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

cost-plus contract
noun a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit

cost-pull inflation
noun inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production

Costa Rica
Republic of Costa Rica noun a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America

Costa Rican
adjective of or relating to Costa Rica or its people; `the Costa Rican rain forest`; `our Costa Rican neighbors`

Costa Rican monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Costa Rica

costal
adjective of or relating to or near a rib

costal cartilage
noun the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration

costal groove
noun groove between the ribs where the nerves and blood vessels are

Costanoan
noun a Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan

costate
ribbed adjective (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture

costermonger
barrow-man noun a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow

costia
Costia necatrix noun a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis

costiasis
noun a fatal disease of freshwater fish caused by a flagellated protozoan invading the skin

costing
noun cost accounting

costive
adjective retarding evacuation of feces

costliness
dearness noun the quality possessed by something with a great price or value

costly
high-priced adjective having a high price; `costly jewelry`; `high-priced merchandise`; `much too dear for my pocketbook`; `a pricey restaurant`

costmary
noun leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings

costoaxillary vein
noun one of several veins connecting intercostal veins with the lateral thoracic vein or the thoracoepigastric vein

costochondritis
noun inflammation at the junction of a rib and its cartilage

costs
noun pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

costume
noun the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; `he won the prize for best costume`

costumed
adjective dressed in clothing characteristic of a period, country, or class

costumier
costumer noun someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade)

costus oil
noun a yellow volatile essential oil obtained from costusroot; used in perfumes

costusroot
Saussurea costus noun annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs

cosy
tea cosy noun a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm

cot
camp bed noun a small bed that folds up for storage or transport

Cotacachi
noun an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955

cotangent
cotan noun ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle

cote
noun a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)

cotenant
noun one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property

coterminously
adverb in a coterminous manner

Cotes de Provence
noun a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast

cotillion
cotilion noun a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century

cotinga
chatterer noun passerine bird of New World tropics

Cotingidae
family Cotingidae noun cotingas; umbrella birds

Cotinus
genus Cotinus noun smoke trees

cotoneaster
noun any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits

Cotoneaster dammeri
noun climbing evergreen shrub with white flowers and red berries; often used as ground cover

Cotoneaster horizontalis
noun deciduous flat-growing shrub with a fanned herringbone pattern and having reddish flowers and orange-red berries; used as a ground cover

Cotonou
noun chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin

Cotswold
noun sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswold Hills

Cotswolds
Cotswold Hills noun a range of low hills in southwestern England

cottage cheese
pot cheese noun mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk

cottage industry
noun small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment

cottage pie
noun a dish of minced meat topped with mashed potatoes

cottage pink
grass pink 2 Dianthus plumarius noun European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers

cottage tent
noun a tent providing shelter for a family

cottage tulip
noun any of several long-stemmed tulips that flower in May; have egg-shaped variously colored flowers

cottager
cottage dweller noun someone who lives in a cottage

cottar
noun a peasant farmer in the Scottish highlands

cotter
cottar noun fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together

cotter
noun a peasant farmer in the Scottish highlands

cotter pin
noun a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart

Cottidae
family Cottidae noun sculpins

cotton
cotton cloth noun fabric woven from cotton fibers

cotton
noun soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

cotton ball
noun a fungus disease of cranberries

cotton candy
spun sugar noun a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature

cotton fiber
noun soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

cotton flannel
Canton flannel noun a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side

cotton gin
gin noun a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers

cotton grass
cotton rush noun any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes

cotton mill
noun a textile mill for making cotton textiles

cotton mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus noun large dark mouse of southeastern United States

cotton rat
Sigmodon hispidus noun destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America

cotton rose
noun any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads

cotton stainer
noun a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton

cotton strain
noun feeds primarily on cotton

cotton thistle
woolly thistle 2 Scotch thistle noun biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America

cottonmouth
cottonmouth moccasin noun venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States

cottonseed
noun seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil

cottonseed cake
cotton cake noun the solid matter remaining after oil has been pressed from cottonseeds

cottonseed oil
noun edible oil pressed from cottonseeds

cottonwick
Haemulon malanurum noun of warm Atlantic waters

cottonwood
noun any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed

cottony
adjective resembling cotton; as soft as cotton

cottony-white
adjective of something as white as cotton; `cottony-white clouds`

Cottus
genus Cottus noun type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins

Cotula
genus Cotula noun cosmopolitan herbs especially southern hemisphere; many used as ground covers

Coturnix
genus Coturnix noun Old World quail

cotyledon
seed leaf noun embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants

coucal
noun Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw

couch grass
quackgrass noun European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed

couch potato
noun an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)

couchant(ip)
adjective lying on the stomach with head raised with legs pointed forward

couchette
noun a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping

coude telescope
coude system noun a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph

cougar
puma noun large American feline resembling a lion

cough
coughing noun the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise

cough drop
troche noun a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat

cough up
pony up verb give reluctantly; `He coughed up some money for his children`s tuition`

coughing up
noun the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing

coulisse
noun a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel

coulisse
noun a flat situated in the wings

Coulomb
Charles Augustin de Coulomb noun French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb`s Law (1736-1806)

Coulomb`s Law
noun a fundamental principle of electrostatics; the force of attraction or repulsion between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the distance between them; principle also holds for magnetic poles

coumara nut
noun fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla

coumarone-indene resin
coumarone resin noun a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene and coumarone; used in coatings and paint and asphalt tile