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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]
counseling help or guidance from a mental health professional or member of the clergy that is aimed at solving emotional problems or at resolving or preventing conflicts between people in a close relationship.
counselor someone who gives or is hired to give counsel. [3 definitions]
count1 to list or name (numbers or items) one by one in order to find the total. [10 definitions]
count2 one who holds a rank of European nobility that is equivalent to that of an English earl.
count backwards to say or write the numbers in reverse order starting with a given number; count back.