• Choose a category
• All
• Classic-Fiction

co·ney noun, plural coneys 1 : RABBIT; also : its fur

2 : PIKA

conf abbreviation 1 conference

2 confidential

con·fab noun : CONFABULATION 1

con·fab·u·la·tion noun 1 : CHAT; also : CONFERENCE

2 : a filling in of gaps in memory by fabrication

con·fec·tion noun : a fancy dish or sweet; also : CANDY

con·fec·tion·er noun : a maker of or dealer in confections

con·fec·tion·ery noun, plural -er·ies 1 : sweet foods

2 : a confectioner's place of business

Confed abbreviation Confederate

con·fed·er·a·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : a league or compact for mutual support or common action : LEAGUE, ALLIANCE

2 cap : the 11 southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 and 1861

Synonyms

alliance, bloc, coalition, combination, combine, confederation, federation, league, union; also cabal, conspiracy; cartel, syndicate, trust; faction, side, wing; association, group, organization; affiliation, cooperative, partnership

1confederate adjective 1 : united in a league : ALLIED

2 cap : of or relating to the Confederacy

2confederate noun 1 : one that is associated with another as a helper

2 cap : an adherent of the Confederacy

Synonyms

abettor, accessory, accomplice, cohort—more at ACCOMPLICE

abettor, ally, backer, supporter, sympathizer—more at ALLY

3confederate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to unite in a confederacy

Synonyms

ally, associate, band, club, conjoin, cooperate, federate, league, unite—more at ALLY

con·fed·er·a·tion noun 1 : an act of confederating : ALLIANCE

2 : LEAGUE

Synonyms

alliance, bloc, coalition, combination, combine, confederacy, federation, league, union—more at CONFEDERACY

con·fer verb con·ferred; con·fer·ring 1 : to give or grant from or as if from a position of superiority : BESTOW

2 : to exchange views : CONSULT

— con·fer·ee noun

Synonyms

[1] accord, award, bestow, give, grant; also contribute, donate, present; furnish, provide, supply; extend, offer, proffer; allocate, appropriate, assign

[2] advise, consult, counsel, parley, treat; also debate, deliberate, discuss, hash (over); coach, guide, tutor; recommend, suggest; direct, refer (to)

con·fer·ence noun 1 a : an interchange of views

b : a meeting for an exchange of views

2 : an association of athletic teams

Synonyms

[1a] argument, colloquy, deliberation, discourse, discussion, give-and-take, parley, talk—more at DISCUSSION

[1b] assembly, congress, convention, convocation, council, gathering, get-together, huddle, meeting, powwow, seminar—more at MEETING

con·fer·enc·ing noun : the holding of conferences esp. by means of electronic devices

con·fess verb 1 : to tell or make known (as something wrong or damaging to oneself)

2 : to acknowledge one's sins to God or to a priest

3 : to receive the confession of (a penitent)

Synonyms

acknowledge, admit, agree, allow, concede, grant, own—more at ADMIT

con·fessed·ly adverb : by confession : ADMITTEDLY

con·fes·sion noun 1 : an act of confessing (as in the sacrament of penance)

2 : an acknowledgment of guilt

3 : a formal statement of religious beliefs

4 : a religious body having a common creed

— con·fes·sion·al adjective

Synonyms

[1, 2] acknowledgment, admission, avowal, concession; also allowance; betrayal, disclosure, revelation; announcement, declaration, proclamation; contrition, regret, remorse, repentance

con·fes·sion·al noun : a place where a priest hears confessions

con·fes·sor noun 1 : one that confesses

2 : a priest who hears confessions

con·fet·ti noun [ORIGIN: It, pl. of confetto sweetmeat, fr. ML confectum, fr. L, neut. of confectus, pp. of conficere to prepare]

: bits of colored paper or ribbon for throwing (as at weddings)

con·fi·dant noun : one to whom secrets are confided

con·fi·dante noun : CONFIDANT; especially : one who is a woman

con·fide verb con·fid·ed; con·fid·ing 1 : to have or show faith : TRUST <~ in a friend>

2 : to tell confidentially <~ a secret>

3 : ENTRUST