Associations to the word «Commanding»

Wiktionary

COMMANDING, verb. Present participle of command
COMMANDING, adjective. Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
COMMANDING, adjective. Impressively dominant.
COMMANDING, noun. The act of giving a command.
COMMANDING GENERAL, noun. A commanding officer.
COMMANDING GENERALS, noun. Plural of commanding general
COMMANDING OFFICER, noun. The officer in command of, and typically having ultimate authority over, a military unit.
COMMANDING OFFICERS, noun. Plural of commanding officer

Dictionary definition

COMMANDING, adjective. Used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats