Phrase Hound found 440 phrases and 33 compound words that contain control. The most common are listed below. Open control in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 440
- remote controlA device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.
- control panelA flat, usually vertical surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.
- quality controlA control, such as inspection or testing, introduced into an industrial or business process to ensure quality.
- birth controlVoluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use of contraception.
- under controlBeing taken care of or being addressed.
- take controlTo assume control, to gain power over someone or something.
- out of controlNot under control.
- control groupThe group of test subjects left untreated or unexposed to some procedure and then compared with treated subjects in order to validate the results of the test.
- access controlThe practice of restricting entrance to a property, a building, or a room to authorized persons.
- pest controlThe regulation or management of a species defined as a pest.
- Line of ControlThe line which separates the Indian-administered union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh from Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
- control roomThe area inside a recording studio designed to facilitate the mixing of audio for studio recordings.
- cruise controlA system that maintains a vehicle at constant set speed, usually until the brake or accelerator is pressed.
- gun controlLaws or policies that restrict the possession, production, or use of firearms by private citizens.
- air traffic controlA system designed to give assistance to aircraft, to prevent collisions and to manage aircraft flow.
- self-controlThe ability to control one's desires and impulses.
- flow controlThe management of the data transmission rate between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from outrunning a slow receiver.
- mind controlThe subversion of a person’s control of his or her mind (thinking, behavior, emotions or decisions), especially by means of psychological tactics.
- version controlA system responsible for managing modifications and additions to digital works, giving each revision a time-stamp and showing its difference to the previous revision.
- arms controlRestrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction.
- radio controlThe use of radio signals to remotely control a device.
- climate controlA device or system that controls the temperature and relative humidity in cars, buildings, etc, by way of a heating or air conditioning system.
- Control System
- parental controlA feature included in some digital television services, computers, mobile devices, software, etc. that allows parents to restrict their children's access to certain content.
- board of controlA small executive body in municipal government, usually dealing with financial and administrative matters.
Compound words 33
- procontrolSupportive of greater or stricter control, especially
- ceneA control gene.
- controligarchAn oligarch who has a desire to control people's individual lives.
- controllessWithout control.
- overcontrolTo control to too great a degree.
- uncontrolThe lack or absence of control.
- dyscontrolThe inability to control one's behavior.
- miscontrolpoor control
- myocontrolcontrol of the muscles
- recontrolTo subject (something) to new control.