cowry |
a tropical marine mollusk having a glossy and colorfully marked shell that is used as money in some Asian and African cultures. [2 definitions] |
cowshed |
a shelter for cows when not at pasture. |
cowslip |
a European primrose bearing a fragrant yellow flower. [2 definitions] |
cox |
(informal) a coxswain. [2 definitions] |
coxa |
the hip or its joint. [2 definitions] |
coxalgia |
pain or disease in the hip or its joint. |
coxcomb |
a pretentious or conceited dandy; show-off. |
coxless |
combined form of cox. |
coxswain |
one in command of a ship's boat. [2 definitions] |
coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. [3 definitions] |
coyote |
a small wolflike carnivore of North America. |
coypu |
a large, beaverlike water animal of South America. |
coz |
(informal) cousin. |
cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
cozy |
comfortably warm and snug, or giving one a warm emotional feeling, often by being small in size yet pleasant. [5 definitions] |
CPA |
abbreviation of "Certified Public Accountant," an accountant who has received an official state certificate for having fulfilled the legal requirements of that state. |
CPI |
abbreviation of "consumer price index." |
Cpl. |
abbreviation of "Corporal," a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranked below sergeant and above private first class (used in a proper name). |
CPR |
abbreviation of "cardiopulmonary resuscitation." |
CPU |
abbreviation of "central processing unit," (in computing) the part of a computer that interprets program commands and executes its instructions. |
Cr |
symbol of the chemical element chromium. |