CONVITIOUS
CONVITIOUS, adjective [Latin] Reproachful.
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CONVIVE
CONVIVE, verb transitive To entertain; to feast. [Not in use.]
CONVIVIAL
CONVIVIAL, adjective [Latin, a guest, to live or eat and drink together. See Victuals.] Relating to a feast or entertainment; festal; social; jovial; as a convivial meeting.
CONVIVIALITY
CONVIVIALITY, noun1. The good humor or mirth indulged at an entertainment.2. A convivial spirit or disposition.
CONVOCATE
CONVOCATE, verb transitive [Latin, to convoke; to call. See Voice.] To convoke; to call or summon to meet; to assemble by summons. [See Convoke.]
CONVOCATION
CONVOCATION, noun [Latin]1. The act of calling or assembling by summons.2. An assembly.In the first day there shall be a holy convocation Exodus 12:16.3. In England, an assembly...
CONVOKE
CONVOKE, verb transitive [Latin See Voice.] To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons.It is the prerogative of the President of the United States to convoke th...
CONVOKED
CONVOKED, participle passive Summoned or assembled by order.
CONVOKING
CONVOKING, participle present tense Summoning to convene; assembling.
CONVOLUTE
CONVOLUTE, CONVOLUTED, adjective Rolled together, or one part on another; as the sides or margins of nascent leaves in plants, or as the petals and stigmas in Crocus.
CONVOLUTED
CONVOLUTE, CONVOLUTED adjective Rolled together, or one part on another; as the sides or margins of nascent leaves in plants, or as the petals and stigmas in Crocus.
CONVOLUTION
CONVOLUTION, noun [Latin]1. The act of rolling or winding together, or one thing on another; the state of being rolled together.2. A winding or twisting; a winding motion; as th...
CONVOLVE
CONVOLVE, verb transitive [Latin, to roll. See Wallow.] To roll or wind together; to roll one part on another.
CONVOLVULUS
CONVOLVULUS, noun [Latin] Bindweed, a genus of plants of many species.
CONVOY
CONVOY, verb transitive [Latin, to carry, to bear or carry, to bring along.] To accompany on the way for protection, either by sea or land; as, ships of war convoyed the Jamaica...
CONVOYED
CONVOYED, participle passive Attended on a passage by a protecting force.
CONVOYING
CONVOYING, participle present tense Attending on a voyage or passage for defense from enemies; attending and guarding.
CONVULSE
CONVULSE, verb transitive [Latin, to pull or pluck.]1. To draw or contract, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to affect by regular spasms; as, the whole frame may be conv...
CONVULSED
CONVULSED, participle passive Contracted by spasms; shaken violently.
CONVULSING
CONVULSING, participle present tense Affecting by spasmodic contractions; shaking with violence.
CONVULSION
CONVULSION, noun [Latin]1. A preternatural, violent and involuntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body.2. Any violent and irregular motion; tumult; commotion; a...
CONVULSIVE
CONVULSIVE, adjective1. That produces convulsion; as convulsive rage; convulsive sorrow.2. Attended with convulsion or spasms; as convulsive motions; convulsive strife.
CONVULSIVELY
CONVULSIVELY, adverb With violent shaking or agitation.
CONY
CONY, CONEY, noun [Latin The primary sense is a shoot, or a shooting along.] A rabbit; a quadruped of the genus Lepus, which has a short tail and naked ears. In a wild state the...
CONY-BURROW
CONY-BURROW, noun A place where rabbits burrow in the earth.
CONY-CATCH
CONY-CATCH, verb intransitive [cony and catch.] In the cant of thieves, to cheat; to bite; to trick.
CONY-CATCHER
CONY-CATCHER, noun A thief; a cheat; a sharper.