Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 113
Conspirer (n.) One who conspires; a conspirator.
Conspiringly (adv.) In the manner of a conspirator; by conspiracy.
Conspissation (n.) A making thick or viscous; thickness; inspissation.
Conspurcate (v. t.) To pollute; to defile.
Conspurcation (n.) The act of defiling; defilement; pollution.
Constable (n.) A high officer in the monarchical establishments of the Middle Ages.
Constable (n.) An officer of the peace having power as a conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the warrants of judicial officers.
Constablery (n.) The constabulary.
Constablery (n.) The district or jurisdiction of a constable.
Constableship (n.) The office or functions of a constable.
Constabless (n.) The wife of a constable.
Constablewick (n.) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
Constabulary (a.) Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.
Constabulary (n.) The collective body of constables in any town, district, or country.
Constabulatory (n.) A constabulary.
Constancy (n.) The state or quality of being constant or steadfast; freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability; as, the constancy of God in his nature and attributes.
Constancy (n.) Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution; especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness in attachments, or perseverance in enterprise; stability; fidelity.
Constant (a.) Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; -- opposed to fluid. [Obs.]
If . . . you mix them, you may turn these two fluid liquors into a constant body. -- Boyle.
Constant (a.) Not liable, or given, to change; permanent; regular; continuous; continually recurring; steadfast; faithful; not fickle. Opposite of changeable and variable.
Both loving one fair maid, they yet remained constant friends. -- Sir P. Sidney.
I am constant to my purposes. -- Shak.
His gifts, his constant courtship, nothing gained. -- Dryden.
Onward the constant current sweeps. -- Longfellow.
Constant (a.) (Math. & Physics) Remaining unchanged or invariable, as a quantity, force, law, etc.
Constant (a.) Consistent; logical. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Syn: Fixed; steadfast; unchanging; permanent; unalterable; immutable; invariable; perpetual; continual; resolute; firm; unshaken; determined.
Usage: Constant, Continual, Perpetual. These words are sometimes used in an absolute and sometimes in a qualified sense. Constant denotes, in its absolute sense, unchangeably fixed; as, a constant mind or purpose. In its qualified sense, it marks something as a "standing" fact or occurence; as, liable to constant interruptions; constantly called for. Continual, in its absolute sense, coincides with continuous. See Continuous. In its qualified sense, it describes a thing as occuring in steady and rapid succession; as, a round of continual calls; continually changing.
Perpetual denotes, in its absolute sense, what literally never ceases or comes to an end; as, perpetual motion. In its qualified sense, it is used hyperbolically, and denotes that which rarely ceases; as, perpetual disturbance; perpetual noise; perpetual intermeddling.
Constant (n.) That which is not subject to change; that which is invariable.
Constant (n.) (Math.) A quantity that does not change its value; -- used in countradistinction to variable.
Constant (n.) (Astron.) A number whose value, when ascertained (as by observation) and substituted in a general mathematical formula expressing an astronomical law, completely determines that law and enables predictions to be made of its effect in particular cases.
Constant (n.) (Physics) A number expressing some property or condition of a substance or of an instrument of precision; as, the dielectric constant of quartz; the collimation constant of a transit instrument.
Constant (n.) (Computers) A data structure that does not change during the course of execution of a program. It may be a number, a string, or a more complex data structure; -- contrasted with variable.
Aberration constant, or Constant of aberration (Astron.), a number which by substitution in the general formula for aberration enables a prediction to be made of the effect of aberration on a star anywhere situated. Its value is 20[sec].47.
Absolute constant (Math.), One whose value is absolutely the same under all circumstances, as the number 10, or any numeral.
Arbitrary constant, An undetermined constant in a differential equation having the same value during all changes in the values of the variables.
Gravitation constant (Physics), The acceleration per unit of time produced by the attraction of a unit of mass at unit distance. When this is known the acceleration produced at any distance can be calculated.
Solar constant (Astron.), The quantity of heat received by the earth from the sun in a unit of time. It is, on the C. G. S. system, 0.0417 small calories per square centimeter per second. --Young.
Constant of integration (Math.), An undetermined constant added to every result of integration.
Constant (a.) Unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "principles of unvarying validity" [syn: changeless, constant, invariant, unvarying].
Constant (a.) Steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star" [ant: inconstant].
Constant (a.) Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting].
Constant (n.) A quantity that does not vary [syn: constant, constant quantity, invariable].
Constant (n.) A number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity of light is a constant".
Constantia (n.) A superior wine, white and red, from Constantia, in Cape Colony.
Constantinople (prop. n.) The former capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; it was built on the site of ancient Byzantium, and the name was changed to Istanbul by the Turks.
Syn: Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul.
Note: The name change was the subject of a humorous song in the 1950's "Istanbul (not Constantinople)": Artists: The Four Lads -- peak Billboard position # 10 in 1953 -- Words by Jimmy Kennedy and Music by Nat Simon -- (C) Chappell & Co. Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul Even old New York Was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way Take me back to Constantinople No, you can't go back to Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks'.
Constantinople (n.) The largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul, Constantinople].
Constantinople (n.) The council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches [syn: Constantinople, Fourth Council of Constantinople].
Constantinople (n.) The sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned
Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human [syn: Constantinople, Third Council of Constantinople].
Constantinople (n.) The fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic [syn: Constantinople, Second Council of Constantinople].
Constantinople (n.) The second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed [syn: Constantinople, First Council of Constantinople].
Constantly (adv.) With constancy; steadily; continually; perseveringly; without cessation; uniformly.
Constat (n.) A certificate showing what appears upon record touching a matter in question.
Constate (v. t.) To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove.
Constellate (v. i. ) To join luster; to shine with united radiance, or one general light. [R.]
The several things which engage our affections . . . shine forth and constellate in God. -- Boule.
Constellate (v. t.) 形成星座；定名星座；以群星裝飾 To unite in one luster or radiance, as stars. [R.]
Whe know how to constellate these lights. -- Boyle.
Constellate (v. t.) To set or adorn with stars or constellations; as, constellated heavens. -- J. Barlow.
Constellate (v.) Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: dot, stud, constellate].
Constellate (v.) Come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" [syn: cluster, constellate, flock, clump].
Constellate (v.) Form a constellation or cluster.
Constellation (n.) 星座；星座區域 [C]；薈萃；群集 [C] [（+of）]；（占星學中的）星宿 [C] A cluster or group of fixed stars, or dvision of the heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some animal, or of some mythologial personage, within whose imaginary outline, as traced upon the heavens, the group is included.
The
constellations seem to have been almost purposely named and delineated to
cause as much confusion and inconvenience as possible. -- Sir J. Herschel.
Note: In each of the constellations now recognized by astronomers (about 90 in number)
the brightest stars, both named and unnamed, are designated
nearly in the order of brilliancy by the letters of the Greek alphabet;
as, [alpha] Tauri (Aldebaran) is the first star of Taurus, [gamma] Orionis
(Bellatrix) is the third star of Orion.
Constellation (n.) An assemblage of splendors or excellences.
The constellations of genius had already begun to show itself . . . which was to shed a glory over the meridian and close of Philip's reign. -- Prescott.
Constellation (n.) Fortune; fate; destiny. [Obs.]
It is constellation, which causeth all that a man doeth. -- Gower.
Constellation (n.) An arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" [syn: configuration, constellation].
Constellation (n.) A configuration of stars as seen from the earth.
Constellation () A cluster of stars, or stars which appear to be near each other in the heavens, and which astronomers have reduced to certain figures (as the "Great Bear," the "Bull," etc.) for the sake of classification and of memory. In Isa. 13:10, where this word only occurs, it is the rendering of the Hebrew _kesil_, i.e., "fool." This was the Hebrew name of the constellation Orion (Job 9:9; 38:31), a constellation which represented Nimrod, the symbol of folly and impiety. The word some interpret by "the giant" in this place, "some heaven-daring rebel who was chained to the sky for his impiety."
Consternation (n.) 驚愕，恐怖，驚惶失措 Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
The chiefs around, In silence wrapped, in consternation drowned. Attend the stern reply. -- Pope.
Syn: Alarm; fright; amazement; astonishment; surprise; panic; perturbation. See Alarm.
Consternation (n.) Fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn: {alarm}, {dismay}, {consternation}].
Constipated (imp. & p. p.) of Constipate
Constipating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Constipate
Constipate (v. t.) To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense. [Obs.]
Of cold the property is to condense and constipate. -- Bacon.
Constipate (v. t.) To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels.
Constipate (v. t.) (Med.) To render costive; to cause constipation in.
Constipate (v.) Impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today" [syn: clog, constipate].
Constipate (v.) Cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you" [syn: constipate, bind].
Constipation (n.) Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. [Obs.]
Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation . . . of its particles. -- Boyle.
Constipation (n.) A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness.
Constipation (n.) Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis [syn: constipation, irregularity].
Constipation (n.) The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) [syn: stultification, constipation,
impairment, deadening].
Constituencies (n. pl. ) of Constituency
Constituency (n.) A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district.
Constituent (a.) Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component.
Constituent (a.) Having the power of electing or appointing.
Constituent (n.) The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.
Constituent (n.) That which constitutes or composes, as a part, or an essential part; a component; an element.
Constituent (n.) One for whom another acts; especially, one who is represented by another in a legislative assembly; -- correlative to representative.
Constituent (n.) A person who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact.
Constituent (n.) [ C ] (Part) 成分；構成部分；要素 One of the parts that a substance or combination is made of.
// What are the basic constituents of the mixture?
Constituent (n.) [ C ] (Person) （某選區的）選民，選舉人 A voter (= person who can vote) in a particular area of the country.
// The MP worked hard, always talking to his constituents and listening to their problems.
Constituted (imp. & p. p.) of Constitute
Constituting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Constitute
Constitute (n.) An established law. [Obs.] -- T. Preston.
Constitute (v. t.) 構成，組成 [W]；設立（機構等）；制定（法律等） To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.
Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority. -- Jer. Taylor.
Constitute (v. t.) To make up; to compose; to form.
Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction. -- Johnson.
Constitute (v. t.) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine. -- Wordsworth.
{Constituted authorities}, The officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. --Bartlett.
Constitute (v.) Form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" [syn: {constitute}, {represent}, {make up}, {comprise}, {be}].
Constitute (v.) Create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" [syn: {appoint}, {name}, {nominate}, {constitute}].
Constitute (v.) To compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" [syn: {form}, {constitute}, {make}].
Constitute (v.) Set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" [syn: {establish}, {found}, {plant}, {constitute}, {institute}].
Constituter (n.) One who constitutes or appoints.
Constitution (n.) 憲法；章程，法規 [C]；體質，體格 [C] [U]；（事物的）構造，組成（方式）[C] [U] The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation.
Constitution (n.) The state of being; that form of being, or structure and connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a system or body; natural condition; structure; texture; conformation.
The physical constitution of the sun. -- Sir J. Herschel.
Constitution (n.) The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution.
Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the old world. -- Story.
Constitution (n.) The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament.
He defended himself with . . . less passion than was expected from his constitution. -- Clarendon.
Constitution (n.) The fundamental, organic law or principles of government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs.
Our constitution had begun to exist in times when statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact definitions. -- Macaulay.
Note: In England the constitution is unwritten, and may be modified from time to time by act of Parliament. In the United States a constitution cannot ordinarily be modified, exept through such processes as the constitution itself ordains.
Constitution (n.) An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment; especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the constitutions of Justinian.
The positive constitutions of our own churches. -- Hooker.
A constitution of Valentinian addressed to Olybrius, then prefect of Rome, for the regulation of the conduct of advocates. -- George Long.
{Apostolic constitutions}. See under {Apostolic}.
Constitution (n.) Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government [syn: {fundamental law}, {organic law}, {constitution}].
Constitution (n.) The act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" [syn: {constitution}, {establishment}, {formation}, {organization}, {organisation}].
Constitution (n.) The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states [syn: {United States Constitution}, {U.S. Constitution}, {US Constitution}, {Constitution}, {Constitution of the United States}].
Constitution (n.) The way in which someone or something is composed [syn: {constitution}, {composition}, {physical composition}, {makeup}, {make-up}].
Constitution (n.) A United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston [syn: {Constitution}, {Old Ironsides}].
Constitution (n.) Contracts. The constitution of a contract, is the making of the contract as, the written constitution of a debt. 1 Bell's Com. 332, 5th ed.
Constitution (n.) Government. The fundamental law of the state, containing the principles upon which the government is founded, and regulating the divisions of the sovereign powers, directing to what persons each of these powers is to be confided, and the, manner it is to be exercised as, the Constitution of the United States. See Story on the Constitution; Rawle on the Const.
Constitution (n.) The words constitution and government (q.v.) are sometimes employed to express the same idea, the manner in which sovereignty is exercised in each state. Constitution is also the name of the instrument containing the fundamental laws of the state.
Constitution (n.) By constitution, the civilians, and, from them, the common law writers, mean some particular law; as the constitutions of the emperors contained in the Code.
Constitution (n.) [ C ] (Laws) (C1) 憲法；章程 The set of political principles by which a state or organization is governed, especially in relation to the rights of the people it governs.
// Britain has no written constitution.
// The Constitution of the United States.
// Under (= as part of) the union constitution, a new committee is elected each year.
Constitution (n.) [ C ] (Health) (C2) 體質，體格 The general state of someone's health.
// He has a very strong constitution.
Constitution (n.) [ C ] (Parts) 組成；構成；結構；構造 How something is made up of different parts.
// The constitution of a chemical compound.
Constitutional (a.) 體質上的；生來的；本質的；基本的；憲法的；符合憲法的；有憲法權力的；擁護憲法的 Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity; constitutional ardor or dullness.
Constitutional (a.) In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.
Constitutional (a.) Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution; as, constitutional government; constitutional rights. -- Hallam.
Constitutional (a.) Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government; as, a constitutional risis.
The anient constitutional traditions of the state. -- Macaulay.
Constitutional (a.) For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a constitutional walk. [Colloq.]
{Constitutional law}, Law that relates to the constitution, as a permanent system of political and juridical government, as distinguished from statutory and common law, which relate to matters subordinate to such constitution.
Constitutional (n.) 保健散步；保健運動 [C] A walk or other exercise taken for one's health or constitution. [Colloq.] -- Thackeray.
The men trudged diurnal constitutionals along the different roads. -- Compton Reade.
Constitutional (a.) Of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup; "constitutional walk".
Constitutional (a.) Sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; "the constitutional right of free speech"; "constitutional government"; "constitutional guarantees" [ant: {unconstitutional}].
Constitutional (a.) Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" [syn: {built- in}, {constitutional}, {inbuilt}, {inherent}, {integral}].
Constitutional (a.) Constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) [syn: {constituent(a)}, {constitutional}, {constitutive(a)}, {organic}].
Constitutional (n.) A regular walk taken as a form of exercise.
Constitutional (a.) That which is consonant to, and agrees with the constitution.
Constitutional (a.) 2. When laws are made in violation of the constitution, they are null and void: but the courts will not declare such a law void unless there appears to be a clear and unequivocal breach of the constitution. 4 Dall. R. 14; 3 Dall. R. 399; 1 Cranch, R. 137; 1 Binn. R. 415 6 Cranch, R. 87, 136; 2 Hall's Law Journ. 96, 255, 262; 3 Hall's Law Journ. 267; Wheat. Dig. tit. Constitutional Law; 2 Pet. R. 522; 2 Dall. 309; 12 Wheat. R. 270; Charlt. R. 175,.235; 1 Breese, R. 70, 209; 1 Blackf. R. 206 2 Porter, R. 303; 5 Binn. 355; 3 S. & R. 169; 2 Penn. R. 184; 19 John. R. 58; 1 Cowen, R. 550; 1 Marsb. R. 290 Pr. Dec. 64, 89 2 Litt. R. 90; 4 Monr R. 43; 1 South. R. 192; 7 Pick. R. 466; 13 Pick. R. 60 11 Mass. R. 396; 9 Greenl. R. 60; 5 Hayw. R. 271; 1 Harr. & J. 236; 1 Gill & J. 473; 7 Gill & J. 7; 9 Yerg. 490; 1 Rep. Const. Ct. 267; 3 Desaus. R. 476; 6 Rand. 245; 1 Chip. R. 237, 257; 1 Aik. R. 314; 3 N. H. Rep. 473; 4 N. H. Rep. 16; 7 N. H. Rep. 65; 1 Murph. R. 58. See 8 Law Intell. 65, for a list of decisions made by the supreme court of the United States, declaring laws to be unconstitutional.
Constitutionalism (n.) [U] 立憲主義；立憲政體；憲政的維護 The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or constitutional government. -- Carlyle.
Constitutionalism (n.) A constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution).
Constitutionalism (n.) Advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles.
Constitutionalist (n.) [C] 立憲主義者；憲法擁護者；研究憲法者，憲法學者 One who advocates a constitutional form of government; a constitutionalist.
Constitutionalist (a.) An advocate of constitutional government.
Constitutionalities (n. pl. ) of Constitutionality
Constitutionality (n.) 符合憲法，合法性 The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent in the natural frame.
Constitutionality (n.) The state of being consistent with the constitution or frame of government, or of being authorized by its provisions. -- Burke.
Constitutionalities, bottomless cavilings and questionings about written laws. -- Carlyle.
Constitutionally (adv.) 本質地；天性地；憲法上；立憲上；體質上；構造上 In accordance with the constitution or natural disposition of the mind or body; naturally; as, he was constitutionally timid.
The English were constitutionally humane. -- Hallam.
Constitutionally (adv.) In accordance with the constitution or fundamental law; legally; as, he was not constitutionally appointed.
Nothing would indue them to acknowledge that [such] an assembly . . . was constitutionally a Parliament. -- Macaulay.
Constitutionally (adv.) According to the constitution; "this was constitutionally ruled out" [ant: {unconstitutionally}].
Constitutionist (n.) One who adheres to the constitution of the country. -- Bolingbroke.
Constitutionist (n.) (In British) A constitutionalist.
Constitutive (a.) 有創制權的；制定的；本質的；基本的；構成分子的 Tending or assisting to constitute or compose; elemental; essential.
An ingredient and constitutive part of every virtue. -- Barrow.
Constitutive (a.) Having power to enact, establish, or create; instituting; determining. -- Sir W. Hamilton.
Constitutive (a.) Constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) [syn: {constituent(a)}, {constitutional}, {constitutive(a)}, {organic}].
Constitutively (adv.) (Not comparable) In a constitutive manner.
Constrained (imp. & p. p.) of Constrain.
Constraining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Constrain.
Constrain (v. t.) 強迫，迫使 [OZ]；限制；束縛；拘禁 To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.
He binds in chains The drowsy prophet, and his limbs constrains. -- Dryden.
When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold. -- Dryden.
Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
How the strait stays the slender waist constrain. -- Gay.
Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
My sire in caves constrains the winds. -- Dryden.
Constrain (v. t.) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
The love of Christ constraineth us. -- 2. Cor. v. 14.
I was constrained to appeal unto C[ae]sar. -- Acts xxviii. 19.
Constrain (v. t.) To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Constrain (v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice.
Syn: To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.
Constrain (v.) Hold back [syn: {restrain}, {encumber}, {cumber}, {constrain}].
Constrain (v.) Restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" [syn: {stiffen}, {tighten}, {tighten up}, {constrain}].
Constrainable (a.) Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint.
Constrained (a.) Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.
Constrainedly (adv.) By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner.
Constrainer (n.) One who constrains.
Constraint (n.) The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.
Constraintive (a.) Constraining; compulsory.
Constricted (imp. & p. p.) of Constrict.
Constricting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Constrict.
Constrict (v. t.) To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
Constricted (a.) Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped.
Constricted (a.) Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others.
Constriction (n.) 壓縮；緊壓的感覺；束緊；壓縮物；阻塞物 The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.
Constriction (n.) The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding.
A constriction of the parts inservient to speech. -- Grew.
Constriction (n.) A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel [syn: {constriction}, {bottleneck}, {chokepoint}].
Constriction (n.) Tight or narrow compression [syn: {constriction}, {coarctation}].
Constriction (n.) A tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat" [syn: {constriction}, {tightness}].
Constriction (n.) The action or process of compressing.