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- CORFA large basket, especially as used for coal.
- CORGIEllipsis of Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognize
- CORIANDERThe annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.
- CORIUMThe layer of skin between the epidermis and the subcutaneous tissues.
- CORIVALAlternative form of corrival.
- CORKThe dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
- CORKAGEA fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided.
- CORKYOf wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
- CORMA short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditio
- CORMLIKEResembling a corm.
- CORMOPHYTEAny plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
- CORMORANTAny of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands i
- CORMOUSGrowing from a corm.
- CORMUSA corm.
- CORNAny cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
- CORNAGEA feudal tax levied on horned cattle.
- CORNBALLA ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar.
- CORNEAThe transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
- CORNEAEplural of cornea
- CORNEALOf or pertaining to the cornea.
- CORNEDConsisting of grains; granulated.
- CORNEITISinflammation of the cornea
- CORNELAny tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Arctocrania (syn. Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum) or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel.
- CORNEMUSEA French musical instrument very similar to bagpipes.
- CORNERWISEDiagonally.
- CORNETA musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
- CORNETTOA trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
- CORNFEDFed on corn.
- CORNFIELDA field of corn: maize, wheat, or other cereal crop.
- CORNHUSKThe husk of an ear of corn (maize).
- CORNICEA horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
- CORNICHEA road built on a ledge (cliff), especially along water (a river, sea, etc).
- CORNIFICProducing horns; forming horn.
- CORNIFYTo convert or be converted into horn or a similar substance
- CORNILYIn a corny manner.
- CORNMEALDried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a meal, especially a coarse one.
- CORNSTALKThe tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
- CORNUA horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
- CORNUSAny of the genus Cornus of dogwoods.
- CORNUTETo give 'horns' to; to make a cuckold of.
- CORNUTOA cuckold.
- CORNYBoring and unoriginal.
- COROMANDELSynonym of calamander.
- CORONAA large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
- CORONALRelating to a crown or coronation.
- CORONATETo crown (a sovereign or champion).
- CORONATEDsimple past and past participle of coronate
- CORONETA small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
- CORONISA device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. For example: ⸎, ۞.
- CORONIUMA supposed chemical element, hypothesized in the 19th century in order to explain a green emission line seen during the total solar eclipse of 7 August 1869 (actually highly ionize
- CORONIUMSA supposed chemical element, hypothesized in the 19th century in order to explain a green emission line seen during the total solar eclipse of 7 August 1869 (actually highly ionize
- CORPOSANTAn electrical discharge accompanied by a corona of ionization in the surrounding atmosphere
- CORPSA battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
- CORPSEA dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.
- CORPSMANA hospital corpsman.
- CORPULENCEThe characteristic or state of being corpulent.
- CORPULENTLarge in body; fat; overweight.
- CORPULENTLYIn a corpulent manner.
- CORPUSA collection of written or spoken texts. Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
- CORPUSCLEA minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
- CORRALAn enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.
- CORRELATIONA reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
- CORRIEA bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.
- CORRIGENDUMAn error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
- CORRIGIBLEAble to be corrected or set right.
- CORSAGEA small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.
- CORSAIRA French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo.
- CORSEA (living) body.
- CORSELETArmor for the body, for example a breastplate and backpiece taken together.
- CORSETA woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
- CORSETEDWearing a corset.
- CORSIVECorrosive.
- 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.
- CORTEGEA ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral or following a monarch.
- CORTEXThe outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
- CORTILEAn internal courtyard, surrounded by walls but open to the sky
- CORTINAA cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.
- CORTISOLA glucocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that mediates various metabolic processes (such as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive pro
- CORTISONEA corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammato
- CORUNDUMAn extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.
- CORVEEUnpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
- CORVETTEA flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; called in the United States navy a sloop-of-war.
- CORVIDPertaining to or resembling the Corvidae.
- CORVINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of crows or ravens.
- CORVUSA hooked ram for destroying walls.
- CORYAny fish belonging to the genus Corydoras, a group of South American freshwater catfish.
- CORYBANTISMcorybantic behaviour
- CORYDALINEA bioactive isoquinoline alkaloid.
- CORYDALISAny member of the genus Corydalis of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the fumewort family.
- CORYMBA cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top.
- CORYMBEDHaving corymbs.
- CORYMBOUSIn the form of a corymb.
- CORYPHAEUSThe conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
- CORYPHENEA fish of the genus Coryphaena.
- CORYZAInflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.
- CORYZALPertaining to coryza.
- COSETo make oneself cosy; to be snug.
- COSETThe set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup.
- COSHhyperbolic cosine, a hyperbolic function.
- COSHERTo levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of.