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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Countrynouna particular geographical region of indefinite boundary, usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people, culture, or geographyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Country and WesternnounMWEa simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Country BoragenounMWEan aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South AfricaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Country ClubnounMWEa suburban club for recreation and socializingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Country DancingnounMWEa type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a lineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Country DoctornounMWEa doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospitalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Country HousenounMWEa house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the countryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Country MusicnounMWEa simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Country of OriginnounMWEthe country where you were bornverifiedMay 18, 2026
Country PeoplenounMWEpeople raised in or living in a rural environmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Country StorenounMWEa retail store serving a sparsely populated regionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Country-Dancenouna type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a lineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Countryfolknounpeople raised in or living in a rural environmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Countrymannouna man who lives in the country and has country waysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Countryseatnounan estate in the countryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Countrysidenounrural regionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Countrywomannouna woman who lives in the country and has country waysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Counts/minutenounfrequency per minuteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Countynoun(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local governmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
County AgentnounMWEan advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economicsverifiedMay 18, 2026
County CouncilnounMWEthe elected governing body of a countyverifiedMay 18, 2026
County CourthousenounMWEthe town or city that is the seat of government for a countyverifiedMay 18, 2026
County LinenounMWEthe boundary between two countiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
County PalatinenounMWEthe territory of a count palatineverifiedMay 18, 2026
County SeatnounMWEthe town or city that is the seat of government for a countyverifiedMay 18, 2026
County TownnounMWEthe town or city that is the seat of government for a shireverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coupnouna sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by forceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coup D'etatnounMWEa sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by forceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coup D'oeilnounMWEa quick lookverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coup De GracenounMWEthe blow that kills (usually mercifully)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Coup De MainnounMWEan attack without warningverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coup De TheatrenounMWEa highly successful theatrical productionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coupenouna car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Couplernouna mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coupletnouna stanza consisting of two successive lines of verseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Couplingnouna connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move togetherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Couponnouna negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as neededverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coupon BondnounMWEa bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest paymentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Couragenouna quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fearverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courageousnessnouna quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fearverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courantenouna court dance of the 16th centuryverifiedMay 18, 2026
CourbarilnounWest Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courbaril CopalnounMWEresin from the courbaril treeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coureur De BoisnounMWEa French Canadian trapperverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courgettenounmarrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when smallverifiedMay 18, 2026
Couriernouna person who carries a messageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courlannounwading bird of South America and Central AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Course CatalognounMWEa catalog listing the courses offered by a college or universityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Course CataloguenounMWEa catalog listing the courses offered by a college or universityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Course CreditnounMWErecognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Course of ActionnounMWEa mode of actionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Course of InstructionnounMWEeducation imparted in a series of lessons or meetingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Course of LecturesnounMWEa series of lectures dealing with a subjectverifiedMay 18, 2026
Course of StudynounMWEeducation imparted in a series of lessons or meetingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Course SessionnounMWEa regularly scheduled session as part of a course of studyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coursernouna huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their preyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courseworknounwork assigned to and done by a student during a course of studyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coursingnounhunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Court CardnounMWEone of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a faceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Court GamenounMWEan athletic game played on a courtverifiedMay 18, 2026
Court of AppealsnounMWEa court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agenciesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Court of AssizenounMWEthe county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Court of Assize and Nisi PriusnounMWEthe county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Court of ChancerynounMWEa court with jurisdiction in equityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Court of Domestic RelationsnounMWEa court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Court of JusticenounMWEa tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the lawsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Court of LawnounMWEa tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the lawsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Court OrdernounMWEa writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Court PlasternounMWEa plaster composed of isinglass on silkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Court TennisnounMWEan ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled courtverifiedMay 18, 2026
Court-Martialnouna military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial lawverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courtesannouna woman who cohabits with an important manverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courtesynouna courteous or respectful or considerate remarkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courtesy amount recognition (CAR)nounMWEThe numeric amount of a check.DataRegulatedPCIMay 12, 2026
Courthousenouna government building that houses the offices of a county governmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courtiernounan attendant at the court of a sovereignverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courtingnouna man's courting of a womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courtlinessnounelegance suggestive of a royal courtverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courtly LovenounMWE(Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for loversverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courtroomnouna room in which a lawcourt sitsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courtshipnouna man's courting of a womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Courtyardnounan area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Couscousnouna pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolinaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cousinnounthe child of your aunt or uncleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cousin-Germannounthe child of your aunt or uncleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Couturenounhigh fashion designing and dressmakingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Couturiernounsomeone who designs clothingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Couvadenouna custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the childverifiedMay 18, 2026
Couverturenounchocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Covalencenounvalence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compoundverifiedMay 18, 2026
Covalencynounvalence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compoundverifiedMay 18, 2026
Covalent BondnounMWEa chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a moleculeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Covariancenoun(statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective meansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Covariationnoun(statistics) correlated variationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Covenounsmall or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Covennounan assembly of witchesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Coventrynounthe state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cover ChargenounMWEa fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drinkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cover CropnounMWEcrop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cover GirlnounMWEa very pretty girl who works as a photographer's modelverifiedMay 18, 2026