English words: cosmetology to costean

300 English words, part 155 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 33 have a page of their own.

English words cosmetology to costean

cosmetology noun /ˌkɒz.məˈtɒləd͡ʒi/: The science of cosmetics.
cosmetotextile noun: A textile with cosmetic properties.
cosmian noun: cosmist
cosmic adjective /ˈkɒz.mɪk/: Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
cosmic background noun: Ellipsis of cosmic background radiation.
cosmic background radiation noun: All the electromagnetic radiation entering the Earth from non-point sources in deep space, generally attributed to the Big Bang.
cosmic bowling noun: An event at a bowling alley where the bowling takes place under special illumination, with lasers, music, etc.
cosmic calendar noun: A model of the chronology of the universe, scaling its currently accepted age of 13.8 billion years to a single year.
cosmic censorship noun: The hypothesis that Einstein's general relativity theory singularities are always hidden from the remote observer, and are only visible as black holes.
cosmic censorship hypothesis noun: A conjecture that expects that all spacetime singularities are enclosed within event horizons.
cosmic disco noun: A form of synthesizer-heavy dance music and methods of DJing that were originally developed in northern Italy from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s.
cosmic dust noun: Dust which exists in outer space or has fallen from outer space to Earth.
cosmic egg noun: Synonym of world egg.
cosmic event horizon noun: The cosmological horizon; the edge of the observable universe.
cosmic gravitational wave background noun: The stochastic background of gravitational waves produced during the creation of the universe.
cosmic infrared background noun: Low-level infrared radiation originating from all directions in space.
cosmic irony noun: A situation where someone or something experiences something that is the opposite of their expectations.
cosmic joker noun: A higher power who is responsible for various anomalous phenomena on Earth, and whose manifestations are of a perverse and black-humored nature.
cosmic latte noun: A creamy white color calculated to be the average color of the universe.
cosmic light horizon noun: Synonym of cosmological horizon.
cosmic microwave background noun: Faint thermal radiation that pervades all space and is thought to be the remnants of the Big Bang, produced during the epoch of recombination.
cosmic neutrino background noun: The universe's background particle radiation composed of neutrinos.
cosmic radiation noun: Cosmic rays collectively.
cosmic ray noun: Any of a range of subatomic particles, and thus also electromagnetic waves, that permeate the universe owing to their various origins within stars or from...
cosmic singularity noun: A point of infinite positive spacetime curvature because of an infinite gravitational field
cosmic string noun: A cosmically-scaled string of mass-energy left over from the big bang as a topological defect in spacetime.
cosmic teapot noun: Russell's teapot.
cosmic time noun: The measure of time by a physical clock with zero peculiar velocity in the absence of matter overdensities or underdensities; commonly used in the Big Bang...
cosmic wall noun: a hypothetical 2-dimensional analog of a cosmic string.
cosmic web noun: A vast foam-like structure of galaxy clusters, superclusters, sheets, walls, and filaments, separated by immense voids.
cosmic year noun: Synonym of galactic year.
cosmical adjective: Cosmic.
cosmicality noun: The quality of being cosmical.
cosmically adverb: In a cosmic manner.
cosmicism noun: The literary philosophy developed by the American writer H. P. Lovecraft, stating that there is no recognizable divine presence, such as God, in the...
cosmicist adjective: Of or relating to cosmicism.
cosmicity noun: The state of being cosmic.
cosmicization noun: The process of cosmicizing.
cosmicize verb: To make cosmic.
cosmid noun /ˈkɑzmɪd/: A type of plasmid (often used as a cloning vector) constructed by the insertion of cos sequences, which are DNA sequences of the lambda phage.
cosmine noun: A continuous layer of dentine, covered by a layer of enamel, that takes the place of scales in some ancient fish.
cosmism noun: A philosophical and cultural movement in Russia in the early 20th century, combining elements of religion and ethics with a history of the origin, evolution...
cosmist noun: A proponent of cosmism.
cosmo noun, prefix: universe, world
cosmobiological adjective: Relating to cosmobiology.
cosmobiologist noun: An astrologer who uses the system of cosmobiology.
cosmobiology noun: A form of astrology based on midpoints.
cosmocentric adjective: Focused on the cosmos.
cosmocentrism noun: The quality of being cosmocentric.
cosmocercid noun: Any nematode in the family Cosmocercidae.
cosmoceutical noun: Alternative form of cosmeceutical.
cosmochemical adjective: Of or pertaining to cosmochemistry.
cosmochemically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, cosmochemistry.
cosmochemist noun: A scientist involved in cosmochemistry.
cosmochemistry noun: The branch of chemistry that deals with the creation of the elements, and their isotopic distribution, in the universe; also with the synthesis and...
cosmochronological adjective: Relating to cosmochronology.
cosmochronology noun: The science of determining timescales for astrophysical objects and events.
cosmochronometer noun: Any process (such as forms of radioactive decay) that may be used to determine the age of an astronomical object.
cosmochronometric adjective: Relating to a cosmochronometer or cosmochronometry.
cosmochronometry noun: The use of a cosmochronometer to determine the age of an astronomical object.
cosmocide noun: The destruction of planet Earth, especially as a result of human activity.
cosmoclimatology noun: The study of the effects of cosmic rays on the Earth's climate (and weather)
cosmocracy noun: rulership of the world; a global government
cosmocrat noun /ˈkɒzməkɹat/: One who rules the world.
cosmocratic adjective: Relating to cosmocrats or a cosmocrat.
cosmocrator noun: A ruler of the entire world or cosmos.
cosmodicy noun: A justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse...
cosmodrome noun: A site for launching spacecraft, usually in reference to such Soviet or Russian built sites as the Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Plesetsk, Russia cosmodromes.
cosmogenesis noun: The origin and early development of the cosmos (the universe).
cosmogenetic adjective: of or pertaining to cosmogeny.
cosmogenic adjective: produced by cosmic rays
cosmogenically adverb: By means of cosmic rays.
cosmogenist noun: Alternative spelling of cosmogonist.
cosmogenous adjective: From an extraterrestrial source.
cosmogeny noun: Synonym of cosmogenesis.
cosmogeology noun: Study of the formation and evolution of celestial bodies.
cosmognosis noun: The supposed instinct that tells animals when and where to migrate
cosmogonal adjective: Of or pertaining to cosmogony.
cosmogoner noun: One who studies cosmogony.
cosmogonetic adjective: Relating to cosmogony.
cosmogonic adjective: Of or pertaining to cosmogony.
cosmogonical adjective: Of or pertaining to cosmogony.
cosmogonically adverb: In a cosmogonic manner.
cosmogonist noun: a person who studies cosmogony
cosmogonize verb: To theorize a cosmogony
cosmogony noun /kɒzˈmɒɡ.ə.ni/: The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.
cosmogram noun: A flat geometric figure depicting a cosmology
cosmogrammatic adjective: Of or relating to a cosmogram.
cosmographer noun /kɒzˈmɒɡɹəfə/: A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
cosmographic adjective: Of or pertaining to cosmography.
cosmographical adjective: Of or pertaining to cosmography.
cosmographically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, cosmography.
cosmographist noun: A cosmographer.
cosmographize verb: To describe a cosmography
cosmography noun /kʰɑzˈmɑɡɹəfi/: The creation of maps of the universe.
cosmoid adjective: Containing a layer of cosmine
cosmokinematic adjective: Relating to cosmokinematics
cosmokinematics noun: The study of the motion or the universe
cosmolabe noun: An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies.
cosmolater noun: One who worships the world or the cosmos.
cosmolatry noun /kɒzˈmɒlətɹi/: Worship paid to the world.
cosmoline noun, verb: A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum, essentially the same as vaseline, but of somewhat stiffer consistency, and...
cosmologic adjective: Alternative form of cosmological.
cosmological adjective /ˌkɒz.məˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/: Of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe.
cosmological argument noun: A type of argument for the existence of God arguing that since every thing and event that begins at a point in time has a cause, there must be an uncaused...
cosmological city noun: Any city whose design is intended to reflect that of the cosmos
cosmological constant noun: A term added by Albert Einstein to his equations of general relativity in order to account for a supposed static universe, since used to describe vacuum...
cosmological decade noun: Any of several divisions in the life of the universe on a logarithmic scale
cosmological event horizon noun: Synonym of cosmological horizon.
cosmological horizon noun: The distance from an observer in a universe beyond which it is impossible for the observer to see, as the light (or other luminal particles) cannot have...
cosmological natural selection noun: A hypothetical alternative to the anthropic principle that attempts to explain the complexity of the universe
cosmological perturbation theory noun: A mathematical theory that attempts to describe the evolution of the constituents of the universe following the Big Bang
cosmological principle noun: The assumption that the universe, on a large enough scale, is homogeneous and isotropic.
cosmological redshift noun: That part of any redshift that is accounted for by the expansion of spacetime following the Big Bang
cosmological scale noun: The order of magnitude of time and space in the universe
cosmological term noun: The cosmological constant.
cosmologically adverb: With regard to cosmology.
cosmologist noun: A person who studies cosmology.
cosmology noun /kɑzˈmɑləd͡ʒi/: The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
cosmometry noun: The measurement of the world or universe.
cosmonaut noun /ˈkɒz.məˌnɔːt/: An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.
cosmonautic adjective: Of or related to cosmonauts or cosmonautics.
cosmonautical adjective: Relating to cosmonautics.
cosmonautics noun: The activities of cosmonauts; Soviet/Russian astronautics.
cosmonette noun: A female cosmonaut; a spacewoman.
cosmonuclide noun: A nuclide / isotope produced by the action of cosmic rays on terrestrial atoms
cosmoparticle noun: Any subatomic particle of cosmological origin
cosmopathic adjective: Relating to a supposed supernormal form of healing.
cosmophenomenological adjective: Relating to the use of phenomenology in the analysis of cosmological data
cosmophobia noun: The fear or dread of outer space.
cosmophobic adjective: Exhibiting cosmophobia; being afraid of outer space.
cosmophysiological adjective: Relating to cosmophysiology.
cosmophysiology noun: A belief system that links parts of the human body to the external universe or cosmos.
cosmoplastic adjective: Pertaining to or concerned with the formation of the universe or world; cosmogonic.
cosmopod noun: A type of spacecraft.
cosmopoietic adjective: Referring to the creation/formation of the universe or world.
cosmopolicy noun: cosmopolitanism
cosmopolis noun /kɒzˈmɒ.pɒ.lɪs/: An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.
cosmopolitan adjective, noun /ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/: Inclusive; affecting the whole world.
cosmopolitanisation noun: Alternative form of cosmopolitanization.
cosmopolitanise verb: Alternative form of cosmopolitanize.
cosmopolitanism noun /ˌkɑzməˈpɑlɪtənɪzm̩/: The idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community.
cosmopolitanist adjective: Of or relating to cosmopolitanism.
cosmopolitanization noun: The process of making something cosmopolitan.
cosmopolitanize verb: To make cosmopolitan.
cosmopolitanly adverb: In a cosmopolitan manner.
cosmopolitanness noun: The state or quality of being cosmopolitan.
cosmopolite adjective, noun /kɑzˈmɑpəˌlaɪt/: One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.
cosmopolitic adjective: Alternative form of cosmopolitical.
cosmopolitical adjective: Relating to cosmopolitics.
cosmopolitics noun: global politics
cosmopolitism noun: cosmopolitanism
cosmopolity noun: Government without reference to nations and nationalities; global polity.
cosmoport noun: A spaceport or cosmodrome.
cosmopterigid noun: Any moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.
cosmopterygid noun: Alternative form of cosmopterigid.
cosmorama noun: An exhibition of perspective images of different places in the world, using various optical effects.
cosmoramic adjective: Of or pertaining to a cosmorama.
cosmorganic adjective: Of or relating to the Fechnerian concept of the universe as a living organism.
cosmorita noun: A cocktail blending elements of a cosmopolitan and a margarita.
cosmos noun /ˈkɒzmɒs/: The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.
cosmosophy noun: Knowledge or understanding of the cosmos.
Cosmospeak noun: The characteristic jargon and copy style of Cosmopolitan magazine.
cosmosphere noun: An apparatus from the 19th century for showing the position of the Earth in relation to the stars, consisting of a hollow glass globe marked with stars and...
cosmotheism noun: Pantheism.
cosmotheist noun: A proponent of cosmotheism.
cosmotheistic adjective: Of or relating to cosmotheism.
cosmotheology noun: Study of the relationship between the divine and the universe.
cosmothetic adjective: Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world.
cosmothetical adjective: Synonym of cosmothetic.
cosmotini noun: A cocktail that is a cross between a cosmopolitan and a martini.
cosmotron noun /ˈkɒz.məˌtɹɒn/: A proton synchrotron
cosmotrope noun: Alternative form of kosmotrope.
cosmotropic adjective: Alternative form of kosmotropic.
cosmotropical adjective: Alternative form of cosmotropic.
cosmovision noun: The cosmic worldview of a society or civilization.
cosmovisional adjective: Of or relating to a cosmovision.
cosmozoa noun: hypothetical seeds or spores that led to the beginning of life, said to have reached Earth through space
cosmozoan noun: A proponent of cosmozoism.
cosmozoic adjective: Relating to cosmozoa.
cosmozoism noun: The belief that the cosmos is a living thing.
Cosner proper noun: A surname.
cosolute noun: One of two or more solutes in the same solution
cosolvent noun: A second solvent added in small quantities to enhance the solvent power of the primary solvent.
cosom hockey noun: A form of floor hockey (itself a variant of ice hockey), played with light plastic pucks on a flooring playing surface.
cosonicate verb: To sonicate along with another
cosonicated adjective, verb: sonicated along with another
cosovereign noun: A joint sovereign.
cosovereignty noun: joint sovereignty; a situation where there is more than one sovereign over a territory
cosp noun: Clipping of cosplay
cospan noun: The dual of a span.
cospatial adjective: Occupying the same space.
cospatially adverb: In the same space.
cospecialize verb: To specialize jointly.
cospeciate verb: To speciate with another
cospeciation noun: An event that occurs when a symbiotic relationship between two organisms leads to a change creating a new species in the process.
cospecies adjective: Shared by two or more species.
cospecific adjective /ˌkəʊ.spəˈsɪf.ɪk/: Alternative form of conspecific.
cospectral adjective: isospectral
cospectrality noun: Synonym of isospectrality.
Cosper proper noun: A surname.
cosphere noun: A cybotactic region of a solution.
cosplay noun, verb /ˈkɒz.pleɪ/: The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character.
cosplayer noun: One who takes part in cosplay.
cosponsor noun, verb: A joint sponsor.
cosponsorship noun: Joint sponsorship by more than one party.
coss adjective, noun /kɒs/: A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.
cossack noun /ˈkɒsˌæk/: A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from...
cossack green noun: A green of a dark yellowish hue that is duller and yellower than holly green, stronger but lighter than deep chrome green, and yellower but paler than...
Cossack hat noun: A warm, brimless hat that is wider at the top than at the headband, and made of either sheepskin or Persian lamb.
Cossack post noun: An outpost consisting of four men, forming one of a single line of posts substituted for the more formal line of sentinels and line of pickets.
Cossackdom noun: The realm or sphere of Cossacks.
Cossackry noun: Cossacks considered collectively and as a distinct group.
cossae noun: A kind of cotton cloth from India.
Cossaean adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Cossaei.
Cossaei noun: A warlike tribe of Susiana.
cosset noun, verb /ˈkɒsɪt/: To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
cosseted adjective, verb: Pampered.
cosseter noun: One who cossets.
cosseting noun, verb: The act by which somebody is cosseted or pampered.
cossette noun: One of the thin strips into which sugar beets are cut as part of the sugar-making process.
Cossey proper noun: A surname.
cossic adjective: Of or relating to algebra.
cossical adjective: Cossic; relating to algebra.
cossid noun /ˈkɒsɪd/: A courier or messenger.
cossie noun: A swimming costume.
cossike adjective: spelling of cossic.
Cossington proper noun: A village and civil parish in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6013).
Cossio proper noun: A surname.
cossist adjective, noun: A practitioner of proto-algebra in Renaissance and Early Modern Europe.
cossyrite noun: Synonym of aenigmatite.
cost noun, prefix, verb /kɒst/: To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
cost and freight noun: A scheme whereby the seller pays for transportation to the port of loading, cost and freight, and the buyer pays for the insurance and the rest of the...
cost avoidance noun: An expense one has avoided incurring.
cost base noun: The fixed costs, and sometimes all other costs as well, involved in running a company or producing a product.
cost benefit analysis noun: A methodology to help appraise or assess the case for a project or proposal, by estimating the net cost or benefit of the project of proposal.
cost-book noun: A book containing the names and shares of the joint speculators in a mining enterprise.
cost center noun: A division or project of an organization to which costs can be specifically allocated.
cost centre noun: Alternative form of cost center.
cost-conscious adjective: That has an awareness of costs; that is careful about spending.
cost cutting noun: The act of reducing one's spending.
cost dear verb: To be expensive.
cost disease noun: Synonym of Baumol effect.
cost-effective adjective: Returning a benefit that justifies the initial investment; economical.
cost-effectively adverb: In a cost-effective manner.
cost-effectiveness noun: The property of being cost-effective.
cost efficiency noun: A way of saving money, or of spending less money.
cost-efficient adjective: efficient with respect to cost; producing a large effect relative to cost
cost estimate noun: An itemized list of estimated labour and material costs which will be required for a project.
cost-free adjective: Of software, content, or materials, without any monetary payment or licensing fees.
cost function noun: Any mathematical relationship between an activity and its cost.
cost, insurance and freight noun: Goods, transportation to the port of destination, and marine insurance (as paid for by a seller).
cost mark noun: Any of a series of usually arbitrary codes used by jewelers to communicate prices secretly.
cost object noun: Something to which costs are assigned; anything for which a separate measurement of cost is required.
cost objective noun: The purpose for which costs are measured.
cost of doing business noun: The total ordinary expenses, such as materials, labor, and taxes, necessarily incurred in operating a commercial enterprise.
cost of goods sold noun: The expense of acquiring the inventory that is sold during a given accounting period.
cost of living noun: The average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life, especially of food, shelter and clothing.
cost of money noun: The interest rate paid for borrowed funds or the interest itself.
cost oil noun: Part of an oilfield operator's entitlement to revenue as compensation for incurred production costs as stated in a production sharing agreement.
cost out verb: To calculate the cost of a future enterprise (project, plan, etc.)
cost overrun noun: An excess of actual cost over budget.
cost plus noun: A form of contract whereby the contractor is paid for all permitted expenses, plus an additional payment.
cost price noun: The amount paid by a trader for goods purchased.
cost-prohibitive adjective: Overly expensive; unaffordable.
cost-push inflation noun: Inflation caused by substantial increases in the cost of goods or services where no suitable alternative is available.
cost saving adjective, noun: a reduction in costs, which can be achieved by buying at a lower price, or by cost-cutting measures.
cost the earth verb: To be a huge expense.
cost up verb: to calculate the costs of something.
cost-wise adverb: In terms of cost, in terms of pricing.
costa noun /ˈkɒ.stə/: Synonym of rib.
Costa Rican adjective, noun: A person from Costa Rica or of Costa Rican descent.
Costa's hummingbird noun: Calypte costae, a North American hummingbird.
Costabile proper noun: A surname.
costable adjective: For which a monetary cost may be assessed.
costage noun /ˈkɒstid͡ʒ/: price
costain verb: To stain with two or more stains
Costain gun noun: A gun that fired a small rocket with a line attached, used to rig a breeches buoy.
costained adjective, verb: stained with two or more stains
costaining noun: staining using two or more stains
costal adjective, noun /ˈkɑstl̩/: Pertaining to a rib.
costal cartilage noun: One of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the...
costalgia noun: pain in the ribs, or the costal muscles
costally adverb: In terms of the ribs or costae.
costamere noun /ˈkɒ.stə.mɪə/: A structural-functional component of striated muscle cells which connects the sarcomere of the muscle to the sarcolemma.
costameric adjective: Relating to costameres.
costamerogenesis noun: The formation and development of costameres
Costanoan noun: A member of the Ohlone people, native to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, California.
Costantini proper noun: A surname from Italian.
costapalmate adjective: Having a definite costa, but with the leaflets arranged radially as in a palmate leaf.
costapalmately adverb: In a costapalmate manner.
costar noun, verb /ˈkəʊstɑː(ɹ)/: A person who shares star billing with another.
costard noun /ˈkɒs.tə(ɹ)d/: A large cooking apple.
costate adjective, noun /ˈkɒsteɪt/: Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.
costated adjective, verb: costate
costately adverb: In a costate manner.
costatement noun: A list of statements that effectively execute together (though not simultaneously), such that each can yield execution to the others to avoid delaying the...
costatolide noun: An isomer of calanolide that is specific to HIV
Coste proper noun: A surname.
costean noun, verb: A trench in solid rock intersected by pits which reveals mineral veins.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.