civil

Definition

Examples

He works as a civil engineer on a large bridge project.

Word Family

Synonyms

• civicof or relating or belonging to a city
• politeshowing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc
• courteousexhibiting courtesy and politeness

Collocations

• Easy organize peaceful march for civil rights
  to organize peaceful march for civil rights, meaning to create (as an entity)
• Medium resolve breach of contract dispute in civil court
  to settle or solve a problem regarding breach of contract dispute in civil court
• Hard advocate nonviolent civil disobedience against oppression
  to advocate nonviolent civil disobedience against oppression, meaning to push for something
• Very Hard struggle to keep a civil tongue under provocation
  to struggle to keep a civil tongue under provocation, meaning to make a strenuous or labored effort