| 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. |
| crab1 |
any of various ten-legged marine crustaceans, having broad, flat bodies, eyes on short stalks, and strong pincers on the front legs. The meat of some kinds of crabs is commonly eaten by humans. [8 definitions] |
| crab2 |
(informal) a complaining or ill-tempered person; grouch. [2 definitions] |
| crab apple |
any of various small, hard, tart apples, wild or cultivated, used esp. for making jelly. [2 definitions] |
| crabbed |
irritable or ill-tempered; grouchy. [2 definitions] |
| crabby |
somewhat irritable; bad-tempered. |
| crab grass |
any of several wild, coarse grasses that easily root, spread, and displace other plants and grasses, esp. in cultivated lawns. |
| crab louse |
a louse that infests the human pubic area or armpit and causes severe itching. |
| Crab nebula |
a nebula in the constellation Taurus that contains a pulsar. |