coral corals
NOUN a hard substance that forms in the sea from the skeletons of tiny animals called corals
cord cords
NOUN 1 strong, thick string
2 electrical wire covered in rubber or plastic
corduroy
NOUN heavy, ribbed cloth made of cotton
core cores
NOUN the most central part of an object or place • an apple core • the earth’s core
cork corks
NOUN 1 a soft, light substance that forms the bark of a Mediterranean tree
2 a piece of cork pushed into the end of a bottle to close it
corkscrew corkscrews
NOUN a device for pulling corks out of bottles
corn
NOUN 1 crops such as wheat and barley
2 the seeds of these crops
corner corners, cornering, cornered
NOUN 1 the point where two sides or edges of something meet • The TV was in the corner of the room.
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VERB 2 If someone corners a person or animal, they get them into a place they can’t escape from. • The police cornered the thief.
cornet cornets
NOUN a small, brass instrument used in brass and military bands
coronation coronations
NOUN the ceremony at which a king or queen is crowned
coroner coroners
NOUN an official who investigates the deaths of people who have died in a violent or unusual way
corporal corporals
NOUN an officer of low rank in the army or air force
corporal punishment
NOUN punishing of people by beating them
corps
Said “kor” NOUN part of an army with special duties • the Medical Corps
corpse corpses
NOUN a dead body
correct corrects, correcting, corrected
ADJECTIVE 1 If something is correct, there are no mistakes in it.
VERB 2 If you correct something that is wrong, you make it right. • She corrected my maths homework.
correction NOUN
correspond corresponds, corresponding, corresponded
VERB 1 If one thing corresponds with another, it is similar to it or it matches it in some way.
2 If numbers or amounts correspond, they are the same.
3 When people correspond, they write to each other.
correspondence
NOUN 1 letters or the writing of letters
2 If there is a correspondence between two things, there is a similarity between them.
correspondent correspondents
NOUN a newspaper, radio or television reporter
corridor corridors
NOUN a passage in a building or train