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Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), Italian explorer who sailed to the Americas in 1492.

A tall, vertical structure used as a support or ornament in architecture.

Plural of column; vertical structures, divisions, or arrangements.

A top-level domain suffix for internet addresses, originally intended for commercial organizations.

A state of deep unconsciousness from which a person cannot be awakened.

A strip of plastic, metal, or wood with teeth, used for arranging hair.

Fighting between armed forces.

A mixture or joining of different things or qualities.

To join or merge together to form a single unit.

Past tense and past participle of combine.

(informal) A combination or set of items offered together.

To move toward or arrive at a place.

A return to a former position, status, or level of success after a period of absence or decline.

A professional entertainer who performs comedy, telling jokes and humorous stories to amuse an audience.

A genre of entertainment, including plays, films, and television programs, intended to make the audience laugh.

Third person singular present of "come"; moves or travels toward the speaker or a specified place.

A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice, rock, and dust that, when passing close to the sun, develops a visible atmosphere (coma) and often a luminous tail.

A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint.

Providing physical ease and relaxation; pleasant to use or wear.

In a physically comfortable manner; with ease.

Providing emotional consolation or reassurance.

(informal) Comfortable; providing or enjoying physical ease.

Relating to or causing amusement or laughter; funny.

Plural of comic; comic books or comic strips collectively.

(informal, dialectal) Eye dialect or colloquial spelling of "coming," representing casual pronunciation.

An arrival or approach.

(informal) Short for communication or communications.

An authoritative order or instruction.

A commanding officer, especially of a military base, training establishment, or prison camp.

Past tense and past participle of command; gave an authoritative order.

A person who commands, especially a military officer in charge of a unit or operation.

Plural of commander; multiple persons who command military units or operations.

Having authority or power that inspires respect or obedience.

A soldier specially trained for carrying out raids and other quick, dangerous military operations.

Plural of command; authoritative orders or instructions.

To begin or start something.

A spoken or written remark expressing an opinion or observation.

A person who provides commentary, especially during a broadcast of a sports event.

Plural of comment; spoken or written remarks expressing opinions.

The activity of buying and selling goods and services, especially on a large scale.

Relating to or engaged in commerce or trade.

Plural of commercial; television or radio advertisements.

An official group of people entrusted with a particular task or investigation.

(military) Holding a rank conferred by a formal warrant or commission.

A person who is part of a commission or has been given a commission.

To carry out or perpetrate (a mistake, crime, or immoral act).

The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, or relationship.

Dedicated to a cause, activity, or relationship; loyal and devoted.

A group of people appointed or elected to perform a function on behalf of a larger organization.

Present participle of commit; carrying out or perpetrating an act.