| collide |
to strike or bump into one another forcefully. [2 definitions] |
| collider |
in nuclear physics, a type of accelerator in which occurs the bombardment of certain charged particles by certain others, such as electrons and positrons; colliding-beam machine. |
| collie |
one of a breed of large dogs originating in Scotland as sheep dogs and having long pointed muzzles and long-haired coats. |
| collier |
a coal miner, esp. in Great Britain. [2 definitions] |
| colliery |
a coal mine, esp. in Great Britain, including the buildings and equipment associated with it. |
| collimate |
to line up or make parallel (rays of light). [2 definitions] |
| collimator |
a small telescope that is fixed to a larger one and is used to align it accurately. [2 definitions] |
| collinear |
lying in the same straight line. [2 definitions] |
| collins |
(often cap.) a drink made with lemon or lime juice, carbonated water, sugar, and either gin, vodka, whiskey, or rum. |
| collision |
an act or instance of coming together with violent force; crash. [2 definitions] |
| collocate |
to place together or put in correct order; arrange. |
| collocation |
in linguistics, the tendency of certain words to occur together in speech or writing with more frequency than chance would predict, or the particular ways that words tend to combine with each other within a particular language. [2 definitions] |
| collodion |
in chemistry, a thick solution of pyroxylin suspended in alcohol and ether, used in producing photographic film, in cementing surgical bandages and sealing wounds, and in engraving and lithography. |
| colloid |
in chemistry, a suspension of a very finely ground or divided substance in a gas, liquid, or solid, such that suspended particles tend not to settle out. [3 definitions] |
| colloidal |
of, resembling, or containing a colloid. [2 definitions] |
| colloq. |
abbreviation of "colloquial" or "colloquially." |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. [2 definitions] |
| colloquialism |
a colloquial or informal word or phrase, sometimes characteristic of a particular region. |
| colloquium |
an informal group meeting or conference. [2 definitions] |
| colloquy |
a conversation or written dialogue, esp. one with a formal setting and purpose. |
| collude |
to act together through a secret agreement or plan, esp. for illicit purposes; conspire. |