| Costa Rica |
Costa Rica is a country in Central America. It has the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other. Costa Rica has a tropical climate. It is home to many different kinds of animals, such as sloths, monkeys, turtles, and lizards. |
| costume |
A costume is something you wear to make you look like some other person, animal, or thing. People wear costumes when they act in a play, and sometimes they wear them just for fun. |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
Cote d'Ivoire is a country in Africa. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, and it is next to Liberia and Ghana. The name Cote d'Ivoire is French, and it means Ivory Coast in English. Ivory is a white material that comes from the tusks of elephants. At one time, Cote d'Ivoire was a center for selling ivory, gold, and pepper to people from Europe. Nowadays, Cote d'Ivoire still sells gold, and it sells a lot of cocoa, coffee, and oil for fuel. |
| cottage |
A cottage is a very small house. In America, a cottage is often a place to stay in the summer or just for a short time. |
| cotton |
Cotton is a plant that grows soft, white fibers. The fibers are picked and cleaned and used to make things like thread and cloth. Cotton grows in warm places around the world. [3 definitions] |
| couch |
A couch is a comfortable seat made for two or more people. Another word for couch is sofa. |
| cough |
When you cough, you push air out from your lungs and make a sharp noise in your throat. People often cough when they have a cold or when they breathe in something that feels bad to the lungs. [2 definitions] |
| could |
Could has the same meaning as the word "can," but we use could when we talk about something we were able to do in the past. [3 definitions] |
| couldn't |
Couldn't is a short way to say or write "could not." |
| count1 |
When you count a group of things, you give each thing a number to find out how many there are. |
| counter1 |
A counter is a long, high table, or something like a table with cabinets under it. People often have a counter in their kitchen where they prepare food or where they can eat. In a store, people who help you often stand behind a counter. In some kinds of restaurants, you eat at a counter sitting on tall chairs. |
| country |
A country is a large area of land where people live under the same government. The United States, Canada, and Mexico are some of the countries of the world. [2 definitions] |
| countryside |
The countryside is land that is away from cities and towns. When we talk about the countryside, we mean land that has fields and farms. |
| county |
In America, a county is a part of a state. Like a city, a county has its own government. A county can have laws that other counties in the same state don't have. |
| couple |
A couple is a group of two things, animals, or people. [2 definitions] |
| courage |
When you have courage, you are able to face fear or danger. Someone who has courage is brave. |
| course |
The course of something is the direction or path that it takes as it goes along. [5 definitions] |
| court |
A court is a special area in which people can play certain types of sports. Basketball and tennis are played on courts. [2 definitions] |
| cousin |
Your cousin is the son or daughter of your aunt or uncle. |
| cover |
When you cover a thing, you put something over it or on it. [4 definitions] |
| covering |
A covering is something that covers or hides something else. |