| cost-of-living |
determined by, or adjusted to, changes in the cost of living. |
| cost-plus |
the sum of the actual costs of manufacture and a previously fixed profit. [2 definitions] |
| cost-push |
of or denoting the situation in which higher costs of production cause higher retail prices. (Cf. demand-pull.) |
| costume |
the type or style of clothing, jewelry, makeup, and the like worn in a particular place or time or by members of a particular profession or group. [4 definitions] |
| costume jewelry |
jewelry made of inexpensive materials or set with imitation or semiprecious stones. |
| costumer |
a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for costume parties or theater companies. |
| cosy |
variant of cozy. |
| cot1 |
a small portable bed, esp. one that folds up. [2 definitions] |
| cot2 |
a small dwelling, such as a hut. [3 definitions] |
| cotangent |
in trigonometry, the ratio between the side adjacent to a given acute angle in a right triangle and the opposite side. |
| cote |
a small shelter, esp. one built for birds or animals. |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
a West African country on the Atlantic coast between Ghana and Liberia. |
| cotenant |
one of two or more persons who own or occupy common property. |
| coterie |
a small, exclusive group of friends or associates with similar interest or activities; clique. |
| coterminous |
having the same border or end point, or covering the same area. |
| cotillion |
any of several dances, such as the quadrille. [2 definitions] |
| cotransport |
combined form of transport. |
| cotrustee |
combined form of trustee. |
| cottage |
a small or modest detached home, usu. for one family. [2 definitions] |
| cottage cheese |
a soft white mild-flavored cheese made of slightly soured skim-milk curds. |
| cottage industry |
a small-scale industry in which products are made, created, or assembled in the workers' homes rather than in factories or offices. [2 definitions] |