| commitment |
a pledge or obligation to fulfill an act or function. [4 definitions] |
| committed |
dedicated or devoted, as to a cause, belief, activity, or person. [2 definitions] |
| committee |
a group of persons chosen or volunteering themselves to work together to solve a problem or resolve a particular issue. |
| committeeman |
a male member of a committee. [2 definitions] |
| committeewoman |
a female member of a committee. [2 definitions] |
| commode |
a toilet. [3 definitions] |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| commodities trade |
the purchase and sale of raw goods, such as agricultural products or materials derived from natural resources, that have uniform value across an economic market, as opposed to the purchase and sale of services or branded products. |
| commodity |
something with a practical use or value. [2 definitions] |
| commodity dollar |
a proposed unit of currency whose value would vary according to an official index of key commodity prices. |
| commodore |
in the U.S. Navy until 1899 and again during World War II, a commissioned naval officer ranked below a rear admiral and above a captain. [2 definitions] |
| common |
associated with all sides or with all members of a group. [9 definitions] |
| commonality |
the common people, as opposed to those of the upper classes; commonalty. [2 definitions] |
| commonalty |
the common people, as opposed to those of the upper classes; commonality. [3 definitions] |
| common carrier |
a person or company that transports cargo or passengers at standard fees. |
| common cold |
a common viral respiratory infection, accompanied by nasal congestion, sore throat, coughing, and the like; cold. |
| common courtesy |
something generally done or said in a given situation in order to be considerate or polite. |
| common denominator |
a number that is a common multiple of the denominators of more than one fraction. [2 definitions] |
| commoner |
one of the common people, as opposed to the aristocracy or the upper classes. |
| Common Era |
see "Christian Era." |
| common fraction |
a fraction represented by a numerator, above a horizontal or diagonal line, and a denominator below. (Cf. decimal fraction.) |