cottage |
a small house. |
cottage cheese |
a soft, white cheese made of slightly soured skim milk. |
cotton |
a plant that makes soft, white fibers. These fibers are used to make thread or cloth. [5 definitions] |
cotton candy |
a candy made of soft, tiny bits of melted sugar spun around a stick or paper cone. Cotton candy looks like a mass of cotton but melts very quickly in one's mouth. Cotton candy is often sold at outdoor events such as fairs or festivals, or at amusement parks. |
cottonmouth |
a poisonous North American snake that lives in swamps; water moccasin. |
cottontail |
a kind of rabbit that has brown or gray fur and a fluffy white tail. Cottontails live in North and South America. |
cottonwood |
a North American tree of the poplar family. Cottonwoods grow quickly and bear seeds surrounded by fiber that looks like cotton. [2 definitions] |
couch |
a piece of indoor furniture made for a number of people to sit on at the same time; sofa. |
cougar |
a common name for a puma, a large wild cat with tan fur. Cougars live in many parts of North and South America. They are carnivorous mammals. They are also called mountain lions or panthers. |
cough |
to release air noisily from the lungs. A cough results from illness or from breathing in foreign matter. [4 definitions] |
cough drop |
a medication in the form of a small piece of hard candy, used for soothing a cough or sore throat. |
could |
used to express that there was ability to do something in the past, or that an action or state was possible in the past. [2 definitions] |
couldn't |
shortened form of "could not." |
council |
a group of persons gathered together to discuss or make decisions about public matters. For example, a city council may make laws for or give advice on how to run a city. |
counsel |
help or advice given by an authority or wise person. [3 definitions] |
counseling |
the activity of meeting and talking regularly with someone who can give advice and support in a particular area of life. |
counselor |
a person who gives advice, especially as a job. [3 definitions] |
count1 |
to list or name one by one in order to find the total. [8 definitions] |
count2 |
a European nobleman of a particular rank. |
countdown |
the act of counting down to zero from a higher number to prepare for the start of an event. |
counter1 |
a long, high table. People sit on stools or stand at a counter to eat, prepare food, or do business. [2 definitions] |