📖 C — The English dictionary · page 79

cos — Everyday, meaning 1: (slang, informal, UK and elsewhere) A short spoken form of "because", also written 'cause or coz.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (maths) Short for "cosine", a function used with angles in triangles (older pupils).↗ Example: I didn't go out cos it was raining.↗ · "Why are you laughing?" "↗ Cos your face is funny!"↗ · We stayed in cos Mum said so.↗ · He's tired cos he stayed up late.↗ · I like her cos she's kind.↗ · On a calculator, press cos to find the cosine of an angle.↗

cosily — Everyday, meaning 1: In a warm, safe and comfortable way.↗ Example: The cat slept cosily by the fire.↗ · They sat cosily together in the small hut.↗ · We curled up cosily under the blanket.↗

cosmetic — Everyday, meaning 1: Cosmetics are things like make-up, face cream and lipstick that people put on to look nicer.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective) Cosmetic means done only to improve how something looks, not how it works: «a cosmetic change».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Cosmetic surgery is an operation to change how someone looks.↗ Example: Mum keeps her cosmetics in a little bag.↗ · The scratch on the car is only cosmetic.↗ · They gave the room a cosmetic makeover with new paint.↗ · Some cosmetics are tested to make sure they are safe for skin.↗ · Changing the name was just a cosmetic change.↗ · Cosmetic surgery can change the shape of a nose.↗

cosmic — Everyday, meaning 1: Of or from the universe or outer space beyond the Earth: «cosmic rays», «cosmic dust».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Very great in size or importance: «a disaster of cosmic proportions».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal, slang, old-fashioned) Amazing, mind-blowing or dreamy: «That's cosmic, man».↗ Example: Cosmic rays come from far out in space.↗ · Astronauts are exposed to more cosmic radiation than people on Earth.↗ · The comet left a trail of cosmic dust.↗ · Losing my homework on the bus felt like a cosmic joke.↗ · In the comic, the hero got cosmic powers from a meteor.↗ · The mess in my room was of cosmic proportions!↗ · The Big Bang left a faint cosmic glow we can still measure.↗

cosmogony — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A story or theory about how the universe began.↗ Example: The Setirot cosmogony is given by the Sefer Yetzirah as follows: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · saw in it only a cosmogony based upon the letters of the al- phabet and tlie Setiroth.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Chaos .signified in the ancient cosmogonies the vacant, in- finite space out of which sprang all things that exist.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

cosmology — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: The study or theory of the universe and how it is arranged.↗

cosmonaut — Everyday, meaning 1: A cosmonaut is an astronaut from Russia or, in the past, from the Soviet Union.↗ Example: Yuri Gagarin was the first cosmonaut to orbit the Earth.↗ · Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman cosmonaut.↗ · The cosmonaut floated inside the space station.↗ · Cosmonauts and astronauts work together on the International Space Station.↗ · The cosmonaut trained for years before her flight.↗ · Our class wrote questions for a retired cosmonaut.↗

cosmos — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: The universe seen as an orderly and harmonious whole.↗ Example: Who is the one dragging the Twenty-Two Letters through the water and driving them through the cosmos—God, or man?]↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · Later cosmogonists, such as Ovid, represent it as the confused, shapless mass, out of which the universe was formed into a cosmos, or harmonious order.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · The five symbols or elements 1, 11, 111, 1111, 0, were supposed to symbolize the whole cosmos which was believed to be in harmony with a decimal system of notation expressible by these symbols.'↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

cossack — Everyday, meaning 1: The Cossacks were communities of free, self-ruling warriors and farmers on the steppes of what is now Ukraine and southern Russia, famous as horsemen.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Cossack describes their things: a Cossack hat, a Cossack dance.↗ Example: The Cossacks were famous horse riders.↗ · The Zaporizhzhian Cossacks lived on islands in the Dnipro river.↗ · The Cossacks elected their own leader, called a hetman.↗ · In a famous painting, Cossacks laugh as they write a rude letter to the Turkish sultan.↗ · The hopak is a lively Cossack dance from Ukraine.↗ · Grandad wore a tall furry Cossack hat.↗ · Ukraine's national anthem says Ukrainians are of Cossack kin.↗ · "What are you crying about?" asked the Cossack.↗

cost — Everyday, meaning 1: To cost is to have a price: what you must pay to buy something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The cost is the price or the amount paid.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To cost can mean to make you lose something: «Being late cost us the game».↗ Example: A pencil costs 3 cents.↗ · Pencils cost 3 cents each.↗ How much do 5 pencils cost?↗ · The total cost is 24 cents.↗ · How much does this book cost?↗ · The tickets cost 8 dollars each.↗ · The bike cost more than the scooter.↗ · The cost of food went up this year.↗ · One mistake cost us the match.↗ · "Will it cost much, I wonder?"↗ · Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteneth to the snare — and knoweth not that it is at the cost of his life.↗ (Writings PRO.7.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And king David said to Ornan: 'Nay, but I will verily buy it for the full price; for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer a burnt-offering without cost.'↗ (Writings 1CH.21.24, JPS 1917)↗

costa — Everyday, meaning 1: (a name) Costa Coffee, a big chain of coffee shops in the UK and Ireland; people say «Let's go to Costa».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a place name) Part of names of coasts and countries.↗ e.g. Costa Rica (a country in Central America), Costa del Sol and Costa Brava (holiday coasts in Spain).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian) «Costa» means «coast» in these languages; it is not an English common word.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (a name) A surname, as in the footballer Diego Costa.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (science, rare) A rib, or a rib-like ridge, for example the strong front vein of an insect's wing.↗ Example: Mum bought a hot chocolate for me at Costa.↗ · Costa Rica is home to sloths and toucans.↗ · We went on holiday to the Costa del Sol in Spain.↗ · «Costa» means coast in Spanish.↗ · The footballer Costa scored in the final.↗ · Costa Rica has no army.↗

costless — Everyday, meaning 1: Costing no money; free.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Done without any loss, harm or effort: «a costless mistake».↗ Example: Walking to school is costless and good for you.↗ · Borrowing a book from the library is costless.↗ · The mistake was costless because we noticed it in time.↗ · Smiling at people is costless but makes them happy.↗ · Nothing in life is completely costless.↗ · The plan looked costless, but it took a lot of time.↗

costly — Everyday, meaning 1: Costly means costing a lot of money; expensive.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Costly means causing a big loss or harm: «a costly mistake».↗ Example: The new bike was too costly for us.↗ · Missing the penalty was a costly mistake.↗ · Repairing the roof will be costly.↗ · Which is more costly, 3 pens at 2 dollars or 1 book at 5 dollars?↗ · Leaving the lights on is costly.↗ · The delay proved costly for the team.↗ · He already possessed a costly block of that stone.↗ · And above were costly stones, after the measure of hewn stones, and cedar-wood.↗ (Prophets 1KI.7.11, JPS 1917)↗ · For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever — (Writings PSA.49.9, JPS 1917)↗ · And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.↗ (Prophets 1KI.7.10, JPS 1917)↗

costume — Everyday, meaning 1: A costume is a set of special clothes worn to look like someone or something else: a pirate costume, a Halloween costume.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A costume is the clothes worn by actors in a play or film.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A costume is the clothes typical of a country or a time in history: national costume, Victorian costume.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In the UK, Ireland and Australia, a (swimming) costume is a swimsuit (Australia also «cozzie»).↗ Example: I'm going as a dragon in my Halloween costume.↗ · On World Book Day, I dressed as the Gruffalo.↗ · The actors changed costumes between scenes.↗ · Don't forget your swimming costume for the lesson.↗ · In Scotland, a kilt is part of the national costume.↗ · We looked at Victorian costumes at the museum.↗ · Make sure your mask lets you see the road.↗ · "But one of the Princes wears just the same costume."↗

cosy — Everyday, meaning 1: Cosy means warm, comfortable and safe, making you feel relaxed.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Cosy can mean small and friendly, like a cosy café.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A tea cosy is a cover that keeps a teapot warm.↗ Example: The cabin was warm and cosy.↗ · I curled up in a cosy blanket.↗ · We read in the cosy corner of the classroom.↗ · The cat found a cosy spot by the fire.↗ · It's cosy inside when it's raining outside.↗ · Grandma knitted a tea cosy.↗ · Ah! then it froze him, and he crept down again into his warm corner; there it was comfortable and cosy.↗

cot — Everyday, meaning 1: (British, Australian, NZ) A small bed with high sides for a baby or young child; American «crib».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (American) A narrow bed that folds up, used for camping or extra guests; British «camp bed».↗ Example: The baby is asleep in her cot.↗ · We put the cot next to Mum and Dad's bed.↗ · My baby brother climbed out of his cot!↗ · At camp, we slept on folding cots.↗ · Keep soft toys out of the baby's cot.↗ · Grandma bought a travel cot for when we visit.↗ · The cot has bars so the baby can't fall out.↗ · The teacher set up a cot in the nurse's office.↗

cote — Everyday, meaning 1: A cote is a small shed or house for birds, such as doves or pigeons.↗ Example: The doves flew back to their cote at dusk.↗ · A pigeon cote stood at the end of the farm.↗ · The jackdaw joined the doves in their cote.↗ · Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their cotes?↗ (Prophets ISA.60.8, JPS 1917)↗

cotswold — Everyday, meaning 1: (a name, a place) The Cotswolds are a range of gentle hills and pretty villages in south-central England, famous for honey-coloured stone houses and sheep.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective, «Cotswold») From the Cotswolds.↗ e.g. Cotswold stone, Cotswold sheep, Cotswold villages.↗ Example: We went walking in the Cotswolds in the summer.↗ · The cottages are built of golden Cotswold stone.↗ · Cotswold sheep have long curly wool.↗ · Medieval wool merchants grew rich in the Cotswolds.↗ · The Cotswold villages have dry-stone walls and old churches.↗ · Our class looked at the Cotswolds on the map of England.↗

cottage — Everyday, meaning 1: A small house, usually in the countryside or a village, often old and cosy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (Canada, some US) A holiday house by a lake or in the countryside.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (in compounds) cottage cheese (a soft white lumpy cheese), cottage pie (minced beef topped with mashed potato).↗ Example: Little Red Riding Hood walked to her grandmother's cottage.↗ · We rented a cottage by the sea for a week.↗ · The thatched cottage had roses round the door.↗ · (Canada) We go to the cottage every summer to swim in the lake.↗ · For tea we had cottage pie.↗ · The cottage had just two bedrooms.↗ · At midnight the cottage door opened.↗

cottager — Everyday, meaning 1: A cottager is a person who lives in a cottage, usually a poor country person with a small house and garden.↗ Example: A cottager and his wife lived by the wood.↗ · The cottager grew beans in his small garden.↗ · The king visited the cottager's home.↗

cotton — Everyday, meaning 1: Cotton is a soft white fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Cotton is cloth or thread made from this fibre.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Cotton wool (UK) or cotton balls (USA) are soft fluffy pads of cotton used for cleaning skin or cuts.↗ Example: My T-shirt is made of cotton.↗ · Cotton soaks up water well.↗ · Clean the cut with a piece of cotton wool.↗ · Cotton grows on bushes in hot countries.↗ · The fluffy cotton bolls are picked and spun into thread.↗ · Cotton is a natural fibre, but nylon is man-made.↗ · We ate pink cotton candy at the fair.↗ · Don't push cotton buds into your ears.↗ · I saw the flowered cotton curtains of the bed move, and the child peep forth.↗ · Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave cotton, shall be ashamed.↗ (Prophets ISA.19.9, JPS 1917)↗

couch — Everyday, meaning 1: A long comfortable seat for two or more people to sit on; a sofa.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A long padded seat or bed in a doctor's room for lying on.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Couch potato (informal): a person who sits watching TV a lot and does little exercise.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb, formal) To express something in a certain way: couched in polite words.↗ Example: We all sat on the couch to watch the film.↗ · The dog isn't allowed on the couch.↗ · Don't be a couch potato — go outside and play!↗ · The doctor asked me to lie on the couch.↗ · My uncle slept on the couch when he visited.↗ · (formal) The letter was couched in very polite language.↗ · In he came flying, and lay down beneath the cushions of my couch."↗ · Issachar is a large-boned ass, couching down between the sheep-folds.↗ (Torah GEN.49.14, JPS 1917)↗ · He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?↗ (Torah GEN.49.9, JPS 1917)↗ · He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?↗ (Torah NUM.24.9, JPS 1917)↗ · The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens.↗ (Writings PSA.104.22, JPS 1917)↗ · Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; also our couch is leafy.↗ (Writings SNG.1.16, JPS 1917)↗ · When I say: 'My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint'; (Writings JOB.7.13, JPS 1917)↗