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Cosmologynounthe branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universeverified
Cosmosnounany of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leavesverified
costnounThe monetary value of resources used or sacrificed or liabilities incurred to achieve an objective such as to acquire or produce a good or to perform an activity or service.Metric
Cost AccountantnounMWEa specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to productionverified
Cost AnalysisnounMWEbreaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separatelyverified
Cost Benefit AnalysisnounMWEA cost benefit analysis compares the cost of implementing countermeasures with the value of the reduced risk.Process
Cost of CapitalnounMWEthe opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decisionverified
Cost of LivingnounMWEaverage cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing)verified
Cost-Of-Living BenefitnounMWEa benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices riseverified
Cost-Of-Living IndexnounMWEan index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumerverified
Cost-Plus ContractnounMWEa contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profitverified
Costanounany of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)verified
Costiasisnouna fatal disease of freshwater fish caused by a flagellated protozoan invading the skinverified
Costmarynounleaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffingsverified
Costoaxillary VeinnounMWEone of several veins connecting intercostal veins with the lateral thoracic vein or the thoracoepigastric veinverified
Costume DesignernounMWEsomeone who designs or supplies costumes for a play, film, or masqueradeverified
Costusrootnounannual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving fursverified
Cothromboplastinnouna coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin Kverified
Cotoneasternounany shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruitsverified
Cottage IndustrynounMWEsmall-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipmentverified
Cottarnounfastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces togetherverified
Cotternounfastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces togetherverified
Cotter PinnounMWEa cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured by splitting the ends apart after passing them through a holeverified
Cotton CandynounMWEa candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperatureverified
Cotton PlantnounMWEerect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibersverified
Cotton RatnounMWEdestructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central Americaverified
Cotton RosenounMWEany plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower headsverified
Cotton-Seed TreenounMWEa shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indiesverified
Cottonseed CakenounMWEthe solid matter remaining after oil has been pressed from cottonseedsverified
Cottontailnouncommon small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white undersideverified
Cottontail RabbitnounMWEcommon small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white undersideverified
Cottonweednounany of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of Americaverified
Cottonwoodnounany of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seedverified
Cotyloid CavitynounMWEthe cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket jointverified
Cotyloid JointnounMWEa freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other boneverified