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

coordinate clause
noun a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function

coordinate system
frame of reference noun a system that uses coordinates to establish position

coordinated
co-ordinated adjective being dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements; `she was usually good with her hands and well coordinated`- Mary McCarthy

coordinated universal time
UTC noun Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds

coordinately
adverb in a coordinated manner

coordinating conjunction
noun a conjunction (like `and` or `or`) that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents

coordinating(a)
coordinative adjective serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction; ``and` in `John and Mary` or in `John walked and Mary rode` is a coordinating conjunction; and so is `or` in `will you go or stay?``

coordination
noun the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation

coordinator
noun someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously

Coosa
Coosa River noun river that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through eastern Alabama to join the Tallapoosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River

coot
noun slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks

cooter
river cooter noun large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico

copacetic
copasetic adjective completely satisfactory; `his smile said that everything was copacetic`; `You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic`- John O`Hara

copaiba
copaiba balsam noun an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments

copal
noun a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes

copalite
copaline noun partly mineralized copal dug from the ground

copartner
noun a joint partner (as in a business enterprise)

copartnership
noun a partnership in which employees get a share of the profits in addition to their wages

cope
get by verb come to terms or deal successfully with; `We got by on just a gallon of gas`; `They made do on half a loaf of bread every day`

Copehan
noun a group of Penutian languages spoken to the west of the Sacramento river

Copenhagen
Kobenhavn noun the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; `Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North`

copepod
copepod crustacean noun minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish

Copepoda
subclass Copepoda noun minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans

Copernican
adjective according to Copernicus; `in the Copernican system the earth and other planets revolve around the sun`

Copernican system
noun (astronomy) Copernicus` astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun

Copernicia
genus Copernicia noun slow-growing tropical fan palms

Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus noun Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)

copied
traced adjective derived by copying something else; especially by following lines seen through a transparent sheet

copilot
co-pilot noun a relief pilot on an airplane

coping
cope noun brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

coping saw
noun a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood

copious
adjective large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); `she took copious notes`; `a subject of voluminous legislation`

coplanar
adjective lying in the same plane

Copland
Aaron Copland noun United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990)

Copley
John Copley noun American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)

copolymer
noun a polymer consisting of two or more different monomers

copolymerize
copolymerise verb polymerize together; `the two substances copolymerized`

copout
noun a failure to face some difficulty squarely

copper
copper color noun a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper

copper beech
purple beech noun variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves

copper mine
noun a mine where copper is dug from the ground

copper oxide
noun an oxide of copper

copper rockfish
Sebastodes caurinus noun a rockfish of the Pacific coastal waters of North America

copper sulfate
copper sulphate noun a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide

copper-base alloy
noun any alloy whose principal component is copper

copper-bottom
verb provide with a copper bottom; `copper-bottom a frying pan`

copper-bottomed
adjective having a bottom of copper or sheathed with copper; `copper-bottomed pots`; `a copper-bottomed ship`

copperhead
noun venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia

copperplate
copperplate engraving noun an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved

coppersmith
noun someone who makes articles from copper

copperware
noun utensils made with copper

coppery
copper colored adjective of something having the color of copper

copra
noun the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted

Coprinaceae
family Coprinaceae noun used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus

Coprinus
genus Coprinus noun genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae

coprolalia
noun an uncontrollable use of obscene language; often accompanied by mental disorders

coprolite
noun fossil excrement; petrified dung

coprolith
fecalith noun a hard mass of fecal matter

coprophagy
coprophagia noun eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity

Copt
noun a member of the Coptic Church

Coptic
adjective of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art; `the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century Christian Egypt`

Coptic Church
noun the ancient Christian church of Egypt

Coptis
genus Coptis noun small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers

copula
copulative noun an equating verb (such as `be` or `become`) that links the subject with the complement of a sentence

copular
adjective of or relating to a copula; `a copular verb`

copulate
mate verb make love; `Birds mate in the Spring`

copulative conjunction
noun the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the addition of their meanings

copy
noun a secondary representation of an original; `she made a copy of the designer dress`

copy
noun matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

copy editing
noun putting something into a form suitable for a printer

copy editor
copyreader noun an editor who prepares text for publication

copy out
verb copy very carefully and as accurately as possible

copybook
noun a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship

copycat
imitator noun someone who copies the words or behavior of another

copyhold
noun a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services

copyholder
noun mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the compositor

copying
noun an act of copying

copyist
scribe 1 scrivener noun someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

copyread
subedit verb edit and correct (written or printed material)

copyright
right of first publication noun a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

copyright infringement
infringement of copyright noun a violation of the rights secured by a copyright

copyrighted
adjective (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright; `permission to publish copyright material`

copywriter
noun a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy

coq au vin
noun chicken and onions and mushrooms braised in red wine and seasonings

coquette
flirt noun a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

coquettish
flirtatious adjective like a coquette

coquettishly
flirtatiously adverb in a flirtatious manner; `she smiled coquettishly`

coquilla nut
noun nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory

coquille
noun a dish in the form of a scallop shell

coquilles Saint-Jacques
noun scallops in white wine sauce served in scallop shells

cor pulmonale
noun enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels

Coracias
genus Coracias noun type genus of the Coraciidae

Coraciidae
family Coraciidae noun rollers

coraciiform bird
noun chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes

Coraciiformes
order Coraciiformes noun rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies

coracle
noun a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain

Coragyps
genus Coragyps noun a genus of Cathartidae

coral
adjective of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color

coral bean tree
Erythrina corallodendrum noun deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and black-spotted red seeds

coral bush
flame bush noun Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers