| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| co- | A form of the prefix com-, signifying with, together, in conjunction, joint. It is used before vowels and some consonants. See Com-. | |
| cob | noun | The top or head of anything., A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person., The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow., A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head., A young herring., A fish; — also called miller’s thumb., A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the saddle., A sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull (Larus marinus)., A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone., A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See Cobnut., Clay mixed with straw., A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood., A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut 4s. 6d., To strike, To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions., To punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like. |
| cod | noun | A husk; a pod; as, a peascod., A small bag or pouch., The scrotum., A pillow or cushion., An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities. |
| cog | verb t. | To seduce, or draw away, by adulation, artifice, or falsehood; to wheedle; to cozen; to cheat., To obtrude or thrust in, by falsehood or deception; as, to cog in a word; to palm off., To deceive; to cheat; to play false; to lie; to wheedle; to cajole., A trick or deception; a falsehood., A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the face of a wheel., A kind of tenon on the end of a joist, received into a notch in a bearing timber, and resting flush with its upper surface., A tenon in a scarf joint; a coak., One of the rough pillars of stone or coal left to support the roof of a mine., To furnish with a cog or cogs., A small fishing boat. |
| col | noun | A short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains; the pass over such a ridge. |
| con | adverb | Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; — The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro., To know; to understand; to acknowledge., To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously., To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer. |
| coo | verb i. | To make a low repeated cry or sound, like the characteristic note of pigeons or doves., To show affection; to act in a loving way. See under Bill, v. i. |
| cop | noun | The top of a thing; the head; a crest., A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc., A tube or quill upon which silk is wound., Same as Merlon., A policeman. |
| cor | noun | A Hebrew measure of capacity; a homer. |
| cot | noun | A small house; a cottage or hut., A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote., A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger., A small, rudely-formed boat., A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed. |
| cow | noun | A chimney cap; a cowl, The mature female of bovine animals., The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc., To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe., A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock. |
| cox | noun | A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. |
| coy | adjective | Quiet; still., Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; — usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry., Soft; gentle; hesitating., To allure; to entice; to decoy., To caress with the hand; to stroke., To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity., To make difficulty; to be unwilling. |
| coz | noun | A contraction of cousin. |