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Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary

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2019
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VERB When people collaborate, they work together to produce something. • The two schools collaborated to produce a play.

collaboration NOUN collaborator NOUN

collage collages

NOUN a picture made by sticking pieces of paper or cloth on to a surface

collapse collapses, collapsing, collapsed

VERB 1 If something such as a building collapses, it falls down suddenly.

2 If a person collapses, they fall down suddenly because they are ill.

collapsible

ADJECTIVE A collapsible object can be folded flat when it is not in use. • collapsible chairs

collar collars

NOUN 1 the part around the neck of something, such as a coat or shirt

2 a leather band round the neck of a dog or cat

colleague colleagues

NOUN A person’s colleagues are the people they work with.

collect collects, collecting, collected

VERB 1 If you collect things, you gather them together for a special purpose or as a hobby.

2 If you collect someone or something from a place, you call there and take them away. • We collected Ali from school.

3 When things collect in a place, they gather there over a period of time. • Dust collects in corners.

collection collections

NOUN 1 a group of things you have gathered over a period of time • a stamp collection

2 the organized collecting of money, for example for charity, or the money collected

collective noun collective nouns

NOUN a noun that refers to a group of people or things. For example, a flock, a herd, and a shoal are all collective nouns.

college colleges

NOUN a place where students study after they have left school

collide collides, colliding, collided

VERB If a moving object collides with something, it hits it. • They collided with each other as they rushed through the door.

collision collisions

NOUN A collision is when a moving object hits something.

SYNONYM: crash

colon colons

NOUN 1 the punctuation mark (:). It is used to introduce a list, a quotation or an explanation of a statement. • We need to buy several things: bread, milk, fruit and toothpaste.

2 part of your intestine

colonel colonels

NOUN an army officer with a fairly high rank

colony colonies

NOUN 1 a country that is controlled by another country

2 a group of people or animals living together

colossal

ADJECTIVE very large indeed

[from Greek kolossos meaning huge statue]

colour colours

NOUN the appearance something has as a result of reflecting light • Red, blue and yellow are the primary colours.

colour blind

ADJECTIVE Someone who is colour blind is not able to see the difference between certain colours.

colourful

ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is colourful has a lot of different colours or bright colours.

ANTONYMS: dull, colourless

2 A colourful story is very exciting and interesting.

ANTONYMS: dull, boring
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