Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 101

Concordance (n.) An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the text of a book where each principal word may be found, with its immediate context in each place.

His knowledge of the Bible was such, that he might have been called a living concordance. -- Macaulay.

Concordance (n.) A topical index or orderly analysis of the contents of a book.

Concordance (n.) A harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole [syn: harmony, concord, concordance].

Concordance (n.) Agreement of opinions [syn: harmony, concord, concordance].

Concordance (n.) An index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts.

Concordancy (n.) 和諧 Agreement. -- W. Montagu.

Concordant (a.) 和諧的;一致的;【音】和聲的 Agreeing; correspondent; harmonious; consonant.

Were every one employed in points concordant to their natures, professions, and arts, commonwealths would rise up of themselves. -- Sir T. Browne

Concordant (a.) In keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant].

Concordant (a.) Being of the same opinion [syn: concordant, concurring(a)].

Concordantly (adv.) In a concordant manner.

Concordat (n.) 協議;協約;梵帝崗教廷與一政府間的協定 A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything.

Concordat (n.) An agreement made between the pope and a sovereign or government for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters with which both are concerned; as, the concordat between Pope Pius VII and Bonaparte in 1801. -- Hook.

Concordat (n.) A signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action [syn: covenant, compact, concordat].

Concordist (n.) The compiler of a concordance.

Concorporate (v. t. & i.) To unite in one mass or body; to incorporate. [Archaic.] -- Jer. Taylor.

Concorporate (a.) United in one body; incorporated. [Archaic] -- B. Jonson.

Concorporation (n.) Union of things in one mass or body. [R.] -- Dr. H. More.

Concourse (n.) 匯合;集合;合流;群集 A moving, flowing, or running together; confluence.

The good frame of the universe was not the product of chance or fortuitous concourse of particles of matter. -- Sir M. Hale.

Concourse (n.) An assembly; a gathering formed by a voluntary or spontaneous moving and meeting in one place.

Amidst the concourse were to be seen the noble ladies of Milan, in gay, fantastic cars, shining in silk brocade. -- Prescott.

Concourse (n.) The place or point of meeting or junction of two bodies. [Obs.]

The drop will begin to move toward the concourse of the glasses. -- Sir I. Newton.

Concourse (n.) 廣場;(車站、機場)中央大廳 An open space where several roads or paths meet; esp. an open space in a park where several roads meet.

Concourse (n.) Concurrence; cooperation. [Obs.]

The divine providence is wont to afford its concourse to such proceeding. -- Barrow.

Concourse (n.) A large gathering of people [syn: multitude, throng, concourse].

Concourse (n.) Wide hallway in a building where people can walk.

Concourse (n.) A coming together of people [syn: concourse, confluence].

Concreate (v. t.) To create at the same time.

If God did concreate grace with Adam. -- Jer. Taylor.

Concremation (n.) The act of burning different things together. [Obs.]

Concrement (n.) A growing together; the collection or mass formed by concretion, or natural union. [Obs.]

The concrement of a pebble or flint. -- Sir M. Hale

Concrescence (n.) 【生】結合;增殖 Coalescence of particles; growth; increase by the addition of particles. [R.] -- Sir W. Raleigh.

Concrescible (a.) Capable of being changed from a liquid to a solid state. [Obs.] 

They formed a . . . fixed concrescible oil. -- Fourcroy (Trans. ). 

Concrescive (a.) Growing together, or into union; uniting. [R.] -- Eclec. Rev. 

Concrete (a.) United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.

The first concrete state, or consistent surface, of the chaos must be of the same figure as the last liquid state. -- Bp. Burnet.

Concrete (a.) (Logic) Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute of an object; -- opposed to abstract. Hence:

Concrete (a.) (Logic) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; -- opposed to general. See Abstract, 3.

Concrete is opposed to abstract. The names of individuals are concrete, those of classes abstract. -- J. S. Mill.

Concrete terms, While they express the quality, do also express, or imply, or refer to, some subject to which it belongs. -- I. Watts.

Concrete number, A number associated with, or applied to, a particular object, as three men, five days, etc., as distinguished from an abstract number, or one used without reference to a particular object.

Concrete quantity, A physical object or a collection of      such objects. -- Davies & Peck.

Concrete science, A physical science, one having as its subject of knowledge concrete things instead of abstract    laws.

Concrete sound or movement of the voice, One which slides continuously up or down, as distinguished from a discrete movement, in which the voice leaps at once from one line of pitch to another. -- Rush. 

Concrete (n.) A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body.

To divide all concretes, minerals and others, into        the same number of distinct substances. -- Boyle.

Concrete (n.) A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures.

Concrete (n.) (Logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.

The concretes "father" and "son" have, or might have, the abstracts "paternity" and "filiety". -- J. S. Mill.

 Concrete (n.) (Sugar Making) Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.

Concreted (imp. & p. p.) of Concrete.

Concreting (p. pr & vb. n.) of Concrete.

Concrete (v. i.) To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or solid body.

Note: Applied to some substances, it is equivalent to indurate; as, metallic matter concretes into a hard body; applied to others, it is equivalent to congeal, thicken, inspissate, coagulate, as in the concretion of blood. "The blood of some who died of the plague could not be made to concrete." -- Arbuthnot.

Concrete (v. t.) To form into a mass, as by the cohesion or coalescence of separate particles.

There are in our inferior world divers bodies that are concreted out of others. -- Sir M. Hale.

Concrete (v. t.) To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement.

Concrete (a.) Capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees" [ant: abstract].

Concrete (a.) Formed by the coalescence of particles.

Concrete (n.) A strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water.

Concrete (v.) Cover with cement; "concrete the walls".

Concrete (v.) Form into a solid mass; coalesce.

Concrete, WA -- U.S. town in Washington

Population (2000): 790

Housing Units (2000): 335

Land area (2000): 1.214845 sq. miles (3.146435 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.020393 sq. miles (0.052818 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 1.235238 sq. miles (3.199253 sq. km)

FIPS code: 14380

Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53

Location: 48.539084 N, 121.747188 W

ZIP Codes (1990): 98237

Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Headwords:

Concrete, WA

Concrete

Concrete (n.) [ U ] (B2) 混凝土 A very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.

// Reinforced concrete.

// A concrete floor/ path.

// A grey concrete building.

Concrete (v.) [ T ] 用混凝土覆蓋 To cover something in concrete.

// Why did you concrete over that nice garden?

Concrete (a.) (C1) 確定的;確實的;具體的;有形的;實在的 Clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen or felt.

// They think she killed her husband, but they have no concrete evidence.

// We have a general idea of what we want, but nothing concrete at the moment.

Concretely (adv.) In a concrete manner.

Concreteness (n.) The quality of being concrete.

Concretion (n.) The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification.

Concretion (n.) A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation, induration, etc.; a clot; a lump; a calculus.

Concretion (n.) A rounded mass or nodule produced by an aggregation of the material around a center; as, the calcareous concretions common in beds of clay.

Concretional (a.) Concretionary.

Concretionary (a.) 凝固的;含凝塊的;凝固而成的 Pertaining to, or formed by, concretion or aggregation; producing or containing concretions.

Concretive (a.) Promoting concretion. -- Sir T. Browne.

Concretively (adv.) In a concrete manner.

Concreture (n.) A mass formed by concretion. [Obs.] -- Johnson.

Concrew (v. i.) To grow together. [Obs.] -- Spenser.

Concrimination (n.) A joint accusation.

Concubinacy (n.) The practice of concubinage. [Obs.] -- Strype.

Concubinage (n.) The cohabiting of a man and a woman who are not legally married; the state of being a concubine.Note: In some countries, concubinage is marriage of an inferior kind, or performed with less solemnity than a true or formal marriage; or marriage with a woman of inferior condition, to whom the husband does not convey his rank or quality. Under Roman law, it was the living of a man and woman in sexual relations without marriage, but in conformity with local law.

Concubinage (n.) (Law) A plea, in which it is alleged that the woman suing for dower was not lawfully married to the man in whose lands she seeks to be endowed, but that she was his concubine.

Concubinage (n.) Cohabitation without being legally married.

Concubinage. () This term has two different significations; sometimes it means a species of marriage which took place among the ancients, and which is yet in use in some countries. In this country it means the act or practice of cohabiting as man and woman, in sexual commerce, without the authority of law, or a legal marriage. Vide 1 Bro. Civ. Law, 80; Merl. Rep. b. t.; Dig. 32, 49, 4; Id. 7, 1, 1; Code, 5, 27, 12.

Concubinal (a.) Of or pertaining to concubinage.

Concubinarian (a. & n.) Concubinary.

Concubinary (a.) Relating to concubinage; living in concubinage.

Concubinaries (n. pl. ) of Concubinary.

Concubinary (n.) One who lives in concubinage.

Concubinate (n.) Concubinage.

Concubine (n.) A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour.

Concubine (n.) A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of Abraham; and such concubines were allowed by the Roman laws. Their children were not heirs of their father.

Concultated (imp. & p. p.) of Conculcate.

Conculcating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Conculcate.

Conculcate (v. t.) To tread or trample under foot.

Concupiscence (n.) Sexual lust; morbid carnal passion.

Concupiscent (a.) Having sexual lust; libidinous; lustful; lecherous; salacious.

Concupiscential (a.) Relating to concupiscence.

Concupiscentious (a.) Concupiscent.

Concupiscible (a.) Exciting to, or liable to be affected by, concupiscence; provoking lustful desires.

Concupiscible (a.) Exciting desire, good or evil.

Concupiscibleness (n.) The state of being concupiscible.

Concupy (n.) Concupiscence. [Used only in "Troilus and Cressida"]

Concurred (imp. & p. p.) of Concur.

Concurring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Concur.

Concur (v. i.) To run together; to meet.

Concur (v. i.) To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help toward a common object or effect.

Concur (v. i.) To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to join; to act jointly; to agree; to coincide; to correspond.

Concur (v. i.) To assent; to consent.

Concurrence (n.) 贊同;協力;意見一致;同時發生;【數】線的交點 The act of concurring; a meeting or coming together; union; conjunction; combination.

We have no other measure but our own ideas, with the concurence of other probable reasons, to persuade us. -- Locke.

Concurrence (n.) A meeting of minds; agreement in opinion; union in design or act; -- implying joint approbation.

Tarquin the Proud was expelled by the universal concurrence of nobles and people. -- Swift.

Concurrence (n.) Agreement or consent, implying aid or contribution of power or influence; cooperation.

We collect the greatness of the work, and the necessity of the divine concurrence to it. -- Rogers.

An instinct that works us to its own purposes without our concurrence. -- Burke.

Concurrence (n.) A common right; coincidence of equal powers; as, a concurrence of jurisdiction in two different courts.

Concurrence (n.) Agreement of results or opinions [syn: {concurrence}, {concurrency}].

Concurrence (n.) Acting together, as agents or circumstances or events [syn: {concurrence}, {concurrency}].

Concurrence (n.) A state of cooperation [syn: {concurrence}, {meeting of minds}].

Concurrence (n.) The temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" [syn: {concurrence}, {coincidence}, {conjunction}, {co-occurrence}].

Concurrence (n.), French law. The equality of rights, or privilege which several persons-have over the same thing; as, for example, the right which two judgment creditors, Whose judgments were rendered at the same time, have to be paid out of the proceeds of real estate bound by them. Dict. de Jur. h.t.

Concurrency (n.) Concurrence.

Concurrent (a.) 同時發生的;贊同的;協力的;一致的;【律】同等權力的 Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect; cooperating.

I join with these laws the personal presence of the kings' son, as a concurrent cause of this reformation. -- Sir J. Davies.

The concurrent testimony of antiquity. -- Bp. Warburton.

Concurrent (a.) Conjoined; associate; concomitant; existing or happening at the same time.

There is no difference the concurrent echo and the iterant but the quickness or slowness of the return. -- Bacon.

Changes . . . concurrent with the visual changes in the eye. -- Tyndall.

Concurrent (a.) Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects; as, the concurrent jurisdiction of courts.

Concurrent (a.) (Geom.) Meeting in one point.

Syn: Meeting; uniting; accompanying; conjoined; associated; coincident; united.

Concurrent (n.) 同時發生的狀況;【數】共點 One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.

To all affairs of importance there are three necessary concurrents . . . time, industry, and faculties. -- Dr. H. More.

Concurrent (n.) One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.

Menander . . . had no concurrent in his time that came near unto him. -- Holland.

Concurrent (n.) (Chron.) One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; -- so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.

Concurrent (a.) Occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" [syn: {coincident}, {coincidental}, {coinciding}, {concurrent}, {co-occurrent}, {cooccurring}, {simultaneous}].

Concurrent (a.) 並發的,同時發生的;並存的 Happening or existing at the same time.

// The judge imposed concurrent sentences totalling 14 years for the attacks on the girls.

Concurrently (adv.) With concurrence; unitedly.

Concurrentness (n.) The state or quality of being concurrent; concurrence.

Concurring (a.) Agreeing.

Concuss (v. t.) To shake or agitate.

Concuss (v. t.) To force (a person) to do something, or give up something, by intimidation; to coerce.

Concussation (n.) A violent shock or agitation. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.

Concussion (n.)  震動;衝擊;【醫】腦震盪 A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision of two bodies.

It is believed that great ringing of bells, in populous cities, hath dissipated pestilent air; which may be from the concussion of the air. -- Bacon.

Concussion (n.) (Med.) A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain.

Concussion (n.) (Civil Law) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.

Then concussion, rapine, pilleries, Their catalogue of accusations fill. -- Daniel.

{Concussion fuse} (Mil.), One that is ignited by the concussion of the shell when it strikes.

Syn: See {Shock}.

Concussion (n.) Injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness.

Concussion (n.) Any violent blow.

Concussive (a.) 給與衝擊的;震盪性的 Having the power or quality of shaking or agitating. -- Johnson.

Cond (v. t.) To con, as a ship.

Condemned (imp. & p. p.) of Condemn.

Condemning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Condemn.

Condemn (v. t.) 責難,責備,譴責 [+as];宣告……有罪,判……[+to] [O2] To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure.

Condemn the fault, and not the actor of it! Why, every fault's condemned ere it be done. -- Shak.

Wilt thou condemn him that is most just? -- Job  xxxiv. 17.

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