| covert |
concealed or done in secret. [3 definitions] |
| covert cloth |
a twill cloth made of wool, used for suits and lightweight overcoats. |
| coverture |
a cover, disguise, or hiding place. [2 definitions] |
| cover-up |
an action or scheme to conceal something, esp. a misdeed or scandal. |
| covet |
to envy or wish to possess (something belonging to another) inordinately or without right. [3 definitions] |
| covetable |
combined form of covet. |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| covey |
a broad or small group of partridges, quail, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| cow1 |
an adult female of a bovine animal, esp. the domestic farm animal kept or raised for its milk or meat. [2 definitions] |
| cow2 |
to scare or intimidate with threats, violence, or the like. |
| coward |
a person who lacks the courage to face danger, pain, or difficulty; a person easily discouraged or intimidated by fear. [2 definitions] |
| cowardice |
lack of bravery or resolve in the face of danger, pain, or other difficulties. |
| cowardly |
of or like a coward. [3 definitions] |
| cowbell |
a bell hung around the neck of a cow to make known where it is. |
| cowberry |
a low creeping evergreen with white or pink flowers and edible, acid red berries. |
| cowbird |
a North American member of the blackbird family, usu. with a brownish head, often found with herds of cattle. |
| cowboy |
a mounted cattle herdsman employed by ranches of the western United States. [3 definitions] |
| cowcatcher |
a strong metal frame on the front of a locomotive that removes obstacles from the track. |
| cower |
to crouch or cringe in fear. |
| cowfish |
a small, brightly-colored fish covered with bony plates and having a spike over each eye, found in tropical waters. [2 definitions] |
| cowgirl |
a young woman hired to herd and tend cattle, usu. on horseback, in the western United States. [2 definitions] |