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- COALPITA pit where coal is extracted.
- COARSELYin a coarse manner
- COBALTA chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.
- COBBLEA cobblestone.
- COBBLERA person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.
- COBBLESTONEA rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
- CODLINGA young small cod.
- COFFTo buy, purchase.
- COFFINGTo buy, purchase.
- COFFSTo buy, purchase.
- COKESolid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
- COLESLAWA salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
- COLEWORTA plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head and used for food, such as kale.
- COLLARDA Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
- COLLIERA person in the business or occupation of producing or distributing coal (any of several types of carbon fuel). A person who produces (e.g., digs, mines, gathers) or sells coal (th
- COLLOPA slice of meat.
- COLLYBlack as coal.
- COLTISHResembling a colt, especially: Lively, playful and undisciplined (often in a manner judged to be immature).
- COMBEDArranged or groomed with a comb.
- COMBERA person who combs wool, etc.
- COMELILYIn a comely manner.
- COMEROne in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.
- COMETHthird-person singular simple present indicative of come
- COMFORTContentment, ease.
- COMFORTLESSOf a person: deprived of comfort; uncomforted.
- COMINGpresent participle and gerund of come
- CONJUGATEDJoined together in pairs.
- CONSORTThe spouse of a monarch.
- CONSUMPTIVEHaving a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
- CONTRARIWISEIn the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction.
- CONTROLTo exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- COOKERYThe art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking.
- COOKIEA small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
- COOMsoot, smut
- COORIETo crouch, stoop down.
- COORIEDTo crouch, stoop down.
- COORIEINGTo crouch, stoop down.
- COORIESTo crouch, stoop down.
- COOTAny of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- CORFA large basket, especially as used for coal.
- CORNERWISEDiagonally.
- CORNYBoring and unoriginal.
- CORSNEDA consecrated piece of bread given to a person suspected of a crime, indicating innocence if swallowed easily and guilt if it stuck in the throat; a morsel of execration.
- COSSETTo treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
- COSTLYOf high cost; expensive.
- COSYAffording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.
- COTEA cottage or hut.
- COTTAGEA small house.
- COUGHSometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the
- COULDsimple past of can
- COUNTTo recite numbers in sequence.
- COUNTABLECapable of being counted; having a quantity.
- COUPLINGThe act of joining together to form a couple.
- COURTEOUSLYIn a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.
- COURTLYBefitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court; stately, rich or fine, and so suitable for a royal court.
- COUTHFamiliar, known; well-known, renowned.
- COVEA hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
- COVERINGpresent participle and gerund of cover
- COVERTLYIn a covert manner, secretly.
- COWARDLYShowing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
- COWERTo crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
- COWHERDOne who herds cattle; a cowboy.
- COWHOUSEA house (barn or shed) for keeping cows.
- COWSLIPA low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
- COXSWAINIn a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
- CRABBITGrouchy, cantankerous.
- CRADLEA bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
- CRAFTStrength; power; might; force .
- CRAFTILYIn a crafty manner; slyly.
- CRAFTYSkillful at deceiving others.
- CRAMEA merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods are sold; a stall
- CRAMPA painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
- CRANAGEThe use of a crane to hoist goods.
- CRANIOPAGUSA pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
- CRANKHard; difficult.
- CRANKLYHard; difficult.
- CRANNYA small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
- CRASHA sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
- CRAVATA wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men having long ends hanging in front.
- CRAVETo desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
- CRAVINGA strong desire; yearning.
- CRAWLTo move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm or insect, or on one's hands and knees, like a human baby.
- CRAZEA strong habitual desire or fancy.
- CREAMThe butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
- CREAMYContaining cream.
- CREASEA line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
- CREATETo bring into existence;
- CREATORSomething or someone which creates or makes something.
- CREEKA small inlet, often saltwater, leading to the sea or to the main channel of a river, especially a river estuary.
- CREEPINGpresent participle and gerund of creep
- CRESSA plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
- CRIMPEasily crumbled; friable; brittle.
- CRIMPLEto crumple, crimp
- CRINGETo cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.
- CRISPYHaving a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.
- CROFTAn enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a
- CROMEA garden or agricultural implement with three or four tines bent at right angles, resembling a garden fork with bent prongs, and used for breaking up soil, clearing ditches, raking
- CROSSEA lacrosse stick.
- CROTCHETA musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
- CROUTsauerkraut