- un|con|trol
- un|con|trol «UHN kuhn TROHL», noun.lack of control.
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con|trol´ler|ship — con|trol|ler «kuhn TROH luhr», noun. 1. a person employed to supervise expenditures or to manage financial affairs; comptroller: »The mayor directed the city controller to examine the expenses of the fire department. 2. a person who controls,… … Useful english dictionary
con|trol|ler — «kuhn TROH luhr», noun. 1. a person employed to supervise expenditures or to manage financial affairs; comptroller: »The mayor directed the city controller to examine the expenses of the fire department. 2. a person who controls, directs, or… … Useful english dictionary
con|trol freak — «kuhn TROHL freek», one who is driven or obsessive about managing everything: »Peter Stuyvesant, the 17th century military man who ran Manhattan when it was New Amsterdam…often described as the original crusading moralist and control freak (New… … Useful english dictionary
con|trol|la|bil|i|ty — «kuhn TROH luh BIHL uh tee», noun. the quality of being controllable … Useful english dictionary
con|trol|la|ble-pitch propeller — «kuhn TROH luh buhl PIHCH», a propeller having its blades so mounted that their angle can be changed at will while it is in motion … Useful english dictionary
con|trol|la|ble — «kuhn TROH luh buhl», adjective. that can be controlled; capable of being checked or restrained … Useful english dictionary
con|trol|ling account — «kuhn TROH lihng», Accounting. one of the accounts in the general ledger which are summations of subsidiary, more detailed accounts … Useful english dictionary
de|con|trol — «DEE kuhn TROHL», verb, trolled, trol|ling, noun. –v.t. to remove controls from: »to decontrol rents. –n. a removal of controls: »... a formula for automatic decontrol at certain price levels (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
re|con|trol — «REE kuhn TROHL», verb, trolled, trol|ling, noun. –v.t. to put new controls upon; place again under price or rent control: »Four owners of the 29 establishments that had been recontrolled had filed plans with the Buildings Department to convert… … Useful english dictionary
self-con|trol — «SEHLF kuhn TROHL», noun. control of one s actions or feelings: »His handsome face had all the tranquillity of Indian self control; a self control which prevents the exhibition of emotion (Francis Parkman) … Useful english dictionary
