| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
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| coag | noun | See Coak, a kind of tenon. |
| coak | noun | See Coke, n., A kind of tenon connecting the face of a scarfed timber with the face of another timber, or a dowel or pin of hard wood or iron uniting timbers., A metallic bushing or strengthening piece in the center of a wooden block sheave., To unite, as timbers, by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or faces. |
| coal | noun | A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or other combustible substance; charcoal., A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon, but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a large amount of volatile matter., To burn to charcoal; to char., To mark or delineate with charcoal., To supply with coal; as, to coal a steamer., To take in coal; as, the steamer coaled at Southampton. |
| coat | noun | An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men., A petticoat., The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth., An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek., A layer of any substance covering another; a cover; a tegument; as, the coats of the eye; the coats of an onion; a coat of tar or varnish., Same as Coat of arms. See below., A coat card. See below., To cover with a coat or outer garment., To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar with tin foil; to coat a ceiling. |
| coax | verb t. | To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to wheedle; to soothe., A simpleton; a dupe. |
| coca | noun | The dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon Coca). In med., called Erythroxylon. |
| cock | noun | The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls., A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock., A chief man; a leader or master., The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow., A faucet or valve., The style of gnomon of a dial., The indicator of a balance., The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch., To set erect; to turn up., To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim., To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner., To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation., To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing., The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock., The notch of an arrow or crossbow., The hammer in the lock of a firearm., To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing., To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing., A small concial pile of hay., To put into cocks or heaps, as hay., A small boat., A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. |
| coco | Alt. of Coco palm | |
| coda | noun | A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a composition. |
| code | noun | A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest., Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals. |
| coif | noun | A cap., A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape., An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England., To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif. |
| coil | verb t. | To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing., To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils., To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to wind; — often with about or around., A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound., Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity., A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam heating apparatus., A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion. |
| coin | noun | A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See Coigne, and Quoin., A piece of metal on which certain characters are stamped by government authority, making it legally current as money; — much used in a collective sense., That which serves for payment or recompense., To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal; to mint; to manufacture; as, to coin silver dollars; to coin a medal., To make or fabricate; to invent; to originate; as, to coin a word., To acquire rapidly, as money; to make., To manufacture counterfeit money. |
| coir | noun | A material for cordage, matting, etc., consisting of the prepared fiber of the outer husk of the cocoanut., Cordage or cables, made of this material. |
| coit | noun | A quoit., To throw, as a stone. [Obs.] See Quoit. |
| coke | noun | Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where / smokeless fire is required., To convert into coke. |
| col- | A prefix signifying with, together. See Com-. | |
| cold | noun | Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid., Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold., Not pungent or acrid., Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved., Unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory., Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting., Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent., Not sensitive; not acute., Distant; — said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed., Having a bluish effect. Cf. Warm, 8., The relative absence of heat or warmth., The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness., A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh., To become cold. |
| cole | noun | A plant of the Brassica or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of B. oleracea called rape and coleseed. |
| coll | verb t. | To embrace. |
| colp | noun | See Collop. |
| colt | noun | The young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; — sometimes distinctively applied to the male, filly being the female. Cf. Foal., A young, foolish fellow., A short knotted rope formerly used as an instrument of punishment in the navy., To frisk or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or wantonly., To horse; to get with young., To befool. |
| coly | noun | Any bird of the genus Colius and allied genera. They inhabit Africa. |
| com- | A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with, together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form com- before b, m, p, and sometimes f, and by assimilation becomes col- before l, cor- before r, and con- before any consonant except b, h, l, m, p, r, and w. Before a vowel com- becomes co-; also before h, w, and sometimes before other consonants. | |
| coma | noun | A state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult or impossible to rouse a person. See Carus., The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering, which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet., A tuft or bunch, — as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree; or a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant; or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds. |
| comb | noun | An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place., An instrument for currying hairy animals, or cleansing and smoothing their coats; a currycomb., A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool, flax, hair, etc., The serrated vibratory doffing knife of a carding machine., A former, commonly cone-shaped, used in hat manufacturing for hardening the soft fiber into a bat., A tool with teeth, used for chasing screws on work in a lathe; a chaser., The notched scale of a wire micrometer., The collector of an electrical machine, usually resembling a comb., The naked fleshy crest or caruncle on the upper part of the bill or hood of a cock or other bird. It is usually red., One of a pair of peculiar organs on the base of the abdomen of scorpions., The curling crest of a wave., The waxen framework forming the walls of the cells in which bees store their honey, eggs, etc.; honeycomb., The thumbpiece of the hammer of a gunlock, by which it may be cocked., To disentangle, cleanse, or adjust, with a comb; to lay smooth and straight with, or as with, a comb; as, to comb hair or wool. See under Combing., To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves., Alt. of Combe, A dry measure. See Coomb. |
| come | past participle | of Come, To move hitherward; to draw near; to approach the speaker, or some place or person indicated; — opposed to go., To complete a movement toward a place; to arrive., To approach or arrive, as if by a journey or from a distance., To approach or arrive, as the result of a cause, or of the act of another., To arrive in sight; to be manifest; to appear., To get to be, as the result of change or progress; — with a predicate; as, to come untied., To carry through; to succeed in; as, you can’t come any tricks here., Coming. |
| con- | A prefix, fr. L. cum, signifying with, together, etc. See Com-. | |
| cond | verb t. | To con, as a ship. |
| cone | noun | A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle; — called also a right cone. More generally, any solid having a vertical point and bounded by a surface which is described by a straight line always passing through that vertical point; a solid having a circle for its base and tapering to a point or vertex., Anything shaped more or less like a mathematical cone; as, a volcanic cone, a collection of scoriae around the crater of a volcano, usually heaped up in a conical form., The fruit or strobile of the Coniferae, as of the pine, fir, cedar, and cypress. It is composed of woody scales, each one of which has one or two seeds at its base., A shell of the genus Conus, having a conical form., To render cone-shaped; to bevel like the circular segment of a cone; as, to cone the tires of car wheels. |
| cong | noun | An abbreviation of Congius. |
| conn | verb t. | See Con, to direct a ship. |
| cony | noun | A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit (Lepus cuniculus), The chief hare., A simpleton., An important edible West Indian fish (Epinephelus apua); the hind of Bermuda., A local name of the burbot. |
| cook | verb i. | To make the noise of the cuckoo., To throw., One whose occupation is to prepare food for the table; one who dresses or cooks meat or vegetables for eating., A fish, the European striped wrasse., To prepare, as food, by boiling, roasting, baking, broiling, etc.; to make suitable for eating, by the agency of fire or heat., To concoct or prepare; hence, to tamper with or alter; to garble; — often with up; as, to cook up a story; to cook an account., To prepare food for the table. |
| cool | superl. | Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness., Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed; dispassionate; indifferent; as, a cool lover; a cool debater., Not retaining heat; light; as, a cool dress., Manifesting coldness or dislike; chilling; apathetic; as, a cool manner., Quietly impudent; negligent of propriety in matters of minor importance, either ignorantly or willfully; presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool behavior., Applied facetiously, in a vague sense, to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount., A moderate state of cold; coolness; — said of the temperature of the air between hot and cold; as, the cool of the day; the cool of the morning or evening., To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water., To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate., To become less hot; to lose heat., To lose the heat of excitement or passion; to become more moderate. |
| coom | noun | Soot; coal dust; refuse matter, as the dirty grease which comes from axle boxes, or the refuse at the mouth of an oven. |
| coon | noun | A raccoon. See Raccoon. |
| coop | noun | A barrel or cask for liquor., An inclosure for keeping small animals; a pen; especially, a grated box for confining poultry., A cart made close with boards; a tumbrel., To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; — usually followed by up, sometimes by in., To work upon in the manner of a cooper. |
| coot | noun | A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus Fulica., The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the species of (/demia are called coots. See Scoter., A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot. |
| cope | noun | A covering for the head., Anything regarded as extended over the head, as the arch or concave of the sky, the roof of a house, the arch over a door., An ecclesiastical vestment or cloak, semicircular in form, reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet, and open in front except at the top, where it is united by a band or clasp. It is worn in processions and on some other occasions., An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England., The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part of a loam mold., To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow., To pare the beak or talons of (a hawk)., To exchange or barter., To encounter; to meet; to have to do with., To enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle; to combat; especially, to strive or contend on equal terms or with success; to match; to equal; — usually followed by with., To bargain for; to buy., To make return for; to requite; to repay., To match one’s self against; to meet; to encounter. |
| cops | noun | The connecting crook of a harrow. |
| copy | noun | An abundance or plenty of anything., An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue., An individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of the works of Addison., That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation., Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type; as, the printers are calling for more copy., A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard. See under Paper., Copyhold; tenure; lease., To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; — often with out, sometimes with off., To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life., To make a copy or copies; to imitate., To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well. |
| cor- | A prefix signifying with, together, etc. See Com-. | |
| cora | noun | The Arabian gazelle (Gazella Arabica), found from persia to North Africa. |
| corb | noun | A basket used in coal mines, etc. see Corf., An ornament in a building; a corbel. |
| cord | noun | A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together., A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad; — originally measured with a cord or line., Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of vanity., Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal., See Chord., To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment., To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord., of Core |
| core | noun | A body of individuals; an assemblage., A miner’s underground working time or shift., A Hebrew dry measure; a cor or homer., The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column, wall, rope, of a boil, etc.; especially, the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an apple or quince., The center or inner part, as of an open space; as, the core of a square., The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the core of a subject., The prtion of a mold which shapes the interior of a cylinder, tube, or other hollow casting, or which makes a hole in or through a casting; a part of the mold, made separate from and inserted in it, for shaping some part of the casting, the form of which is not determined by that of the pattern., A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver., The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals., To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple., To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting. |
| corf | noun | A basket., A large basket used in carrying or hoisting coal or ore., A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines. |
| cork | noun | The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose., A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork., A mass of tabular cells formed in any kind of bark, in greater or less abundance., To stop with a cork, as a bottle., To furnish or fit with cork; to raise on cork. |
| corm | noun | A solid bulb-shaped root, as of the crocus. See Bulb., Same as Cormus, 2. |
| corn | noun | A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome., A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain., The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats., The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing., A small, hard particle; a grain., To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue., To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn gunpowder., To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn horses., To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to corn one. |
| coss | noun | A Hindoo measure of distance, varying from one and a half to two English miles., A thing (only in phrase below). |
| cost | noun | A rib; a side; a region or coast., See Cottise., of Cost, To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket cost a dollar; the effort cost his life., To require to be borne or suffered; to cause., The amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for anything bought or taken in barter; charge; expense; hence, whatever, as labor, self-denial, suffering, etc., is requisite to secure benefit., Loss of any kind; detriment; pain; suffering., Expenses incurred in litigation. |
| cosy | adjective | See Cozy. |
| cote | noun | A cottage or hut., A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals, as for sheep or doves., To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get before; as, a dog cotes a hare., To quote. |
| coup | noun | A sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem; — a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force. |
| cove | noun | A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore., A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain., A concave molding., A member, whose section is a concave curve, used especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling, as around a skylight., To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove., To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs., A boy or man of any age or station. |
| cows | plural | of Cow |
| cowl | noun | A monk’s hood; — usually attached to the gown. The name was also applied to the hood and garment together., A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc., A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive., A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water. |
| coxa | noun | The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean. |
| cozy | superl. | Snug; comfortable; easy; contented., Chatty; talkative; sociable; familiar., A wadded covering for a teakettle or other vessel to keep the contents hot. |