Crossword-Solution: COMMAND
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Command | v. t. | To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge. |
| Command | v. t. | To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead. |
| Command | v. t. | To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook. |
| Command | v. t. | To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price. |
| Command | v. t. | To direct to come; to bestow. |
| Command | v. i. | To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders. |
| Command | v. i. | To have a view, as from a superior position. |
| Command | n. | An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction. |
| Command | n. | The possession or exercise of authority. |
| Command | n. | Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command. |
| Command | n. | Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey. |
| Command | n. | Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge. |
| Command | n. | A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer. |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
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Hint 2 anagram
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CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with COMMAND (5)
Curly is fourth; he is a pickle, and so often has he had to deliver up his person when Peter said sternly, “Stand forth the one who did this thing,” that now at the command he stands forth automatically whether he has done it or not.
The key of this infernal Pit by due, And by command of Heav’ns all-powerful King I keep, by him forbidden to unlock These Adamantine Gates; against all force Death ready stands to interpose his dart, Fearless to be o’rematcht by living might.
The Mice thought that the cause of their frequent defeats was that they had no leaders set apart from the general army to command them, and that they were exposed to dangers from lack of discipline.
Having eased restrictions on private enterprise in 1990 and having adjusted some key prices, Czechoslovakia is now implementing a broad two-year program to make the difficult transition from a command to a market economy.
All the feeling she had been betrayed into showing she drew back to herself again by a strenuous effort of self-command.
Quotes with COMMAND (3)
Free love? As if love is anything but free! Man has bought brains, but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love. Man has subdued bodies, but all the power on earth has been unable to subdue love. Man has conquered whole nations, but all his armies could not conquer love. Man has chained and fettered the spirit, but he has been utterly helpless before love. High on a throne, with all the splendor and pomp his gold can command, man is yet poor and desolate, if love…
When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
Our obedience is God's pleasure when it proves that God is our treasure. This is good news, because it means very simply that the command to obey is the command to be happy in God. The commandments of God are only as hard to obey as the promises of God are hard to believe. The Word of God is only as hard to obey as the beauty of God is hard to cherish.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT, USA TODAY.
Used 5 times in crossword archives (1945–2008).