constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
constrictor |
a snake that kills its prey by winding around it and squeezing it until it can not breathe. Pythons, boa constrictors, and anacondas are constrictors. |
construct |
to build; put together. |
construction |
the act or process of building or construction. [3 definitions] |
constructive |
serving to make better or more clear; helpful. |
consul |
a government official who lives in a foreign city. A consul looks after the interests of his or her nation's citizens who live or travel there. |
consult |
to look to for advice or information. |
consultant |
someone whose job it is to give advice to others on a particular subject; expert. |
consume |
to eat, drink, or otherwise take into the body. [3 definitions] |
consumer |
someone who buys goods or services. [2 definitions] |
consumption |
the act or process of using up or consuming. [2 definitions] |
cont.1 |
abbreviation of "continue" or "continued." |
contact |
the touching of two things or people. [3 definitions] |
contact lens |
a thin, plastic lens that is worn on the eyeball to correct vision or change the color of the eyes. |
contagious |
able to be spread from person to person. |
contain |
to hold or have within. [3 definitions] |
container |
something, such as a box, barrel, or can, that contains or can contain something else. |
contaminate |
to make dirty, polluted, or not usable by touching or by adding something to. |
contemplate |
to look at carefully for a long time. [2 definitions] |
contemporary |
happening in or belonging to the same period of time. [3 definitions] |
contempt |
the feeling or expression of angry disgust at something wicked, mean, or not worthy. [2 definitions] |