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- coral noun (coral, uncountable; a coral, corals); adjective (coral pink)
Coral is a hard, stony material made by tiny sea animals; over many years it builds up into reefs in warm, shallow seas. - cord noun (cord, cords)
1) A cord is a thin rope or a thick string. 2) A cord is the covered wire that joins a machine to the plug, like a phone charger cord. 3)… - cordial noun (cordial, cordials); adjective (cordial)
A sweet concentrated fruit drink that you mix with water: lime cordial, elderflower cordial. - cordiality noun (no plural)
Warm, friendly manners when you greet or welcome people. - cordially adverb
In a warm, friendly way, showing that you are pleased to see someone. - cordless adjective (cordless; not compared)
1) A cordless device works without being plugged into the wall by a wire, usually because it has a battery. - cordoba noun, a name (Córdoba — a city; a córdoba, córdobas — money)
Córdoba is a historic city in southern Spain, famous for its great mosque-cathedral (the Mezquita). - core noun (core, cores); adjective (core — most important); verb (core, cores, cored, coring)
The core is the hard middle part of an apple or pear, with the seeds. - corgi noun (a corgi, corgis)
1) A corgi is a small dog with short legs, a long body, pointed ears and a fox-like face, first bred in Wales to herd cattle. - corinthian adjective
1) Of or from Corinth, an old city in Greece. 2) A Corinthian column is a tall pillar with a top carved with leaves and curls, one of… - cork noun (cork — uncountable for the material; a cork, corks — a stopper); verb (cork, corks, corked, corking)
A light, soft, springy material made from the thick bark of the cork oak tree. - corkscrew noun (corkscrews)
1) A corkscrew is a tool with a spiral metal point for pulling corks out of bottles. 2) A corkscrew is anything twisted into a spiral shape. - cormorant noun (cormorant, cormorants)
1) A large dark sea bird with a long neck and hooked beak that dives underwater to catch fish. - corn noun (corn; uncountable; a corncob, ears of corn)
In the USA, Canada and Australia, corn is a tall plant with yellow seeds on a cob, also called maize or sweetcorn. - cornbread noun (cornbread, cornbreads; usually uncountable; also corn bread)
1) A sweet or savoury bread made from cornmeal (ground maize), often baked in a pan or skillet; it is a traditional food of the southern… - cornea noun (a cornea, corneas)
1) The clear, curved, dome-shaped layer at the front of the eye that covers the iris and pupil and helps focus light. - corner noun (corner, corners); verb (corner, corners, cornered — to trap)
A corner is the point where two sides or edges meet. - cornet noun (cornets)
A cornet is a brass musical instrument like a small trumpet. - cornfield noun (cornfield, cornfields)
A cornfield is a field where corn (grain such as wheat or maize) grows. - cornflour noun (cornflour — uncountable) — UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ; US and Canada say «cornstarch»
Cornflour is a fine white powder made from maize (corn), used in cooking to make sauces, soups and gravy thicker. - cornice noun (cornice, cornices)
A cornice is a decorated strip of wood, plaster or stone that runs along the top of a wall, just under the ceiling or roof. - cornish adjective (Cornish); noun (Cornish, the language)
From or to do with Cornwall, a county in the far south-west of England. - cornucopia noun (cornucopia, cornucopias)
A cornucopia is a horn-shaped basket filled with fruit, grain and flowers, a picture of plenty. - corny adjective (corny, cornier, corniest)
Old-fashioned, silly or used too many times to be funny or moving, but often in a sweet way: «a corny joke». - corona noun (corona, coronas or coronae); noun (Corona, short for coronavirus)
The hot outer layer of gas around the Sun, seen as a glowing ring during a total solar eclipse. - coronal adjective (coronal); noun (a coronal, rare)
1) (space) Of the corona, the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere: «a coronal mass ejection» is a huge burst of hot gas and magnetism… - coronation noun (a coronation, coronations)
1) A coronation is the ceremony when a king or queen is crowned and officially becomes ruler. - coronavirus noun (a coronavirus, coronaviruses; the coronavirus)
One of a family of viruses that can cause illnesses in people and animals, from a common cold to serious illnesses. - coronet noun (coronet, coronets)
A coronet is a small crown worn by a noble, such as a count or a duke; it is less grand than a king's crown. - corporal noun (a corporal, corporals); adjective (corporal)
A corporal is a soldier with a low rank, above a private, who is in charge of a small group of soldiers. - corporate adjective (corporate)
Corporate means to do with a large company or business: «a corporate office», «corporate logo». - corporation noun (a corporation, corporations)
A corporation is a large company or group of companies that is treated by law as one body. - corps noun (a corps, corps — same spelling for plural)
A part of an army with a special job, like the medical corps or the Marine Corps. - corpse noun (a corpse, corpses)
The dead body of a person, and sometimes of an animal. - corpulence noun (corpulence, uncountable)
1) (formal, old-fashioned) Corpulence is being very fat or heavy in the body. - correct adjective; verb (correct, corrects, corrected, correcting)
Correct means right, true, or without mistakes. - correction noun (a correction, corrections)
A correction is a change that makes something right that was wrong. - correctional adjective (correctional)
Correctional describes places and work that deal with punishing people who broke the law and helping them change, such as prisons. - correctly adverb (correctly, more correctly)
Correctly means in the right way, without mistakes. - correctness noun (correctness — uncountable)
Correctness is the quality of being right or true, with no mistakes. - correlated adjective (correlated); verb form (past of correlate: correlated)
1) (adjective) When two things are correlated, they tend to change together: when one goes up, the other usually goes up (or down) too… - correlation noun (a correlation, correlations); verb correlate
A connection or relationship between two things, where they change together. - correspond verb (correspond, corresponds, corresponded, corresponding)
To match or be the same as something, or to fit together: «The numbers correspond to the pictures.». - correspondence noun (correspondence, uncountable; a correspondence, correspondences)
Correspondence is letters, emails or messages sent between people: "she reads her correspondence every morning". - correspondent noun (a correspondent, correspondents)
1) A reporter who sends news to a newspaper, radio or TV station from a particular place or about a particular subject, such as a war… - corresponding adjective (corresponding); present participle of correspond
Matching or connected with something else: «Write each word next to its corresponding picture.». - corridor noun (corridor, corridors)
A corridor is a long passage in a building with doors to rooms. - corroboration noun (corroboration — uncountable)
1) (formal) Corroboration is extra evidence or information that shows that a statement or idea is true. - corrode verb (corrode, corrodes, corroded, corroding)
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… - corrosion noun (corrosion — uncountable)
Corrosion is the slow damage of metal or stone by water, air or chemicals, such as iron turning to rust. - corrosive adjective (corrosive, more corrosive); noun (a corrosive — rare)
Corrosive describes a substance, like a strong acid, that can slowly damage or eat away metal, skin or other materials. - corrugated adjective (corrugated); also the past form of the rare verb corrugate (corrugate, corrugates, corrugated, corrugating)
1) Shaped into a row of ridges and grooves, like waves, so the material is stronger; corrugated iron and corrugated cardboard are made… - corrupt adjective (corrupt, corrupter, corruptest); verb (corrupt, corrupts, corrupted, corrupting)
1) Corrupt means dishonest or wicked. 2) Corrupt can mean rotten or gone bad, as food does. 3) To corrupt is to make someone bad or… - corrupted adjective (corrupted); verb (corrupt, corrupts, corrupted, corrupting — corrupted is the past form)
A corrupted file or piece of data has been damaged, so it cannot open or works wrongly. - corruption noun (corruption — usually uncountable; a corruption of something)
Dishonest or illegal behaviour by people with power, such as taking bribes or using public money for themselves. - corsair noun (a corsair, corsairs)
A corsair was a pirate, especially one from North Africa (the Barbary corsairs) who attacked ships in the Mediterranean. - corselet noun (a corselet, corselets)
A corselet was a piece of armour that covered the body, chest and back. - cortege noun (cortege, corteges)
A cortege is a slow procession of people, often for a funeral or a grand occasion, moving in order. - cortina noun (a Cortina, Cortinas; a cortina, cortinas); proper noun (Cortina)
The Ford Cortina, a very popular family car in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand from 1962 to 1982. - cortisol noun (cortisol — uncountable)
Cortisol is a hormone, a chemical messenger made by the body, that helps it deal with stress and controls energy, sleep and waking. - corundum noun (corundum — uncountable)
1) Corundum is a very hard natural mineral made of aluminium oxide; rubies and sapphires are coloured kinds of corundum. - cos conjunction (informal spoken form of "because"); also abbreviation cos (maths: cosine)
A short spoken form of "because", also written 'cause or coz. - cosily adverb (cosily; in American spelling cozily)
In a warm, safe and comfortable way. - cosmetic adjective (cosmetic); noun (cosmetics — usually plural)
Cosmetics are things like make-up, face cream and lipstick that people put on to look nicer. - cosmic adjective (cosmic; more cosmic)
Of or from the universe or outer space beyond the Earth: «cosmic rays», «cosmic dust». - cosmonaut noun (a cosmonaut, cosmonauts)
1) A cosmonaut is an astronaut from Russia or, in the past, from the Soviet Union. - cossack noun (a Cossack, Cossacks); adjective (Cossack)
1) The Cossacks were communities of free, self-ruling warriors and farmers on the steppes of what is now Ukraine and southern Russia… - cost verb (cost, costs, cost, costing); noun (a cost, costs)
To cost is to have a price: what you must pay to buy something. - costa noun (Costa; a name); noun (costa, costae — science, rare)
Costa Coffee, a big chain of coffee shops in the UK and Ireland; people say «Let's go to Costa». - costless adjective (costless) — formal, rare
1) Costing no money; free. 2) (formal) Done without any loss, harm or effort: «a costless mistake». - costly adjective (costly, costlier, costliest)
1) Costly means costing a lot of money; expensive. 2) Costly means causing a big loss or harm: «a costly mistake». - costume noun (costume, costumes); adjective use (costume party)
A costume is a set of special clothes worn to look like someone or something else: a pirate costume, a Halloween costume. - cosy adjective (cosy, cosier, cosiest; US cozy); noun (a cosy — a tea cosy)
Cosy means warm, comfortable and safe, making you feel relaxed. - cot noun (a cot, cots)
A small bed with high sides for a baby or young child; American «crib». - cote noun (cote, cotes)
A cote is a small shed or house for birds, such as doves or pigeons. - cotswold noun (the Cotswolds — a place; Cotswold — a name and adjective)
The Cotswolds are a range of gentle hills and pretty villages in south-central England, famous for honey-coloured stone houses and sheep. - cottage noun (a cottage, cottages)
A small house, usually in the countryside or a village, often old and cosy. - cottager noun (cottager, cottagers)
A cottager is a person who lives in a cottage, usually a poor country person with a small house and garden. - cotton noun (cotton — uncountable; cottons — kinds or threads); adjective (cotton)
Cotton is a soft white fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant. - couch noun (a couch, couches); verb (couch, couches, couched, couching)
A long comfortable seat for two or more people to sit on; a sofa. - cougar noun (a cougar, cougars)
A cougar is a large wild cat of North and South America, with brown fur and a long tail; it is also called a puma or mountain lion. - cough verb (cough, coughs, coughed, coughing); noun (a cough, coughs)
To cough is to push air out of your lungs suddenly with a loud noise, often because something is in your throat or you are ill. - council noun (a council, councils)
A council is a group of people chosen to make decisions or give advice, for example to run a town or city. - councillor noun (councillor, councillors)
A person elected to sit on a council, especially a town, city or local council, to make decisions for the area. - counsel noun (counsel, uncountable; counsel = lawyer); verb (counsel, counsels, counselled/counseled, counselling/counseling)
1) (formal) Counsel is advice. 2) To counsel someone is to give them advice, especially about a problem or feelings. 3) (law) Counsel is a… - counselling noun (counselling, uncountable); US spelling counseling; verb counsel
Help and advice from a trained person who listens to someone with problems or worries and helps them think things through. - counsellor noun (counsellor, counsellors; US counselor)
A counsellor is a person trained to listen to people and help them with their problems and feelings. - counselor noun (a counselor, counselors; UK spelling counsellor)
A trained person whose job is to listen to people and help them with personal problems, worries or feelings: «a school counselor». - count verb (count, counts, counted, counting); noun (count, counts)
To count is to say numbers in order: count to ten. - countable adjective (countable); noun (countables — rare)
1) (grammar) A countable noun is a noun that can have a number in front of it and a plural form, like «one apple, two apples»; also called… - countdown noun (a countdown, countdowns)
A countdown is counting backwards to zero, usually before something starts, like a rocket launch. - countenance noun (a countenance, countenances); verb (countenance, countenances, countenanced, countenancing — formal)
1) (formal, old-fashioned) A person's face, or the look on it. 2) (verb, formal) To allow or approve of something, usually used in «not… - counter noun (counter, counters); verb (counter — to answer back or act against)
A counter is a long flat top in a kitchen, or the long table in a shop where you pay. - counteract verb (counteract, counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
1) To act against something so that it has less effect or no effect: «Exercise helps counteract sitting all day». - counterbalance noun (a counterbalance, counterbalances); verb (counterbalance, counterbalances, counterbalanced, counterbalancing)
1) A weight that balances another weight. 2) Something that has an equal and opposite effect to something else. 3) To balance something by… - counterexample noun (a counterexample, counterexamples)
1) (maths, logic) A counterexample is one example that shows a general statement is false. - counterfeit adjective (counterfeit); noun (a counterfeit, counterfeits); verb (counterfeit, counterfeits, counterfeited, counterfeiting)
Made to look exactly like something real in order to trick people; fake, like counterfeit money. - counterpane noun (counterpane, counterpanes)
A counterpane is a decorated cover laid over a bed, on top of the sheets and blankets. - counterpart noun (a counterpart, counterparts)
1) A counterpart is a person or thing that has the same job or place as another, but in a different group, country or situation. - counterweight noun (a counterweight, counterweights); verb (counterweight, rare)
A counterweight is a heavy weight used to balance another weight, so that something heavy is easier to lift or does not tip over.
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