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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

cognitive neuroscientist
noun a cognitive scientist who studies the neurophysiological foundations of mental phenomena

cognitive psychology
noun an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes

cognitive science
noun the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind

cognitive scientist
noun a scientist who studies cognitive processes

cognitive semantics
conceptual semantics noun the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning

cognitive state
noun the state of a person`s cognitive processes

cognitively
adverb with regard to cognition; `cognitively skillful`

cognizance
noun range of what one can know or understand; `beyond my ken`

cognize
cognise verb be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; `I know that the President lied to the people`; `I want to know who is winning the game!`; `I know it`s time`

cohabit
shack up verb room or live together; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple

cohabitation
noun the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married)

Cohan
George M. Cohan noun United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942)

cohere
verb have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; `the principles by which societies cohere`

coherence
coherency noun logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts

coherent
logical adjective capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; `a lucid thinker`; `she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident`

coherently
adverb in a coherent manner; `she could not talk coherently after the accident`

cohesion
noun (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid

cohesive
adjective causing cohesion; `a cohesive agent`

cohesiveness
gluiness noun the property of being cohesive and sticky

Cohn
Ferdinand Julius Cohn noun German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants

coho
cohoe noun small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes

cohort
noun a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)

cohosh
herb Christopher noun a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries

cohune nut
noun nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those of ivory nuts

cohune palm
Orbignya cohune noun tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory

cohune-nut oil
cohune oil noun semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making

coif
noun a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law

coiffeur
noun a man hairdresser

coiffeuse
noun a woman hairdresser

Coigue
Nothofagus dombeyi noun Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching

coil
spiral noun a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; `a coil of rope`

coil spring
volute spring noun a spring in the shape of a coil

coiled
adjective curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); `a coiled snake ready to strike`; `the rope lay coiled on the deck`

coiling
helical adjective in the shape of a coil

coin box
noun the part of a slot machine that serves as a receptacle for the coins

coin collection
noun a collection of coins

coin silver
noun a silver of the degree of purity established for making legal silver coins

coin slot
noun a slot through which coins can be inserted into a slot machine

coin-operated
adjective of devices that do not operate without the prior insertion of one or more coins; `a coin-operated telephone`

coinage
mintage noun coins collectively

coincide
co-occur verb go with, fall together

coincidence
happenstance noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

coincident
coincidental adjective occurring or operating at the same time; `a series of coincident events`

coincidentally
coincidently adverb happening at the same time

coiner
minter noun a skilled worker who coins or stamps money

coinsurance
noun insurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters

coinsure
verb take out coinsurance

coir
noun stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut

coital
copulatory adjective of or relating to coitus or copulation

coitus interruptus
withdrawal method noun a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

coke
blow noun street names for cocaine

col
noun a pass between mountain peaks

cola
dope noun carbonated drink flavored with extract from Kola nuts (`dope` is a southernism in the United States)

cola extract
noun a flavoring extracted from the kola nut

cola nut
noun bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract

colander
cullender noun bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods

Colaptes
genus Colaptes noun a genus of Picidae

Colbert
Colbert butter noun butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract

Colchicaceae
family Colchicaceae noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa

Colchicum
genus Colchicum noun chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae

colchine
noun an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout

Colchis
noun (Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece

cold
cold-blooded adjective without compunction or human feeling; `in cold blood`; `cold-blooded killing`; `insensate destruction`

cold cereal
dry cereal noun a cereal that is not heated before serving

cold chisel
set chisel noun narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks

cold comfort
noun very limited consolation or empathy; `he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me`

cold cream
coldcream noun a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin

cold cuts
noun sliced assorted cold meats

cold duck
noun pink sparkling wine originally from Germany

cold feet
noun timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action; `I was going to tell him but I got cold feet`

cold fish
noun an aloof unemotional person

cold frame
noun protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold

cold front
polar front noun the front of an advancing mass of colder air

cold fusion
noun nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken

cold medicine
noun medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold

cold rubber
noun a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires

cold sober
stone-sober adjective totally sober

cold spell
cold snap noun a spell of cold weather

cold storage
noun refrigerated storage for preservation

cold stuffed tomato
noun tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served cold

cold sweat
noun concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear

cold turkey
noun complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent; `he quit smoking cold turkey`; `she quit her job cold turkey`

cold war
noun a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare

cold water
noun disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation; `she poured cold water on the whole idea of going to Africa`

cold wave
noun a wave of unusually cold weather

cold weather
noun a period of unusually cold weather

cold-blooded
adjective having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated)

cold-bloodedly
in cold blood adverb in a cold-blooded manner; `he cold-bloodedly planned the murder of his boss`

cold-cream
verb put cold cream on one`s face

cold-temperate
adjective the colder parts of temperate waters

cold-water flat
noun an apartment without modern conveniences

coldhearted
adjective lacking in sympathy or feeling

coldly
adverb in a cold unemotional manner; `he killed her in cold blood`

coldness
cold noun the absence of heat; `the coldness made our breath visible`; `come in out of the cold`; `cold is a vasoconstrictor`

coldness
frigidness noun a lack of affection or enthusiasm; `a distressing coldness of tone and manner`

coldwork
cold work verb shape (metal) without heat

Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter noun United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

Coleonyx
genus Coleonyx noun banded geckos

Coleoptera
order Coleoptera noun beetles

Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge noun English romantic poet (1772-1834)