Look up companion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Companion may refer to: Any of several interpersonal relationships such as friend or acquaintance...

in the Western world. Often, in the early to mid-20th century, a beard companion was used by homosexual individuals to conceal one's sexual orientation...

A companion dog is a dog which is not primarily a working dog but a pet. The primary function of a companion dog is not to perform a useful job but to...

The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded on 4 June 1917 by King George V as a reward for outstanding...

Companion is an upcoming American science fiction thriller film written and directed by Drew Hancock, produced by Zach Cregger, Raphael Margules and J...

Oxford Companions is a book series published by Oxford University Press, providing general knowledge within a specific area. The first book published in...

Companion planting in gardening and agriculture is the planting of different crops in proximity for any of a number of different reasons, including weed...

The Oxford Companion to Chess is a reference book on the game of chess written by David Vincent Hooper and Kenneth Whyld. The book is written in an encyclopedia...

The Companions (Greek: ἑταῖροι, Greek: [heˈtairoi̯], hetairoi) were the elite cavalry of the Macedonian army from the time of King Philip II of Macedon...

Dame Commander (DCB); and Companion (CB). Members belong to either the Civil Division or the Military Division. Knight Companion (KB), the order's only class...

The Companions of the Prophet (Arabic: اَلصَّحَابَةُ, romanized: aṣ-ṣaḥāba, lit. 'the companions') were the disciples and followers of Muhammad who saw...

a phrase taken from Hebrews 11:16. The three tiers of the order are Companion, Officer and Member. Specific people may be given extraordinary membership...

term "companion" refers to a character who travels with, or shares adventures with, the Doctor. In most Doctor Who stories, the primary companion acts...

The Youth's Companion (1827–1929), known in later years as simply The Companion—For All the Family, was an American children's magazine that existed for...

The burnet companion moth (Euclidia glyphica) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in most of the Palearctic realm, from Ireland in the west...

In linear algebra, the Frobenius companion matrix of the monic polynomial p ( x ) = c 0 + c 1 x + ⋯ + c n − 1 x n − 1 + x n {\displaystyle p(x)=c_{0}+c_{1}x+\cdots...

and St George, the Order of the British Empire, and the Order of the Companions of Honour, as well as the distinction of Knight Bachelor. The change came...

sovereign, the Prince of Wales, and no more than 24 living members, or Companions. The order also includes Supernumerary Knights and Ladies (e.g., members...

sovereign head of the order, and the governor-general is the principal companion and chancellor of the order. The governor-general's official secretary...

2023. She is also the founder and editor of the digital platform Film Companion, which offers a curated look at cinema. She has written several books...

A companion robot is a robot created to create real or apparent companionship for human beings. Target markets for companion robots include the elderly...

the 100,000 mark, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In The Dresden Dolls Companion, Amanda Palmer has published a history of this album and of the duo, as...

Olympia Press publications were promoted and packaged as "Traveller's Companion" books, usually with simple text-only covers, and each book in the series...

The Oxford Companion to English Literature first published in 1932, edited by the retired diplomat Sir Paul Harvey (1869–1948), was the earliest of the...

A companion diagnostic (CDx) is a diagnostic test used as a companion to a therapeutic drug to determine its applicability to a specific person. Companion...

The Discworld Companion is an encyclopaedia of the Discworld fictional universe, created by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs. Four editions have been...

The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature is a book in the series of Oxford Companions produced by Oxford University Press. It is compiled and edited...

The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy is a reference work in philosophy, edited by Nicholas Bunnin and E. P. Tsui-James, and published by Blackwell Publishers...

The Weighted Companion Cube (also simply called the Companion Cube) is an item featured in the Portal series of video games by Valve Corporation. Initially...

A pet, or companion animal, is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock, or a laboratory...