CONTROL

CON ·TROL 2 syllables

A1 · Beginner 📏 7 letters 🎲 Scrabble 9 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. power to direct or determine
  2. a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
  3. (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
  4. a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment

💬 Examples

  • "under control"
  • "measures for the control of disease"
  • "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
  • "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"

🔗 Similar words

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verb
  1. exercise authoritative control or power over
  2. lessen the intensity of
  3. handle and cause to function
  4. maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

💬 Examples

  • "control the budget"
  • "Command the military forces"
  • "temper"
  • "hold in restraint"

🔗 Similar words

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