English words: cotriptyline to could be written on the back of a postage stamp
300 English words, part 157 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 18 have a page of their own.
English words cotriptyline to could be written on the back of a postage stamp
- cotriptyline noun: A tricyclic antidepressant, never marketed.
- cotrustee noun: A joint trustee.
- cots adjective, noun: Acronym of crown-of-thorns starfish.
- cotsetla noun: A cottager or free labourer.
- cotsetle noun: Alternative form of cotsetla.
- cotso interjection: Expressing surprise, affirmation etc.
- Cotswold adjective, noun /ˈkɒts.wəʊld/: Of or pertaining to the Cotswolds range of hills.
- Cotswold lion noun: A male Cotswold sheep.
- Cotswold morris dancing noun: A form of a traditional morris dance originating in the Cotswold area of England, and performed by sets of six or eight dancers in costume.
- Cotswold stone noun: A yellow oolitic Jurassic limestone.
- Cotswolds proper noun /ˈkɒtswɔldz/: A range of limestone hills in West-central England.
- cotta noun: A surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none.
- cottabus noun: An ancient game played by throwing wine at metal disks or pans, trying to knock them down or make them sink in a basin of water.
- cottage noun, verb /ˈkɒt.ɪd͡ʒ/: A small house.
- cottage bacon noun: Thinly sliced lean cured pork from a shoulder cut, typically oval-shaped and meaty.
- cottage cheese noun: A cheese curd product with a mild flavor that is drained but not pressed so some whey remains.
- cottage-core noun: Alternative form of cottagecore.
- cottage country noun: A region, typically in Canada, where many lakeside cottages are located, serving as popular summer vacation spots.
- cottage food operation noun: A small business that produces homemade foods and is partially exempt from the regulations governing larger commercial food operations.
- cottage fried potatoes noun: Synonym of cottage fries.
- cottage fries noun: A basic potato dish made by pan- or skillet-frying diced, chunked, wedged or sliced potatoes.
- cottage home noun: A residential community, for children or others, employing married couples ("cottage parents") who look after a number of residents in a shared dwelling,...
- cottage hospital noun: A small hospital, typically in a rural area.
- cottage industry noun: A job or occupation carried out at home or on a part-time basis, historically often manufacturing work such as sewing, lacemaking, or spinning.
- cottage loaf noun: A traditional English loaf of bread shaped like two round loaves, one on top of the other.
- cottage orchard noun: Five or more fruit bearing trees, of any type, grown on dwarf root stocks so as to fit with the curtilage on a small English Cottage Garden which is...
- cottage orné noun: A small country or suburban residence, typically with verandahs and French windows.
- cottage parent noun: A member of one of the married couples employed to look after residents in a cottage home.
- cottage piano noun: A small upright piano.
- cottage pie noun: A meat pie having a mashed potato crust covering a mixture of beef (typically minced) and vegetables.
- cottage pudding noun: A traditional American dessert consisting of a plain, dense cake served with a sweet glaze or custard.
- cottage suite noun: A set of furniture consisting of a two-seater sofa and two or more armchairs.
- cottage witch noun: Synonym of kitchen witch.
- cottagecore noun: An aesthetic that celebrates a return to traditional skills and crafts associated with rural living, such as sewing, gardening, foraging, baking, and pottery.
- cottaged adjective, verb: Filled with or having cottages.
- cottageless adjective: Without a cottage.
- cottagelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cottage.
- cottager noun /ˈkɒtɪd͡ʒə/: A person who has the tenure of a cottage, usually also the occupant.
- cottagey adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cottage.
- cottaging noun: Sexual activity in a public lavatory, especially homosexual activity between men.
- cottagy adjective: Alternative form of cottagey.
- cottah noun: Alternative form of katha (“unit of area”).
- Cottam proper noun: A surname.
- cottar noun: Alternative form of cotter (“peasant inhabiting a cottage”).
- Cottbus proper noun /ˈkɑtbʌs/: An independent city in Brandenburg, Germany.
- cotted adjective: matted; tangled
- Cottee proper noun: A surname from Old French.
- Cotten proper noun /ˈkʰɒt.(ə)n/: A surname.
- Cottenham proper noun: A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4567).
- cotter noun, verb /kɒtə/: A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
- cotter pin noun: A split pin, the ends of which project through an object being fastened and are bent back to hold it in place.
- cottered verb: simple past and past participle of cotter
- Cotterell proper noun: A surname.
- Cotterill proper noun: A surname.
- cotterless adjective: Without a cotter.
- cottery adjective /ˈkɒtəɹi/: Tangled (of hair).
- Cottesmore proper noun: A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK9013).
- Cottian adjective: Relating to the Cottian Alps.
- cotticed adjective: Alternative form of cottised.
- cottid noun: Any fish in the family Cottidae, the sculpins.
- cottier noun: Someone who lives in a cot or cottage; a cottager.
- cottierism noun: The cotter system of land tenure.
- cottiform adjective, noun: Characteristic of fish of the genus Cottus (freshwater sculpins), especially in morphology.
- Cottingham proper noun: A large village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0432).
- Cottingley proper noun: A suburban village in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1137).
- cottise noun, verb: A diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend: a thin line borne around another charge.
- cottised adjective: Set between two thin lines (cottises).
- Cottle proper noun: A surname.
- Cottman proper noun: A surname.
- Cotto proper noun: A surname.
- cottocomephorid noun: Any fish in the family Cottocomephoridae.
- cottoid adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to fish of the genus Cottus.
- cottolene noun: A shortening made from cottonseed, used as a lard substitute.
- cottolin noun: Yarn or cloth consisting of blended cotton and linen.
- Cottom proper noun: A surname.
- cotton adjective, noun, verb /ˈkɒt.n̩/: A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
- cotton and melon aphid noun: Synonym of cotton aphid.
- cotton aphid noun: An aphid of species Aphis gossypii.
- cotton ball noun: A ball of cotton wool.
- cotton blend noun: A fabric made of cotton combined with synthetic or natural fibers, such as linen or polyester.
- cotton boll noun: The round, fluffy clumps in which cotton forms and grows on a cotton plant.
- cotton bud noun: Synonym of cotton swab.
- cotton candy noun: A confectionery made by spinning melted sugar into thin threads collected into a mass.
- cotton candy planet noun: A type of planet with a very low average density, less than 0.1g/cm³
- cotton card noun: A strip of cotton made using a carding machine.
- cotton ceiling noun: A social barrier to consideration (by cisgender women) of transgender women as viable sexual partners.
- Cotton effect noun: The characteristic change in optical rotatory dispersion and/or circular dichroism in the vicinity of an absorption band of a substance.
- cotton fever noun: A fever that follows intravenous drug use with a cotton filter, deriving from an endotoxin released by the bacterium Pantoea agglomerans.
- cotton fish noun: A milkfish.
- cotton fleahopper noun: The insect Pseudatomoscelis seriatus.
- cotton gin noun: A machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds, etc.
- cotton grass noun: Alternative form of cottongrass.
- cotton-headed adjective: Synonym of woolly-headed.
- cotton-headed ninny-muggins noun: A whimsical insult meaning silly fool or simpleton.
- cotton lavender noun: ground cypress (Santolina chamaecyparissus)
- cotton mill noun: A building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from raw cotton.
- cotton mouse noun: Peromyscus gossypinus, an omnivorous rodent of the southeastern United States, often using cotton for nest construction.
- cotton-mouth noun: Alternative form of cottonmouth.
- Cotton-Mouton effect noun: The birefringence in a liquid in the presence of a constant transverse magnetic field.
- cotton on verb: To realize; come to understand.
- cotton on to verb: To come to know or understand (something).
- cotton onto verb: Alternative form of cotton on to.
- cotton pad noun: Pieces of cotton used for cosmetic purposes, such as makeup application, and medically to prevent bleeding from small punctures.
- cotton picker noun: Someone who harvests cotton.
- cotton-picking adjective, noun: The harvesting of cotton
- cotton pox noun: Alternative form of cottonpox.
- cotton pygmy goose noun: A small perching duck of species Nettapus coromandelianus, native to Asia and Australasia.
- cotton rat noun: Any member of the rodent genus Sigmodon, that build their nests from cotton, and can damage cotton crops, found from the southwestern US to Surinam, Brazil,...
- cotton reel noun: A spool, or bobbin used to keep cotton thread tidy.
- cotton root rot noun: Synonym of Texas root rot (Phymatotrichopsis omnivora)
- cotton scale noun: A species of scale insect (Pulvinaria innumerabilis), which does great damage to cotton plants.
- cotton seedling thrips noun: Synonym of onion thrips.
- cotton-spinner noun: Synonym of black sea cucumber.
- cotton stainer noun: Any of various insects of the family Pyrrhocoridae whose feeding activities leave an indelible brownish-yellow stain on cotton crops.
- cotton stripper noun: A large machine used to pick entire bolls of cotton, ripe or still growing.
- cotton swab noun: A small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic, most commonly used in aural hygiene and cosmetics...
- cotton thistle noun: Any of various flowering plants in the genus Onopordum of the family Asteraceae, especially Onopordum acanthium.
- cotton to verb: To like; approve of, accept, or tolerate.
- cotton velvet noun: An imitation velvet, made of cotton.
- cotton wax noun: A type of cotton woven fabric with paraffin wax or natural beeswax applied to make it water-resistant.
- Cotton Whig noun: A member of a more conservative faction of the Northern Whigs, prioritizing party unity, commerce, and accommodation with the South.
- cotton wool noun, verb /ˈkɒtən wʊl/: Raw fibers of cotton before being processed.
- cotton wool ball noun: Synonym of cotton ball.
- cotton wool bud noun: A short, thin and flexible rod with a small wad of cotton wool at each end.
- cotton-wooly adjective: reminiscent of cotton wool
- cotton worm noun: A moth (Alabama argillacea) that is a pest of cotton plants
- cottonade noun: A somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton, generally inferior, coarser, and less durable.
- cottonball noun: Alternative form of cotton ball.
- cottonbush noun: Leafless bluebush, any of species Maireana aphylla of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae, endemic to Australia.
- cottonclad noun: A wooden warship, of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, that used bales of cotton to protect it from enemy fire.
- cottonee noun: A Turkish fabric of cotton and silk satinet.
- cottonfield noun: a field in which the cotton plant is grown and harvested.
- cottongrass noun /kɒt.n̩ ɡɹɑːs/: Various species of plants of genus Eriophorum in the sedge family
- cottongum noun: Synonym of large tupelo.
- Cottonian adjective /kɒˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington (1571–1631), antiquarian and bibliophile whose Cotton library became the basis of the...
- cottonization noun: The process of cottonizing.
- cottonize verb: To treat (flax) with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cotton.
- cottonless adjective: Without cotton.
- cottonlike adjective: Resembling cotton.
- cottonmouth noun: An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs.
- cottonmouthed adjective: Suffering from cottonmouth; characterized by cottonmouth.
- cottonness noun: The quality of being cotton.
- cottonocracy noun: A government dominated by the cotton industry, as in the United States before the American Civil War.
- cottonocrat noun: A ruler of a cottonocracy.
- cottonoid noun: A certain absorbent material, made primarily of cotton with some felt as well, used for various purposes during surgery.
- cottonous adjective: Resembling cotton.
- cottonpicking noun: Alternative form of cotton-picking.
- cottonpox noun: A milder form of smallpox; alastrim.
- cottonrose noun: Any of the genera Filago and Logfia of flowering plants of Eurasia and North America.
- cottonseed noun: Seed of the cotton plant.
- cottonseed itch noun: Synonym of grain itch.
- cottonseed meal noun: The residue of ground cottonseed after extraction of cottonseed oil; used as a constituent of oilseed cake.
- cottonseed oil noun: A pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from cottonseed; used in salad dressings, margarine, etc.
- cottontail noun /ˈkɑt.n̩teɪl/: A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.
- cottonthistle noun: Alternative form of cotton thistle.
- cottontop noun: An arboreal, diurnal New World tamarin, Saguinus oedipus.
- cottontop tamarin noun: A small New World monkey with a long crest, white hairs from forehead to nape flowing over the shoulders, Saguinus oedipus
- cottonwear noun: Clothing made of cotton.
- cottonweed noun: especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.
- cottonwick noun: A grunt (fish) of the species Haemulon melanurum
- cottonwood noun: A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
- cottonwood hibiscus noun: A common coastal plant, of species Talipariti tiliaceum, native to south and southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania.
- cottonwool noun: Alternative form of cotton wool.
- cottonworm noun: Alternative form of cotton worm.
- cottony adjective: Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy
- cottrel noun: A trammel, or hook to support a pot over a fire.
- Cottrell proper noun: A surname from Old French.
- Cottrill proper noun: A surname.
- Cottus proper noun /ˈkɒtəs/: One of the Hecatoncheires (hundred-handed monster) of Ancient Greek mythology.
- Cotuit proper noun: A village in the town of Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
- cotul noun: Alternative form of kotul.
- Cotulla proper noun /kəˈtjuːlə/: A city, the county seat of La Salle County, Texas, United States.
- cotunneling noun: The simultaneous tunneling of two or more electrons
- cotunnelling noun: Alternative spelling of cotunneling.
- cotunnite noun: A mineral form of lead chloride (PbCl₂) formed by alteration of galena.
- coturnism noun: An illness in humans caused by eating quail that have eaten poisonous plants.
- cotutelage noun: Joint tutelage (by two or more tutors)
- cotutor noun: A joint tutor.
- cotwal noun: Alternative form of cutwal.
- cotwin noun: A twin's twin.
- COTY noun: Alternative letter-case form of COTY.
- cotyla noun: Alternative form of cotyle (“in all senses”).
- cotylar adjective: Relating to a cotyle
- cotyle noun /ˈkɒtɪliː/: Alternative form of kotyle (“cantharus, a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup”).
- cotyledon noun /ˌkɒt.ɪˈliː.dən/: Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.
- cotyledonal adjective: Of or pertaining to a cotyledon.
- cotyledonar adjective: Alternative form of cotyledonary.
- cotyledonary adjective: Of or pertaining to a cotyledon
- cotyledonoid noun: A germinating thread of a moss; a protonema.
- cotyledonous adjective: Of or pertaining to a cotyledon.
- cotyledoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- cotyliform adjective: Having the form of a cup.
- cotyligerous adjective: Having cotyles.
- cotyloid adjective: Shaped like a cup.
- cotyloid cavity noun: Synonym of acetabulum.
- cotylomicrocercous adjective: cotyloid and microcercous
- cotylosaur noun: A member of the Cotylosauria, a synonym of the family †Captorhinidae, the earliest group of true reptiles from the Carboniferous through the Permian.
- cotylosaurian adjective: Of or pertaining to cotylosaurs.
- cotype noun: A syntype or paratype.
- cou-cou noun: Alternative form of coo-coo (“mashed corn dish”).
- coua noun: A terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family.
- couatl noun: A feathered flying serpent with psionic abilities.
- coucal noun: Any bird of the genus Centropus in the cuckoo family Cuculidae.
- couch noun, verb /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/: An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
- couch a hogshead verb: To lie down to sleep.
- couch doctor noun: A psychiatrist.
- couch down verb: To couch (a thread) onto a fabric (use small stitches to attach it in order to produce a textured effect).
- couch gag noun: A visual joke at the end of the opening credits of a Simpsons episode, during which the Simpson family settles down to watch television.
- couch grass noun /ˈkaʊt͡ʃˌɡɹæs/: A grass of species Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.
- couch lock noun: A state of extreme lethargy induced by marijuana.
- couch-potatoey adjective: Like a couch potato; sedentary.
- couch surf verb: To use temporary overnight accommodations in one or more private residences, especially without cash payment.
- couch surfer noun: A person who couch surfs.
- couch surfing noun, verb: The act or practice of a person who couch surfs.
- couch up verb: To use, sit on or sleep on a couch.
- couchable adjective: Capable of being couched.
- couchant adjective /ˈkaʊtʃənt/: Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching.
- couchant and levant adjective: Rising up and lying down; said of animals, indicating that they have been long enough on land, not belonging to their owner, to lie down at night and rise...
- couchbound adjective: Confined to a couch, or refusing to move from it.
- couché adjective: Inclined at an angle.
- couche-couche noun: A breakfast or supper dish made with cornmeal, often eaten with milk, coffee or syrup and served with caillé.
- couched adjective, verb /kaʊt͡ʃt/: Of a chevron, issuing from the side rather than from the bottom or top of the shield; couché.
- couchedness noun: The state or quality of being couched.
- couchee noun /kuːˈʃeɪ/: A reception held at bedtime, such as by a royal.
- coucher noun /ˈkaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/: One who couches.
- couchette noun: A couch.
- couchful noun: Enough to fill a couch.
- couchgrass noun: Alternative spelling of couch grass.
- couching noun, verb /ˈkaʊt͡ʃɪŋ/: The act of one who couches.
- couching fabric noun /ˈkuːt͡ʃɪŋˌfæbɹɪk/: a sheet of fabric used to separate sheets of paper during pressing
- couching stitch noun: A form of embroidery in which a length of wool (or similar) is laid across the surface of a piece of fabric and held in place by fine stitches
- couchio noun: Alternative form of couxia.
- couchless adjective: Without a couch.
- couchlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a couch.
- couchlock noun: A state of idleness, laziness, or inactivity brought about by excessive consumption of drugs, typically marijuana.
- couchlocked adjective: In a state of couchlock
- couchmaker noun: A manufacturer of couches.
- couchmaking noun: The manufacture of couches.
- Couchman proper noun: A surname.
- couchmate noun: A person with whom one shares a couch.
- couchness noun: The essence of what it means to be a couch; the qualities that make a couch what it is.
- couchside noun: The space beside a couch.
- couchsurf verb: Alternative form of couch surf.
- couchsurfer noun: Alternative form of couch surfer.
- couchsurfing noun, verb: Alternative form of couch surfing.
- couchy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of couch grass.
- coucou noun: Alternative form of coo-coo (“Barbadian food”).
- coudé adjective: Bent at the tip at a 45° angle, like an elbow.
- coudee noun: a cubit (distance from the elbow to the end of the middle finger)
- Coudersport proper noun: A borough, the county seat of Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- coudiere noun /ˌkuˈdjɛəɹ/: Alternative form of coudiere.
- Couéism noun: The repetition of an autosuggestion.
- Coues proper noun: A surname.
- Coues' rice rat noun: Oryzomys couesi, a semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae occurring from southernmost Texas through Mexico and Central America into northwestern Colombia.
- couesnophone noun: A free-reed musical instrument shaped like a saxophone and sounding like a cross between a harmonica and an accordion.
- Couette flow noun: The flow of a viscous fluid in the space between two surfaces, one of which is moving tangentially relative to the other, imposing a shear stress.
- Coug noun /kuːɡ/: Clipping of Cougar (“a student or alumnus of the Washington State University, or Brigham Young University”).
- Coug it verb: To fail; to blow it, often by making a mistake at the last moment.
- cougar noun /ˈkuːɡə/: A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.
- cougarhood noun: The condition of being a cougar (older woman who seeks relationships with younger males).
- cougaring noun: The seeking of casual, often sexual, companionship of younger males by an older woman.
- cougarish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cougar, or sexually predatory woman.
- cougarlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cougar.
- cougarness noun: The quality of being a cougar (older woman who seeks relationships with younger males).
- cougarship noun: A male cougar viewed as the ruler of its habitat.
- cough interjection, noun, verb /kɒf/: Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive...
- cough and a spit noun: A minor role.
- cough candy noun: cough drops
- cough down verb: To drown out (a person attempting to speak) by coughing deliberately.
- cough drop noun: A small, medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to relieve coughing symptoms and sore or dry throats temporarily.
- cough lolly noun: Synonym of cough drop.
- cough medicine noun: A medication or medicine used to treat those people with coughing and related conditions, usually in liquid or syrup form.
- cough mixture noun: A medicine or medication used to treat coughs, usually in liquid or syrup form.
- cough out verb: To remove by coughing, especially figuratively, to say through coughs.
- cough over verb: To give money or other valuables, usually reluctantly.
- cough sweet noun: A cough drop.
- cough syrup noun: A liquid used to ease a sore throat and possibly suppress excess coughing.
- cough-syrupy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of cough syrup.
- cough up verb: To expel from the lungs, throat, stomach, etc. by coughing.
- coughbush noun: A flowering plant of species Ernodea littoralis.
- coughdrop noun: Alternative form of cough drop.
- coughee noun: Someone who is coughed upon.
- cougher noun /ˈkɒfə/: A person who coughs.
- coughin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of coughing.
- coughing noun, verb: A cough; the act of coughing.
- coughingly adverb: In a coughing manner.
- Coughlan proper noun: A surname.
- coughless adjective: Without a cough.
- coughlessness noun: Absence of coughs.
- Coughlin proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- coughwort noun: coltsfoot
- coughy adjective /ˈkɔfi/: Characterized by coughing.
- Couillard proper noun: A surname from French
- couillon adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of couyon
- couis interjection: Alternative spelling of cooee.
- coulage noun: A form of surrealist sculpture made by pouring a molten material into cold water.
- Coulby proper noun: A surname.
- could noun, verb /kəd/: simple past of can
- could be written on the back of a postage stamp phrase: Something that is very small or limited.
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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.