2 a section of a train that carries passengers
VERB 3 If someone coaches you, they help you to get better at a sport or a subject.
SYNONYMS: instruct, train
NOUN 4 someone who coaches a person or sports team
coal
NOUN a hard, black rock taken from under the ground and burned as a fuel
coarse coarser, coarsest
ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is coarse is rough in texture.
2 Someone who is coarse talks or behaves in a rude, offensive way.
coarsely ADVERB coarseness NOUN
coast coasts, coasting, coasted
NOUN 1 the edge of the land where it meets the sea
VERB 2 If a vehicle coasts somewhere, it moves there with the engine switched off. • The car coasted quietly down the hill.
coastal ADJECTIVE
coastguard coastguards
NOUN an official who watches the sea near a coast to get help for sailors when they need it
coat coats, coating, coated
NOUN 1 a piece of outdoor clothing with sleeves, which you wear over other clothes
2 An animal’s coat is the fur or hair on its body.
3 A coat of paint or varnish is a layer of it.
VERB 4 If you coat something, you cover it with a thin layer of something. • We coated the biscuits with chocolate.
coating coatings
NOUN a thin layer of something spread over a surface
coax coaxes, coaxing, coaxed
VERB If you coax someone to do something, you persuade them gently to do it.
cobble cobbles
NOUN Cobbles or cobblestones are stones with a rounded surface that were used in the past for making roads.
cobra cobras
NOUN a type of large poisonous snake from Africa and Asia
cobweb cobwebs
NOUN the very thin net that a spider spins to catch insects
cock cocks
NOUN an adult male chicken, or any other male bird
cockerel cockerels
NOUN a young cock
cockle cockles
NOUN a type of small, edible shellfish
Cockney Cockneys
NOUN someone who was born in the East End of London
cockpit cockpits
NOUN 1 the area in a plane where the pilot sits in control
2 the driver’s compartment in a racing car
cockroach cockroaches
NOUN a large, dark-coloured insect often found in dirty rooms
[from Spanish cucaracha]
cocky cockier, cockiest
ADJECTIVE INFORMAL If you are cocky, you are sure of yourself and sometimes rather cheeky.
cocoa
NOUN 1 a brown powder made from the seeds of a tropical tree and used for making chocolate
2 a hot drink made from this powder