English to English Dictionary

coming-of-age

The time when a young person legally reaches adulthood or undergoes a transition to maturity.

common-law

Based on custom and court decisions rather than statute law; or (of a marriage or spouse) established by cohabitation without formal ceremony.

communion

The sharing of intimate thoughts and feelings; fellowship or close rapport.

commuter

A person who travels some distance to work on a regular basis.

company town

A town in which almost all employment, housing, and stores are owned by a single company, typically a large industrial employer such as a mine or mill.

compulsion

An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one's conscious wishes.

comrade

A companion, colleague, or fellow participant, especially in a shared difficult situation or political movement.

confidential

Spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters.

confidentiality

The state of keeping or being kept secret or private.

conjecture

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

conjugation

The variation of the form of a verb in an established pattern by which it identifies voice, mood, tense, number, and person.

consciousness

The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings.