thread used for sewing • a needle and cotton
couch couches
NOUN a long, soft piece of furniture for sitting or lying on
cough coughs, coughing, coughed
VERB When you cough, you force air out of your throat with a sudden harsh noise.
could
VERB 1 the past tense of can
2 You use could to say that something might happen or might be true. • It could rain later.
3 You use could when you are asking for something politely. • Could you tell me the way to the station, please?
couldn’t
VERB a contraction of could not
council councils
NOUN a group of people elected to look after something, especially the affairs of a town, district or county
counsel counsels, counselling, counselled
NOUN 1 advice
VERB 2 If someone counsels people, they give them advice about their problems.
count counts, counting, counted
VERB 1 When you count, you say all the numbers in order up to a particular number.
2 If you count, or count up, all the things in a group, you add them up to see how many there are.
3 If you can count on someone or something, you can rely on them. • You can count on me to help.
PHRASE 4 If you keep count of something, you keep a record of how often it happens. • Who’s keeping count of the score?
5 If you lose count of something, you cannot remember how often it has happened.
counter counters
NOUN 1 a long, flat surface in a shop, over which goods are sold
2 a small, flat, round object used in board games
counterfeit counterfeits, counterfeiting, counterfeited
Said “kown-ter-fit” ADJECTIVE 1 Counterfeit things are not genuine, but have been made to look genuine in order to deceive people. • counterfeit money
VERB 2 If someone counterfeits something, they make an exact copy of it in order to trick people.
countless
ADJECTIVE too many to count
country countries
NOUN 1 one of the political areas the world is divided into
2 land away from towns and cities • It is peaceful living in the country.
countryside
NOUN land away from towns and cities
county counties
NOUN a region with its own local government • The county of Lincolnshire is in the east of England.
couple couples
NOUN 1 two people who are married or having a romantic relationship
2 A couple of things or people means two of them, or not very many.
couplet couplets
NOUN two lines of poetry together that usually rhyme
coupon coupons
NOUN 1 a piece of printed paper that entitles you to pay less than usual for something
2 a form you fill in to ask for information or to enter a competition
courage
NOUN the quality shown by people who do things that they know are dangerous or difficult • She showed great courage in her efforts to save them from the burning house.
courageous ADJECTIVE
courageously ADVERB
courgette courgettes
NOUN a vegetable that looks like a small green marrow
courier couriers
NOUN 1 someone employed by a travel company to look after people on holiday
2 someone employed to deliver letters and parcels quickly
course courses
NOUN 1 a series of lessons or lectures
2 a piece of land where races take place or golf is played
3 the route something such as a ship or a river takes • The captain changed course to avoid the storm.
4 one of the parts of a meal • The first course was soup.
PHRASE 5 If you say of course, you are showing that you are absolutely sure about something. • Of course she wouldn’t do a thing like that.
court courts
NOUN 1 a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or a magistrate. The judge and jury or magistrate can also be referred to as the court. • He is due to appear in court next week. • The court awarded him ten thousand pounds in compensation.
2 a place where a game such as tennis or badminton is played
3 the place where a king or queen lives and works
courteous
ADJECTIVE Courteous behaviour is polite and considerate.
courteously ADVERB
courtyard courtyards
NOUN a flat area of ground surrounded by buildings or walls
cousin cousins
NOUN Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt.
cove coves
NOUN a small bay on the coast
cover covers, covering, covered
VERB 1 If you cover something, you put something else over it to protect it or hide it.
2 If something covers something else, it forms a layer over it.
3 If you cover a particular distance, you travel that distance.
4 If you cover a subject, you discuss it in a lesson, course or book. • We covered the Vikings in today’s lesson.
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