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com·fort·er noun 1 : one that comforts

2 : QUILT

comforting adjective : providing or intended to provide comfort

Synonyms

encouraging, gratifying, heartening, heartwarming, rewarding, satisfying—more at HEARTWARMING

dreamy, narcotic, sedative, soothing—more at SOOTHING

com·fy adjective : COMFORTABLE

1comic adjective 1 : relating to comedy or comic strips

2 : provoking laughter or amusement

2comic noun 1 : a comical individual esp. a professional entertainer who uses any of various physical or verbal means to be amusing : COMEDIAN

2 plural : the part of a newspaper devoted to comic strips

Synonyms

card, comedian, humorist, jester, joker, wag, wit—more at HUMORIST

com·i·cal adjective : causing laughter

Synonyms

antic, comic, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, hysterical, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, uproarious—more at FUNNY

absurd, derisive, farcical, laughable, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, risible, silly—more at RIDICULOUS

comic book noun : a magazine containing sequences of comic strips

comic strip noun : a group of cartoons in narrative sequence

Synonyms

cartoon; also comic book, funny paper(s); animated cartoon, animation; caricature

coming adjective 1 : immediately due in sequence or development : APPROACHING, NEXT

2 : gaining importance

Synonyms

approaching, forthcoming, imminent, impending, oncoming, pending—more at FORTHCOMING

following, next—more at NEXT

co·mi·ty noun, plural -ties : friendly civility : COURTESY

coml abbreviation commercial

comm abbreviation 1 command; commander

2 commerce; commercial

3 commission; commissioner

4 committee

5 common

6 commonwealth

com·ma noun : a punctuation mark , used esp. as a mark of separation within the sentence

1command verb 1 : to direct authoritatively : ORDER

2 : to exercise a dominating influence over : have command of

3 : to overlook from a strategic position

4 : to demand or receive as one's due <~s a high fee>

Synonyms

[1] bid, boss, charge, direct, enjoin, instruct, order, tell; also ask, petition, request; beg, beseech, entreat; advise, counsel, warn; appoint, assign, authorize, commission; oversee, superintend, supervise; conduct, control, lead, manage; coerce, compel, constrain, force, oblige, require

Antonyms

mind, obey

[2] boss, captain, control, govern, preside, rule—more at GOVERN

[2] dominate, head, lead, spearhead—more at LEAD

[4] ask, charge, demand—more at CHARGE

2command noun 1 : an order given

2 a : ability to control : MASTERY

b : facility in use

3 : the act of commanding

4 : a signal that actuates a device (as a computer); also : the activation of a device by means of a signal

5 a : a body of troops under a commander

b : an area or position that one commands

6 : a position of highest authority

Synonyms

[1] behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, direction, directive, edict, instruction, order, word; also demand, requirement; injunction, mandate; law, precept, rule; ordinance, regulation, statute

[2a] arm, authority, clutch, control, dominion, grip, hold, mastery, power, sway—more at POWER

com·man·dant noun : an officer in command

com·man·deer verb : to take possession of by force

Synonyms

appropriate, arrogate, preempt, usurp—more at APPROPRIATE

com·mand·er noun 1 a : one in an official position of command or control

b : an officer commanding an army or subdivision of an army

2 : a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next below a captain

Synonyms

[1a, 1b] captain; also commissioned officer

com·mand·ment noun : something that is commanded : COMMAND, ORDER; especially : any of the Ten Commandments

Synonyms

behest, charge, command, decree, dictate, direction, directive, edict, instruction, order, word—more at COMMAND

command module noun : a space vehicle module designed to carry the crew and reentry equipment

com·man·do noun, plural -dos or -does : a member of a military unit trained for surprise raids