couch |
a large piece of upholstered furniture with a back and usu. with arms, on which several people can sit or one can lie; sofa. [4 definitions] |
couchant |
lying or reclining. [2 definitions] |
couch grass |
a grass that has creeping rootstocks, by which it spreads rapidly, and is considered a troublesome weed; quack grass; quitch. |
couching |
(archaic) the act or an instance of crouching or bowing low to the ground. |
couch potato |
(informal) a person whose main leisure pastime is television viewing. |
cougar |
a large tan wild cat of North and South America; mountain lion; puma. |
cough |
to release air noisily and spasmodically from the lungs as a result of illness or foreign matter in the respiratory system. [6 definitions] |
cough drop |
a small candylike lozenge that is medicated for relieving a cough, sore throat, or the like. |
cough up |
(slang) to give over (something demanded, esp. money). [2 definitions] |
could |
used to express that there was ability to do something in the past, or that an action or state was possible in the past. [4 definitions] |
could do with |
would benefit from (something); need or needs to some degree. |
couldn't |
contracted form of "could not." |
could've |
contracted form of "could have." |
coulee |
a deep, narrow ravine, esp. in the western United States, cut by rain or melting snow. [2 definitions] |
coulomb |
a unit of electrical charge equal to the charge of 6.28 times 1018 electrons or the charge transferred in one second by a steady current of one ampere. |
coulter |
variant of colter. |
council |
an assembly of persons gathered together for administrative, legislative, or advisory purposes. [2 definitions] |
councilman |
a member of a council, as of a city or town. |
councilor |
someone who belongs to a council. |
councilwoman |
a female member of a council, as of a city or town. |
counsel |
guidance or advice, esp. as given by an authority or wise person. [6 definitions] |