coatrack |
a rack or stand fitted with pegs or hooks used for the storage of garments, esp. coats and hats. |
coattail |
the loose back part of a coat below the waist, esp. either half of this part when divided by a vent, as in a cutaway. |
coauthor |
one of two or more authors of a single written work. [2 definitions] |
coauthorship |
combined form of authorship. |
coax |
to persuade or try to do so by gradual, gentle means such as flattery, pleading, or promises. [3 definitions] |
coaxial |
placed on or having a common axis. |
coaxial cable |
a high-frequency electronic transmission cable that has two layers of conductive material, one inside the other and separated by insulation. |
cob |
the hard center of an ear of corn; corncob. [3 definitions] |
cobalamin |
vitamin B-12. |
cobalt |
a chemical element that has twenty-seven protons in each nucleus and occurs as a brittle silver-white solid metal, used in a variety of alloys to increase hardness. (symbol: Co) |
cobalt blue |
a deep blue pigment made from cobalt oxide. [2 definitions] |
cobble1 |
a cobblestone. [3 definitions] |
cobble2 |
to make or repair (shoes or boots). [2 definitions] |
cobbler |
a person who makes or repairs shoes or boots. [3 definitions] |
cobblestone |
a naturally rounded stone, about the size of a fist, formerly used in paving streets or the like. |
cob coal |
large rounded lumps of coal that resemble cobblestones. |
cobelligerent |
a nation not formally allied but cooperating with one or more nations waging war. |
cobia |
a large tropical game fish with a prominent black stripe on either side. |
COBOL |
a computer language using English syntax and a large vocabulary of English words (acronym for "common business-oriented language"). |
cobra |
any of several venomous snakes of Asia and Africa that rear up and flatten the skin of the neck when threatened. [2 definitions] |
cobweb |
a web spun by a spider, esp. an abandoned one, or a single strand of this web. [5 definitions] |