| cordoba |
the chief monetary unit of Nicaragua, equaling one hundred centavos. |
| cordon |
a chain of guards or military stations forming a defense or containment line around an area. [3 definitions] |
| cordovan |
a smooth, soft, fine leather made of goatskin or split horsehide. [2 definitions] |
| corduroy |
a fabric, usu. cotton, with cords or cut pile woven in to form lengthwise ribs. [6 definitions] |
| cordwood |
wood piled or sold in cord units. [2 definitions] |
| core |
the center part of certain fruits, containing hard material and seeds. [4 definitions] |
| corecipient |
combined form of recipient. |
| coreligionist |
a person who follows the same religion as another; fellow worshiper. |
| coreopsis |
any of several garden plants that bear yellow, red, or maroon daisylike flowers. |
| coresearcher |
combined form of researcher. |
| coresident |
combined form of resident. |
| coresidential |
combined form of residential. |
| corespondent |
in law, one jointly accused with the defendant, esp. of adultery in a divorce case. |
| corgi |
see "Welsh corgi." |
| coriander |
a herbaceous plant of the parsley family, or the seedlike fruits of this used as a spice. |
| Corinth |
an ancient city in northeastern Greece. |
| Corinthian |
of or pertaining to Corinth or its people or culture. [3 definitions] |
| Corinthians |
either of two books of the New Testament containing the letters of the apostle Paul to the Christians of Corinth. |
| Coriolis effect |
the apparent deflection of moving objects as observed from a rotating frame of reference due to the force created by the rotating frame. |
| Coriolis force |
a force held to be responsible for the straying off course of a falling object toward a rotating body such as the earth. |
| corium |
the layer of skin that lies beneath the epidermal layer and contains nerves and blood vessels; derma. |