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(n)
(countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.
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The act of placing a bid.
The act or process of mastering; the state of having mastered; expertise.
(uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
(v)
Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
A declaration or remark.
(transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.
A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.
(countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.
(clothing) A garment designed to be worn over the top portion of other clothes, such as an overshirt, vest, or overtunic.
An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest.
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
The act of exerting control.
Any person who leads or directs.
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
The capacity of someone to lead others.
Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
(music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
Someone who has control over something or someone.
Becoming professional in the use of something; developing mastery.
Ability, skill, competence.
(transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
A formal request for something.
(countable) A command.
(uncountable) The placement of an order for goods or services.
The amount of money levied for a service.
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
The act of putting into motion.
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly:
A body of directors.
(obsolete) Command, injunction.
A dogmatic decree or command, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent.
Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.
A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
Alternative spelling of commander in chief. [Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country.]
(adj)
In order, not messy, tidy.
Pertaining to a hierarchy.
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
commandant
A master's degree.
Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
(military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
(figurative) Position or reputation in society or a profession.
Obsolete form of order. [(countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.]
A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
(broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
Armed forces.
Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
The center of an organization's operations or administration.
An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
Understanding.
(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
An order to report for military service.
A company of, often touring, actors, singers or dancers.
A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
(originally African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) An older male relative.
(religion) A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
(computing) Abbreviation of command. [An order to do something.]
A person or object that carries someone or something else.
(Internet) Initialism of Border Gateway Protocol.
(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
The action of the verb to drive in any sense.
A member of the Women's Army Corps.
(nautical, military) Abbreviation of maritime forces command.
(chiefly music) A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
Lacking or not requiring a key.
(logistics) Initialism of order management system.
(fandom slang) Initialism of Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal.
(nautical) The master of a ship.
Equipment used to control direction; something used to steer.
The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."
A printed card allowing spectators of a game to identify players and record progress.
The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
(biochemistry) Abbreviation of soluble guanylyl cyclase.