C — The school dictionary · page 91 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19coalescedPast form of «coalesce»: came together and joined into one bigger thing or group.8 sentencescoalitionA coalition is a government made by two or more political parties working together, often because no one party won enough seats.7 sentencescoarseRough and thick to touch, not smooth or fine (coarse sand, coarse cloth).13 sentencescoastThe coast is the land right next to the sea or ocean.12 sentencescoastalOn or near the coast, where land meets the sea: a coastal town.8 sentencescoastguardThe coastguard is the organisation that watches the sea near a coast and rescues people and boats in danger.8 sentencescoastlineA coastline is the edge of the land where it meets the sea, especially its shape as seen on a map or along a long stretch.7 sentencescoatA coat is a warm piece of clothing with sleeves that you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.13 sentencescoatingA coating is a thin layer of something that covers a surface (a coating of dust, a coating of chocolate).10 sentencescoaxTo persuade someone gently and patiently to do something.11 sentencescoaxingGently persuading someone to do something by being kind, patient and pleasant.10 sentencescobA cob, or corncob, is the long middle part of an ear of corn (maize) that the kernels grow on: corn on the cob.12 sentencescobaltCobalt is a hard, silvery-grey metal; it is a chemical element.8 sentencescobbleTo cobble is to mend old shoes, especially by hand.5 sentencescobblerA cobbler is a person who mends shoes.5 sentencescobblingCobbling is the work of mending old shoes.5 sentencescobraA cobra is a large, very poisonous snake from Africa and Asia that can spread the skin of its neck into a wide hood when it is in danger o…8 sentencescobwebA cobweb is the fine sticky thread net that a spider spins to catch insects.5 sentencescocaCoca is a bush that grows in the Andes mountains of South America; its leaves are chewed or made into tea by local people to help with tir…9 sentencescoccyxThe small bone at the very bottom of the spine, made of tiny bones joined together; also called the tailbone.6 sentencescochinA large, fluffy breed of chicken with feathers growing down over its legs and feet, first brought to Britain from Asia in the 1800s.10 sentencescochinealA deep red dye made from tiny scale insects that live on prickly pear cacti, used to colour food, drinks, make-up and cloth.8 sentencescochleaThe cochlea is a small, spiral-shaped tube in the inner ear, shaped like a snail shell and filled with liquid.9 sentencescockA cock is an adult male chicken (a rooster); also the male of some other birds.12 sentencescockatooA cockatoo is a large parrot with a crest of feathers on its head that it can raise and lower.9 sentencescockatriceA cockatrice is a made-up monster, like a snake with a cock's head, whose look was said to kill.4 sentencescockchaferA large brown European beetle, also called a May bug or doodlebug, that flies clumsily on spring evenings and buzzes loudly.10 sentencescockcrowCockcrow is the early morning time when the cock (rooster) first crows, at dawn.4 sentencescockerelA cockerel is a young male chicken.8 sentencescockeyedCrooked, not straight or level, like a cockeyed picture.8 sentencescockleA small edible shellfish with two ribbed, heart-shaped shells, found in sand on beaches.9 sentencescockneyA person from the East End of London, traditionally someone born within the sound of the Bow Bells church.8 sentencescockpitThe front part of an aeroplane, where the pilot sits and flies it.9 sentencescockroachA cockroach is a large brown or black insect with long feelers that lives in warm, dirty places and can spread germs.8 sentencescockyToo confident and sure of yourself in an annoying or rude way.12 sentencescocoThe coconut palm, the tall tropical tree that grows coconuts; also short for coconut in words like «coco fibre» and «coco husk».9 sentencescocoaCocoa is a brown powder made from roasted cacao beans, used to make chocolate drinks and to flavour cakes.11 sentencescoconutA coconut is the large, hard, hairy brown fruit of a palm tree, with white flesh and liquid inside.10 sentencescocoonA cocoon is a silky case that some insect larvae, like moths and silkworms, spin around themselves to change into adults.11 sentencescodA cod is a large sea fish with white flesh, eaten a lot as food, especially in fish and chips.12 sentencescodeA code is a system of letters, numbers or signs used to send secret messages.13 sentencescodexAn old book written by hand, with pages bound together, especially an ancient or medieval book.7 sentencescodfishA codfish is a large sea fish that people eat.5 sentencescodswallopNonsense; something that is silly and untrue: «That's a load of codswallop!».8 sentencescoelacanthA coelacanth is a large, rare, deep-sea fish with thick fleshy fins, a very old kind of fish once thought to have died out with the dinosa…8 sentencescoeliacCoeliac disease is an illness in which eating gluten, found in wheat, barley and rye, damages the gut.8 sentencescoercionMaking someone do something by using force or threats, so they have no real choice.8 sentencescoevalOf the same age, or existing at the same time as something else.8 sentencescoexistTo live or exist together at the same time and in the same place.8 sentencescoffeeCoffee is a hot dark-brown drink made from the roasted and ground seeds (beans) of the coffee plant.13 sentencescofferA coffer is a large, strong chest or box with a lid, used to keep money, gold or treasure safe.4 sentencescoffinA long box in which a dead person is buried or cremated.9 sentencescogA cog is one of the teeth around the edge of a wheel in a machine; a whole wheel with teeth is also called a cog or cogwheel (gear).10 sentencescogentClear, logical and convincing (a cogent argument, a cogent reason).7 sentencescognitionThe mental processes of knowing, thinking, learning, remembering and understanding.8 sentencescohabitTo cohabit is to live together in the same home as a couple without being married.8 sentencescohabitationCohabitation is living together as a couple without being married.8 sentencescohesionCohesion is how well the parts of something stick or hold together.10 sentencescohortA cohort is a group of people who have something in common, such as the same age or starting school together.12 sentencescoilA series of rings or loops made by winding something long (a coil of rope).11 sentencescoiledCoiled means wound into rings or circles, one on top of another, like a spring or a rope.11 sentencescoinA coin is a small, flat, round piece of metal used as money.14 sentencescoinageThe coins used in a country; its system of money (decimal coinage).9 sentencescoincideTo happen at the same time as something else (My birthday coincides with the holiday).9 sentencescoincidenceWhen two things happen at the same time or in a surprising way by chance, without being planned (What a coincidence!).8 sentencescokeCoke (with a capital C) is short for Coca-Cola, a fizzy drink.10 sentencescolThe lowest point on a ridge between two mountain peaks, often used as a pass to cross the mountains.10 sentencescolaA sweet, fizzy, brown soft drink, flavoured partly with the kola nut and usually containing caffeine.12 sentencescolanderA colander is a kitchen bowl full of small holes, used for draining water from food such as pasta or for washing vegetables.7 sentencescoldHaving a low temperature; not warm.17 sentencescoldlyIn an unfriendly way, without warmth or kindness.7 sentencescoldnessColdness is the state of being cold, having a low temperature («the coldness of the water»).10 sentencescoleCole is an old word for cabbage and the plants in the cabbage family, such as kale.9 sentencescolicColic is bad pain in the tummy, especially when a young baby cries for a long time for no clear reason, often in the evenings.8 sentencescollaborateTo work together with other people to make something or reach a shared goal: «We collaborated on the poster».9 sentencescollaborationWorking together with others to make or do something.11 sentencescollaborativeDone by people working together, not alone: «a collaborative project».8 sentencescollapseTo fall down or fall in suddenly, like a building, bridge or tent.14 sentencescollapsibleMade so that it can be folded up or pushed down into a smaller shape when not being used (a collapsible chair, a collapsible water bottle).8 sentencescollarA collar is the part of a shirt, coat or dress that goes round the neck.13 sentencescollarboneThe collarbone is one of two long thin bones at the front of your body, running from the top of your chest to each shoulder.7 sentencescollateralCollateral is something valuable, like a house, that you promise to give to a bank if you cannot pay back a loan.8 sentencescollationA collation is a light meal, a snack set out for guests.4 sentencescolleagueA colleague is a person you work with, especially in a job or profession.8 sentencescollectTo collect is to gather things together into one place.13 sentencescollectedCollected is the past of collect: gathered together.12 sentencescollectionA collection is a group of things a person gathers and keeps, like stamps or shells.12 sentencescollectiveDone or shared by all members of a group together.10 sentencescollectivelyCollectively means all together, as a group.9 sentencescollectivisationThe forcing of farmers to give up their own land and animals and join big farms run by the state, as in the Soviet Union in the late 1920s…8 sentencescollectorA collector is a person who collects things of one kind as a hobby, such as stamps, coins, cards or shells.11 sentencescollegeA place of education after school, where people study for qualifications or a trade.12 sentencescollideTo collide is to crash into something or someone while moving: «Two cars collided.».11 sentencescollieA breed of dog with a long pointed nose and thick fur, first used in Scotland to herd sheep.9 sentencescollinsCollins is a common surname in Ireland, the UK, the USA and Australia, from the old Irish and English family names.9 sentencescollisionA collision is when two or more things crash into each other while moving, like cars, people or balls.9 sentencescolloquialColloquial language is the informal, everyday way people talk with friends and family, not the careful language of books, letters and exams.10 sentencescolloquiallyIn everyday, informal speech, not in formal writing: «A television is colloquially called a telly».7 sentencescolobusA slender African monkey with long silky fur, a long tail and only a stump instead of a thumb; the best-known kind is black and white.8 sentencescologneA light perfume, often for men, also called eau de cologne.9 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/9/