| code word |
a politically acceptable word or phrase that conveys a hidden meaning or disguises the truth by indirection; euphemism. |
| codex |
a handwritten book, esp. of classical, medieval, or religious texts. |
| codfish |
a cod. |
| codger |
(informal) an eccentric or cranky man, usu. old. |
| codicil |
an addition or appendix, esp. one modifying the terms of a will. |
| codify |
to classify and organize, esp. into a legal code. |
| codirect |
combined form of direct. |
| codirection |
combined form of direction. |
| codirector |
combined form of director. |
| codiscover |
combined form of discover. |
| codiscoverer |
combined form of discoverer. |
| codling1 |
a small apple that is not ripe. |
| codling2 |
a young cod. |
| codling moth |
a small moth, found nearly worldwide, whose larvae feed on apples, pears, and the like. |
| cod-liver oil |
a pale yellow oil obtained from the liver of cod and related fish, often taken as a source of vitamins A and D. |
| codon |
in biology, a triplet of nucleotides in the messenger RNA, which specifies amino acids in the synthesis of protein molecules. |
| codpiece |
a pouch or flap attached to the front of men's tight-fitting breeches or hose that concealed the crotch. Codpieces were typically used in the fifteen and sixteenth centuries in Europe. |
| codrive |
combined form of drive. |
| codriver |
combined form of driver. |
| coed |
(informal) a woman attending a school, esp. a college, that admits both sexes. [2 definitions] |
| coedit |
combined form of edit. |