coracan | (noun) East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient | Synonyms: African millet, corakan, Eleusine coracana, finger millet, kurakkan, ragee, ragi |
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coracle | (noun) a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain | - |
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corakan | (noun) East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient | Synonyms: African millet, coracan, Eleusine coracana, finger millet, kurakkan, ragee, ragi |
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coral | (noun) marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs | - |
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(noun) a variable color averaging a deep pink | - |
(noun) unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces | - |
(noun) the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry | Synonyms: precious coral, red coral |
coralbells | (noun) perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental | Synonyms: Heuchera sanguinea |
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coralberry | (noun) shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India | Synonyms: Ardisia crenata, spiceberry |
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(noun) North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits | Synonyms: Indian currant, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus |
coralroot | (noun) European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock | Synonyms: Cardamine bulbifera, coral-root bittercress, coralwort, Dentaria bulbifera |
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coralwood | (noun) East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental | Synonyms: Adenanthera pavonina, Barbados pride, coral-wood, peacock flower fence, red sandalwood |
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coralwort | (noun) European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock | Synonyms: Cardamine bulbifera, coral-root bittercress, coralroot, Dentaria bulbifera |
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corbel | (noun) (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) | Synonyms: truss |
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corbiestep | (noun) (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall | Synonyms: corbel step, corbie-step, crow step |
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corbina | (noun) bluish-grey whiting of California coast | Synonyms: Menticirrhus undulatus |
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corchorus | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute | - |
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cord | (noun) a line made of twisted fibers or threads | - |
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(noun) a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton | Synonyms: corduroy |
(noun) a light insulated conductor for household use | Synonyms: electric cord |
(noun) a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet | - |
cordage | (noun) the ropes in the rigging of a ship | - |
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(noun) the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords | - |
cordgrass | (noun) any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders | Synonyms: cord grass |
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cordial | (noun) strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal | Synonyms: liqueur |
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cordiality | (noun) a cordial disposition | Synonyms: amity |
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cordierite | (noun) a blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone | - |
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cordite | (noun) explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords | - |
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corditis | (noun) inflammation of the spermatic cord, accompanied by pain in the testis, generally caused by an infection originating in the urethra or by a tumor, hydrocele, or varicocele | - |
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cordoba | (noun) the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos | - |
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cordon | (noun) adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord | - |
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(noun) cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank | - |
(noun) a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing | - |
cordovan | (noun) a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain | - |
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cords | (noun) cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth | Synonyms: corduroys |
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corduroy | (noun) a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton | Synonyms: cord |
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(noun) a road made of logs laid crosswise | - |
corduroys | (noun) cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth | Synonyms: cords |
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cordwood | (noun) firewood cut and stacked in cords; wood sold by the cord | - |
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core | (noun) a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil | - |
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(noun) the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place | - |
(noun) (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories | Synonyms: magnetic core |
(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Synonyms: center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum |
(noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | Synonyms: burden, effect, essence, gist |
(noun) a small group of indispensable persons or things | Synonyms: core group, nucleus |
(noun) the center of an object | - |
(noun) the central part of the Earth | - |
(noun) a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill | - |
coreference | (noun) the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent | - |
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coreid | (noun) a true bug | Synonyms: coreid bug |
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coreligionist | (noun) someone having the same religion as another person | - |
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coreopsis | (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America | Synonyms: tick-weed, tickseed, tickweed |
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corer | (noun) a device for removing the core from apples | - |
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corespondent | (noun) the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding | Synonyms: co-respondent |
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corgi | (noun) either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head | Synonyms: Welsh corgi |
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coriander | (noun) parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish | Synonyms: Chinese parsley, cilantro |
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(noun) dried coriander seeds used whole or ground | Synonyms: coriander seed |
(noun) Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley | Synonyms: Chinese parsley, cilantro, coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum |
corium | (noun) the deep vascular inner layer of the skin | Synonyms: derma, dermis |
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cork | (noun) the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) | Synonyms: bottle cork |
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(noun) a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line | Synonyms: bob, bobber, bobfloat |
(noun) outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc. | - |
(noun) (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells | Synonyms: phellem |
corkage | (noun) a charge added at a restaurant for every bottle of wine served that was not bought on the premises | - |
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corkboard | (noun) a heat-insulating building material consisting of cork granules that are made into sheets by compressing and baking | - |
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corker | (noun) a machine that is used to put corks in bottles | - |
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(noun) (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person | - |
corkscrew | (noun) a bottle opener that pulls corks | Synonyms: bottle screw |
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corkwood | (noun) very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood | Synonyms: corkwood tree, Leitneria floridana |
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corm | (noun) solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure | - |
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cormorant | (noun) large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish | Synonyms: Phalacrocorax carbo |
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corn | (noun) something sentimental or trite | - |
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(noun) ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food | Synonyms: edible corn |
(noun) whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn | Synonyms: corn whiskey, corn whisky |
(noun) tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times | Synonyms: Indian corn, maize, Zea mays |
(noun) (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland) | - |
(noun) the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal | - |
(noun) a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes | Synonyms: clavus |
cornbread | (noun) bread made primarily of cornmeal | - |
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corncob | (noun) the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn | Synonyms: corn cob |
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corncrake | (noun) common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields | Synonyms: Crex crex, land rail |
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corncrib | (noun) a crib for storing and drying ears of corn | - |
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cornea | (noun) the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera | - |
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cornel | (noun) a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers | Synonyms: dogwood, dogwood tree |
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cornelian | (noun) a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony | Synonyms: carnelian |
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corner | (noun) the intersection of two streets | Synonyms: street corner, turning point |
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(noun) (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone | Synonyms: quoin |
(noun) an interior angle formed by two meeting walls | Synonyms: nook |
(noun) the point where two lines meet or intersect | - |
(noun) the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect | - |
(noun) a place off to the side of an area | - |
(noun) a remote area | - |
(noun) a projecting part where two sides or edges meet | - |
(noun) a small concavity | Synonyms: niche, recess, recession |
(noun) a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade | - |
(noun) a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible | Synonyms: box |
cornerback | (noun) a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers | - |
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cornerstone | (noun) a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls | - |
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(noun) a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies | - |
(noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | Synonyms: base, basis, foundation, fundament, groundwork |
cornet | (noun) a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves | Synonyms: horn, trump, trumpet |
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cornetfish | (noun) slender tropical fish with a long tubular snout and bony plates instead of scales | - |
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cornetist | (noun) a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet | Synonyms: trumpeter |
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corneum | (noun) the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off | Synonyms: horny layer, stratum corneum |
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cornfield | (noun) a field planted with corn | Synonyms: corn field |
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cornflour | (noun) starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener | Synonyms: cornstarch |
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cornflower | (noun) an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers | Synonyms: bachelor's button, bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus |
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(noun) plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried | Synonyms: strawflower, Uvularia grandiflora |
cornhusk | (noun) the husk of an ear of corn | - |
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cornhusker | (noun) a worker who husks corn | - |
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cornhusking | (noun) the act of removing the husks from ears of corn | - |
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(noun) a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn | Synonyms: husking bee |
cornice | (noun) the topmost projecting part of an entablature | - |
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(noun) a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall | - |
(noun) a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing | Synonyms: pelmet, valance, valance board |
cornmeal | (noun) coarsely ground corn | Synonyms: Indian meal |
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cornpone | (noun) cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern) | Synonyms: pone |
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cornsilk | (noun) each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn | Synonyms: corn silk |
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cornsmut | (noun) a smut fungus attacking Indian corn | Synonyms: corn smut |
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cornstalk | (noun) the stalk of a corn plant | Synonyms: corn stalk |
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cornstarch | (noun) starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener | Synonyms: cornflour |
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cornu | (noun) (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape | - |
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cornucopia | (noun) the property of being extremely abundant | Synonyms: profuseness, profusion, richness |
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(noun) a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity | Synonyms: horn of plenty |
corolla | (noun) (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth | - |
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corollary | (noun) (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition | - |
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(noun) a practical consequence that follows naturally | - |
corona | (noun) a long cigar with blunt ends | - |
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(noun) (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape | - |
(noun) the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse | Synonyms: aureole |
(noun) an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere | Synonyms: corona discharge, corposant, electric glow, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, St. Elmo's fire |
(noun) one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object | - |
(noun) (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower | - |
(noun) a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020 | Synonyms: 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, coronavirus, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, novel coronavirus pneumonia, Wuhan coronavirus, Wuhan flu, Wuhan pneumonia, Wuhan virus |
coronach | (noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | Synonyms: dirge, lament, requiem, threnody |
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coronal | (noun) flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes | Synonyms: chaplet, garland, lei, wreath |
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coronary | (noun) obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus) | Synonyms: coronary thrombosis |
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coronation | (noun) the ceremony of installing a new monarch | Synonyms: enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, investiture |
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coronavirus | (noun) a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020 | Synonyms: 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, corona, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, novel coronavirus pneumonia, Wuhan coronavirus, Wuhan flu, Wuhan pneumonia, Wuhan virus |
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coroner | (noun) a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes | Synonyms: medical examiner |
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coronet | (noun) margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof | - |
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(noun) a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign | - |
coronilla | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long axillary heads or umbels | - |
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coronion | (noun) the craniometric point at the tip of the coronoid process of the mandible | - |
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corozo | (noun) any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts | Synonyms: corozo palm |
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corp | (noun) a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state | Synonyms: corporation |
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corporal | (noun) a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines | - |
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corporality | (noun) the quality of being physical; consisting of matter | Synonyms: corporeality, materiality, physicalness |
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corporation | (noun) slang for a paunch | Synonyms: bay window, pot, potbelly, tummy |
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(noun) a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state | Synonyms: corp |
corporatism | (noun) control of a state or organization by large interest groups | - |
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corporatist | (noun) a supporter of corporatism | - |
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corporeality | (noun) the quality of being physical; consisting of matter | Synonyms: corporality, materiality, physicalness |
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corposant | (noun) an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere | Synonyms: corona, corona discharge, electric glow, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, St. Elmo's fire |
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corps | (noun) an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support | Synonyms: army corps |
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(noun) a body of people associated together | - |
corpse | (noun) the dead body of a human being | Synonyms: cadaver, clay, remains, stiff |
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corpulence | (noun) the property of excessive fatness | Synonyms: adiposis, overweight, stoutness |
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