| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, esp. of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| cogwheel |
a toothed wheel; gearwheel. |
| cohabit |
to live together in an intimate relationship, esp. outside of marriage. |
| cohead |
combined form of head. |
| coheir |
a person who shares an inheritance with another or others. |
| coheiress |
combined form of heiress. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. [2 definitions] |
| coherence |
the quality or condition or having a clear, logical structure or of being understandable. [2 definitions] |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. [2 definitions] |
| cohesion |
the act, process, or state of cohering. |
| cohesionless |
combined form of cohesion. |
| cohesive |
sticking together; closely united; cohering. [2 definitions] |
| coho |
a small ocean salmon, now often introduced into fresh water as a game fish; coho salmon; silver salmon. |
| coholder |
combined form of holder. |
| cohort |
(often derogatory) a friend or associate. [3 definitions] |
| cohosh |
a common name for several unrelated plants, including Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh) of the buttercup family and Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh) of the barberry family, both used medicinally. |
| cohostess |
combined form of hostess. |
| coif |
any of a variety of close-fitting caps, such as those worn by nuns under their veils. [4 definitions] |
| coiffeur |
(French) a man who styles hair. |
| coiffure |
any styling or arrangement of the hair; hairdo. [2 definitions] |
| coign of vantage |
an especially good position for observation or action. |