this value each year is one measure of monetary inflation.

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