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continuous
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(a) continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row

(a) of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity

counsel
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(n) something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

(n) a lawyer who pleads cases in court

(v) give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

combat
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(n) an engagement fought between two military forces

(n) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

(v) battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

concern
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(n) something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"

(n) something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"

(n) a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"

(n) an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"

(n) a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"

(v) have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

(v) be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"

counseling
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(n) something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

compose
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(v) draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

(v) put together out of existing material; "compile a list"

(v) produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

(v) write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"

(v) calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"

(v) form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality"

couch
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(n) a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment

(n) a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

(n) an upholstered seat for more than one person

(v) formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

container
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(n) any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

cool
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(n) great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

(n) the quality of being cool; "the cool of early morning"

(v) loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"

(v) lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"

(v) make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"

(s) marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"

(s) fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept; "he's a cool dude"; "that's cool"; "Mary's dress is really cool"; "it's not cool to arrive at a party too early"

(s) used of a number or sum and meaning without exaggeration or qualification; "a cool million bucks"

(a) neither warm or very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"

(a) psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes"

(a) (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and violets"

captain
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(n) a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

(n) the pilot ins charge of an airship

(n) the naval officer in command of a military ship

(n) a policeman in charge of a precinct

(n) an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

(n) the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"

(n) an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

(v) be the captain of a sports team

collective
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(n) members of a cooperative enterprise

(s) set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government; "collective farms"

(a) forming a whole or aggregate

(s) done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; "a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; "the corporate good"

cognitive
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(a) of or being or relating to or involving cognition; "cognitive psychology"; "cognitive style"

criminal
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(n) someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime

(s) guilty of crime or serious offense; "criminal in the sight of God and man"

(s) involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"

(s) bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"

(a) relating to crime or its punishment; "criminal court"

coal
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(n) a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire

(n) fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

(v) take in coal; "The big ship coaled"

(v) supply with coal

(v) burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"

confusion
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(n) a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"

(n) an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"

(n) a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"

(n) a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

(n) disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion"

clue
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(n) evidence that helps to solve a problem

(n) a slight indication

(v) roll into a ball

courage
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(n) a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear

colonial
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(n) a resident of a colony

(s) composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"

(a) of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

(a) of animals who live in colonies, such as ants

changing
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(s) marked by continuous change or effective action

consensus
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(n) agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole; "the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions"; "those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus"

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