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cot·ton·tail noun : a No. American rabbit with a white-tufted tail

cot·ton·wood noun : a poplar having seeds with cottony hairs

cot·y·le·don noun : the first leaf or one of the first pair or whorl of leaves developed by a seed plant

1couch verb 1 : to lie or place on a couch

2 : to phrase in a specified manner

Synonyms

articulate, clothe, express, formulate, phrase, put, say, state, word—more at PHRASE

2couch noun : a piece of furniture (as a bed or sofa) that one can sit or lie on

Synonyms

davenport, divan, lounge, settee, sofa; also love seat; day bed, sofa bed; bench

couch·ant adjective : lying down with the head raised

couch potato noun : one who spends a great deal of time watching television

cou·gar noun, plural cougars also cougar [ORIGIN: F couguar, fr. NL cuguacuarana, modif. of Tupi (a Brazilian Indian language) siwasuarána, fr. siwasú deer + -rana resembling]

: a large powerful tawny brown wild American cat

Synonyms

mountain lion, panther

cough verb : to force air from the lungs with short sharp noises; also : to expel by coughing

— cough noun

could past of CAN — used as an auxiliary in the past or as a polite or less forceful alternative to can in the present

cou·lee noun 1 : a small stream

2 : a dry streambed

3 : GULLY

cou·lomb noun : a unit of electric charge equal to the electricity transferred by a current of one ampere in one second

coun·cil noun 1 : an assembly or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion

2 : an official body of lawmakers

3 : an association of persons for some common object usu. jointly supported and meeting periodically

— coun·cil·lor or coun·cil·or noun

— coun·cil·man noun

— coun·cil·wom·an noun

Synonyms

[1] assembly, conference, congress, convention, convocation, gathering, get-together, huddle, meeting, powwow, seminar—more at MEETING

[3] association, brotherhood, club, college, congress, fellowship, fraternity, guild, institute, institution, league, order, organization, society—more at ASSOCIATION

1counsel noun 1 : ADVICE

2 : a plan of action

3 : deliberation together

4 plural counsel : one who gives professional advice or services : LAWYER

Synonyms

advocate, attorney, lawyer—more at LAWYER

2counsel verb -seled or -selled; -sel·ing or -sel·ling 1 : to give advice to

2 : to ask the advice or opinion of : CONSULT

Synonyms

[1] coach, guide, lead, mentor, pilot, shepherd, show, tutor—more at GUIDE

[2] advise, confer, consult, parley, treat—more at CONFER

coun·sel·or or coun·sel·lor noun 1 : a person who gives advice or counseling : ADVISER

2 : one that gives advice in law and manages cases for clients in court : LAWYER

3 : one who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

1count verb [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF cunter, counter, fr. L computare, fr. com- with + putare to consider]

1 : to name or indicate one by one in order to find the total number

2 : to recite numbers in order

3 : to take into account : CONSIDER, ACCOUNT

4 : to rely or depend on someone or something : RELY — used with on

5 : to be of value or account

6 : to exclude by or sas if by counting — used with out <~ him out>

7 : to include by as if by counting — used with in <~ me in>

— count·able adjective

Synonyms

[1] enumerate, number, tell; also add (up), tally, total; calculate, compute, reckon, table, tabulate; check, mark, tick (off)

[3] account, call, consider, esteem, hold, rate, reckon, regard, take—more at CONSIDER

usually count on [4] depend, lean, reckon, rely—more at DEPEND

[5] import, matter, mean, signify, weigh—more at MATTER

usually count out [6] ban, bar, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, rule out—more at EXCLUDE

2count noun 1 : the act of counting; also : the total obtained by counting

2 : a particular charge in an indictment or legal declaration

Synonyms

charge, complaint, indictment, rap—more at CHARGE

3count noun [ORIGIN: ME,