2 If one thing or person is connected with another, there is a link between them.
connection connections
NOUN 1 the point where two things are joined together
2 If you make a connection at a station or airport, you continue your journey by catching another train, bus or plane. • Our train was late, so we missed our connection.
connective connectives
NOUN a word that connects phrases, clauses or words together
See conjunction (#ulink_7f209caa-0da4-5f27-8b99-593907b0786a)
conquer conquers, conquering, conquered
VERB 1 If you conquer something difficult or dangerous, you succeed in controlling it. • She conquered her fear of spiders.
2 to take control of a country by force
conqueror NOUN
conscience
NOUN the part of your mind that tells you what is right or wrong
conscientious
ADJECTIVE Someone who is conscientious takes great care over their work.
conscientiously ADVERB
conscious
ADJECTIVE 1 Someone who is conscious is awake, rather than asleep or unconscious.
2 If you are conscious of something, you are aware of it.
3 A conscious action or effort is done deliberately.
consecutive
ADJECTIVE 1 Consecutive events or periods of time happen one after the other. • We had eight consecutive days of rain.
2 Consecutive numbers follow each other in order. For example, 1, 2, 3, 4 are consecutive numbers.
consecutively ADVERB
consent consents, consenting, consented
NOUN 1 permission to do something
2 agreement between two or more people • By common consent we went to France for the holiday.
VERB 3 If you consent to something, you agree to do it or allow it to happen.
consequence consequences
NOUN result or effect
conservation
NOUN the preservation of the environment
conservationist NOUN OR ADJECTIVE
conservative conservatives
NOUN 1 a member or supporter of the Conservative Party in Britain
ADJECTIVE 2 Someone who is conservative does not like change or new ideas.
3 A conservative estimate or guess is a cautious or moderate one.
conservatory conservatories
NOUN a room with glass walls and a glass roof in which plants are kept
conserve conserves, conserving, conserved
VERB 1 If you conserve a supply of something, you make it last as long as possible. • I switched off my torch to conserve the battery.
2 If you conserve something, you keep it as it is and do not change it. • We should conserve this old building.
consider considers, considering, considered
VERB If you consider something, you think about it carefully.
considerable
ADJECTIVE A considerable amount of something is a lot of it.
considerate
ADJECTIVE Someone who is considerate thinks of other people’s needs and feelings.
consideration considerations
NOUN 1 careful thought about something