shops were concentrated in the town centre.
concentrated
ADJECTIVE A concentrated liquid has been made stronger by having water removed from it. • concentrated orange juice
concentration concentrations
NOUN 1 the ability to give your full attention to something you do or hear
2 A concentration of something is a large amount of it in one place.
concept concepts
NOUN an abstract or general idea
conception conceptions
NOUN the idea you have of something
concern concerns, concerning, concerned
NOUN 1 worry about something or someone
2 If something is your concern, it is your duty or responsibility.
VERB 3 If something concerns you or if you are concerned about it, it worries you.
concerned ADJECTIVE
concerning
PREPOSITION You use concerning to show what something is about. • an article concerning fox hunting
concert concerts
NOUN a public performance by musicians
concession concessions
NOUN If you make a concession, you agree to let someone have or do something.
concise
ADJECTIVE giving all the necessary information using as few words as possible • a concise explanation
SYNONYMS: brief, short
concisely ADVERB
conclude concludes, concluding, concluded
VERB 1 If you conclude something, you examine the facts and decide what your opinion is. • We concluded that the letter was a fake.
2 When you conclude something, you finish it.
conclusion conclusions
NOUN 1 the end of something
2 a final decision about something • We wanted to go for a swim in the sea, but we came to the conclusion that it was too cold.
concrete
NOUN 1 a building material made by mixing cement, sand and water
ADJECTIVE 2 real and physical, rather than abstract • He had no concrete evidence.
concussion
NOUN damage to the brain caused by a blow or a fall, which causes confusion, sickness or unconsciousness
concussed ADJECTIVE
condemn condemns, condemning, condemned
VERB 1 If you condemn something, you say it is bad and unacceptable.
2 If someone is condemned to a punishment, they are given it. • The burglar was condemned to five years in prison.
condensation
NOUN a coating of tiny drops of liquid formed on a cold surface by steam or vapour
condense condenses, condensing, condensed
VERB 1 If you condense a piece of writing or a speech, you shorten it.
2 When a gas or vapour condenses, it changes into a liquid.
condition conditions
NOUN 1 the state someone or something is in • The antique clock was still in good condition.
2 something that must happen in order for something else to be possible • I can go swimming on Saturday on the condition that I do my homework first.
conduct conducts, conducting, conducted
Said “kon-duct” NOUN 1 behaviour
Said “kon-duct” VERB 2 When you conduct an activity, you carry it out.
3 When someone conducts an orchestra, a band or a choir, they direct it in a piece of music.
4 If something conducts heat or electricity, heat or electricity can pass along it. • Copper conducts electricity well.
conductor conductors
NOUN 1 someone who conducts an orchestra or choir
2 someone who moves round a bus or train selling and checking tickets
3 a substance that conducts heat or electricity
cone cones
NOUN 1 a regular three-dimensional shape with a circular base and a point at the top
2 the fruit of a fir or pine tree
conference conferences
NOUN a meeting at which formal discussions take place
confess confesses, confessing, confessed
VERB If you confess to something, you admit that you did it.
confession confessions
NOUN 1 If you make a confession, you admit that you have done something wrong.
SYNONYM: admission
2 the act of confessing something, especially as a religious act, where people confess their sins to a priest
confetti
NOUN small pieces of coloured paper thrown over the bride and groom at a wedding
[from Italian confetto meaning a sweet]
confide confides, confiding, confided
VERB If you confide in or to someone, you tell them a secret.
confidence
NOUN 1 If you have confidence in someone, you feel you can trust them.
2 Someone who has confidence is sure of their own abilities or qualities.
confident
ADJECTIVE 1 If you are confident about something, you are sure it will happen the way you want it to.
2 Someone who is confident is very sure of themselves and their own abilities.
confidently ADVERB
confidential
ADJECTIVE Confidential information is meant to be kept secret.
confine confines, confining, confined
VERB 1 If someone confines you to a place, you can’t leave it. • The doctor confined Debbie to bed for two weeks as she had pneumonia.
2 If you confine yourself to doing something, you do only that thing. • On their trip abroad, they confined themselves to drinking bottled water.
confirm confirms, confirming, confirmed
VERB 1 If you confirm something, you say or show that it is true. • The teacher confirmed that we had all passed our spelling test.
2 If you confirm an arrangement or appointment, you say it is definite. • Dad confirmed our holiday booking.
confiscate confiscates, confiscating, confiscated
VERB If someone confiscates something, they take it away from someone as a punishment.
[from Latin confiscare meaning to seize for the public treasury]
confiscation NOUN
conflict conflicts, conflicting, conflicted
NOUN 1 disagreement and argument
2 a war or battle
VERB 3 When two ideas or interests conflict, they are different and