| BUTTONHOLING | • buttonholing v. Present participle of buttonhole. • buttonholing n. The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will. • BUTTONHOLE v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLD. |
| CONFUTATIONS | • confutations n. Plural of confutation. • CONFUTATION n. the act of confuting. |
| CONSTITUTION | • constitution n. The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure… • constitution n. (Government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government… • constitution n. (Law) A legal document describing such a formal system. |
| CONSTRUCTION | • construction n. The process of constructing. • construction n. Anything that has been constructed. • construction n. The trade of building structures. |
| CONSULTATION | • consultation n. The act of consulting. • consultation n. A conference for the exchange of information and advice. • consultation n. An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor. |
| CONTINUATION | • continuation n. The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession. • continuation n. That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on. • continuation n. (Programming) A representation of an execution state of a program at a certain point in time, which… |
| CONTINUATORS | • continuators n. Plural of continuator. • CONTINUATOR n. one that continues. |
| CONTRIBUTION | • contribution n. Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole. • contribution n. An amount of money given toward something. • contribution n. The act of contributing. |
| COUNTERPOINT | • counterpoint n. (Music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains… • counterpoint n. Any similar contrasting element in a work of art. • counterpoint n. An opposite point. |
| INTRODUCTION | • introduction n. The act or process of introducing. • introduction n. A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another. • introduction n. An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material. |
| MOUNTAINTOPS | • mountaintops n. Plural of mountaintop. • mountain␣tops n. Plural of mountain top. • MOUNTAINTOP n. the summit of a mountain. |
| NITROTOLUENE | • nitrotoluene n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several nitro derivatives of toluene; they have a number of industrial uses… • NITROTOLUENE n. a nitro-derivative of toluene. |
| NONAUTOMATIC | • nonautomatic adj. Not automatic. • non-automatic adj. Alternative form of nonautomatic. • NONAUTOMATIC adj. not automatic. |