English dictionary: words starting with con - page 58

Meanings of Convolutions:

noun

A thing that is complex and difficult to follow.

Usage examples:

The convolutions of farm policy

Meanings of Convolve:

verb

Roll or coil together; entwine.

Meanings of Convolved:

verb

Roll or coil together; entwine.

Meanings of Convolves:

verb

Roll or coil together; entwine.

Meanings of Convolving:

verb

Roll or coil together; entwine.

Meanings of Convolvulus:

noun

A twining plant with trumpet-shaped flowers, of which some kinds (such as bindweed) are invasive weeds and others are cultivated for their bright flowers.

Usage examples:

Some other plants had survived, a small convolvulus, golden lamium and creeping geranium were begin…

Meanings of Convolvuluses:

noun

A twining plant with trumpet-shaped flowers, of which some kinds (such as bindweed) are invasive weeds and others are cultivated for their bright flowers.

Usage examples:

Some other plants had survived, a small convolvulus, golden lamium and creeping geranium were begin…

Meanings of Convoy:

noun

A group of ships or vehicles travelling together, typically one accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection.

Usage examples:

A convoy of lorries

verb

(of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection.

Usage examples:

American destroyers helped to convoy much-needed supplies to britain in 1917–18

Meanings of Convoyed:

verb

(of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection.

Usage examples:

American destroyers helped to convoy much-needed supplies to britain in 1917–18

noun

A group of ships or vehicles travelling together, typically one accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection.

Usage examples:

A convoy of lorries

Meanings of Convoying:

verb

(of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection.

Usage examples:

American destroyers helped to convoy much-needed supplies to britain in 1917–18

noun

A group of ships or vehicles travelling together, typically one accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection.

Usage examples:

A convoy of lorries

Meanings of Convoys:

noun

A group of ships or vehicles travelling together, typically one accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection.

Usage examples:

A convoy of lorries

verb

(of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection.

Usage examples:

American destroyers helped to convoy much-needed supplies to britain in 1917–18

Meanings of Convulsant:

adjective

(chiefly of drugs) producing sudden and involuntary muscle contractions.

Usage examples:

Some users, however, report that they become more sensitive to cocaine's anesthetic and convulsant …

noun

A convulsant drug.

Usage examples:

Seizures could be nonepileptic if evoked in the normal brain by treatments, such as electric shock …

Meanings of Convulse:

verb

Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.

Usage examples:

She convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain

Meanings of Convulsed:

verb

Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.

Usage examples:

She convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain

Meanings of Convulses:

verb

Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.

Usage examples:

She convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain

Meanings of Convulsing:

verb

Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.

Usage examples:

She convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain

Meanings of Convulsion:

noun

A sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children.

Usage examples:

Toxic side effects like convulsions

Meanings of Convulsions:

noun

A sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children.

Usage examples:

Toxic side effects like convulsions

Meanings of Convulsive:

adjective

Producing or consisting of convulsions.

Usage examples:

A convulsive disease

Meanings of Cony:

noun

A rabbit.

Usage examples:

The humble rabbit was once commonly known as cony, coney (yes, as in island baby) or cunny.

Meanings of Conylene:

noun

A liquid hydrocarbon, perhaps a mixture of octadienes, prepared from coniine and conhydrine and said to have the formula c₈ h₁₄.

Meanings of Conyza:

noun

Originally: any of several herbaceous plants now usually placed in the genus inula or dittrichia (family asteraceae (compositae)), especially ploughman's spikenard, inula conyzae, formerly used, mainly in dried form, to repel insects. in later use: any plant of or formerly included in the genus conyza (family asteraceae (compositae)), comprising strong-smelling herbaceous or shrubby plants native to warm and temperate habitats worldwide, some of which are considered noxious weeds of cultivated land; (also, in form conyza) the genus itself.