company :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was filled with company when I arrived"

n. a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company"

n. small military unit; usually two or three platoons

n. organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"

ship's company

n. crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

caller

n. a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company"

plant, works

n. buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"

house, commercial enterprise, firm, business firm

n. an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"

good fellowship, fellowship, comradeship, companionship

n. the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"

companion, accompany, keep company

v. be a companion to somebody

expedition

n. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars"

band, dance orchestra, dance band

n. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

body

n. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

host, legion

n. archaic terms for army

squadron

n. an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group

group, party

n. a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"

circle, set, band, lot

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

assembly

n. a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

body

n. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

gathering, assemblage

n. a group of persons together in one place

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

band

n. instrumentalists not including string players

band, dance orchestra, dance band

n. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

fold, congregation, faithful

n. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

arrival, arriver, comer

n. someone who arrives (or has arrived)

house, commercial enterprise, firm, business firm, company

n. an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"

industry

n. the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications"

mill, factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant

n. a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

establishment

n. a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

plant, works, company

n. buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"

accord, agreement

n. harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"

membership

n. the state of being a member

unity, integrity, wholeness

n. an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia"

harmony, concord

n. a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

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