--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 76 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/76/) [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 76 [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:* In a warm, friendly way, showing that you are pleased to see someone.[↗](../../cordially/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The host cordially welcomed the tired travellers.[↗](../../cordially/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She was cordially greeted by her godmother.[↗](../../cordially/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He cordially agreed to join the plan.[↗](../../cordially/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cordless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cordless device works without being plugged into the wall by a wire, usually because it has a battery.[↗](../../cordless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma still has a cordless phone in the hall.[↗](../../cordless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad used a cordless drill to put up the shelf.[↗](../../cordless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cordless vacuum needs charging every night.[↗](../../cordless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A cordless kettle lifts off its base so you can pour easily.[↗](../../cordless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cordless headphones use Bluetooth instead of a wire.[↗](../../cordless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We took the cordless speaker into the garden.[↗](../../cordless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cordoba** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) Córdoba is a historic city in southern Spain, famous for its great mosque-cathedral (the Mezquita).[↗](../../cordoba/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Córdoba is also a big city in Argentina.[↗](../../cordoba/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (money) The córdoba is the money of Nicaragua.[↗](../../cordoba/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Córdoba is a city in the south of Spain.[↗](../../cordoba/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The great mosque of Córdoba later became a cathedral.[↗](../../cordoba/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Córdoba in Argentina has a famous old university.[↗](../../cordoba/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The price was 50 córdobas in the market in Nicaragua.[↗](../../cordoba/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · About a thousand years ago Córdoba had huge libraries.[↗](../../cordoba/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited Córdoba and Seville on our holiday.[↗](../../cordoba/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **core** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The core is the hard middle part of an apple or pear, with the seeds.[↗](../../core/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The core of the Earth is its very hot centre.[↗](../../core/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The core of something is its most important or central part: the core of the problem.[↗](../../core/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To core means to take out the core: core the apples.[↗](../../core/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Core muscles are the muscles around your tummy and back that keep you steady.[↗](../../core/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Throw your apple core in the compost bin.[↗](../../core/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Earth's inner core is made of iron and nickel.[↗](../../core/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Maths, English and science are core subjects.[↗](../../core/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum cored the apples before baking them.[↗](../../core/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Planks help make your core muscles strong.[↗](../../core/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Honesty is at the core of friendship.[↗](../../core/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He was a fan of the team to the core.[↗](../../core/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “But the core I will not eat!” cried Pinocchio in an angry tone.[↗](../../core/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **corgi** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A corgi is a small dog with short legs, a long body, pointed ears and a fox-like face, first bred in Wales to herd cattle.[↗](../../corgi/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our neighbour has a fluffy corgi.[↗](../../corgi/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The corgi ran on its short little legs.[↗](../../corgi/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Queen loved her corgis.[↗](../../corgi/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Corgis were bred to herd cattle in Wales.[↗](../../corgi/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A corgi barked at the postman.[↗](../../corgi/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My corgi is called Biscuit.[↗](../../corgi/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **coriander** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A plant whose small round seeds and leaves are used to flavor food.[↗](../../coriander/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Now the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.[↗](../../coriander/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.11.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../coriander/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna; and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.[↗](../../coriander/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.16.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../coriander/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **corinthian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Of or from Corinth, an old city in Greece.[↗](../../corinthian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A Corinthian column is a tall pillar with a top carved with leaves and curls, one of three old Greek styles.[↗](../../corinthian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The temple had tall Corinthian columns.[↗](../../corinthian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Corinthian style has carved leaves on top.[↗](../../corinthian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Greek builders used three styles: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.[↗](../../corinthian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cork** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A light, soft, springy material made from the thick bark of the cork oak tree.[↗](../../cork/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cork is a stopper made of this material (or plastic) that closes a bottle.[↗](../../cork/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a verb, to close a bottle with a cork.[↗](../../cork/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Cork is also a city and county in the south of Ireland.[↗](../../cork/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cork floated on top of the water.[↗](../../cork/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pin your drawing on the cork board.[↗](../../cork/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He pulled the cork out of the bottle with a pop.[↗](../../cork/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cork comes from the bark of the cork oak tree.[↗](../../cork/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We tested which materials float: cork, wood and a stone.[↗](../../cork/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cork is light and squashy.[↗](../../cork/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Robert Hooke saw tiny cells in a slice of cork.[↗](../../cork/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin lives in Cork, in Ireland.[↗](../../cork/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then they corked it down tightly, and carefully wrapped it up.[↗](../../cork/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **corkscrew** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A corkscrew is a tool with a spiral metal point for pulling corks out of bottles.[↗](../../corkscrew/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A corkscrew is anything twisted into a spiral shape.[↗](../../corkscrew/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad opened the bottle with a corkscrew.[↗](../../corkscrew/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirate's sword was called Johnny Corkscrew.[↗](../../corkscrew/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The road wound up the hill in a corkscrew.[↗](../../corkscrew/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cormorant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large dark sea bird with a long neck and hooked beak that dives underwater to catch fish.[↗](../../cormorant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A cormorant dived and came up with a fish.[↗](../../cormorant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cormorants stood on the rocks drying their wings.[↗](../../cormorant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cormorants can swim fast underwater.[↗](../../cormorant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a cormorant at the harbour.[↗](../../cormorant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cormorants have hooked beaks.[↗](../../cormorant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fishermen in China once used cormorants to catch fish.[↗](../../cormorant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture, and the cormorant; (Torah DEU.14.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cormorant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl; (Torah LEV.11.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cormorant/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **corn** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In the USA, Canada and Australia, corn is a tall plant with yellow seeds on a cob, also called maize or sweetcorn.[↗](../../corn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In the UK and Ireland, corn can mean any grain crop such as wheat, barley or oats.[↗](../../corn/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A corn is a small hard painful patch of skin on the foot.[↗](../../corn/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* The seeds of grain plants, used as food for people and animals.[↗](../../corn/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We ate corn on the cob with butter at the barbecue.[↗](../../corn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer grows corn and beans.[↗](../../corn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Popcorn is made from a special kind of corn.[↗](../../corn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the children hid in the tall corn.[↗](../../corn/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Corn grows in rows in big fields.[↗](../../corn/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cornflakes are made from corn.[↗](../../corn/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her new shoes gave her a corn on her toe.[↗](../../corn/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Who sowed this sort of corn?"[↗](../../corn/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn from Egypt.[↗](../../corn/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.42.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../corn/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And they laded their asses with their corn, and departed thence.[↗](../../corn/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.42.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../corn/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.[↗](../../corn/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.25.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../corn/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maids.[↗](../../corn/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ZEC.9.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../corn/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, have lent them money and corn.[↗](../../corn/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings NEH.5.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../corn/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than when their corn and their wine increase.[↗](../../corn/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.4.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../corn/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn from Egypt.[↗](../../corn/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.42.3, JPS 1917) · "Who sowed this sort of corn?"[↗](../../corn/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) · And they laded their asses with their corn, and departed thence.[↗](../../corn/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.42.26, JPS 1917) **cornbread** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sweet or savoury bread made from cornmeal (ground maize), often baked in a pan or skillet; it is a traditional food of the southern United States.[↗](../../cornbread/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had chilli with a big square of cornbread.[↗](../../cornbread/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma in Texas bakes cornbread in a black iron skillet.[↗](../../cornbread/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cornbread is made from yellow cornmeal.[↗](../../cornbread/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Native Americans cooked bread from maize long before cornbread recipes were written down.[↗](../../cornbread/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cornbread was a bit crumbly but delicious with butter.[↗](../../cornbread/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · At Thanksgiving, my aunt makes cornbread stuffing.[↗](../../cornbread/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cornea** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The clear, curved, dome-shaped layer at the front of the eye that covers the iris and pupil and helps focus light.[↗](../../cornea/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Light passes through the cornea before it reaches the lens.[↗](../../cornea/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We labelled the cornea on our diagram of the eye.[↗](../../cornea/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear goggles to protect your cornea in the lab.[↗](../../cornea/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said I had a tiny scratch on my cornea.[↗](../../cornea/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cornea has no blood vessels, so it is clear.[↗](../../cornea/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A cornea transplant can help some people see again.[↗](../../cornea/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **corner** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A corner is the point where two sides or edges meet.[↗](../../corner/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") A square has 4 corners.[↗](../../corner/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A corner is the place where two streets meet.[↗](../../corner/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A corner of a room is where two walls meet.[↗](../../corner/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To corner someone is to trap them so they cannot get away.[↗](../../corner/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A square has 4 corners.[↗](../../corner/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How many corners does a cube have?[↗](../../corner/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She put a flower in each corner of the garden.[↗](../../corner/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop is on the corner of the street.[↗](../../corner/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A triangle has 3 corners.[↗](../../corner/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The book is in the corner of the room.[↗](../../corner/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat cornered the mouse.[↗](../../corner/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He took a corner kick.[↗](../../corner/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The shrivelled frog still sat in the corner alone.[↗](../../corner/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus he did to both of them in the two corners.[↗](../../corner/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.36.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../corner/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part; (Torah EXO.36.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../corner/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part.[↗](../../corner/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.26.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../corner/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Or who laid the corner-stone thereof, (Writings JOB.38.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../corner/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The stone which the builders rejected is become the chief corner-stone.[↗](../../corner/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.118.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../corner/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Passing through the street near her corner, and he went the way to her house; (Writings PRO.7.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../corner/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **cornet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cornet is a brass musical instrument like a small trumpet.[↗](../../cornet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) A cornet is a junior officer in an old cavalry troop who carried the flag.[↗](../../cornet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old use) A cornet is a tall paper cone, or a cap or headdress worn long ago.[↗](../../cornet/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The boy played a tune on his cornet.[↗](../../cornet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cornet of the old army carried the flag.[↗](../../cornet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cornet was a tall cone of paper full of sweets.[↗](../../cornet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cornfield** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cornfield is a field where corn (grain such as wheat or maize) grows.[↗](../../cornfield/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farmer walked through the cornfield at dawn.[↗](../../cornfield/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain soaked the dry cornfield.[↗](../../cornfield/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox ran across the cornfield and hid.[↗](../../cornfield/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · May he be as a rich cornfield in the land upon the top of the mountains; may his fruit rustle like Lebanon; and may they blossom out of the city like grass of the earth.[↗](../../cornfield/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.72.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cornfield/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **cornflour** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cornflour is a fine white powder made from maize (corn), used in cooking to make sauces, soups and gravy thicker.[↗](../../cornflour/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In the US, «corn flour» can also mean flour ground from whole corn, which is different.[↗](../../cornflour/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mix the cornflour with cold water before adding it to the gravy.[↗](../../cornflour/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cornflour makes the sauce thick and shiny.[↗](../../cornflour/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We made slime with cornflour and water.[↗](../../cornflour/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The oobleck went hard when I punched it.[↗](../../cornflour/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · US recipes call cornflour «cornstarch».[↗](../../cornflour/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cornflour is gluten-free.[↗](../../cornflour/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dust the table with cornflour so the icing does not stick.[↗](../../cornflour/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cornice** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cornice is a decorated strip of wood, plaster or stone that runs along the top of a wall, just under the ceiling or roof.[↗](../../cornice/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The painter climbed the ladder to paint the cornice.[↗](../../cornice/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gold leaves were carved along the cornice of the palace.[↗](../../cornice/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The room had a white cornice under a bright ceiling.[↗](../../cornice/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cornish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* From or to do with Cornwall, a county in the far south-west of England.[↗](../../cornish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The old Celtic language of Cornwall, which is being learned again.[↗](../../cornish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We ate Cornish pasties on the beach.[↗](../../cornish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cornish tin mines are now museums.[↗](../../cornish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A few people speak Cornish today.[↗](../../cornish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Cornish coast has beautiful cliffs.[↗](../../cornish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In Cornwall, you put jam first on a cream tea.[↗](../../cornish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Kernow» is the Cornish name for Cornwall.[↗](../../cornish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “Here's the right valiant Cornish man, Who slew the giant Cormoran.”[↗](../../cornish/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cornucopia** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cornucopia is a horn-shaped basket filled with fruit, grain and flowers, a picture of plenty.[↗](../../cornucopia/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The picture showed a cornucopia spilling apples and wheat.[↗](../../cornucopia/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The goddess held a cornucopia full of fruit.[↗](../../cornucopia/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The table was like a cornucopia of good things.[↗](../../cornucopia/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **corny** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) Old-fashioned, silly or used too many times to be funny or moving, but often in a sweet way: «a corny joke».[↗](../../corny/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Too sentimental, sweet or soppy: «a corny love song».[↗](../../corny/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (rare) Of or full of corn.[↗](../../corny/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad's jokes are so corny that we all groan.[↗](../../corny/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cracker joke was corny, but we laughed anyway.[↗](../../corny/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ending of the film was a bit corny.[↗](../../corny/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That corny love song makes my sister cry.[↗](../../corny/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I know it sounds corny, but you're my best friend.[↗](../../corny/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Why did the scarecrow win a prize?[↗](../../corny/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") He was outstanding in his field. — That's so corny\![↗](../../corny/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **corona** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The hot outer layer of gas around the Sun, seen as a glowing ring during a total solar eclipse.[↗](../../corona/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Short for coronavirus, especially COVID-19.[↗](../../corona/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A ring of light around something.[↗](../../corona/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* During the eclipse we saw the Sun's corona.[↗](../../corona/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The corona is hotter than the Sun's surface.[↗](../../corona/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Schools closed during the corona pandemic.[↗](../../corona/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Coronaviruses look like they have a crown of spikes.[↗](../../corona/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A corona of light shone around the moon.[↗](../../corona/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Corona means crown in Latin.[↗](../../corona/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **coronal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (space) Of the corona, the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere: «a coronal mass ejection» is a huge burst of hot gas and magnetism thrown out from the Sun.[↗](../../coronal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (body, science) A coronal plane is an imaginary flat slice that divides the body into front and back halves; a coronal suture is a joint across the top of the skull.[↗](../../coronal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (speech) A coronal sound is made with the front part of the tongue, like t, d, n and s.[↗](../../coronal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (rare, noun) A crown or wreath worn on the head.[↗](../../coronal/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A coronal can also be a round, crown-like head of soft seeds, such as a dandelion clock.[↗](../../coronal/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A coronal mass ejection can cause beautiful auroras on Earth.[↗](../../coronal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists watch the Sun for coronal storms.[↗](../../coronal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · During the eclipse we saw the Sun's glowing corona.[↗](../../coronal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The scan showed a coronal view of the knee.[↗](../../coronal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The coronal suture runs across the top of the skull.[↗](../../coronal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In phonics we learned that t and d are made with the tip of the tongue.[↗](../../coronal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The children held them to their mouths, and tried to blow away the whole coronal with one puff of the breath.[↗](../../coronal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [75](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/75/) **76** [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/77/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) - ← previous: [page 75](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/75/) - next →: [page 77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/77/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)