combustor |
the apparatus in a jet engine in which combustion occurs. |
Comdr. |
abbreviation of "Commander." |
come |
to move toward the location of the speaker; approach. [14 definitions] |
come about |
to happen (used to refer to the sequence of events that leads up to something happening). |
come a cropper |
(informal) to suffer a failure or fiasco. [2 definitions] |
come across |
to discover or encounter by chance. [3 definitions] |
come along |
to join others in going somewhere. [4 definitions] |
come apart |
to separate, or to allow for separation. |
come around |
to regain consciousness; revive. [3 definitions] |
comeback |
(informal) a return to a former status, popularity, level of performance, or the like. [2 definitions] |
come back |
to return. [5 definitions] |
come between |
to break or disturb the relationship between (two people). |
come clean |
(informal) to admit the truth. |
Comecon |
an international trade association of communist nations (acronym for "Council for Mutual Economic Assistance"). |
comedian |
a professional entertainer who specializes in telling jokes, acting in humorous skits, and the like. [3 definitions] |
comedienne |
a female entertainer who specializes in humor. [2 definitions] |
comedo |
a blockage of dirt and secretions in a skin duct; blackhead. |
comedown |
a humiliating decline or descent from a former status. [2 definitions] |
come down |
to move to a lower place or position, esp. to the ground or to a lower floor. [9 definitions] |
come down on |
to scold or criticize. |
come down to |
of a thing, to have (something) as its central cause, fundamental essence, or core significance. [2 definitions] |