WordDictionary

Noun:

• of a literary work Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
• Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
• The act or method of controlling or directing
• The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.

Verb:

• intransitive To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
• music To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
• transitive (''reflexively'' '''to conduct oneself''') To behave.
• transitive To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.
• transitive To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.
• transitive To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.