Convincingly (adv.) in a convincing manner; in a manner to compel assent.
Convincingness (n.) The power of convincing, or the quality of being convincing.
Convival (a.) pertaining to a feast or to festivity; convivial.
Convive (v. i.) To feast together; to be convivial.
Convive (n.) A quest at a banquet.
Convivial (a.) Of or relating to a feast or entertainment, or to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity; festive; social; gay; jovial.
Convivialist (n.) A person of convivial habits.
Convivialities (pl. ) of Conviviality
Conviviality (n.) The good humor or mirth indulged in upon festive occasions; a convivial spirit or humor; festivity.
Convivially (adv.) In a convivial manner.
Convocated (imp. & p. p.) of Convocate
Convocating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Convocate
Convocate (v. t.) To convoke; to call together.
Convocation (n.) The act of calling or assembling by summons.
Convocation (n.) An assembly or meeting.
Convocation (n.) An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
Convocation (n.) An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.
Convocational (a.) Of or pertaining to a convocation.
Convocationist (n.) An advocate or defender of convocation.
Convoked (imp. & p. p.) of Convoke
Convoking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Convoke
Convoke (v. t.) To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons.
Convolute (a.) Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in aestivation.
Convoluted (a.) Having convolutions.
Convoluted (a.) Folded in tortuous windings.
Convolution (n.) The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion.
Convolution (n.) The state of being rolled upon itself, or rolled or doubled together; a tortuous or sinuous winding or fold, as of something rolled or folded upon itself.
Convolution (n.) An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part; as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See Brain.
Convolved (imp. & p. p.) of Convolve
Convolving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Convolve
Convolve (v. t.) To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another.
Convolvulaceous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the bindweed and the morning-glory are common examples.
Convolvulin (n.) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless, gummy mass of powerful purgative properties.
Convolvuli (pl. ) of Convolvulus
Convoluluses (pl. ) of Convolvulus
Convolvulus (n.) A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers, including the common bindweed (C. arwensis), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus Ipomaea.
Convoyed (imp. & p. p.) of Convoy
Convoying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Convoy
Convoy (v. t.) To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.
Convoy (n.) The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort.
Convoy (n.) A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort.
Convoy (n.) A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance.
Convoy (n.) Conveyance; means of transportation.
Convoy (n.) A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill.
Convulsed (imp. & p. p.) of Convulse
Convulsing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Convulse
Convulse (v. t.) To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain.
Convulse (v. t.) To agitate greatly; to shake violently.
Convulsion (n.) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body.
Convulsion (n.) Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion.
Convulsional (a.) Pertaining to, or having, convulsions; convulsionary.
Convulsionary (a.) Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive.
Convulsionary (n.) A convulsionist.
Convulsionist (n.) One who has convulsions; esp., one of a body of fanatics in France, early in the eighteenth century, who went into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion; as, the Convulsionists of St. Medard.
Convulsive (a.) Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary.
Convulsively (adv.) in a convulsive manner.
Cony (n.) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit (Lepus cuniculus)
Cony (n.) The chief hare.
Cony (n.) A simpleton.
Cony (n.) An important edible West Indian fish (Epinephelus apua); the hind of Bermuda.
Cony (n.) A local name of the burbot.
Cony-catch (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to trick.
Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.
Conylene (n.) An oily substance, C8H14, obtained from several derivatives of conine.
Conyrine (n.) A blue, fluorescent, oily base (regarded as a derivative of pyridine), obtained from conine.
Cooed (imp. & p. p.) of Coo
Cooing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coo
Coo (v. i.) To make a low repeated cry or sound, like the characteristic note of pigeons or doves.
Coo (v. i.) To show affection; to act in a loving way. See under Bill, v. i.
Cooey (n.) Alt. of Cooee
Cooee (n.) A peculiar whistling sound made by the Australian aborigenes as a call or signal.
Cook (v. i.) To make the noise of the cuckoo.
Cook (v. t.) To throw.
Cook (n.) One whose occupation is to prepare food for the table; one who dresses or cooks meat or vegetables for eating.
Cook (n.) A fish, the European striped wrasse.
Cooked (imp. & p. p.) of Cook
Cooking (p. pr & vb. n.) of Cook
Cook (v. t.) To prepare, as food, by boiling, roasting, baking, broiling, etc.; to make suitable for eating, by the agency of fire or heat.
Cook (v. t.) To concoct or prepare; hence, to tamper with or alter; to garble; -- often with up; as, to cook up a story; to cook an account.
Cook (v. i.) To prepare food for the table.
Cookbook (n.) A book of directions and receipts for cooking; a cookery book.
Cookee (n.) A female cook.
Cookery (n.) The art or process of preparing food for the table, by dressing, compounding, and the application of heat.
Cookery (n.) A delicacy; a dainty.
Cookey (n.) Alt. of Cookie
Cookie (n.) See Cooky.
Cookmaid (n.) A female servant or maid who dresses provisions and assists the cook.
Cookroom (n.) A room for cookery; a kitchen; the galley or caboose of a ship.
Cookshop (n.) An eating house.
Cookies (pl. ) of Cooky
Cooky (n.) A small, flat, sweetened cake of various kinds.
Cool (superl.) Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.
Cool (superl.) Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed; dispassionate; indifferent; as, a cool lover; a cool debater.
Cool (superl.) Not retaining heat; light; as, a cool dress.
Cool (superl.) Manifesting coldness or dislike; chilling; apathetic; as, a cool manner.
Cool (superl.) Quietly impudent; negligent of propriety in matters of minor importance, either ignorantly or willfully; presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool behavior.
Cool (superl.) Applied facetiously, in a vague sense, to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
Cool (n.) A moderate state of cold; coolness; -- said of the temperature of the air between hot and cold; as, the cool of the day; the cool of the morning or evening.
Cooled (imp. & p. p.) of Cool
Cooling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cool