--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 79 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/79/) [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 79 [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/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [78](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/78/) **79** [80](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/80/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) **cos** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (slang, informal, UK and elsewhere) A short spoken form of "because", also written 'cause or coz.[↗](../../cos/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) Short for "cosine", a function used with angles in triangles (older pupils).[↗](../../cos/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I didn't go out cos it was raining.[↗](../../cos/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · "Why are you laughing?" "[↗](../../cos/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") Cos your face is funny!"[↗](../../cos/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We stayed in cos Mum said so.[↗](../../cos/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He's tired cos he stayed up late.[↗](../../cos/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I like her cos she's kind.[↗](../../cos/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · On a calculator, press cos to find the cosine of an angle.[↗](../../cos/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cosily** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a warm, safe and comfortable way.[↗](../../cosily/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cat slept cosily by the fire.[↗](../../cosily/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They sat cosily together in the small hut.[↗](../../cosily/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We curled up cosily under the blanket.[↗](../../cosily/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cosmetic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cosmetics are things like make-up, face cream and lipstick that people put on to look nicer.[↗](../../cosmetic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Cosmetic means done only to improve how something looks, not how it works: «a cosmetic change».[↗](../../cosmetic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Cosmetic surgery is an operation to change how someone looks.[↗](../../cosmetic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum keeps her cosmetics in a little bag.[↗](../../cosmetic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The scratch on the car is only cosmetic.[↗](../../cosmetic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They gave the room a cosmetic makeover with new paint.[↗](../../cosmetic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some cosmetics are tested to make sure they are safe for skin.[↗](../../cosmetic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Changing the name was just a cosmetic change.[↗](../../cosmetic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cosmetic surgery can change the shape of a nose.[↗](../../cosmetic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cosmic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Of or from the universe or outer space beyond the Earth: «cosmic rays», «cosmic dust».[↗](../../cosmic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Very great in size or importance: «a disaster of cosmic proportions».[↗](../../cosmic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, slang, old-fashioned) Amazing, mind-blowing or dreamy: «That's cosmic, man».[↗](../../cosmic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cosmic rays come from far out in space.[↗](../../cosmic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Astronauts are exposed to more cosmic radiation than people on Earth.[↗](../../cosmic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The comet left a trail of cosmic dust.[↗](../../cosmic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Losing my homework on the bus felt like a cosmic joke.[↗](../../cosmic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the comic, the hero got cosmic powers from a meteor.[↗](../../cosmic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The mess in my room was of cosmic proportions\![↗](../../cosmic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Big Bang left a faint cosmic glow we can still measure.[↗](../../cosmic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cosmogony** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A story or theory about how the universe began.[↗](../../cosmogony/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Setirot cosmogony is given by the Sefer Yetzirah as follows: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../cosmogony/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · saw in it only a cosmogony based upon the letters of the al- phabet and tlie Setiroth.[↗](../../cosmogony/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../cosmogony/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Chaos .signified in the ancient cosmogonies the vacant, in- finite space out of which sprang all things that exist.[↗](../../cosmogony/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../cosmogony/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cosmology** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The study or theory of the universe and how it is arranged.[↗](../../cosmology/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **cosmonaut** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cosmonaut is an astronaut from Russia or, in the past, from the Soviet Union.[↗](../../cosmonaut/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Yuri Gagarin was the first cosmonaut to orbit the Earth.[↗](../../cosmonaut/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman cosmonaut.[↗](../../cosmonaut/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cosmonaut floated inside the space station.[↗](../../cosmonaut/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cosmonauts and astronauts work together on the International Space Station.[↗](../../cosmonaut/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cosmonaut trained for years before her flight.[↗](../../cosmonaut/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class wrote questions for a retired cosmonaut.[↗](../../cosmonaut/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cosmos** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The universe seen as an orderly and harmonious whole.[↗](../../cosmos/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Who is the one dragging the Twenty-Two Letters through the water and driving them through the cosmos—God, or man?\][↗](../../cosmos/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../cosmos/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Later cosmogonists, such as Ovid, represent it as the confused, shapless mass, out of which the universe was formed into a cosmos, or harmonious order.[↗](../../cosmos/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../cosmos/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The five symbols or elements 1, 11, 111, 1111, 0, were supposed to symbolize the whole cosmos which was believed to be in harmony with a decimal system of notation expressible by these symbols.'[↗](../../cosmos/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../cosmos/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cossack** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Cossacks were communities of free, self-ruling warriors and farmers on the steppes of what is now Ukraine and southern Russia, famous as horsemen.[↗](../../cossack/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Cossack describes their things: a Cossack hat, a Cossack dance.[↗](../../cossack/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Cossacks were famous horse riders.[↗](../../cossack/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Zaporizhzhian Cossacks lived on islands in the Dnipro river.[↗](../../cossack/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Cossacks elected their own leader, called a hetman.[↗](../../cossack/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In a famous painting, Cossacks laugh as they write a rude letter to the Turkish sultan.[↗](../../cossack/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hopak is a lively Cossack dance from Ukraine.[↗](../../cossack/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad wore a tall furry Cossack hat.[↗](../../cossack/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ukraine's national anthem says Ukrainians are of Cossack kin.[↗](../../cossack/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "What are you crying about?" asked the Cossack.[↗](../../cossack/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cost** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To cost is to have a price: what you must pay to buy something.[↗](../../cost/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The cost is the price or the amount paid.[↗](../../cost/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To cost can mean to make you lose something: «Being late cost us the game».[↗](../../cost/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A pencil costs 3 cents.[↗](../../cost/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pencils cost 3 cents each.[↗](../../cost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") How much do 5 pencils cost?[↗](../../cost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The total cost is 24 cents.[↗](../../cost/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How much does this book cost?[↗](../../cost/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The tickets cost 8 dollars each.[↗](../../cost/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bike cost more than the scooter.[↗](../../cost/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cost of food went up this year.[↗](../../cost/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · One mistake cost us the match.[↗](../../cost/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Will it cost much, I wonder?"[↗](../../cost/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteneth to the snare — and knoweth not that it is at the cost of his life.[↗](../../cost/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.7.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cost/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And king David said to Ornan: 'Nay, but I will verily buy it for the full price; for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer a burnt-offering without cost.'[↗](../../cost/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.21.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cost/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **costa** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) Costa Coffee, a big chain of coffee shops in the UK and Ireland; people say «Let's go to Costa».[↗](../../costa/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a place name) Part of names of coasts and countries.[↗](../../costa/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Costa Rica (a country in Central America), Costa del Sol and Costa Brava (holiday coasts in Spain).[↗](../../costa/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian) «Costa» means «coast» in these languages; it is not an English common word.[↗](../../costa/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (a name) A surname, as in the footballer Diego Costa.[↗](../../costa/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (science, rare) A rib, or a rib-like ridge, for example the strong front vein of an insect's wing.[↗](../../costa/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum bought a hot chocolate for me at Costa.[↗](../../costa/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Costa Rica is home to sloths and toucans.[↗](../../costa/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We went on holiday to the Costa del Sol in Spain.[↗](../../costa/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Costa» means coast in Spanish.[↗](../../costa/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The footballer Costa scored in the final.[↗](../../costa/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Costa Rica has no army.[↗](../../costa/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **costless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Costing no money; free.[↗](../../costless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Done without any loss, harm or effort: «a costless mistake».[↗](../../costless/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Walking to school is costless and good for you.[↗](../../costless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Borrowing a book from the library is costless.[↗](../../costless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The mistake was costless because we noticed it in time.[↗](../../costless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Smiling at people is costless but makes them happy.[↗](../../costless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Nothing in life is completely costless.[↗](../../costless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The plan looked costless, but it took a lot of time.[↗](../../costless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **costly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Costly means costing a lot of money; expensive.[↗](../../costly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Costly means causing a big loss or harm: «a costly mistake».[↗](../../costly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The new bike was too costly for us.[↗](../../costly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Missing the penalty was a costly mistake.[↗](../../costly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Repairing the roof will be costly.[↗](../../costly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Which is more costly, 3 pens at 2 dollars or 1 book at 5 dollars?[↗](../../costly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaving the lights on is costly.[↗](../../costly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The delay proved costly for the team.[↗](../../costly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He already possessed a costly block of that stone.[↗](../../costly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And above were costly stones, after the measure of hewn stones, and cedar-wood.[↗](../../costly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.7.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../costly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever — (Writings PSA.49.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../costly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.[↗](../../costly/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.7.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../costly/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **costume** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A costume is a set of special clothes worn to look like someone or something else: a pirate costume, a Halloween costume.[↗](../../costume/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A costume is the clothes worn by actors in a play or film.[↗](../../costume/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A costume is the clothes typical of a country or a time in history: national costume, Victorian costume.[↗](../../costume/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In the UK, Ireland and Australia, a (swimming) costume is a swimsuit (Australia also «cozzie»).[↗](../../costume/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'm going as a dragon in my Halloween costume.[↗](../../costume/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · On World Book Day, I dressed as the Gruffalo.[↗](../../costume/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The actors changed costumes between scenes.[↗](../../costume/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't forget your swimming costume for the lesson.[↗](../../costume/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In Scotland, a kilt is part of the national costume.[↗](../../costume/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We looked at Victorian costumes at the museum.[↗](../../costume/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Make sure your mask lets you see the road.[↗](../../costume/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "But one of the Princes wears just the same costume."[↗](../../costume/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cosy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cosy means warm, comfortable and safe, making you feel relaxed.[↗](../../cosy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Cosy can mean small and friendly, like a cosy café.[↗](../../cosy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A tea cosy is a cover that keeps a teapot warm.[↗](../../cosy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cabin was warm and cosy.[↗](../../cosy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I curled up in a cosy blanket.[↗](../../cosy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We read in the cosy corner of the classroom.[↗](../../cosy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat found a cosy spot by the fire.[↗](../../cosy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It's cosy inside when it's raining outside.[↗](../../cosy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma knitted a tea cosy.[↗](../../cosy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ah! then it froze him, and he crept down again into his warm corner; there it was comfortable and cosy.[↗](../../cosy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cot** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (British, Australian, NZ) A small bed with high sides for a baby or young child; American «crib».[↗](../../cot/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (American) A narrow bed that folds up, used for camping or extra guests; British «camp bed».[↗](../../cot/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baby is asleep in her cot.[↗](../../cot/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We put the cot next to Mum and Dad's bed.[↗](../../cot/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My baby brother climbed out of his cot\![↗](../../cot/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · At camp, we slept on folding cots.[↗](../../cot/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep soft toys out of the baby's cot.[↗](../../cot/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma bought a travel cot for when we visit.[↗](../../cot/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cot has bars so the baby can't fall out.[↗](../../cot/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher set up a cot in the nurse's office.[↗](../../cot/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cote** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cote is a small shed or house for birds, such as doves or pigeons.[↗](../../cote/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The doves flew back to their cote at dusk.[↗](../../cote/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A pigeon cote stood at the end of the farm.[↗](../../cote/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The jackdaw joined the doves in their cote.[↗](../../cote/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their cotes?[↗](../../cote/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.60.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cote/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **cotswold** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name, a place) The Cotswolds are a range of gentle hills and pretty villages in south-central England, famous for honey-coloured stone houses and sheep.[↗](../../cotswold/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective, «Cotswold») From the Cotswolds.[↗](../../cotswold/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Cotswold stone, Cotswold sheep, Cotswold villages.[↗](../../cotswold/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We went walking in the Cotswolds in the summer.[↗](../../cotswold/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cottages are built of golden Cotswold stone.[↗](../../cotswold/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cotswold sheep have long curly wool.[↗](../../cotswold/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Medieval wool merchants grew rich in the Cotswolds.[↗](../../cotswold/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Cotswold villages have dry-stone walls and old churches.[↗](../../cotswold/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class looked at the Cotswolds on the map of England.[↗](../../cotswold/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cottage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small house, usually in the countryside or a village, often old and cosy.[↗](../../cottage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Canada, some US) A holiday house by a lake or in the countryside.[↗](../../cottage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (in compounds) cottage cheese (a soft white lumpy cheese), cottage pie (minced beef topped with mashed potato).[↗](../../cottage/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Little Red Riding Hood walked to her grandmother's cottage.[↗](../../cottage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We rented a cottage by the sea for a week.[↗](../../cottage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The thatched cottage had roses round the door.[↗](../../cottage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (Canada) We go to the cottage every summer to swim in the lake.[↗](../../cottage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · For tea we had cottage pie.[↗](../../cottage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cottage had just two bedrooms.[↗](../../cottage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · At midnight the cottage door opened.[↗](../../cottage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cottager** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cottager is a person who lives in a cottage, usually a poor country person with a small house and garden.[↗](../../cottager/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A cottager and his wife lived by the wood.[↗](../../cottager/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cottager grew beans in his small garden.[↗](../../cottager/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The king visited the cottager's home.[↗](../../cottager/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cotton** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cotton is a soft white fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant.[↗](../../cotton/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Cotton is cloth or thread made from this fibre.[↗](../../cotton/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Cotton wool (UK) or cotton balls (USA) are soft fluffy pads of cotton used for cleaning skin or cuts.[↗](../../cotton/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My T-shirt is made of cotton.[↗](../../cotton/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cotton soaks up water well.[↗](../../cotton/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Clean the cut with a piece of cotton wool.[↗](../../cotton/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cotton grows on bushes in hot countries.[↗](../../cotton/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The fluffy cotton bolls are picked and spun into thread.[↗](../../cotton/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cotton is a natural fibre, but nylon is man-made.[↗](../../cotton/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We ate pink cotton candy at the fair.[↗](../../cotton/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't push cotton buds into your ears.[↗](../../cotton/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I saw the flowered cotton curtains of the bed move, and the child peep forth.[↗](../../cotton/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave cotton, shall be ashamed.[↗](../../cotton/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.19.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cotton/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **couch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long comfortable seat for two or more people to sit on; a sofa.[↗](../../couch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A long padded seat or bed in a doctor's room for lying on.[↗](../../couch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Couch potato (informal): a person who sits watching TV a lot and does little exercise.[↗](../../couch/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb, formal) To express something in a certain way: couched in polite words.[↗](../../couch/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We all sat on the couch to watch the film.[↗](../../couch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog isn't allowed on the couch.[↗](../../couch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be a couch potato — go outside and play\![↗](../../couch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor asked me to lie on the couch.[↗](../../couch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle slept on the couch when he visited.[↗](../../couch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) The letter was couched in very polite language.[↗](../../couch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In he came flying, and lay down beneath the cushions of my couch."[↗](../../couch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Issachar is a large-boned ass, couching down between the sheep-folds.[↗](../../couch/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../couch/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?[↗](../../couch/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../couch/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?[↗](../../couch/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.24.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../couch/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens.[↗](../../couch/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.104.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../couch/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; also our couch is leafy.[↗](../../couch/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.1.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../couch/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · When I say: 'My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint'; (Writings JOB.7.13, JPS 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