| commission |
the act of performing or carrying out (something); the act of committing. [9 definitions] |
| commissioner |
the head of a government department. [3 definitions] |
| commit |
to dedicate, devote, or pledge. [6 definitions] |
| committee |
a group of persons chosen or volunteering themselves to work together to solve a problem or resolve a particular issue. |
| commodity |
something with a practical use or value. [2 definitions] |
| common |
associated with all sides or with all members of a group. [9 definitions] |
| common cold |
a common viral respiratory infection, accompanied by nasal congestion, sore throat, coughing, and the like; cold. |
| common denominator |
a number that is a common multiple of the denominators of more than one fraction. [2 definitions] |
| commoner |
one of the common people, as opposed to the aristocracy or the upper classes. |
| commonly |
ordinarily; usually. [2 definitions] |
| common noun |
a noun, such as "boy," "poodle," or "town," that refers to a class, or to an unspecified member of a class, of persons, places, things, or the like, and that is often preceded by an article. (Cf. proper noun.) |
| commonplace |
unremarkable or ordinary. [4 definitions] |
| common sense |
practical judgment based on experience or native intelligence, and not on education or training. |
| commonwealth |
a political unit, usu. a state or nation, or the people thereof. [3 definitions] |
| commotion |
an agitated or noisy disturbance. [2 definitions] |
| communicable |
capable of being communicated or transmitted. |
| communicate |
to impart. [4 definitions] |
| communication |
the transferring of messages or exchanging of information or ideas. [3 definitions] |
| communion |
an act or instance of intimate communication or sharing. [3 definitions] |
| communism |
the theory of a classless social system in which all property and means of production are owned in common; socialist theory deriving from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. [3 definitions] |
| communist |
one who advocates communism. [4 definitions] |