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 high 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] |
counter3 |
in an opposite direction or manner. [2 definitions] |
counter- |
a prefix that means "opposite to." [2 definitions] |
counterclockwise |
opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move. |
counterfeit |
made to look like something real in order to cheat people. [3 definitions] |
counterpart |
someone or something that is just like or similar to another. [2 definitions] |
countess |
a woman married to a count or earl. [2 definitions] |
countless |
very great in number; not able to be counted. |