| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| coaita | noun | The native name of certain South American monkeys of the genus Ateles, esp. A. paniscus. The black-faced coaita is Ateles ater. See Illustration in Appendix. |
| coaled | imp. & past participle | of Coal |
| coarct | adjective | Alt. of Coarctate |
| coarse | superl. | Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; — opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread., Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language. |
| coated | imp. & past participle | of Coat |
| coatee | noun | A coat with short flaps. |
| coaxed | imp. & past participle | of Coax |
| coaxer | noun | One who coaxes. |
| cobbed | imp. & past participle | of Cob |
| cobaea | noun | A genus of climbing plants, native of Mexico and South America. C. scandens is a conservatory climber with large bell-shaped flowers. |
| cobalt | noun | A tough, lustrous, reddish white metal of the iron group, not easily fusible, and somewhat magnetic. Atomic weight 59.1. Symbol Co., A commercial name of a crude arsenic used as fly poison. |
| cobble | noun | A fishing boat. See Coble., A cobblestone., Cob coal. See under Cob., To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to cobble shoes., To make clumsily., To pave with cobblestones. |
| cobnut | noun | A large roundish variety of the cultivated hazelnut., A game played by children with nuts. |
| cobweb | noun | The network spread by a spider to catch its prey., A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary., That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish., The European spotted flycatcher. |
| coccus | noun | One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit., A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti)., A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule. |
| coccyx | noun | The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebrae more or less consolidated. |
| cocked | imp. & past participle | of Cock |
| cockal | noun | A game played with sheep’s bones instead of dice, The bone used in playing the game; — called also huckle bone. |
| cocker | verb t. | To treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper., One given to cockfighting., A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc., A rustic high shoe or half-boots. |
| cocket | noun | Pert; saucy., A customhouse seal; a certified document given to a shipper as a warrant that his goods have been duly entered and have paid duty., An office in a customhouse where goods intended for export are entered., A measure for bread. |
| cockle | noun | A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially C. edule, used in Europe for food; — sometimes applied to similar shells of other genera., A cockleshell., The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; — so called by the Cornish miners., The fire chamber of a furnace., A hop-drying kiln; an oast., The dome of a heating furnace., To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting., A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage)., The Lotium, or darnel. |
| cockup | noun | A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer); — also called begti. |
| cocoon | noun | An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk of commerce is prepared., The case constructed by any insect to contain its larva or pupa., The case of silk made by spiders to protect their eggs., The egg cases of mucus, etc., made by leeches and other worms. |
| codder | noun | A gatherer of cods or peas. |
| coddle | verb t. | To parboil, or soften by boiling., To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper. |
| codger | noun | A miser or mean person., A singular or odd person; — a familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation. |
| codify | verb t. | To reduce to a code, as laws. |
| codist | noun | A codifier; a maker of codes. |
| codlin | noun | Alt. of Codling |
| coelia | noun | A cavity. |
| coelum | noun | See Body cavity, under Body. |
| coerce | verb t. | To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb., To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate., To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience. |
| coeval | noun | Of the same age; existing during the same period of time, especially time long and remote; — usually followed by with., One of the same age; a contemporary. |
| coffee | noun | The “beans” or “berries” (pyrenes) obtained from the drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus Coffea, growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America., The coffee tree., The beverage made from the roasted and ground berry. |
| coffer | noun | A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables., Fig.: Treasure or funds; — usually in the plural., A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson., A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire., The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam., To put into a coffer., To secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering., To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to furnish with a coffer or coffers. |
| coffin | noun | The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial., A basket., A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie., A conical paper bag, used by grocers., The hollow crust or hoof of a horse’s foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone., To inclose in, or as in, a coffin. |
| coffle | noun | A gang of negro slaves being driven to market. |
| cogged | imp. & past participle | of Cog |
| cogent | p. adjective | Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful., Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted. |
| cogger | noun | A flatterer or deceiver; a sharper. |
| coggle | noun | A small fishing boat., A cobblestone. |
| cogman | noun | A dealer in cogware or coarse cloth. |
| cognac | noun | A kind of French brandy, so called from the town of Cognac. |
| coheir | noun | A joint heir; one of two or more heirs; one of several entitled to an inheritance. |
| cohere | adjective | To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass., To be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts of a discourse, or as arguments in a train of reasoning; to be logically consistent., To suit; to agree; to fit. |
| cohorn | noun | See Coehorn. |
| cohort | noun | A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion., Any band or body of warriors., A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class. |
| cohosh | noun | A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; — also called pappoose root. The name is sometimes also given to the Cimicifuga racemosa, and to two species of Actaea, plants of the Crowfoot family. |
| coifed | adjective | Wearing a coif. |
| coigne | noun | A quoin., Alt. of Coigny |
| coigny | noun | The practice of quartering one’s self as landlord on a tenant; a quartering of one’s self on anybody. |
| coiled | imp. & past participle | of Coil |
| coilon | noun | A testicle. |
| coined | imp. & past participle | of Coin |
| coiner | noun | One who makes or stamps coin; a maker of money; — usually, a maker of counterfeit money., An inventor or maker, as of words. |
| cojoin | verb t. | To join; to conjoin. |
| coldly | adverb | In a cold manner; without warmth, animation, or feeling; with indifference; calmly. |
| colera | noun | Bile; choler. |
| collet | An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See Acolyte., A small collar or neckband., A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a small socket on a stem, for holding a drill., The part of a ring containing the bezel in which the stone is set., The flat table at the base of a brilliant. See Illust. of Brilliant. | |
| coleus | noun | A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves. |
| colfox | noun | A crafty fox. |
| collar | noun | Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady’s collar; the collar of a dog., A ring or cincture., A collar beam., The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem., An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order., A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus., A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal., A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars., An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured., A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft., To seize by the collar., To put a collar on. |
| colley | noun | See Collie. |
| collie | noun | The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the rough-haired and smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks. |
| collin | noun | A very pure form of gelatin. |
| collop | noun | A small slice of meat; a piece of flesh., A part or piece of anything; a portion. |
| collow | noun | Soot; smut. See 1st Colly. |
| collum | noun | A neck or cervix., Same as Collar. |
| colony | noun | A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British colonies in America., The district or country colonized; a settlement., A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris., A number of animals or plants living or growing together, beyond their usual range. |
| colour | noun | See Color. |
| colter | noun | A knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard. |
| colugo | noun | A peculiar East Indian mammal (Galleopithecus volans), having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make long leaps, like the flying squirrel; — called also flying lemur. |
| column | noun | A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and capital. See Order., Anything resembling, in form or position, a column in architecture; an upright body or mass; a shaft or obelisk; as, a column of air, of water, of mercury, etc.; the Column Vendome; the spinal column., A body of troops formed in ranks, one behind the other; — contradistinguished from line. Compare Ploy, and Deploy., A small army., A number of ships so arranged as to follow one another in single or double file or in squadrons; — in distinction from “line”, where they are side by side., A perpendicular set of lines, not extending across the page, and separated from other matter by a rule or blank space; as, a column in a newspaper., A perpendicular line of figures., The body formed by the union of the stamens in the Mallow family, or of the stamens and pistil in the orchids. |
| colure | noun | One of two great circles intersecting at right angles in the poles of the equator. One of them passes through the equinoctial points, and hence is denominated the equinoctial colure; the other intersects the equator at the distance of 90¡ from the former, and is called the solstitial colure. |
| colies | plural | of Coly |
| comart | noun | A covenant. |
| comate | adjective | Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair; hairy. |
| combed | imp. & past participle | of Comb |
| combat | verb i. | To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight., To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist., A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy., An engagement of no great magnitude; or one in which the parties engaged are not armies. |
| comber | noun | One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc., A long, curling wave., To cumber., Encumbrance., The cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse. |
| coming | p. pr & vb. noun | of Come, Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition., Ready to come; complaisant; fond., Approach; advent; manifestation; as, the coming of the train., Specifically: The Second Advent of Christ. |
| comedo | noun | A small nodule or cystic tumor, common on the nose, etc., which on pressure allows the escape of a yellow wormlike mass of retained oily secretion, with a black head (dirt). |
| comedy | noun | A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; — opposed to tragedy. |
| comely | superl. | Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome., Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable., In a becoming manner. |
| comfit | noun | A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection., To preserve dry with sugar. |
| comity | noun | Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals; friendly civility; as, comity of manners; the comity of States. |
| commit | verb t. | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; — used with to, unto., To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison., To do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault., To join for a contest; to match; — followed by with., To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; — often used reflexively; as, to commit one’s self to a certain course., To confound., To sin; esp., to be incontinent. |
| commix | verb t. & i. | To mix or mingle together; to blend. |
| common | verb | Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property., Belonging to or shared by, affecting or serving, all the members of a class, considered together; general; public; as, properties common to all plants; the common schools; the Book of Common Prayer., Often met with; usual; frequent; customary., Not distinguished or exceptional; inconspicuous; ordinary; plebeian; — often in a depreciatory sense., Profane; polluted., Given to habits of lewdness; prostitute., The people; the community., An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons., The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; — so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right., To converse together; to discourse; to confer., To participate., To have a joint right with others in common ground., To board together; to eat at a table in common. |
| comose | adjective | Bearing a tuft of soft hairs or down, as the seeds of milkweed. |
| compel | verb t. | To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force., To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort., To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate., To gather or unite in a crowd or company., To call forth; to summon., To make one yield or submit. |
| comply | verb i. | To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one’s self; to consent or conform; — usually followed by with., To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one’s compliments., To fulfill; to accomplish., To infold; to embrace. |
| conned | imp. & past participle | of Con |
| concha | noun | The plain semidome of an apse; sometimes used for the entire apse., The external ear; esp. the largest and deepest concavity of the external ear, surrounding the entrance to the auditory canal. |
| concur | verb i. | To run together; to meet., To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help toward a common object or effect., To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to join; to act jointly; to agree; to coincide; to correspond., To assent; to consent. |
| conder | noun | One who watches shoals of fish; a balker. See Balker. |
| condog | verb i. | To concur; to agree. |
| condor | noun | A very large bird of the Vulture family (Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes. |
| confab | noun | Familiar talk or conversation. |
| confer | verb t. | To bring together for comparison; to compare., To grant as a possession; to bestow., To contribute; to conduce., To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate. |
| confit | noun | Same as Comfit. |
| confix | verb t. | To fix; to fasten. |
| confus | adjective | Confused, disturbed. |
| congee | noun & verb | See Conge, Conge., Boiled rice; rice gruel., A jail; a lockup. |
| conger | noun | The conger eel; — called also congeree. |
| congou | noun | Alt. of Congo |
| conics | noun | That branch of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise from its sections., Conic sections. |
| conida | plural | of Conidium |
| conine | noun | A powerful and very poisonous vegetable alkaloid found in the hemlock (Conium maculatum) and extracted as a colorless oil, C8H17N, of strong repulsive odor and acrid taste. It is regarded as a derivative of piperidine and likewise of one of the collidines. It occasions a gradual paralysis of the motor nerves. Called also coniine, coneine, conia, etc. See Conium, 2. |
| conite | noun | A magnesian variety of dolomite. |
| conium | noun | A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit (“seeds”) and decompound leaves., The common hemlock (Conium maculatum, poison hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine. |
| conner | noun | A marine European fish (Crenilabrus melops); also, the related American cunner. See Cunner. |
| connex | verb t. | To connect. |
| conoid | noun | Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone., A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic conoid, etc.; — more commonly called paraboloid, ellipsoid, etc., A surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner as always to meet a given straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel to a given plane., Resembling a cone; conoidal. |
| consul | noun | One of the two chief magistrates of the republic., A senator; a counselor., One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804, who were called, respectively, first, second, and third consul., An official commissioned to reside in some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its seamen. |
| contek | noun | Quarrel; contention; contest., Contumely; reproach. |
| contex | verb t. | To context. |
| contra | A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary, in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many English words. Cf. Counter, adv. & pref. | |
| conure | noun | An American parrakeet of the genus Conurus. Many species are known. See Parrakeet. |
| convex | adjective | Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form; regularly protuberant or bulging; — said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from without, in opposition to concave., A convex body or surface. |
| convey | verb t. | To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport., To cause to pass from one place or person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound; words convey ideas., To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real estate) by a sealed writing., To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information., To manage with privacy; to carry out., To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve., To accompany; to convoy., To play the thief; to steal. |
| convoy | verb t. | To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman., The act of attending for defense; the state of being so attended; protection; escort., A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort., A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for protection or guidance., Conveyance; means of transportation., A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. |
| cooing | present participle & vb. noun | of Coo |
| cooked | imp. & past participle | of Cook |
| cookee | noun | A female cook. |
| cookey | noun | Alt. of Cookie |
| cookie | noun | See Cooky. |
| cooled | imp. & past participle | of Cool |
| cooler | noun | That which cools, or abates heat or excitement., Anything in or by which liquids or other things are cooled, as an ice chest, a vessel for ice water, etc. |
| coolie | noun | Same as Cooly., An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country. |
| coolly | adjective | Coolish; cool., In a cool manner; without heat or excessive cold; without passion or ardor; calmly; deliberately; with indifference; impudently. |
| coombe | noun | A hollow in a hillside. [Prov. Eng.] See Comb, Combe. |
| cooped | imp. & past participle | of Coop |
| coopee | noun | See Coupe. |
| cooper | noun | One who makes barrels, hogsheads, casks, etc., To do the work of a cooper upon; as, to cooper a cask or barrel., Work done by a cooper in making or repairing barrels, casks, etc.; the business of a cooper. |
| cooter | noun | A fresh-water tortoise (Pseudemus concinna) of Florida., The box tortoise. |
| copart | verb t. | To share. |
| coping | present participle & vb. noun | of Cope, The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often with sloping edges to carry off water; — sometimes called capping. |
| copeck | noun | A Russian copper coin. See Kopeck. |
| copier | noun | One who copies; one who writes or transcribes from an original; a transcriber., An imitator; one who imitates an example; hence, a plagiarist. |
| copist | noun | A copier. |
| copped | adjective | Rising to a point or head; conical; pointed; crested. |
| coppel | noun & verb | See Cupel. |
| copper | noun | A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze., A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper., A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper., the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship’s coppers., To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship. |
| coppin | noun | A cop of thread. |
| copple | noun | Something rising in a conical shape; specifically, a hill rising to a point. |
| coptic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Copts., The language of the Copts. |
| copula | noun | The word which unites the subject and predicate., The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; — called also coupler. |
| copies | plural | of Copy |
| copied | imp. & past participle | of Copy |
| copyer | noun | See Copier. |
| coquet | verb t. | To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint., To trifle in love; to stimulate affection or interest; to play the coquette; to deal playfully instead of seriously; to play (with); as, we have coquetted with political crime. |
| corage | noun | See Courage |
| corant | noun | Alt. of Coranto |
| corban | noun | An offering of any kind, devoted to God and therefore not to be appropriated to any other use; esp., an offering in fulfillment of a vow., An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited. |
| corbel | noun | A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in Gothic architecture., To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel. |
| corbie | noun | Alt. of Corby |
| corcle | noun | Alt. of Corcule |
| corded | imp. & past participle | of Cord, Bound or fastened with cords., Piled in a form for measurement by the cord., Made of cords., Striped or ribbed with cords; as, cloth with a corded surface., Bound about, or wound, with cords. |
| cordal | noun | Same as Cordelle. |
| cordon | noun | A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. Grand cordon., The cord worn by a Franciscan friar., The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches., A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing., A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state. |
| coring | present participle & vb. noun | of Core |
| corves | plural | of Corf |
| corium | noun | Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I., Same as Dermis., The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium. |
| corked | imp. & past participle | of Cork, having acquired an unpleasant taste from the cork; as, a bottle of wine is corked. |
| cormus | noun | See Corm., A vegetable or animal made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk wherre the buds remain attached. |
| corned | imp. & past participle | of Corn |
| cornea | noun | The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye. |
| cornel | noun | The cornelian cherry (Cornus Mas), a European shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries., Any species of the genus Cornus, as C. florida, the flowering cornel; C. stolonifera, the osier cornel; C. Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry. |
| corner | noun | The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal., The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner., An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part., A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook., Direction; quarter., The state of things produced by a combination of persons, who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or species of property, which compels those who need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a corner in a railway stock., To drive into a corner., To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument., To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one’s own price on it; as, to corner the shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum. |
| cornet | noun | An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family., A brass instrument, with cupped mouthpiece, and furnished with valves or pistons, now used in bands, and, in place of the trumpet, in orchestras. See Cornet-a-piston., A certain organ stop or register., A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares., A troop of cavalry; — so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player., The standard of such a troop., The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871., A headdress, A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions., A part of a woman’s headdress, in the 16th century., See Coronet, 2. |
| cornic | adjective | Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, the dogwood (Cornus florida). |
| cornin | noun | A bitter principle obtained from dogwood (Cornus florida), as a white crystalline substance; — called also cornic acid., An extract from dogwood used as a febrifuge. |
| cornua | plural | of Cornu |
| corody | noun | An allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or other religious house for the sustenance of such of the king’s servants as he may designate to receive it. |
| corona | noun | A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services., The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of Column., The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown., The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin., A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola, which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the sun is totally eclipsed by the moon., An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil., Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ., A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as the sun or moon., A peculiar phase of the aurora borealis, formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle., A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged pyramidically. Called also corona lucis., A character [/] called the pause or hold. |
| coroun | verb & noun | Crown. |
| corozo | noun | Alt. of Corosso |
| corpse | noun | A human body in general, whether living or dead; — sometimes contemptuously., The dead body of a human being; — used also Fig. |
| corpus | noun | A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing. |
| corral | noun | A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a place of security for horses, cattle, etc., To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed space; — primarily used with reference to securing horses and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the plains, but in the Southwestern United States now colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning of anything. |
| correi | noun | A hollow in the side of a hill, where game usually lies. |
| corrie | noun | Same as Correi. |
| corsac | noun | The corsak. |
| corsak | noun | A small foxlike mammal (Cynalopex corsac), found in Central Asia. |
| corset | noun | In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women., An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays., To inclose in corsets. |
| cortes | noun pl. | The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain. |
| cortex | noun | Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering., Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark., The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain. |
| corvee | noun | An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign. |
| corven | p. p. of Carve. | |
| corvet | noun | Alt. of Corvette |
| corymb | noun | A flat-topped or convex cluster of flowers, each on its own footstalk, and arising from different points of a common axis, the outermost blossoms expanding first, as in the hawthorn., Any flattish flower cluster, whatever be the order of blooming, or a similar shaped cluster of fruit. |
| coryza | noun | Nasal catarrh. |
| cosher | verb t. | To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. See Coshering., To treat with hospitality; to pet. |
| cosier | noun | A tailor who botches his work. |
| cosily | adverb | See Cozily. |
| cosine | noun | The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions. |
| cosmic | adjective | Alt. of Cosmical |
| cosmos | noun | The universe or universality of created things; — so called from the order and harmony displayed in it., The theory or description of the universe, as a system displaying order and harmony. |
| cossas | noun | Plain India muslin, of various qualities and widths. |
| cosset | noun | A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general., To treat as a pet; to fondle. |
| cossic | adjective | Alt. of Cossical |
| costal | adjective | Pertaining to the ribs or the sides of the body; as, costal nerves., Relating to a costa, or rib. |
| coster | noun | One who hawks about fruit, green vegetables, fish, etc. |
| costly | adjective | Of great cost; expensive; dear., Gorgeous; sumptuous. |
| cotise | noun | See Cottise. |
| cotter | noun | Alt. of Cottar, A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an opening through one or all of the parts. [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly called a key., A toggle., To fasten with a cotter. |
| cottar | noun | A cottager; a cottier. |
| cotton | noun | A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half., The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below., Cloth made of cotton., To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does., To go on prosperously; to succeed., To unite; to agree; to make friends; — usually followed by with., To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; — used with to. |
| cotyla | noun | Alt. of Cotyle |
| cotyle | noun | A cuplike cavity or organ. Same as Acetabulum. |
| coucal | noun | A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus Centropus, of several species. |
| couche | verb t. | Not erect; inclined; — said of anything that is usually erect, as an escutcheon., Lying on its side; thus, a chevron couche is one which emerges from one side of the escutcheon and has its apex on the opposite side, or at the fess point. |
| coudee | noun | A measure of length; the distance from the elbow to the end of the middle finger; a cubit. |
| cougar | noun | An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the American lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma. |
| coulee | noun | A stream, a stream of lava. Also, in the Western United States, the bed of a stream, even if dry, when deep and having inclined sides; distinguished from a caon, which has precipitous sides. |
| co-une | verb t. | To combine or unite. |
| county | noun | An earldom; the domain of a count or earl., A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; — called also a shire. See Shire., A count; an earl or lord. |
| couped | adjective | Cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased; — used especially for the head or limb of an animal. See Erased. |
| coupee | noun | A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made. |
| couple | adjective | That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler., Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace., A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed., See Couple-close., One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; — called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple., Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes., To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join., To join in wedlock; to marry., To come together as male and female; to copulate. |
| coupon | noun | A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant., A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accomodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, or the like. |
| couage | verb t. | To inspire with courage. |
| courap | noun | A skin disease, common in India, in which there is perpetual itching and eruption, esp. of the groin, breast, armpits, and face. |
| course | noun | The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage., The ground or path traversed; track; way., Motion, considered as to its general or resultant direction or to its goal; line progress or advance., Progress from point to point without change of direction; any part of a progress from one place to another, which is in a straight line, or on one direction; as, a ship in a long voyage makes many courses; a course measured by a surveyor between two stations; also, a progress without interruption or rest; a heat; as, one course of a race., Motion considered with reference to manner; or derly progress; procedure in a certain line of thought or action; as, the course of an argument., Customary or established sequence of events; recurrence of events according to natural laws., Method of procedure; manner or way of conducting; conduct; behavior., A series of motions or acts arranged in order; a succession of acts or practices connectedly followed; as, a course of medicine; a course of lectures on chemistry., The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn., That part of a meal served at one time, with its accompaniments., A continuous level range of brick or stones of the same height throughout the face or faces of a building., The lowest sail on any mast of a square-rigged vessel; as, the fore course, main course, etc., The menses., To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue., To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course greyhounds after deer., To run through or over., To run as in a race, or in hunting; to pursue the sport of coursing; as, the sportsmen coursed over the flats of Lancashire., To move with speed; to race; as, the blood courses through the veins. |
| cousin | noun | One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt., A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council. In English writs, etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl., Allied; akin. |
| coving | present participle & vb. noun | of Cove |
| covent | noun | A convent or monastery. |
| covert | verb t. | Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised., Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook., Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband., A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense., One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird. |
| cowing | present participle & vb. noun | of Cow |
| cowage | noun | See Cowhage. |
| coward | adjective | Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; — said of a lion., Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly., Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity., A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon., To make timorous; to frighten. |
| cowboy | noun | A cattle herder; a drover; specifically, one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of the Western and Southwestern United States., One of the marauders who, in the Revolutionary War infested the neutral ground between the American and British lines, and committed depredations on the Americans. |
| cowdie | noun | See Kauri. |
| cowish | verb t. | Timorous; fearful; cowardly., An umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon. |
| cowled | adjective | Wearing a cowl; hooded; as, a cowled monk. |
| cowpea | noun | The seed of one or more leguminous plants of the genus Dolichos; also, the plant itself. Many varieties are cultivated in the southern part of the United States. |
| cowpox | noun | A pustular eruptive disease of the cow, which, when communicated to the human system, as by vaccination, protects from the smallpox; vaccinia; — called also kinepox, cowpock, and kinepock. |
| cowrie | noun | Same as Kauri., Alt. of Cowry |
| coying | present participle & vb. noun | of Coy |
| coyish | adjective | Somewhat coy or reserved. |
| coyote | noun | A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; — called also prairie wolf. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a prolonged, shrill howl. |
| cozier | noun | See Cosier. |
| cozily | adverb | Snugly; comfortably. |