--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 75 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/75/) [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 75 [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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meaning 1:* To cope means to deal well with a hard problem or situation, and to keep going.[↗](../../cope/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To cope with work or a job means to manage to do it.[↗](../../cope/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She coped well with moving to a new school.[↗](../../cope/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How do you cope with being nervous before a test?[↗](../../cope/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum couldn't cope with all the noise.[↗](../../cope/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The small hospital could not cope with so many patients.[↗](../../cope/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Talking to a friend helps me cope when I'm sad.[↗](../../cope/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bridge could not cope with the heavy trucks.[↗](../../cope/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We are learning coping skills in class.[↗](../../cope/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **copepod** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) A copepod is a tiny animal with a hard shell and many legs, a relative of crabs and shrimps, that lives in the sea and in fresh water.[↗](../../copepod/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A copepod is so small you need a microscope to see its legs.[↗](../../copepod/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Copepods eat tiny algae and are eaten by small fish.[↗](../../copepod/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Billions of copepods drift in the ocean as plankton.[↗](../../copepod/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We found copepods in a jar of pond water.[↗](../../copepod/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Copepods are crustaceans, like crabs and lobsters.[↗](../../copepod/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Without copepods, many ocean food chains would collapse.[↗](../../copepod/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **copier** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A copier is a machine that makes paper copies of documents and pictures; it is also called a photocopier.[↗](../../copier/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A copier is a person who copies, especially someone who copies other people's work.[↗](../../copier/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher made thirty copies on the copier.[↗](../../copier/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The copier ran out of paper.[↗](../../copier/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a paper jam in the copier.[↗](../../copier/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad uses the copier at work.[↗](../../copier/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody likes a copier in a test.[↗](../../copier/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The library has a copier you can use.[↗](../../copier/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **copious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In large amounts; more than enough: «copious notes», «copious amounts of food».[↗](../../copious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She took copious notes during the science talk.[↗](../../copious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The party had copious amounts of cake and jelly.[↗](../../copious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Copious rain made the river burst its banks.[↗](../../copious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He drank copious amounts of water after the race.[↗](../../copious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby shed copious tears when the balloon popped.[↗](../../copious/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants need copious watering in a heatwave.[↗](../../copious/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **copiously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Copiously means in very large amounts, much more than usual.[↗](../../copiously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It rained copiously all weekend, and the river flooded.[↗](../../copiously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She wept copiously at the end of the film.[↗](../../copiously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The runner sweated copiously in the heat.[↗](../../copiously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He took notes copiously during the science talk.[↗](../../copiously/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Water the seedlings copiously after planting.[↗](../../copiously/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The wound bled copiously, so they pressed a clean cloth on it.[↗](../../copiously/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **copper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Copper is a reddish-brown metal that conducts electricity and heat very well.[↗](../../copper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Copper is also a reddish-brown colour.[↗](../../copper/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Coppers are small brown coins (UK).[↗](../../copper/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A copper is an informal British word for a police officer.[↗](../../copper/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A copper can also be a large metal pot, used for heating water or brewing.[↗](../../copper/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Electric wires are often made of copper.[↗](../../copper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Statue of Liberty is green because its copper changed over time.[↗](../../copper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She has copper-coloured hair.[↗](../../copper/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Copper is a good conductor of heat.[↗](../../copper/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Old pennies are made of copper.[↗](../../copper/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Copper pipes carry water in the house.[↗](../../copper/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The copper caught the thief (old British slang).[↗](../../copper/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The wood flamed up splendidly under the large brewing copper, and it sighed so deeply\![↗](../../copper/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **coppersmith** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A coppersmith is a person who makes or mends things from copper.[↗](../../coppersmith/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A coppersmith is a bird whose call sounds like a hammer tapping on metal.[↗](../../coppersmith/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A coppersmith made the pot from copper.[↗](../../coppersmith/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The coppersmith sat in the tree and tapped all day.[↗](../../coppersmith/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old coppersmith hammered the copper pan.[↗](../../coppersmith/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **coppery** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Coppery means having the colour of copper: a shiny reddish-brown or orange-brown.[↗](../../coppery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Coppery can also mean tasting or smelling of copper, like metal.[↗](../../coppery/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The beech leaves turned coppery in autumn.[↗](../../coppery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She has long coppery hair.[↗](../../coppery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The sky glowed coppery at sunset.[↗](../../coppery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The old coin had a coppery shine.[↗](../../coppery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The water had a coppery taste from the old pipes.[↗](../../coppery/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox's coppery fur shone in the sun.[↗](../../coppery/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **coprolite** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A coprolite is fossilised poo (dung) from an animal that lived long ago, such as a dinosaur, that has slowly turned to stone.[↗](../../coprolite/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The museum had a coprolite from a Tyrannosaurus rex.[↗](../../coprolite/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists cut open the coprolite and found tiny pieces of bone inside.[↗](../../coprolite/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A coprolite is a kind of trace fossil.[↗](../../coprolite/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mary Anning found coprolites on the beach at Lyme Regis.[↗](../../coprolite/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The class giggled when they learned a coprolite is fossil poo.[↗](../../coprolite/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Coprolites tell us what dinosaurs had for dinner.[↗](../../coprolite/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The coprolite felt heavy and hard, just like a rock.[↗](../../coprolite/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **copse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small group of trees growing close together; a little wood.[↗](../../copse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A small wood where trees are regularly cut back so they regrow (also «coppice»).[↗](../../copse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had our picnic in the shade of a small copse.[↗](../../copse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A fox ran into the copse at the end of the field.[↗](../../copse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bluebells grow in the copse every spring.[↗](../../copse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The map shows a copse beside the farm.[↗](../../copse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pheasants hid in the copse.[↗](../../copse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We played hide-and-seek among the trees of the copse.[↗](../../copse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **copy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A copy is a thing made to be the same as another one, like a copy of a page or a photo.[↗](../../copy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A copy is also one of many printed books, newspapers or games of the same kind: the shop sold 150 copies.[↗](../../copy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To copy is to make a thing the same as another, or to do the same as someone else.[↗](../../copy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To copy in a test is to take another pupil's answers, which is cheating.[↗](../../copy/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A copy can also be a model of good writing or drawing that you try to follow exactly.[↗](../../copy/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The machine prints 20 copies a minute.[↗](../../copy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She made 3 copies of each page.[↗](../../copy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop sold 150 copies of the book.[↗](../../copy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many copies for 25 pupils?[↗](../../copy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Copy the sentence from the board into your book.[↗](../../copy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother copies everything I do.[↗](../../copy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not copy your friend's answers in the test.[↗](../../copy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Select the picture, then copy and paste it.[↗](../../copy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum shows a copy of a famous painting.[↗](../../copy/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · "See, this is the way you should hold yourselves," said the copy.[↗](../../copy/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests the Levites.[↗](../../copy/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.17.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../copy/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · A MSS. copy dated 1719, in the British Museum.[↗](../../copy/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../copy/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · \[p. 11\] The following copies of the "Sepher Yetzirah" in Hebrew, I have also examined:— (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../copy/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote before the children of Israel.[↗](../../copy/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.8.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../copy/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · this is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king — thy servants the men beyond the River — and now (Writings EZR.4.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../copy/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and his companions the Apharesachites, who were beyond the River, sent unto Darius the king; (Writings EZR.5.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../copy/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **copycat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, often used by children) A person who copies what someone else does, says or wears.[↗](../../copycat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Copying something that happened before, like a copycat crime.[↗](../../copycat/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Copycat!" she shouted when her brother copied her drawing.[↗](../../copycat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My little sister is a copycat; she copies everything I do.[↗](../../copycat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Police worried about copycat attacks.[↗](../../copycat/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That shop sells copycat versions of famous trainers.[↗](../../copycat/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Copying in a test isn't just being a copycat; it's cheating.[↗](../../copycat/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **copyist** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A person whose job is to copy writings by hand.[↗](../../copyist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* These numbers have been a source of difference between the editors and copyists, hardly any two editors concurring.[↗](../../copyist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../copyist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It is not unlikely that originally only the Sefer Yetzirah had been ascribed to Joseph ben Uziel, but as there were several other works in the same volume, some careless copyist attributed them all to him.[↗](../../copyist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../copyist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **copyright** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (law) Copyright is the legal right of the person who made a book, song, picture, film or program to decide who can copy, sell or use it.[↗](../../copyright/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To copyright something is to get or claim this right over it.[↗](../../copyright/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The author owns the copyright to her books.[↗](../../copyright/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You can't put that song in your video without permission; it is under copyright.[↗](../../copyright/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The © sign shows who owns the copyright.[↗](../../copyright/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Very old stories are out of copyright, so anyone can print them.[↗](../../copyright/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class asked permission to use the photo.[↗](../../copyright/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Copying a whole website and calling it yours breaks copyright.[↗](../../copyright/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I have only been enabled to do this by the courtesy of those who owned the copyright of these stories.[↗](../../copyright/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Copyright infringement liability can be quite severe.[↗](../../copyright/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../copyright/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It has survived long enough for the copyright to expire and the book to enter the public domain.[↗](../../copyright/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../copyright/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · A public domain book is one that was never subject to copyright or whose legal copyright term has expired.[↗](../../copyright/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../copyright/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **coracle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A coracle is a small, round boat made of a frame covered with skin or cloth, used on rivers.[↗](../../coracle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He paddled his coracle across the river.[↗](../../coracle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The children played with their coracles on the beach.[↗](../../coracle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A coracle drifted slowly to the shore.[↗](../../coracle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **coral** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Coral is a hard, stony material made by tiny sea animals; over many years it builds up into reefs in warm, shallow seas.[↗](../../coral/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A coral is one of these tiny animals, or a group of them.[↗](../../coral/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Coral is a pinkish-orange colour.[↗](../../coral/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Coral reefs are full of colourful fish.[↗](../../coral/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Great Barrier Reef is made of coral.[↗](../../coral/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Coral is built by tiny animals called polyps.[↗](../../coral/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't touch or break the coral when you snorkel.[↗](../../coral/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hot water can turn coral white, which is called bleaching.[↗](../../coral/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She painted her room coral pink.[↗](../../coral/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw many different corals in the aquarium.[↗](../../coral/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Its walls are built of coral, and the long, gothic windows are of the clearest amber.[↗](../../coral/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Wisdom is as unattainable to a fool as corals; he openeth not his mouth in the gate.[↗](../../coral/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.24.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../coral/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.[↗](../../coral/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.28.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../coral/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Aram was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of thy wealth; they traded for thy wares with carbuncles, purple, and richly woven work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies.[↗](../../coral/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../coral/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **cord** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cord is a thin rope or a thick string.[↗](../../cord/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cord is the covered wire that joins a machine to the plug, like a phone charger cord.[↗](../../cord/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The spinal cord is the bundle of nerves in your backbone.[↗](../../cord/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A cord of wood is a big pile of firewood.[↗](../../cord/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cord is 24 inches long.[↗](../../cord/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She cut the cord into 4 equal pieces.[↗](../../cord/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A cord of wood costs $200.[↗](../../cord/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He needs 3 cords that are each 2 meters long.[↗](../../cord/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The lamp has a long cord.[↗](../../cord/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pull the cord to open the blinds.[↗](../../cord/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't trip over the cord.[↗](../../cord/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The spinal cord runs down your back.[↗](../../cord/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Even that cord is not strong enough.’[↗](../../cord/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords; (Torah EXO.35.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cord/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.[↗](../../cord/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.3.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cord/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt make thee twisted cords upon the four corners of thy covering, wherewith thou coverest thyself.[↗](../../cord/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.22.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cord/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them?[↗](../../cord/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.4.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cord/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me.[↗](../../cord/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.22.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cord/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.'[↗](../../cord/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.2.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cord/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **cordial** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) A sweet concentrated fruit drink that you mix with water: lime cordial, elderflower cordial.[↗](../../cordial/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (US, Canada) A sweet alcoholic drink (liqueur) for adults.[↗](../../cordial/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective, formal) Warm and friendly in a polite way: a cordial welcome.[↗](../../cordial/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Long ago, a cordial was also a medicine or drink that was thought to strengthen and cheer the heart.[↗](../../cordial/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mix one part cordial with five parts water.[↗](../../cordial/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · (Australia) Can I have some raspberry cordial?[↗](../../cordial/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Elderflower cordial is lovely on a hot day.[↗](../../cordial/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) The visitors received a cordial welcome.[↗](../../cordial/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The two countries have cordial relations.[↗](../../cordial/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · 50 ml of cordial with 250 ml of water makes 300 ml of drink.[↗](../../cordial/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “In love he is,” Cona’n grumbled.[↗](../../cordial/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") “A cordial for women, a disease for men, a state of wretchedness.”[↗](../../cordial/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cordiality** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Warm, friendly manners when you greet or welcome people.[↗](../../cordiality/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king was received with cordiality.[↗](../../cordiality/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Their cordiality made us feel at home.[↗](../../cordiality/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The host's cordiality hid a sly plan.[↗](../../cordiality/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [74](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/74/) **75** [76](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/76/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) - ← previous: [page 74](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/74/) - next →: [page 76](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/76/) - ↑ back 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