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1,511 words match “LOCK”

COHERENCE; COHERENCY n.
cy of all the parts of it to the argument in hand, are most eminently to be found in him. Locke.
COHESION n.
Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas. Locke.
COIN v.
To acquire rapidly, as money; to make. Tenants cannot coin rent just at quarter day. Locke.
COLLECT v.
nclude from premises. [Archaic.] Shak. Which sequence, I conceive, is very ill collected. Locke. To collect one's self, to recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.
COLLIE n.
smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks. [Written also colly, colley.]
COMB n.
The thumbpiece of the hammer of a gunlock, by which it may be cocked.
COMMAND n.
ercise of authority. Command and force may often create, but can never cure, an aversion. Locke.
COMMISERATE v.
f age, disease, or want, commiserate. Denham. We should commiserate our mutual ignorance. Locke.
COMMUNITY n.
enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods. The original community of all things. Locke. An unreserved community of thought and feeling. W. Irwing.
COMPACT n.
ct. The law of nations depends on mutual compacts, treaties, leagues, etc. Blackstone. Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact. Macaulay. The federal constitution has been styled a compact between the States by which it was ratified. Wharton.
COMPASS n.
ore for the supplying and increase of useful commodities than those who built workhouses. Locke.
COMPETENT a.
villege of the infinite Author of things, . . . but is not competent to any finite being. Locke.
COMPETITOR n.
An associate; a confederate. [Obs.] Every hour more competitors Flock to their aid, and still their power increaseth. Shak.
COMPLEX a.
es put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe. Locke.
COMPLEXEDNESS n.
state of being complex or involved; complication. The complexedness of these moral ideas. Locke.
COMPLIMENT n.
Cowper. To make one a compliment, to show one respect; to praise one in a flattering way.Locke. -- To make one's compliments to, to offer formal courtesias to. -- To stand on compliment, to treat with ceremony.
COMPORT v.
ort with greatness. Beau. & Fl. How their behavior herein comported with the institution. Locke.
COMPREHENSIBLE a.
. The horizon sets the bounds . . . between what is and what is not comprehensible by us. Locke.
CONCOMITANT a.
to annex to several objects, as also to several of our thoughts, a concomitant pleasure. Locke.
CONCURRENCE n.
measure but our own ideas, with the concurence of other probable reasons, to persuade us. Locke.
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