--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 43 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/43/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 43 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Gently persuading someone to do something by being kind, patient and pleasant.[↗](../../coaxing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Gentle and persuading: «a coaxing voice».[↗](../../coaxing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Getting something to work or move by careful, gentle handling: «coaxing a fire to light».[↗](../../coaxing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After a lot of coaxing, the kitten came out from under the sofa.[↗](../../coaxing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She spoke in a coaxing voice.[↗](../../coaxing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Rat was coaxing the Mole to tell his trouble.[↗](../../coaxing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It took some coaxing to get my brother into the cold sea.[↗](../../coaxing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad was coaxing the old car to start.[↗](../../coaxing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · With gentle coaxing, the shy pupil read her poem aloud.[↗](../../coaxing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mouse did not need much coaxing, for he was very anxious to see the world and everything in it.[↗](../../coaxing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cob** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cob, or corncob, is the long middle part of an ear of corn (maize) that the kernels grow on: corn on the cob.[↗](../../cob/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cob is a male swan (a female is a pen, a baby is a cygnet).[↗](../../cob/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK) A cob is a small round loaf of bread, or in some areas a bread roll.[↗](../../cob/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A cob is a strong, short-legged horse.[↗](../../cob/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Cob is a mix of clay, straw and water used to build walls of old houses.[↗](../../cob/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We ate buttery corn on the cob at the barbecue.[↗](../../cob/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cob swan hissed to protect the cygnets.[↗](../../cob/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (UK, Midlands) Can I have a cheese cob, please?[↗](../../cob/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer rode a sturdy cob.[↗](../../cob/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Old Devon cottages are made of cob.[↗](../../cob/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The baker sold a big round cob loaf.[↗](../../cob/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · De pig dat runs off wid de year er corn gits little mo' dan de cob.[↗](../../cob/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cobalt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cobalt is a hard, silvery-grey metal; it is a chemical element.[↗](../../cobalt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Cobalt blue is a deep, bright blue colour made from cobalt and used in paints and glass.[↗](../../cobalt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cobalt is a metal that is attracted to magnets.[↗](../../cobalt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The artist painted the sky in cobalt blue.[↗](../../cobalt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The vase was made of deep cobalt glass.[↗](../../cobalt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some batteries contain cobalt.[↗](../../cobalt/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Iron, nickel and cobalt are magnetic metals.[↗](../../cobalt/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore a cobalt blue dress to the party.[↗](../../cobalt/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cobble** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To cobble is to mend old shoes, especially by hand.[↗](../../cobble/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To cobble is to put something together roughly, from odd pieces.[↗](../../cobble/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He cobbles old shoes for the village.[↗](../../cobble/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I cobbled this story together from three books.[↗](../../cobble/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We cobbled a tent from sticks and sheets.[↗](../../cobble/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cobbler** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cobbler is a person who mends shoes.[↗](../../cobbler/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (cooking) A cobbler is a fruit pudding baked with a thick crust on top.[↗](../../cobbler/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cobbler mended the boy's boots.[↗](../../cobbler/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cobbler sat at his bench all day.[↗](../../cobbler/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We had apple cobbler for pudding.[↗](../../cobbler/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cobbling** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cobbling is the work of mending old shoes.[↗](../../cobbling/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Cobbling can also mean roughly putting things together from odd parts.[↗](../../cobbling/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He was sent to learn cobbling.[↗](../../cobbling/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cobbling took him all morning.[↗](../../cobbling/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His cobbling of the old tale was not very neat.[↗](../../cobbling/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cobra** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cobra is a large, very poisonous snake from Africa and Asia that can spread the skin of its neck into a wide hood when it is in danger or angry.[↗](../../cobra/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cobra raised its head and spread its hood.[↗](../../cobra/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world.[↗](../../cobra/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cobras live in hot parts of Africa and Asia.[↗](../../cobra/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The spitting cobra can shoot venom at its enemies.[↗](../../cobra/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the mongoose fought the cobra.[↗](../../cobra/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The zookeeper fed the cobra from behind thick glass.[↗](../../cobra/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When the cobra runs for her life, she goes like a whip-lash flicked across a horse’s neck.[↗](../../cobra/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cobweb** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cobweb is the fine sticky thread net that a spider spins to catch insects.[↗](../../cobweb/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In talk, «cobwebs» can mean old, silly ideas that are not true.[↗](../../cobweb/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fly was caught in the cobweb.[↗](../../cobweb/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The attic was full of dusty cobwebs.[↗](../../cobweb/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Are all these tales just cobwebs and moontalk?[↗](../../cobweb/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **coca** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Coca is a bush that grows in the Andes mountains of South America; its leaves are chewed or made into tea by local people to help with tiredness and mountain sickness.[↗](../../coca/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Coca leaves are also used to make the illegal and very dangerous drug cocaine.[↗](../../coca/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Farmers in Bolivia grow coca on the mountainsides.[↗](../../coca/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Visitors to the Andes may drink coca tea for altitude sickness.[↗](../../coca/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Coca leaves have been chewed in the Andes for thousands of years.[↗](../../coca/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cocaine, an illegal drug, is made from coca leaves.[↗](../../coca/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The name Coca-Cola comes from coca leaves and kola nuts.[↗](../../coca/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The coca bush has small oval leaves.[↗](../../coca/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Growing coca is controlled by law in many countries.[↗](../../coca/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **coccyx** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The small bone at the very bottom of the spine, made of tiny bones joined together; also called the tailbone.[↗](../../coccyx/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The coccyx is at the bottom of your spine.[↗](../../coccyx/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I fell on the ice and hurt my coccyx.[↗](../../coccyx/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Another name for the coccyx is the tailbone.[↗](../../coccyx/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists think the coccyx is a leftover from a tail.[↗](../../coccyx/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The coccyx helps hold muscles in place when you sit.[↗](../../coccyx/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **cochin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large, fluffy breed of chicken with feathers growing down over its legs and feet, first brought to Britain from Asia in the 1800s.[↗](../../cochin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a place name) Cochin, the old English name of Kochi, a port city in the state of Kerala in south-west India, famous for spices and fishing nets.[↗](../../cochin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (a place name) Cochin China, an old French name for the southern part of Vietnam.[↗](../../cochin/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our neighbour keeps a fluffy Cochin hen in her garden.[↗](../../cochin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cochin chickens have feathers right down to their toes.[↗](../../cochin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Cochin was so calm that the little ones could stroke it.[↗](../../cochin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ships sailed to Cochin to buy pepper and spices.[↗](../../cochin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cochin is now called Kochi.[↗](../../cochin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw the big Chinese fishing nets of Kochi in a geography video.[↗](../../cochin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There are two Cochin Chinese amongst them; they wear feathers on their legs, and are well educated.[↗](../../cochin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cochineal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A deep red dye made from tiny scale insects that live on prickly pear cacti, used to colour food, drinks, make-up and cloth.[↗](../../cochineal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The insect itself.[↗](../../cochineal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cochineal makes a bright red colour.[↗](../../cochineal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The pink icing was coloured with cochineal.[↗](../../cochineal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cochineal comes from tiny insects that live on cacti.[↗](../../cochineal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Aztecs used cochineal to dye cloth.[↗](../../cochineal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Vegetarians check labels for cochineal.[↗](../../cochineal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It takes thousands of insects to make a little cochineal.[↗](../../cochineal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cochlea** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The cochlea is a small, spiral-shaped tube in the inner ear, shaped like a snail shell and filled with liquid.[↗](../../cochlea/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It turns sound vibrations into nerve signals that travel to the brain so we can hear.[↗](../../cochlea/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cochlea is shaped like a snail shell.[↗](../../cochlea/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sound makes the liquid in the cochlea move.[↗](../../cochlea/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hair cells in the cochlea send signals to the brain.[↗](../../cochlea/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Very loud music can damage the cochlea.[↗](../../cochlea/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin has a cochlear implant that helps him hear.[↗](../../cochlea/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cochlea is in the inner ear, deep inside the skull.[↗](../../cochlea/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear ear defenders at loud events to protect your cochlea.[↗](../../cochlea/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cock** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cock is an adult male chicken (a rooster); also the male of some other birds.[↗](../../cock/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To cock your head or ear is to tilt it or lift it, often to listen.[↗](../../cock/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To cock a gun is to get it ready to fire.[↗](../../cock/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (rude) A slang word for a man's private part; also a rude insult.[↗](../../cock/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (UK, informal, old) A friendly word: «All right, cock?».[↗](../../cock/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A cock can also be a weathervane: a metal rooster on a roof that turns to show which way the wind blows.[↗](../../cock/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cock crowed at sunrise.[↗](../../cock/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog cocked its head when I whistled.[↗](../../cock/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Before the cock crows, Peter will deny Jesus, the Bible says.[↗](../../cock/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The hens and the cock live in the back garden.[↗](../../cock/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He cocked an ear to listen at the door.[↗](../../cock/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (rude) The older boys called him a cock, and the teacher stepped in.[↗](../../cock/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cockatoo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cockatoo is a large parrot with a crest of feathers on its head that it can raise and lower.[↗](../../cockatoo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Most cockatoos live wild in Australia and nearby islands; many are white, pink, grey or black.[↗](../../cockatoo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A cockatoo raised its yellow crest and screeched.[↗](../../cockatoo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A flock of white cockatoos landed on the school oval in Sydney.[↗](../../cockatoo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our neighbour's cockatoo can say «hello» and «good boy».[↗](../../cockatoo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cockatoos crack nuts with their strong curved beaks.[↗](../../cockatoo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some pet cockatoos live longer than their owners.[↗](../../cockatoo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The black cockatoo has red feathers in its tail.[↗](../../cockatoo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In class we compared a cockatoo with a parrot from South America.[↗](../../cockatoo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cockatrice** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use, in fairy tales) A cockatrice is a made-up monster, like a snake with a cock's head, whose look was said to kill.[↗](../../cockatrice/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cockatrice hissed at the knight.[↗](../../cockatrice/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · "Does it matter?" said the cockatrice.[↗](../../cockatrice/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cockatrice guarded the old well.[↗](../../cockatrice/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cockchafer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large brown European beetle, also called a May bug or doodlebug, that flies clumsily on spring evenings and buzzes loudly.[↗](../../cockchafer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Its young, a fat white grub that lives in the soil and eats plant roots.[↗](../../cockchafer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A cockchafer bumped against our window in the evening.[↗](../../cockchafer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cockchafer has fan-shaped feelers.[↗](../../cockchafer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Its grubs live underground for years eating roots.[↗](../../cockchafer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · People also call the cockchafer a May bug.[↗](../../cockchafer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cockchafer buzzed loudly and flew in a wobbly line.[↗](../../cockchafer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers once thought cockchafers were a pest because the grubs ate crops.[↗](../../cockchafer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew the life cycle of the cockchafer in science.[↗](../../cockchafer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · When older, she would take cockchafers and beetles, and stick pins through them.[↗](../../cockchafer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cockcrow** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cockcrow is the early morning time when the cock (rooster) first crows, at dawn.[↗](../../cockcrow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She woke them early, at cockcrow.[↗](../../cockcrow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer rose at cockcrow.[↗](../../cockcrow/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She picked up pears till cockcrow.[↗](../../cockcrow/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cockerel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cockerel is a young male chicken.[↗](../../cockerel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In everyday speech it means any male chicken, a rooster.[↗](../../cockerel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cockerel crowed at sunrise.[↗](../../cockerel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our cockerel has a red comb and a long tail.[↗](../../cockerel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hens lay eggs, but cockerels don't.[↗](../../cockerel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The weathervane had a metal cockerel on top.[↗](../../cockerel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cockerel chased the cat out of the yard.[↗](../../cockerel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tottenham football club has a cockerel badge.[↗](../../cockerel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cockeyed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) Crooked, not straight or level, like a cockeyed picture.[↗](../../cockeyed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Silly or not sensible, like a cockeyed plan.[↗](../../cockeyed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old-fashioned, can be unkind) Having eyes that look in different directions; cross-eyed.[↗](../../cockeyed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The picture on the wall is cockeyed.[↗](../../cockeyed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His hat sat cockeyed on his head.[↗](../../cockeyed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That's a cockeyed idea; it'll never work.[↗](../../cockeyed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The fence leans at a cockeyed angle.[↗](../../cockeyed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cartoon cat looked cockeyed after the bump.[↗](../../cockeyed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **cocking** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Lifting or holding something up, such as a tail, or turning one eye to look sideways at someone.[↗](../../cocking/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* But do what they might, cats or poison, terrier or traps, there seemed to be more rats than ever, and every day a fresh rat was cocking his tail or pricking his whiskers.[↗](../../cocking/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (More English Fairy Tales) · On his return he strutted up to his mother with the peculiar little hop and kick which was his way of walking, and cocking his one eye at her in a very bold way he said:[↗](../../cocking/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (The Green Fairy Book) **cockle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small edible shellfish with two ribbed, heart-shaped shells, found in sand on beaches.[↗](../../cockle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (idiom) «It warms the cockles of my heart» means it makes me feel happy and loved.[↗](../../cockle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A small light boat (also called a cockleshell).[↗](../../cockle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We found empty cockle shells on the beach.[↗](../../cockle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cockles bury themselves in wet sand.[↗](../../cockle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Molly Malone sold cockles and mussels in Dublin.[↗](../../cockle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Your kind letter warmed the cockles of my heart.[↗](../../cockle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · People in Wales still gather cockles at low tide.[↗](../../cockle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The tiny cockle bobbed on the waves.[↗](../../cockle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cockney** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person from the East End of London, traditionally someone born within the sound of the Bow Bells church.[↗](../../cockney/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The accent and dialect of London's East End, which drops some h sounds and uses «rhyming slang».[↗](../../cockney/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He was born in the East End, a true Cockney.[↗](../../cockney/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Apples and pears» means stairs in Cockney rhyming slang.[↗](../../cockney/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She speaks with a Cockney accent.[↗](../../cockney/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cockneys often drop the h: «'ello».[↗](../../cockney/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Use your loaf» is Cockney for «use your head».[↗](../../cockney/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Bert in «Mary Poppins» has a Cockney accent.[↗](../../cockney/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cockpit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The front part of an aeroplane, where the pilot sits and flies it.[↗](../../cockpit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The small space where the driver sits in a racing car, or the steering area of a small boat or spaceship.[↗](../../cockpit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old) A pit or ring where cockfights were held.[↗](../../cockpit/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pilot waved from the cockpit.[↗](../../cockpit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We were allowed to visit the cockpit after landing.[↗](../../cockpit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The racing driver climbed into the cockpit.[↗](../../cockpit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cockpit had hundreds of buttons and switches.[↗](../../cockpit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The astronaut checked the controls in the cockpit.[↗](../../cockpit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cockpit door is locked during the flight.[↗](../../cockpit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cockroach** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cockroach is a large brown or black insect with long feelers that lives in warm, dirty places and can spread germs.[↗](../../cockroach/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (insult) Calling a person a cockroach is very rude and hateful.[↗](../../cockroach/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A cockroach ran across the kitchen floor.[↗](../../cockroach/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cockroaches like warm, dark places.[↗](../../cockroach/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Clean up crumbs so you don't get cockroaches.[↗](../../cockroach/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A cockroach has six legs and two long feelers.[↗](../../cockroach/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some cockroaches can fly.[↗](../../cockroach/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum has giant hissing cockroaches.[↗](../../cockroach/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") 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