- 3. Manage, regulate, carry on, direct.
- 4. Lead (in music or ceremonial), direct, take the lead in.
- 5. (Phys.) Carry, transmit, propagate.
Conduction, n. (Phys.) Transmission, propagation, carrying.
Conductivity, n. (Phys.) Power of transmission or propagation.
Conduct one’s self. Behave, act, demean one’s self, acquit one’s self.
Conductor, n.
- 1. Leader, guide.
- 2. Manager, director, leader.
- 3. (Phys.) Transmitter, propagator.
Conduit, n. Channel, canal, duct, passage, pipe, tube.
Cone-shaped, a. Coniform.
Confabulate, v. n. (Rare.) Chat, prattle, chatter, prate, babble, gossip, talk freely, have a free and easy talk.
Confabulation, n. (Rare.) Prattle, gossip, prate, chat, chit-chat, easy conversation, free and easy talk, causerie.
Confect, n. Sweetmeat. See confection.
Confection, n. Sweetmeat, confect, comfit.
Confectionery, n.
- 1. Sweetmeats, confections, confects, comfits, candies.
- 2. Confectioner’s shop.
Confederacy, n. Confederation (especially of independent states), federation, league, coalition, alliance, union, federal compact.
Confederate, v. a. Ally, league, combine, unite.
Confederate, v. n. Unite, be leagued, be allied.
Confederate, p. and a. Confederated, leagued, federated, allied, united in federal compact.
Confederate, n. Accomplice, abettor, accessory, associate, ally.