If you copy something, you make a copy of it.
copyright copyrights
NOUN If someone has the copyright on a piece of writing or music, it cannot be copied or performed without their permission.
coral corals
NOUN a hard substance that forms in the sea from the skeletons of tiny animals called corals
cord cords
NOUN 1 strong, thick string
2 electrical wire covered in rubber or plastic
corduroy
NOUN heavy, ribbed cloth made of cotton
core cores
NOUN the most central part of an object or place • an apple core • the earth’s core
cork corks
NOUN 1 a soft, light substance that forms the bark of a Mediterranean tree
2 a piece of cork pushed into the end of a bottle to close it
corkscrew corkscrews
NOUN a device for pulling corks out of bottles
corn
NOUN 1 crops such as wheat and barley
2 the seeds of these crops
corner corners, cornering, cornered
NOUN 1 the point where two sides or edges of something meet • The TV was in the corner of the room.
See vertex
VERB 2 If someone corners a person or animal, they get them into a place they can’t escape from. • The police cornered the thief.
cornet cornets
NOUN a small, brass instrument used in brass and military bands
coronation coronations
NOUN the ceremony at which a king or queen is crowned
coroner coroners
NOUN an official who investigates the deaths of people who have died in a violent or unusual way
corporal corporals
NOUN an officer of low rank in the army or air force
corporal punishment
NOUN punishing of people by beating them
corps
Said “kor” NOUN part of an army with special duties • the Medical Corps
corpse corpses
NOUN a dead body
correct corrects, correcting, corrected
ADJECTIVE 1 If something is correct, there are no mistakes in it.
VERB 2 If you correct something that is wrong, you make it right. • She corrected my maths homework.
correction NOUN
correspond corresponds, corresponding, corresponded
VERB 1 If one thing corresponds with another, it is similar to it or it matches it in some way.
2 If numbers or amounts correspond, they are the same.
3 When people correspond, they write to each other.
correspondence
NOUN 1 letters or the writing of letters
2 If there is a correspondence between two things, there is a similarity between them.
correspondent correspondents
NOUN a newspaper, radio or television reporter
corridor corridors
NOUN a passage in a building or train
[from Old Italian corridore meaning place for running]
corrode corrodes, corroding, corroded
VERB When something corrodes, it is eaten away. When iron and steel are corroded, rust is formed.
corrosion NOUN corrosive ADJECTIVE
corrugated
ADJECTIVE Corrugated metal or cardboard has parallel folds to make it stronger.
corrupt corrupts, corrupting, corrupted
ADJECTIVE 1 People who are corrupt act dishonestly or illegally in return for money or power.
SYNONYM: dishonest
VERB 2 If you corrupt someone, you make them dishonest.
3 If a bug in a computer spoils files, it corrupts them.
corruption NOUN
cosmetics
PLURAL NOUN lipstick, face powder and other make-up
cosmic
ADJECTIVE belonging to or relating to the whole universe
cosmos
NOUN the universe
cost costs, costing, cost
NOUN 1 the amount of money needed to buy, do or make something
VERB 2 You use cost to talk about the amount of money you have to pay for things. • You can’t have that – it costs too much.
costume costumes
NOUN 1 a set of clothes worn by an actor
2 the clothing worn in a particular place or during a particular period
cosy cosier, cosiest
ADJECTIVE warm and comfortable
cot cots
NOUN a small bed for a baby, with bars or panels round it to stop the baby falling out
cottage cottages
NOUN a small house, especially in the country
cotton
NOUN 1 cloth made from the soft fibres of the cotton plant • a cotton shirt
