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Noun
S: (n) control (power to direct or determine) "under control"
S: (n) control (a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another) "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
S: (n) control ((physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc) "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"
S: (n) control condition, control (a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment) "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"
S: (n) control (the activity of managing or exerting control over something) "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
S: (n) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control (the state that exists when one person or group has power over another) "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
S: (n) anchorage (the condition of being secured to a base) "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"
S: (n) health (the general condition of body and mind) "his delicate health"; "in poor health"
S: (n) mode (a particular functioning condition or arrangement) "switched from keyboard to voice mode"
S: (n) niche, ecological niche ((ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species))
S: (n) saturation (a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence)
S: (n) silence (the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)) "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"
S: (n) situation, position (a condition or position in which you find yourself) "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"
S: (n) nomination (the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election) "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"
S: (n) standardization, standardisation (the condition in which a standard has been successfully established) "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars"
S: (n) stigmatism ((optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point)
S: (n) astigmatism, astigmia ((optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point)
S: (n) way (the condition of things generally) "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"
S: (n) circumstance (a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity)
S: (n) homelessness (the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets))
S: (n) reinstatement (the condition of being reinstated) "her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly"
S: (n) place (proper or appropriate position or location) "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
S: (n) difficulty (a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome) "grappling with financial difficulties"
S: (n) improvement, melioration (a condition superior to an earlier condition) "the new school represents a great improvement"
S: (n) decline, declination (a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state)
S: (n) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control (the state that exists when one person or group has power over another) "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
S: (n) comfort, comfortableness (a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain) "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"
S: (n) need, demand (a condition requiring relief) "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"
S: (n) despair, desperation (a state in which all hope is lost or absent) "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation"
S: (n) subservience (the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan) "all his actions were in subservience to the general plan"
S: (n) safety (the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions) "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk"
S: (n) danger (the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury) "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease"
S: (n) tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness (the physical condition of being stretched or strained) "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"
S: (n) hospitalization (the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital) "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization"
S: (n) identification (the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established) "the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"; "identification of the gun was an important clue"
S: (n) impaction (the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed)
S: (n) ionization, ionisation (the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)) "the ionization of a gas"
S: (n) leakiness (the condition of permitting leaks or leakage) "the leakiness of the roof"; "the heart valve's leakiness"; "the leakiness of the boat made it dangerous to use"
S: (n) lubrication (the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant)
S: (n) submission (the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else) "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God"
S: (n) control, controller (a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine) "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"
S: (n) control (a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance)
S: (n) control (the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.) "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"
Verb
S: (v) control, command (exercise authoritative control or power over) "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
S: (v) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits) "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
S: (v) operate, control (handle and cause to function) "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
S: (v) manipulate, keep in line, control (maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage) "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"
S: (v) control, verify (check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard) "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
S: (v) restrict, control (place under restrictions; limit access to by law) "this substance is controlled"; "that area is restricted to security personnel only"
S: (v) control (verify by using a duplicate register for comparison) "control an account"
S: (v) see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something) "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
S: (v) master, control (have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of) "Do you control these data?"