| cornrow |
a section of hair braided tightly and close to the scalp. [3 definitions] |
| corn silk |
the long silky part of the pistil of the corn plant, lying between the rows of kernels and extending beyond the tip of the ear. |
| cornstalk |
the fibrous stem of a corn plant. |
| cornstarch |
a fine, starchy flour ground from corn grains, used as a thickener for cooked foods or a source of industrial starch. |
| corn sugar |
dextrose, esp. that derived from cornstarch. |
| corn syrup |
a sweetener derived from cornstarch, containing glucose, maltose, and dextrin. |
| cornucopia |
a mythological goat's horn containing an endless supply of food, used as a symbol of abundance and prosperity; horn of plenty. [3 definitions] |
| corn whiskey |
whiskey made from a mash of at least eighty percent corn; corn liquor. |
| corny |
(informal) of humor, lacking subtlety; obvious; trite. [2 definitions] |
| corolla |
the petals of a flower collectively. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. [4 definitions] |
| corona |
in meteorology, a ring or series of concentric rings seen around a heavenly body, caused by diffraction due to fine mist or dust in the atmosphere. (See aureole.) [5 definitions] |
| Corona Borealis |
a spring constellation in the northern sky, located between Hercules and Boötes; Northern Crown. |
| coronagraph |
telescopic equipment that blocks light from a star so that the star's corona and objects close to the star can be resolved. |
| coronary |
of or pertaining to the heart or the blood vessels that supply it. [5 definitions] |
| coronary insufficiency |
a medical condition in which the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygenated blood, resulting in angina pectoris or heart failure. |
| coronary thrombosis |
the blockage of a coronary artery by a blood clot. |
| coronation |
the ceremony at which a sovereign is crowned; crowning. |
| coronavirus |
a type of virus that causes a variety of diseases in humans and other animals ranging from the common cold to potentially fatal illnesses. A coronavirus is an RNA virus of the family Coronaviridae and is so-named because the outer perimeter of each round virus particle resemble a spiky crown similar in shape to the sun's corona. [2 definitions] |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| coronet |
a small crownlike ornament or wreath for the head. [2 definitions] |