| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |