NOUN a flat area of ground surrounded by buildings or walls
cousin cousins
NOUN Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt.
cove coves
NOUN a small bay on the coast
cover covers, covering, covered
VERB 1 If you cover something, you put something else over it to protect it or hide it.
2 If something covers something else, it forms a layer over it.
3 If you cover a particular distance, you travel that distance.
4 If you cover a subject, you discuss it in a lesson, course or book. • We covered the Vikings in today’s lesson.
NOUN 5 something put over an object to protect it or keep it warm
6 The cover of a book or magazine is its outside.
7 Cover is trees, rocks or other places where you can shelter or hide. • When it started raining they ran for cover.
coverage
NOUN The coverage of something in the news is the reporting of it. • There was complete coverage of the Wimbledon finals on television.
cow cows
NOUN a large female mammal kept on farms for its milk and meat
coward cowards
NOUN a person who is easily frightened and avoids dangerous situations
cowardly ADJECTIVE cowardice NOUN
cowboy cowboys
NOUN a man employed to look after cattle in America
coy coyer, coyest
ADJECTIVE If someone behaves in a coy way, they pretend to be shy and modest.
crab crabs
NOUN a crustacean with four pairs of legs, two claws, and a flat, round body covered by a shell
crack cracks, cracking, cracked
VERB 1 If something cracks, or if something cracks it, it becomes damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
2 If you crack a joke, you tell it.
3 If you crack a problem or code, you solve it.
NOUN 4 one of the lines appearing on something when it cracks
5 a narrow gap • My ring fell into a crack in the pavement.
cracker crackers
NOUN 1 a thin, crisp biscuit that is often eaten with cheese
2 a paper-covered tube that pulls apart with a bang, and usually has a toy and paper hat inside
crackle crackles, crackling, crackled
VERB 1 something crackles, it makes a series of short sharp sounds • The bonfire started to crackle as the flames grew higher.
NOUN 2 a short sharp sound
cradle cradles, cradling, cradled
NOUN 1 a box-shaped bed for a baby
VERB 2 If you cradle something in your arms or hands, you hold it there carefully.
craft crafts
NOUN 1 an activity that needs skill with the hands, such as weaving, carving or pottery
2 a boat, plane or spacecraft
craftsman or craftswoman craftsmen or craftswomen
NOUN a person who makes things skilfully with their hands
craftsmanship NOUN
crafty craftier, craftiest
ADJECTIVE Crafty people get what they want by tricking other people in a clever way.
SYNONYMS: cunning, wily