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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: come - comfort</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="comeallye"> come-all-ye, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a folk song or ballad of England, Ireland, or Canada. </DL> <A NAME="comeandgo"> come-and-go, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD>noun activity; bustle; comings and goings. Ex. His freedom to choose will lead him to destruction if he retreats before the come-and-go of his time (Time). <DD>adj. passing quickly; not lasting or regular. Ex. Come-and-go particles and packets of energy have a merely temporary existence. </DL> <A NAME="comeatable"> come-at-able, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Informal.) easily reached or obtained; accessible. </DL> <A NAME="comeback"> comeback, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Informal.) a return to a former condition or position. Ex. Then after his near-fatal auto crash in 1949 [Ben Hogan] made his famous comeback at Merion, Pa., by triumphing in 1950 (New York Times). <DD> 2. (U.S. Slang.) a clever answer; sharp reply. <DD> 3. (Slang.) a cause for complaining. Ex. He was given a fair trial and had no comeback. </DL> <A NAME="comecon"> Comecon or COMECON, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the former trade association of Communist countries. </DL> <A NAME="comedian"> comedian, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an actor in comedies; actor of comic parts. Ex. A comedian played the part of the fool. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) a person who amuses others with his funny talk and actions, often acting in a foolish or irresponsible way. Ex. That boy is always playing pranks and is a comedian no one takes seriously. <DD> 3. a writer of comedies. </DL> <A NAME="comedic"> comedic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the nature of comedy; comic. Ex. The play begins casually, with a comedic tone (Saturday Review). adv. comedically. </DL> <A NAME="comediedemoeurs"> comedie de moeurs,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) comedy of manners. </DL> <A NAME="comedielarmoyante"> comedie larmoyante,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) larmoyant comedy; comedy of a sentimental or romantic type. </DL> <A NAME="comedienne"> comedienne, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an actress in comedies; actress of comic parts. </DL> <A NAME="comedienoire"> comedie noire,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) black comedy. </DL> <A NAME="comedietta"> comedietta, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a short comedy. <DD> 2. a comedy of slight character. </DL> <A NAME="comedist"> comedist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a writer of comedies. </DL> <A NAME="comedo"> comedo, noun, pl. -dones, -dos.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Medicine.) a blackhead. </DL> <A NAME="comedown"> comedown, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a loss of position, rank, or money which is unexpected. Ex. "It's quite a comedown from being a ten-thousand-dollar-a-year man to this, but I'll come back" (James T. Farrell). </DL> <A NAME="comedy"> comedy, noun, pl. -dies.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an amusing play or show having a happy ending. Ex. All comedies are ended by a marriage (Byron). <DD> 2. such plays or shows as a class; branch of drama concerned with such plays. Ex. Restoration dramatists preferred comedy to tragedy. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) an amusing happening; funny incident. Ex. Our picnic in the rain was a comedy of errors and mishaps. <DD> 4a. the comic element of drama or literature, or of life in general. Ex. the human comedy. <DD> b. a sublime subject treated objectively, regardless of comic or tragic overtones. Ex. Dante's Divine Comedy. <DD> 5. any literary work having a theme suited to comedy or using the methods of comedy. </DL> <A NAME="comedydrama"> comedy drama,<DL COMPACT><DD> a dramatic play containing an element of comedy and usually having a happy ending. Ex. ... a deft comedy drama, with credible characters and intelligent, crackling dialogue (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="comedyofmanners"> comedy of manners,<DL COMPACT><DD> comedy marked by wit and social satire. Ex. The comedy of manners was a type of play that pictured the gay, immoral world of the aristocracy. These plays were Restoration drama at its best (R. W. Stallman). </DL> <A NAME="comehither"> come-hither, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. an inviting or persuasive call to a child or animal. <DD> 2. (Informal.) an alluring invitation; enticement. Ex. Nancy Reed ... in whose ballads there is plenty of come-hither (New Yorker). <DD>adj. (Informal.) inviting; alluring. Ex. come-hither eyes, a come-hither voice. </DL> <A NAME="comelately"> come-lately, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> lately or newly arrived; Johnny-come-lately. Ex. I didn't object to his being come-lately, of course. The naturalized are often the most patriotic (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="comely"> comely, adjective, -lier, -liest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. pleasant to look at; attractive. Ex. [She] might be rather called comely than beautiful (John Gay). (SYN) pretty, handsome. <DD> 2. fitting; suitable; proper. (SYN) decent, becoming, decorous, seemly. noun comeliness. </DL> <A NAME="comeon"> come-on, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) something offered to attract or allure; enticement; inducement. Ex. The grocery cut the price of milk as a come-on to customers. "In six easy lessons" is an old come-on (Saturday Review). </DL> <A NAME="comeouter"> come-outer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a person who separates himself from an established organization; a social or political reformer. Ex. If our society is to survive it must provide an atmosphere in which just such misfits and eccentrics and come-outers can flourish (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="comeprima"> come prima,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian, Music.) as at first (a direction for the repetition of an effect). </DL> <A NAME="comer"> comer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who comes. (SYN) visitor, arrival. <DD> 2. a person who has recently come. <DD> 3. (Informal.) a person who seems likely to succeed or shows promise. </DL> <A NAME="comesopra"> come sopra,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian, Music.) as above (a direction for the repetition of an effect). </DL> <A NAME="comestible"> comestible, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun Often, comestibles. a thing to eat; article of food. Ex. The world's food supply has become only slightly more radioactive since 1945, and in most categories of comestibles there is no slightest threat to health (Time). <DD>adj. (Obsolete.) eatable; edible. </DL> <A NAME="comet"> comet, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a bright heavenly body with a starlike center and often with a cloudy tail of light which always points away from the sun. Comets move around the sun like planets, but in an oval course. We can see comets only when they come close to the earth. Ex. The diameters of the heads of comets average 80,000 miles, approximately the size of Jupiter (Wasley S. Krogdahl). <DD> 2. a fancy variety of goldfish. </DL> <A NAME="cometary"> cometary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with a comet. Ex. cometary orbits. <DD> 2. like a comet. </DL> <A NAME="comether"> comether, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Irish or Informal.) an inviting, persuasive, or controlling influence. expr. put one's (or the) comether on, to persuade; influence; coax; wheedle. Ex. We must buy him, or put the comether on him (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="cometic"> cometic, adjective. =cometary.</DL> <A NAME="cometoid"> cometoid, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like a comet. </DL> <A NAME="cometseeker"> comet seeker or finder,<DL COMPACT><DD> a telescope of low power but with a wide field, used in searching for comets. </DL> <A NAME="comeuppance"> comeuppance, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) one's just deserts. Ex. In his arrogance, he even challenges the British Open champion, and thereby nearly gets his comeuppance (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="comex"> Comex or comex, noun. =commodity exchange.</DL> <A NAME="comfit"> comfit, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a piece of candy; sweetmeat; bonbon. <DD>v.t. (Obsolete.) to preserve with sugar; make into a candy. </DL> <A NAME="comfort"> comfort, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to ease the grief or sorrow of; cheer. Ex. The mother's words of love and help comforted the crying girl. <DD> 2. to give ease to; make comfortable. Ex. The nurse comforted the patient by tidying up his bed. <DD> 3. (Law.) to help; support. <DD>noun 1a. anything that makes trouble or sorrow easier to bear; consolation. Ex. The news that their missing son was well brought great comfort to his parents. <DD> b. the feeling of relief or consolation. <DD> 2. a person or thing that makes life easier or takes away hardship. Ex. His dog was a great comfort to the lost hunter. Social security is a comfort to retired persons. <DD> 3. a cause or matter of satisfaction; something reassuring. Ex. Knowing that the police would protect him was a comfort to the witness. <DD> 4a. freedom from pain or hardship; ease. Ex. My father makes enough money for us to live in comfort. <DD> b. the conditions which produce or promote such a state. Ex. brought up in comfort and elegance. <DD> 5. (U.S. Dialect.) a comforter for a bed. <DD> 6. (Law.) help; support. Ex. Giving aid and comfort to an enemy is called treason. </DL> <A HREF="comforta.dic">NEXT</A>