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Com-
- - A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with, together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form com- before b, m, p, and sometimes f, and by assimilation becomes col- before l, cor- before r, and con- before any consonant except b, h, l, m, p, r, and w. Before a vowel com- becomes co-; also before h, w, and sometimes before other consonants.
Coma
- noun - (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed
- (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
- a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
Comb
- noun - a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
- any of several tools for straightening fibers
- ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
- search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"
- smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"
- straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"
- the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"
- the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
Come
- noun -
- be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
- be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
- be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
- come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
- come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
- come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
- come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
- cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
- develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandi
Comp
- noun - an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge; "she took her comps in English literature"
Con
- adverb - To direct the steering or course of (a vessel).
n.
1. The area or structure on a vessel from which the vessel is conned.
2. The position or authority of the officer conning a vessel.
- a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- an argument opposed to a proposal
- commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
- deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
- in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"
Con-
- - A prefix, fr. L. cum, signifying with, together, etc. See Com-.
Cone
- noun - a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
- a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
- any cone-shaped artifact
- cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
- Ice-cream container
- make cone-shaped; "cone a tire"
Cong
- - An abbreviation of Congius.