| coccyx |
the small triangular bone at the lower end of the spinal column, consisting of several fused vertebrae. |
| cochair |
combined form of chair. |
| cochairman |
combined form of chairman. |
| cochairperson |
combined form of chairperson. |
| cochairwoman |
combined form of chairwoman. |
| cochampion |
combined form of champion. |
| cochin |
one of a large Asiatic breed of domestic fowl with thickly feathered legs. |
| cochineal |
a bright red dye made from the bodies of female scale insects. |
| cochineal insect |
any of a family of tropical insects that feeds on certain cactuses, esp. in Mexico, the female of which is the source of a brilliant red dye. |
| cochlea |
a spiral tube in the inner ear of most mammals, containing the endings of nerves that register sound in the brain. |
| cochleate |
shaped or twisted in a spiral, like a snail shell. |
| cock1 |
the adult male of a chicken or other fowl; rooster. [8 definitions] |
| cock2 |
to tilt to one side or to turn upward, esp. jauntily, alertly, or expectantly. [2 definitions] |
| cock3 |
a cone-shaped stack of hay, straw, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| cockade |
a rosette or knot of ribbon worn esp. on a hat as a badge of rank, office, or the like. |
| cock-a-doodle-doo |
a representation or imitation of the cry of a rooster. |
| cockalorum |
a small self-important or boastful man. [2 definitions] |
| cockamamie |
(slang) ridiculous; pointless; valueless. |
| cock-and-bull story |
an improbable, absurd, or unlikely story. |
| cockateel |
a small parrot with a gray body and a prominent, sometimes yellow crest, often kept as a pet. |
| cockatoo |
any of various crested, mostly white parrots of Australia and other parts of the South Pacific. |