conduct
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Is conduct a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (of a literary work) Plot.Examples: "The book of Job, indeed, in conduct and diction, bears a considerable resemblance to some of his dramas."Synonyms: action, plot, storylinecountableuncountable
2. (obsolete) Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.Examples: "I will be your conduct."; "In my conduct shall your ladies come."countableobsoleteuncountable
3. (archaic) Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit.Examples: "although thou hast been conduct of my chame"archaiccountableuncountable
4. (Anglicanism, obsolete outside fixed titles) A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.Examples: "[…] at this present it is one of the most goodly and uniform Colledges in Europe; wherein is a Master, 60 Fellows, 67 scholars, 4 Conducts, 3 Publique Professours […] besides officers and servants of the foundation, with many other students, being in all 440."; "Cory in 1722 obtained a licence of non-residence from Bishop Fleetwood, his patron, he being at that time one of the conducts, or chaplains, of King’s College."; "The Rev Charles Mitchell-Innes, Conduct of Eton College, officiated, assisted by Mr Ralph Allwood, Precentor."countableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (archaic, transitive) To lead, or guide; to escort.Examples: "I can conduct you, lady, to a low / But loyal cottage, where you may be safe."Synonyms: accompany, escort, guide, lead, steer, beleadarchaictransitive
2. (transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)Examples: "The commander conducted thousands of troops."; "to conduct the affairs of a kingdom"; "the Turks, however efficient they may have been in field operations, had little skill as engineers, and no acquaintance with the true principles of conducting a siege"Synonyms: direct, lead, manage, oversee, run, supervise, transact, beleadtransitive
3. (transitive, reflexive) To behave.Examples: "He conducted himself well."Synonyms: act, behave, carry onreflexivetransitive
4. (transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)Examples: "Water and many other liquids do not conduct heat well. Wildland fuels in general, wood, and wood products conduct heat slowly, and so do soil and rocks."; "The metal easily conducts electricity and doesn't rust in water, properties that have made it valuable in uses from household plumbing and electric wiring"Synonyms: carry, convey, transmittransitive
5. (transitive, music) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.Examples: "For a while, Walter Pohlmann, a well-known German conductor, conducted the orchestra in Compound 3. Later, Willi Mets, who had conducted the world-renowned Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, conducted the Compound 3 orchestra."transitive
6. (intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary