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| CLUNK | | —n. Dull sound as of thick pieces of metal meeting. —v. Make such a sound. [imitative] | |
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| COACH | | —n. - single-decker bus, usu. Comfortably equipped for long journeys.
- railway carriage.
- closed horse-drawn carriage.
- a instructor or trainer in a sport. B private tutor. —v. Train or teach as a coach. [french from magyar] | |
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| COAST | | —n. Border of land near the sea; seashore. —v. - ride or move, usu. Downhill, without the use of power.
- make progress without much effort.
- sail along the coast. the coast is clear there is no danger of being observed or caught. coastal adj. [latin costa side] | |
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| COBOL | | n. Computer language for use in commerce. [common business oriented language] | |
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| COBRA | | n. Venomous hooded snake of africa and asia. [latin colubra snake] | |
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| COCKY | | adj. (-ier, -iest) colloq. Conceited, arrogant. cockily adv. Cockiness n. [from *cock1] | |
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| COCOA | | bean n. Cacao seed.
- butter n. Fatty substance obtained from the cocoa bean.
- n. - powder made from crushed cacao seeds, often with other ingredients.
- drink made from this. [altered from *cacao] | |
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| CODEX | | n. (pl. Codices) 1 ancient manuscript text in book form.
- collection of descriptions of drugs etc. [latin, = tablet, book] | |
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| COIFF | | v. (usu. As coiffed adj.) Dress or arrange (the hair). [french coiffer] | |
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| COLEY | | n. (pl. -s) any of several fish used as food, e.g. The rock-salmon. [origin uncertain] | |
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