| COUCH | • couch n. (North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating… • couch n. A bed, a resting-place. • couch n. The den of an otter. |
| COUDE | • coudé adj. (Of a catheter) Bent at the tip at a 45° angle, like an elbow. • COUDE n. (French) a reflecting telescope in which one or more plane mirrors reflects the light down the polar axis. |
| COUGH | • cough v. (Intransitive) To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion. • cough v. (Transitive, sometimes followed by "up") To force something out of the throat or lungs by coughing. • cough v. (Intransitive) To make a noise like a cough. |
| COULD | • could v. Simple past tense of can. • could v. Conditional of can. • could v. (Obsolete except Tyneside) past participle of can. |
| COUNT | • count v. (Intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence. • count v. (Transitive) To determine the number of (objects in a group). • count v. (Intransitive) To amount to, to number in total. |
| COUPE | • coupe n. A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupé) • coupe n. (US, Canada, automotive) A car with two doors (variant of coupé). • coupe n. A shallow glass or glass dish, usually with a stem, in which sparkling wine or desserts are served. |
| COUPS | • coups n. Plural of coup. • coups v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coup. • COUP v. (Scots) to overturn, turn up, also COWP. |
| COURB | • courb v. (Obsolete) To bend; to bow. • COURB v. (archaic) to bend or stoop. |
| COURD | • COURD adj. covered. |
| COURE | • coure v. Obsolete form of cower. • COURE v. to cower. |
| COURS | • cours n. Obsolete form of course. • COUR v. (obsolete) to cover. |
| COURT | • court n. An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different… • court n. (Social) Royal society. • court n. Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility… |
| COUTA | • couta n. Clipping of barracouta. • 'couta n. (Australia, slang) A barracouta. • COUTA n. a type of fishing boat used round the coast of Australia. |
| COUTH | • couth adj. (Obsolete) Familiar, known; well-known, renowned. • couth adj. (Scotland) Variant of couthie. • couth adj. Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined. |
| SCOUG | • scoug v. Alternative form of scug. • SCOUG v. (Scots) to shelter, also SCOG, SCOOG, SCUG, SKOG, SKUG. |
| SCOUP | • SCOUP v. (Scots) to bound, caper, also SCOWP. |
| SCOUR | • scour v. (Transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently… • scour v. (Transitive) To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water. • scour v. (Transitive, veterinary medicine) To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication… |
| SCOUT | • scout n. A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information… • scout n. An act of scouting or reconnoitering. • scout n. A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as… |