| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| coracle | noun | A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in Thibet and in Egypt. |
| coraled | adjective | Having coral; covered with coral. |
| coranto | noun | A sprightly but somewhat stately dance, now out of fashion. |
| corbell | noun | A sculptured basket of flowers; a corbel., Small gabions. |
| corbies | plural | of Corby |
| corcule | noun | The heart of the seed; the embryo or germ. |
| cording | present participle & vb. noun | of Cord |
| cordage | noun | Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes. |
| cordate | adjective | Heart-shaped; as, a cordate leaf. |
| cordial | adjective | Proceeding from the heart., Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate., Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits., Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates., Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial., Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur. |
| corfute | noun | A native or inhabitant of Corfu, an island in the Mediterranean Sea. |
| corinne | noun | The common gazelle (Gazella dorcas). See Gazelle. |
| corinth | noun | A city of Greece, famed for its luxury and extravagance., A small fruit; a currant. |
| corival | noun | A rival; a corrival., To rival; to pretend to equal. |
| corking | present participle & vb. noun | of Cork |
| corkage | noun | The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest. |
| corning | present participle & vb. noun | of Corn |
| cornage | noun | Anancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn. |
| corncob | noun | The cob or axis on which the kernels of Indian corn grow. |
| corneas | plural | of Cornea |
| corneal | adjective | Pertaining to the cornea. |
| cornice | noun | Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house. |
| cornish | adjective | Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England., The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall. |
| cornist | noun | A performer on the cornet or horn. |
| cornute | adjective | Alt. of Cornuted, To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold. |
| cornuto | noun | A man that wears the horns; a cuckold. |
| corolla | noun | The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors. See the Note under Blossom. |
| coronae | plural | of Corona |
| coronas | plural | of Corona |
| coronal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses)., Of or pertaining to a king’s crown, or coronation., Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull., Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin., A crown; wreath; garland., The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronae or garlands. |
| coronel | noun | A colonel., The iron head of a tilting spear, divided into two, three, or four blunt points. |
| coroner | noun | An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire, with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent, sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred. |
| coronet | noun | An ornamental or honorary headdress, having the shape and character of a crown; particularly, a crown worn as the mark of high rank lower than sovereignty. The word is used by Shakespeare to denote also a kingly crown., The upper part of a horse’s hoof, where the horn terminates in skin., The iron head of a tilting spear; a coronel. |
| coronis | noun | In Greek grammar, a sign [‘] sometimes placed over a contracted syllable., The curved line or flourish at the end of a book or chapter; hence, the end. |
| corosso | noun | The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm; also, a commercial name for the true ivory nut. See Ivory nut. |
| corpora | plural | of Corpus |
| corrade | verb t. | To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume., To erode, as the bed of a stream. See Corrosion. |
| correct | adjective | Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct views., To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice, or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or principles., To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend; to set right; as, to correct the proof (that is, to mark upon the margin the changes to be made, or to make in the type the changes so marked)., To bring back, or attempt to bring back, to propriety in morals; to reprove or punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child should be corrected for lying., To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of another; — said of whatever is wrong or injurious; as, to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations. |
| corrode | verb t. | To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali., To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair., To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. |
| corrump | verb t. | To corrupt. See Corrupt. |
| corrupt | adjective | Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound., Changed from a state of uprightness, correctness, truth, etc., to a worse state; vitiated; depraved; debased; perverted; as, corrupt language; corrupt judges., Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; as, the text of the manuscript is corrupt., To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy., To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to debase; to defile., To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty; as, to corrupt a judge by a bribe., To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations; to falsify; as, to corrupt language; to corrupt the sacred text., To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless., To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot., To become vitiated; to lose putity or goodness. |
| corsage | noun | The waist or bodice of a lady’s dress; as, a low corsage., a flower or small arrangement of flowers worn by a person as a personal ornament. Typically worn by women on special occasions (as, at a ball or an anniversary celebration), a corsage may be worn pinned to the chest, or tied to the wrist. It is usually larger or more elaborate than a boutonniere. |
| corsair | noun | A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from any government, to seize booty on sea or land., A piratical vessel. |
| corslet | noun | A corselet. |
| corsned | noun | The morsel of execration; a species of ordeal consisting in the eating of a piece of bread consecrated by imprecation. If the suspected person ate it freely, he was pronounced innocent; but if it stuck in his throat, it was considered as a proof of his guilt. |
| cortege | noun | A train of attendants; a procession. |
| cortile | noun | An open internal courtyard inclosed by the walls of a large dwelling house or other large and stately building. |
| corvine | adjective | Of or pertaining to the crow; crowlike. |