📖 C — The English dictionary · page 78

corresponding — Everyday, meaning 1: Matching or connected with something else: «Write each word next to its corresponding picture.».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Happening at the same time or in the same way as something else: «the corresponding week last term».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (maths) In the same position in two shapes or on two lines: «corresponding angles», «corresponding sides».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb form) Writing letters or matching: «We have been corresponding by email.».↗ Example: Match each animal to its corresponding home.↗ · Find the corresponding angle in the second triangle.↗ · The corresponding sides of the two squares are 2 cm and 4 cm.↗ · Sales rose, with a corresponding rise in profit.↗ · Each question has a corresponding answer at the back of the book.↗ · When the temperature fell, there was a corresponding drop in visitors.↗ · Look at the corresponding page in your workbook.↗ · They produce corresponding obstacles which enable him to get away from the uncle of his bride.↗ · But on the most literal level, it means ‘wind’, as in the אַרְבָּע רוּחוֹת arbaʽ ruchot ‘four winds’ corresponding to the four cardinal directions, and is also conjured in the verb הֵרִיחַ heriach ‘to smell, breathe in (with the nostrils)’.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · And the pavement was by the side of the gates, corresponding unto the length of the gates, even the lower pavement.↗ (Prophets EZK.40.18, JPS 1917)↗

corridor — Everyday, meaning 1: A corridor is a long passage in a building with doors to rooms.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A corridor is a long narrow strip of land or air, like a wildlife corridor that lets animals move safely.↗ Example: The corridor is 30 m long.↗ · There are 8 doors in the corridor.↗ · Lamps hang every 5 m along the corridor.↗ · How many classrooms are on the corridor?↗ · Walk, don't run, in the corridor!↗ · The library is at the end of the corridor.↗ · Keep the corridor clear of bags.↗ · A wildlife corridor lets animals cross the busy road safely.↗ · Emily was standing in the corridor.↗

corroboration — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Corroboration is extra evidence or information that shows that a statement or idea is true.↗ Example: The witness's story needed corroboration from another person.↗ · The detective found a receipt in corroboration of the alibi.↗ · Without corroboration, the rumour should not be shared.↗ · The photo provided corroboration that the comet was real.↗ · Scientists repeated the test to get corroboration of the result.↗ · Check two good sources for corroboration before you believe a claim online.↗

corrode — Everyday, meaning 1: When metal corrodes, or something corrodes it, it is slowly damaged and eaten away by chemical action, such as rust from water and air or damage from acid: «Salt water corrodes the car».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To slowly weaken or destroy something good, such as trust or friendship: «Lies corrode trust».↗ Example: Iron corrodes when it gets wet and is exposed to air.↗ · The sea air had corroded the old bike.↗ · Acid can corrode metal.↗ · Old batteries can leak and corrode, so do not touch the white crust.↗ · Paint stops the gate from corroding.↗ · Telling lies can corrode a friendship.↗ · Gold does not corrode, which is why old gold coins still shine.↗ · His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness.↗ (Writings JOB.33.21, JPS 1917)↗

corrosion — Everyday, meaning 1: Corrosion is the slow damage of metal or stone by water, air or chemicals, such as iron turning to rust.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Corrosion can be any slow wearing away or destruction of something.↗ Example: Corrosion has eaten holes in the old metal gate.↗ · Salt on winter roads speeds up corrosion of cars.↗ · Paint protects the bridge from corrosion.↗ · In our experiment, the iron nail in salty water showed the most corrosion.↗ · Gold does not suffer from corrosion, so it stays shiny.↗ · The battery leaked, and corrosion ruined the remote control.↗

corrosive — Everyday, meaning 1: Corrosive describes a substance, like a strong acid, that can slowly damage or eat away metal, skin or other materials.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Corrosive can mean harmful and slowly damaging, such as corrosive jealousy.↗ Example: This drain cleaner is corrosive, so don't touch it.↗ · The corrosive symbol shows a liquid eating through a hand.↗ · Battery acid is corrosive.↗ · Salt water can be corrosive to metal.↗ · Wear gloves when using corrosive cleaners.↗ · Keep corrosive products away from small children.↗ · Jealousy can be corrosive to a friendship.↗

corrugated — Everyday, meaning 1: Shaped into a row of ridges and grooves, like waves, so the material is stronger; corrugated iron and corrugated cardboard are made this way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wrinkled or folded into lines, like a frowning forehead.↗ Example: The old farm shed had a rusty corrugated iron roof.↗ · We built a model house out of corrugated cardboard.↗ · Rain drummed loudly on the corrugated roof.↗ · In the experiment, the corrugated card held more coins than the flat card.↗ · The car shook all the way along the corrugated dirt road.↗ · His brow was corrugated with worry.↗ · Corrugated boxes protect parcels in the post.↗

corrupt — Everyday, meaning 1: Corrupt means dishonest or wicked.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Corrupt can mean rotten or gone bad, as food does.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To corrupt is to make someone bad or dishonest, or to spoil something.↗ Example: The corrupt judge took money to be unfair.↗ · A bad example can corrupt the other children.↗ · The meat was corrupt and smelled horrible.↗ · And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.↗ (Torah GEN.6.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.↗ (Torah GEN.6.12, JPS 1917)↗ · They are all corrupt, they are together become impure; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.↗ (Writings PSA.14.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall be corrupt by blandishments; but the people that know their God shall show strength, and prevail.↗ (Writings DAN.11.32, JPS 1917)↗ · And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her harlotries more than her sister in her harlotries.↗ (Prophets EZK.23.11, JPS 1917)↗

corrupted — Everyday, meaning 1: (computing) A corrupted file or piece of data has been damaged, so it cannot open or works wrongly.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Corrupted means made dishonest or morally bad, especially by money or power.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A corrupted word or text has been changed from its original form, often by mistake.↗ Example: My game save got corrupted, and I lost all my progress.↗ · The photos were corrupted when the memory card was pulled out.↗ · In the story, the good king was corrupted by greed.↗ · Power corrupted the leader, and he began to lie.↗ · The name of the town is a corrupted form of an old Viking word.↗ · A virus corrupted files on the school computer.↗ · And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.↗ (Torah GEN.6.12, JPS 1917)↗ · As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.↗ (Writings PRO.25.26, JPS 1917)↗ · They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their iniquity, He will punish their sins.↗ (Prophets HOS.9.9, JPS 1917)↗ · But ye are turned aside out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble in the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.↗ (Prophets MAL.2.8, JPS 1917)↗

corruption — Everyday, meaning 1: Dishonest or illegal behaviour by people with power, such as taking bribes or using public money for themselves.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Making something bad or rotten, or changing something so it is spoiled, such as «corruption of a computer file».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A word or name that has changed from its older or proper form over time, as in «"Ta" is a corruption of "thank you"».↗ Example: The mayor was arrested for corruption.↗ · A free newspaper helps people find out about corruption.↗ · Giving a referee money to cheat is a kind of corruption.↗ · File corruption meant my homework would not open.↗ · In the story, the king's power led to corruption.↗ · «Hello» may be a corruption of an older greeting.↗ · Many countries pass laws to stop corruption.↗ · And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have wrought corruption; their blood shall be upon them.↗ (Torah LEV.20.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these, because their corruption is in them, there is a blemish in them; they shall not be accepted for you.↗ (Torah LEV.22.25, JPS 1917)↗ · If I have said to corruption: 'Thou art my father', to the worm: 'Thou art my mother, and my sister'; (Writings JOB.17.14, JPS 1917)↗ · So that I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.↗ (Writings DAN.10.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Behold, for my peace I had great bitterness; but Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for Thou hast cast all my sins behind Thy back.↗ (Prophets ISA.38.17, JPS 1917)↗

corruptly — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: In a spoiled, wicked way.↗ Example: lest ye deal corruptly, and make you a graven image, even the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, (Torah DEU.4.16, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD spoke unto Moses: 'Go, get thee down; for thy people, that thou broughtest up out of the land of Egypt, have dealt corruptly; (Torah EXO.32.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And the people did yet corruptly.↗ (Writings 2CH.27.2, JPS 1917)↗ · They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron; they all of them deal corruptly.↗ (Prophets JER.6.28, JPS 1917)↗ · The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, they have done abominably; there is none that doeth good.↗ (Writings PSA.14.1, JPS 1917)↗

corsair — Everyday, meaning 1: (old) A corsair was a pirate, especially one from North Africa (the Barbary corsairs) who attacked ships in the Mediterranean.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A corsair was also a pirate ship.↗ Example: The corsairs attacked the merchant ship.↗ · Barbary corsairs raided Baltimore in Ireland in 1631.↗ · The corsair raised a black flag.↗ · The Mediterranean was once full of corsairs.↗ · The captain escaped from the corsairs.↗ · A corsair ship sailed into the harbour.↗

corselet — Everyday, meaning 1: (old) A corselet was a piece of armour that covered the body, chest and back.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A corselet is a tight piece of women's underwear that covers the body (also corselette).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (science) The corselet is the hard chest part (thorax) of an insect.↗ Example: The soldier wore a corselet of steel.↗ · The knight buckled on his corselet.↗ · A leather corselet protected his chest.↗ · The beetle's shiny corselet gleamed.↗ · The museum has a corselet from the Civil War.↗ · He took off his corselet after the battle.↗ · the headtires, and the armlets, and the sashes, and the corselets, and the amulets; (Prophets ISA.3.20, JPS 1917)↗

cortege — Everyday, meaning 1: A cortege is a slow procession of people, often for a funeral or a grand occasion, moving in order.↗ Example: The cortege of the king passed through the city.↗ · A long cortege followed the coffin to the church.↗ · The crowd cheered as the cortege moved past.↗

cortina — Everyday, meaning 1: (a name) The Ford Cortina, a very popular family car in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand from 1962 to 1982.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a place name) Cortina d'Ampezzo, a ski town in the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy that hosted Winter Olympics in 1956 and, with Milan, in 2026.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (science, rare) A cobweb-like veil under the cap of some young mushrooms.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (Spanish) In Spanish, «cortina» means a curtain; it is not an English word in that sense.↗ Example: Grandad's first car was a blue Ford Cortina.↗ · The skiers raced down the slopes at Cortina.↗ · The 2026 Winter Olympics were held in Milan and Cortina.↗ · In the old photo, the family stands next to their Cortina.↗ · Some mushrooms have a cortina, a web-like veil under the cap.↗

cortisol — Everyday, meaning 1: (science) Cortisol is a hormone, a chemical messenger made by the body, that helps it deal with stress and controls energy, sleep and waking.↗ Example: Cortisol helps your body wake up in the morning.↗ · When you feel stressed before a test, your cortisol goes up.↗ · Cortisol is made by small glands above the kidneys.↗ · Doctors can measure cortisol with a blood test.↗ · Exercise and sleep help keep cortisol levels healthy.↗ · Cortisol and adrenaline both help the body react to danger.↗

corundum — Everyday, meaning 1: Corundum is a very hard natural mineral made of aluminium oxide; rubies and sapphires are coloured kinds of corundum.↗ Example: Rubies and sapphires are both corundum.↗ · Corundum is harder than almost any other mineral.↗ · On the Mohs scale, corundum is 9 and diamond is 10.↗ · Emery boards for nails contain corundum.↗ · Pure corundum has no colour.↗ · The museum showed a big red crystal of corundum.↗

coruscation — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A flash or sparkle of light.↗