cod | (noun) major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters | Synonyms: codfish |
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(noun) lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached | Synonyms: codfish |
(noun) the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) | Synonyms: pod, seedcase |
coda | (noun) the closing section of a musical composition | Synonyms: finale |
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coddler | (noun) someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence | Synonyms: mollycoddler, pamperer, spoiler |
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code | (noun) a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy | - |
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(noun) a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) | Synonyms: codification |
(noun) (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions | Synonyms: computer code |
(noun) a series of letters, numbers or symbols assigned to something for the purpose of classification or identification | - |
codefendant | (noun) a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action | Synonyms: co-defendant |
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codeine | (noun) derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain) | - |
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coder | (noun) a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs | Synonyms: computer programmer, programmer, software engineer |
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codetalker | (noun) a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II | Synonyms: windtalker |
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codex | (noun) an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) | Synonyms: leaf-book |
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(noun) an official list of chemicals or medicines etc. | - |
codfish | (noun) major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters | Synonyms: cod |
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(noun) lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached | Synonyms: cod |
codger | (noun) used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man | Synonyms: old codger |
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codicil | (noun) a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will | - |
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codification | (noun) the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order | - |
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(noun) a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) | Synonyms: code |
coding | (noun) act of writing in code or cipher | Synonyms: cryptography, secret writing, steganography |
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codling | (noun) young codfish | - |
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codon | (noun) a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid | - |
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codpiece | (noun) (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches | - |
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codswallop | (noun) nonsensical talk or writing | Synonyms: applesauce, folderol, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash |
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