Matching Words
163 ResultsBelow are the words that matched your query.
Conducting
- verb - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
- direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
- lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
- lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
- take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
- the direction of an orchestra or choir; "he does not use a baton for conducting"
- the way of administering a business
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
Confusions
- noun - a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
- a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"
- a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"
- an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"
- disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion"
Conquering
- verb - Defeats
- overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"
- take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
- the act of conquering
- to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
Consultant
- noun - an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"
Consulting
- verb - advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"
- get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"
- have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"
- seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"
Contusions
- noun - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
- the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"
Convulsing
- verb - be overcome with laughter
- cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
- contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"
- make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"
- move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
- shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
Corrupting
- verb - alter from the original
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
- harmful to the mind or morals; "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"; "the vicious and degrading cult of violence"
- make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
- seducing into corrupt practices
- that infects or taints
Croqueting
- verb - drive away by hitting with one's ball, "croquet the opponent's ball"
- play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops
Curmurring
- - Murmuring; grumbling; -- sometimes applied to the rumbling produced by a slight attack of the gripes.