| cosmetic |
a preparation used on the face or body to make the person wearing it look more attractive. Lipstick, nail polish, and powder are cosmetics. |
| cosmic |
of or relating to the universe. |
| cosmonaut |
an astronaut from Russia or the former Soviet Union. |
| cosmos |
the universe considered as a whole. |
| cost |
the amount of money charged or paid for something. [5 definitions] |
| Costa Rica |
a country in Central America. San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica. |
| costly |
of high cost or value. |
| costume |
the type of clothing worn in a particular place or time or by members of a particular group. [2 definitions] |
| cosy |
another spelling of cozy. |
| cot1 |
a small bed that folds up. [2 definitions] |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
a West African country on the Atlantic coast between Ghana and Liberia. The capital of Cote d'Ivoire is Yamoussoukro. |
| 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 venomous 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] |