companion (noun) en

  • 21companion-in-arms — noun a fellow soldier …

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  • 22companion — noun Syn: comrade, fellow ..., partner, associate, escort, compatriot, confederate, friend; informal pal, chum, crony; Brit.; informal mate; N.Amer.; informal buddy …

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  • 23companion crop — noun : a secondary crop planted to increase or hasten returns on a plot of land (as lettuce between tomatoes) …

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  • 24companion flange — noun : a pipe flange threaded internally to receive a pipe length and drilled so it may be bolted to another like flange; sometimes : a similar arrangement for coupling two parts of a shaft …

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  • 25companion piece — noun : one object that is associated with and has qualities in common with a related object usually in the same class of objects; especially : a literary work that complements another work of the same author * * * a literary or musical work that… …

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  • 26stable companion — noun a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person • Syn: ↑stablemate • Hypernyms: ↑horse, ↑Equus caballus * * * stable companion noun (informal) Someone who lodges in the same place or is a member of the same… …

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  • 27companion */*/ — UK [kəmˈpænjən] / US noun [countable] Word forms companion : singular companion plural companions 1) someone who is with you a travelling companion a) a friend or pet that you spend a lot of time with The dog soon became my constant companion. b) …

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  • 28companion — [13] Etymologically, your companion is someone who shares your ‘bread’ with you. It comes, via Old French compaignon, from Vulgar Latin *compāniō, a compound noun formed from Latin com ‘with’ and pānis ‘bread’. The Old French stem compaign also… …

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  • 29companion — [13] Etymologically, your companion is someone who shares your ‘bread’ with you. It comes, via Old French compaignon, from Vulgar Latin *compāniō, a compound noun formed from Latin com ‘with’ and pānis ‘bread’. The Old French stem compaign also… …

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  • 30companion — com|pan|ion [ kəm pænjən ] noun count ** 1. ) someone who is with you: a traveling companion a ) a friend who you spend a lot of time with: The dog soon became my constant companion. b ) someone who is paid to live or travel with another person 2 …

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