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cow·slip noun 1 : a yellow-flowered European primrose

2 : MARSH MARIGOLD

cox·comb noun : a conceited foolish person : FOP

cox·swain noun : the steersman of a ship's boat or a racing shell

coy adjective [ORIGIN: ME, quiet, shy, fr. AF quei, quoi, koi quiet, fr. L quietus]

1 : shrinking from contact or familiarity : BASHFUL, SHY

2 : marked by artful playfulness : COQUETTISH

— coy·ly adverb

— coy·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] bashful, demure, diffident, introverted, modest, retiring, sheepish, shy—more at SHY

[2] coquettish, demure, kittenish; also flirtatious; goody-goody, overmodest, priggish, prim, prudish

coy·ote noun, plural coyotes or coyote : a mammal of No. America smaller than the related wolves

coy·pu noun : NUTRIA 2

coz·en verb : to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery

— coz·en·age noun

— coz·en·er noun

Synonyms

beguile, bluff, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, have, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misinform, mislead, string along, take in, trick—more at DECEIVE

bleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle, victimize—more at FLEECE

1cozy adjective co·zi·er; -est : enjoying or affording warmth and ease : SNUG, COMFORTABLE

— co·zi·ly adverb

— co·zi·ness noun

2cozy noun, plural co·zies : a padded covering for a vessel (as a teapot) to keep the contents hot

cp abbreviation 1 compare

2 coupon

CP abbreviation 1 cerebral palsy

2 chemically pure

3 command post

4 communist party

CPA abbreviation certified public accountant

CPB abbreviation Corporation for Public Broadcasting

cpd abbreviation compound

CPI abbreviation consumer price index

Cpl abbreviation corporal

CPO abbreviation chief petty officer

CPOM abbreviation master chief petty officer

CPOS abbreviation senior chief petty officer

CPR abbreviation cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CPT abbreviation captain

CPU noun [ORIGIN: central processing unit]

: the part of a computer that performs its basic operations, manages its components, and exchanges data with memory or peripherals

CQ abbreviation charge of quarters

cr abbreviation credit; creditor

Cr symbol chromium

1crab noun : any of various crustaceans with a short broad shell and small abdomen

2crab noun : an ill-natured person

Synonyms

bear, complainer, crank, grouch, grumbler, whiner—more at GROUCH

3crab verb crabbed; crab·bing : to complain about peevishly : COMPLAIN, GROUSE

Synonyms

beef, bellyache, carp, complain, croak, fuss, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, moan, murmur, mutter, repine, squawk, wail, whine—more at COMPLAIN

crab apple noun : a small often highly colored sour apple; also : a tree that produces crab apples

crab·bed adjective 1 : MOROSE, PEEVISH

2 : CRAMPED, IRREGULAR

crab·by adjective crab·bi·er; -est : marked by typically transitory bad temper : CROSS

Synonyms

choleric, cranky, cross, crotchety, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, perverse, petulant, short-tempered, snappish, snappy, snippy, testy, waspish—more at IRRITABLE

crab·grass noun : a weedy grass with creeping or sprawling stems that root freely at the nodes

crab louse noun : a louse infesting the pubic region in humans

1crack verb 1 : to break with a sharp sudden sound

2 : to break with or without completely separating into parts

3 : to fail in tone or become harsh

4 : to subject (as a petroleum oil) to heat for breaking down into lighter products (as gasoline)

5 : to strike with a sharp noise

6 : to puzzle out and expose, solve, or reveal the mystery of

7 : to lose control or effectiveness under pressure

Synonyms

[6] answer, break, decode, dope, figure out, puzzle, resolve, riddle, solve, unravel, work, work out—more at SOLVE

[7] break, flip, freak

2crack noun 1 : a sudden sharp noise

2 : a witty or sharp remark

3 : a narrow break or opening