Someone who is conscientious takes great care over their work.
conscientiously ADVERB
conscious
ADJECTIVE 1 Someone who is conscious is awake, rather than asleep or unconscious.
2 If you are conscious of something, you are aware of it.
3 A conscious action or effort is done deliberately.
consecutive
ADJECTIVE 1 Consecutive events or periods of time happen one after the other. • We had eight consecutive days of rain.
2 Consecutive numbers follow each other in order. For example, 1, 2, 3, 4 are consecutive numbers.
consecutively ADVERB
consent consents, consenting, consented
NOUN 1 permission to do something
2 agreement between two or more people • By common consent we went to France for the holiday.
VERB 3 If you consent to something, you agree to do it or allow it to happen.
consequence consequences
NOUN result or effect
conservation
NOUN the preservation of the environment
conservationist NOUN OR ADJECTIVE
conservative conservatives
NOUN 1 a member or supporter of the Conservative Party in Britain
ADJECTIVE 2 Someone who is conservative does not like change or new ideas.
3 A conservative estimate or guess is a cautious or moderate one.
conservatory conservatories
NOUN a room with glass walls and a glass roof in which plants are kept
conserve conserves, conserving, conserved
VERB 1 If you conserve a supply of something, you make it last as long as possible. • I switched off my torch to conserve the battery.
2 If you conserve something, you keep it as it is and do not change it. • We should conserve this old building.
consider considers, considering, considered
VERB If you consider something, you think about it carefully.
considerable
ADJECTIVE A considerable amount of something is a lot of it.
considerate
ADJECTIVE Someone who is considerate thinks of other people’s needs and feelings.
consideration considerations
NOUN 1 careful thought about something
2 something that should be thought about when you are planning or deciding something
3 Someone who shows consideration pays attention to the needs and feelings of other people.
consist consists, consisting, consisted
VERB Something that consists of certain things is made up of them. • This bread consists of flour, yeast and water.
consistent
ADJECTIVE Something that is consistent does not change.
console consoles, consoling, consoled
Said “kon-sole” VERB 1 If you console someone who is unhappy, you comfort them and cheer them up.
Said “kon-sole” NOUN 2 a panel with switches or knobs for operating a machine
consonant consonants
NOUN all the letters of the alphabet that are not vowels
conspicuous
ADJECTIVE If something is conspicuous, you can see or notice it very easily.
conspiracy conspiracies
NOUN an illegal plan made in secret by a group of people
constable constables
NOUN a police officer of the lowest rank
constant
ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is constant happens all the time or is always there. • We could hear the constant sound of the waves pounding the shore.
2 If an amount or level is constant, it stays the same.
constellation constellations
NOUN a group of stars
constipated
ADJECTIVE Someone who is constipated finds it difficult to empty their bowels.
[from Latin constipare meaning to press together]
constipation NOUN
constitution constitutions
NOUN 1 The constitution of a country is the system of laws and principles by which it is governed.
2 Your constitution is your health.
construct constructs, constructing, constructed
VERB If you construct something, you build or make it.
construction constructions
NOUN 1 the process of building or making something
2 something built or made
constructive
ADJECTIVE helpful • The tennis coach made some constructive comments about my backhand.
consult consults, consulting, consulted
VERB 1 If you consult someone, you ask for their opinion or advice.
2 If you consult a book or map, you look at it for information.
consultation NOUN
consultant consultants
NOUN an experienced doctor who specializes in one type of medicine • a consultant heart surgeon
consume consumes, consuming, consumed
VERB 1 If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
2 To consume fuel or energy is to use it up.
consumer consumers
