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Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary

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2019
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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
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