country | (noun) a politically organized body of people under a single government | Synonyms: body politic, commonwealth, land, nation, res publica, state |
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(noun) the people who live in a nation or country | Synonyms: land, nation |
(noun) the territory occupied by a nation | Synonyms: land, state |
(noun) an area outside of cities and towns | Synonyms: rural area |
(noun) a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) | Synonyms: area |
countryfolk | (noun) people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics | Synonyms: country people |
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(noun) people living in the same country; compatriots | Synonyms: country people |
countryman | (noun) a man from your own country | - |
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(noun) a man who lives in the country and has country ways | Synonyms: ruralist |
countryseat | (noun) an estate in the country | - |
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countryside | (noun) rural regions | - |
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countrywoman | (noun) a woman from your own country | - |
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(noun) a woman who lives in the country and has country ways | - |
county | (noun) (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government | - |
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(noun) (United States) the largest administrative district within a state | - |
coup | (noun) a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force | Synonyms: coup d'etat, putsch, takeover |
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(noun) a brilliant and notable success | - |
coupe | (noun) a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment | - |
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couple | (noun) a pair who associate with one another | Synonyms: duet, duo, twosome |
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(noun) a pair of people who live together | Synonyms: match, mates |
(noun) (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines | - |
(noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke |
(noun) a small indefinite number | - |
coupler | (noun) a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects | Synonyms: coupling |
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couplet | (noun) a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed | - |
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(noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couple, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke |
coupling | (noun) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | Synonyms: conjugation, mating, pairing, sexual union, union |
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(noun) a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects | Synonyms: coupler |
(noun) a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together | Synonyms: yoke |
coupon | (noun) a test sample of some substance | - |
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(noun) a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed | Synonyms: voucher |
courage | (noun) a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear | Synonyms: braveness, bravery, courageousness |
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courageousness | (noun) a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear | Synonyms: braveness, bravery, courage |
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courante | (noun) a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats | - |
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courbaril | (noun) West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood | Synonyms: Hymenaea courbaril |
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courgette | (noun) small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green | Synonyms: zucchini |
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(noun) marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small | Synonyms: zucchini |
courier | (noun) a person who carries a message | Synonyms: messenger |
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courlan | (noun) wading bird of South America and Central America | Synonyms: Aramus guarauna |
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course | (noun) a mode of action | Synonyms: course of action |
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(noun) education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings | Synonyms: class, course of instruction, course of study |
(noun) facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport | - |
(noun) (construction) a layer of masonry | Synonyms: row |
(noun) part of a meal served at one time | - |
(noun) a connected series of events or actions or developments | Synonyms: line |
(noun) a body of students who are taught together | Synonyms: class, form, grade |
(noun) general line of orientation | Synonyms: trend |
(noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves | Synonyms: path, track |
courser | (noun) swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles | - |
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(noun) formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle | Synonyms: charger |
(noun) a dog trained for coursing | - |
(noun) a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey | - |
coursework | (noun) work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course | - |
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coursing | (noun) hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent | - |
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court | (noun) respectful deference | Synonyms: homage |
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(noun) an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | Synonyms: courtyard |
(noun) a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played | - |
(noun) a room in which a law court sits | Synonyms: courtroom |
(noun) a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area | Synonyms: motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court |
(noun) the residence of a sovereign or nobleman | - |
(noun) an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business | Synonyms: judicature, tribunal |
(noun) the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state | Synonyms: royal court |
(noun) the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince | Synonyms: royal court |
courtesan | (noun) a woman who cohabits with an important man | Synonyms: concubine, doxy, paramour |
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courtesy | (noun) a courteous or respectful or considerate act | - |
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(noun) a courteous manner | Synonyms: good manners |
(noun) a courteous or respectful or considerate remark | - |
courthouse | (noun) a building that houses judicial courts | - |
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(noun) a government building that houses the offices of a county government | - |
courtier | (noun) an attendant at the court of a sovereign | - |
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courting | (noun) a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | Synonyms: courtship, suit, wooing |
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courtliness | (noun) elegance suggestive of a royal court | - |
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courtroom | (noun) a room in which a law court sits | Synonyms: court |
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courtship | (noun) a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | Synonyms: courting, suit, wooing |
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courtyard | (noun) an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | Synonyms: court |
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couscous | (noun) a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina | - |
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(noun) a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew | - |
cousin | (noun) the child of your aunt or uncle | Synonyms: cousin-german, first cousin, full cousin |
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couth | (noun) (used facetiously) refinement | - |
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couture | (noun) high fashion designing and dressmaking | - |
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couturier | (noun) someone who designs clothing | Synonyms: clothes designer, designer, fashion designer |
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couvade | (noun) a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child | - |
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couverture | (noun) chocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butter | - |
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