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rich, unbleached

Antonyms

colorless; monochromatic

col·or·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to add color to by means of a computer

— col·or·i·za·tion noun

col·or·less adjective : lacking color

Synonyms

uncolored, unpainted, white; also clear, limpid, liquid, lucent, pellucid, transparent; bleached, faded, washed; dull, faint, gray, neutral, pale, pallid

Antonyms

colored, dyed, painted, stained, tinged, tinted

co·los·sal adjective : of very great size or degree

Synonyms

astronomical, enormous, giant, gigantic, grand, huge, mammoth, massive, monumental, tremendous

Co·los·sians noun : a book of the New Testament of Christian Scripture

co·los·sus noun, plural co·los·si [ORIGIN: L]

1 : a gigantic statue

2 : something of great size or scope

Synonyms

behemoth, blockbuster, giant, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, monster, titan, whale, whopper—more at GIANT

col·por·teur noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a peddler of religious books

colt noun 1 : FOAL; also : a young male horse, ass, or zebra

2 : a young untried person

colt·ish adjective : full of play : inclined to friskiness or liveliness

Synonyms

antic, elfish, fay, frisky, frolicsome, playful, sportive—more at PLAYFUL

col·um·bine noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, fr. ML columbina, fr. L, fem. of columbinus dovelike, fr. columba dove]

: any of a genus of plants with showy spurred flowers that are related to the buttercups

co·lum·bi·um noun : NIOBIUM

Columbus Day noun : the 2d Monday in October or formerly October 12 observed as a legal holiday in many states in commemoration of the landing of Columbus

col·umn noun 1 : one of two or more vertical sections of a printed page; also : one in a usu. regular series of articles (as in a newspaper)

2 : a supporting pillar; especially : one consisting of a usu. round shaft, a capital, and a base

3 : something resembling a column

4 : a long row (as of soldiers)

— co·lum·nar adjective

Synonyms

[2] pier, pillar, post, stanchion—more at PILLAR

[4] cue, file, line, queue, range, string, train—more at LINE

col·um·nist noun : a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column

com abbreviation 1 comedy; comic

2 comma

3 commercial organization

co·ma noun : a state of deep unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison

— co·ma·tose adjective

Co·man·che noun, plural Comanche or Comanches : a member of an American Indian people ranging from Wyoming and Nebraska south into New Mexico and Texas

1comb noun 1 : a toothed instrument for arranging the hair or for separating and cleaning textile fibers

2 : a fleshy crest on the head of a fowl

3 : HONEYCOMB

— combed adjective

2comb verb 1 : to draw a comb through for the purpose of arranging or cleaning

2 : to pass across with a scraping or raking action

3 : to eliminate (as with a comb) by a thorough going-over

4 : to search or examine systematically

3comb abbreviation combination; combining

1combat noun : a fight or contest between individuals or groups

Synonyms

battle, conflict, confrontation, contest, duel, face-off, rivalry, struggle, tug-of-war, warfare—more at CONTEST

battle, clash, conflict, contest, fight, fracas, fray, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, skirmish, struggle, tussle—more at FIGHT

2combat verb -bat·ed or -bat·ted; -bat·ing or -bat·ting 1 : to fight with : FIGHT, CONTEND

2 : to struggle against : OPPOSE

3 : to engage in battle during war

— com·bat·ant noun

Synonyms

[1, 2] battle, clash, contend, counter, fight, oppose—more at FIGHT

combat fatigue noun : a traumatic psychological reaction occurring under wartime conditions (as combat) that cause intense stress

com·bat·ive adjective : marked by eagerness to fight or contend

Synonyms

aggressive, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, contentious, discordant, disputatious, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike—more at BELLIGERENT

comb·er noun 1 : one that combs

2 : a long curling wave of the sea

com·bi·na·tion noun 1 a : a result or product of combining

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