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English words: courap to Covelli

300 English words, part 163 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 43 have a page of their own.

English words courap to Covelli

  1. courap noun: An itching skin disease, common in India, with eruptions on the face, breast, groin, etc.
  2. courb verb: To bend; to bow.
  3. courbache noun: Alternative spelling of kurbash.
  4. courbaril noun: Hymenaea courbaril, a South American tree.
  5. courbash noun: Alternative spelling of kurbash.
  6. Courbetian adjective: Of or relating to Gustave Courbet (1819–1877), French painter who led the 19th-century realism movement.
  7. courbette noun: A movement in dressage in which the horse makes a series of jumps on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air.
  8. Courcy proper noun: A commune of Calvados department, France.
  9. coureur de bois noun: A fur trader operating in North America in the seventeenth or eighteenth century without permission from the French authorities.
  10. courgette noun /kʊɚˈʒɛt/: A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.
  11. courgetti noun: Courgettes cut into thin spaghettilike strands, often as a substitute for spaghetti.
  12. couric noun: A unit of mass equal to approximately 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms) that is used to measure the mass of fecal matter.
  13. courier noun, verb /ˈkʊ.ɹi.ə/: A person who delivers messages.
  14. courier bag noun: Synonym of messenger bag.
  15. Courish adjective: Curonian; of, from, or pertaining to Courland
  16. courlan noun: Limpkin.
  17. Courland proper noun /ˈkʊələnd/: A region in western Latvia.
  18. Courlander noun: Someone from Courland
  19. Courlandic adjective: Of or relating to Courland.
  20. Courlandish adjective: Curonian; of, from, or pertaining to Courland
  21. Courmayeur proper noun: A town and comune in northern Italy, in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley.
  22. Cournoyer proper noun: A surname.
  23. courol noun: A cuckoo-roller (Leptosomus discolor).
  24. Couronian adjective: Alternative form of Curonian.
  25. cours noun: three-month unit of television broadcasting corresponding to a natural season.
  26. course adverb, noun, verb /kɔːs/: A sequence of events.
  27. course authoring tool noun: Software designed for creating e-learning courses.
  28. course book noun: Alternative form of coursebook.
  29. course-correct verb: To alter the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.
  30. course correction noun: An alteration to the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.
  31. course credit noun: A unit for measuring the amount of academic studies of which exact definition varies by learning institution. Typically, there is a minimum number of course...
  32. course landaise noun: A traditional form of bullfighting from Gascony and the Basque Country.
  33. course load noun: The workload involved in an academic course.
  34. course of action noun: A plan; a set of intended actions, through which one intends to achieve a goal.
  35. course of events noun: a sequence of actions or incidents that occur over time
  36. course par adjective: Alternative form of par for the course
  37. course to steer noun: The estimated course that a boat should steer in order to arrive at a waypoint, bearing in mind the effects that wind and tide will have on the vessel.
  38. course work noun: Alternative form of coursework.
  39. coursebook noun /ˈkɔː(ɹ)sbʊk/: A textbook, a book designed to accompany a specific academic course, or one specified by the writers of the course to be read by its students.
  40. coursecest noun /ˈkɔːs.sɛst/: A sexual or romantic relationship between coursemates.
  41. coursed adjective, verb: Laid out in courses or rows.
  42. courseless adjective: Lacking a course.
  43. courselike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an academic course.
  44. courseload noun: Alternative spelling of course load.
  45. coursemate noun: One who is taking the same academic course.
  46. coursepack noun: A set of photocopied documents or other materials to be given to students as part of a course of study.
  47. courser noun /ˈkɜːsə/: A dog used for coursing.
  48. courses noun, verb /ˈkɔːsɪz/: Menses.
  49. courses for horses phrase: Synonym of horses for courses.
  50. courseware noun /ˈkɔɹswɛɹ/: Educational software or documents in computerized form that facilitate course-based learning and teaching.
  51. coursework noun: An assignment, project or task that a student is required to complete as part of a particular course, which is then assessed and counts towards the grade given.
  52. coursey noun: A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.
  53. coursing noun, verb: The sport of chasing wild animals, especially hares, with dogs by sight rather than by scent.
  54. coursing joint noun: A joint between two courses of masonry.
  55. Courson proper noun: A surname.
  56. court noun, verb /ˈkɔːt/: An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and...
  57. court appearance noun: An event in which a person who has been charged with a crime or named as a party to a lawsuit appears in court, either in person or through an attorney.
  58. court baron noun: A form of manorial court that administered the common law for free tenants.
  59. court bouillon noun: A seasoned, aromatic liquid, such as a mixture of water with wine or vinegar and spices and vegetables, used for poaching fish, meat, seafood, or vegetables.
  60. court card noun: A king, queen, jack, or sometimes ace in a standard deck of playing cards.
  61. court case noun: a legal case to be resolved in a court
  62. court circular noun: An official record that lists the engagements carried out by the monarch and Royal Family of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, and...
  63. court costs noun: Expenses other than attorney's fees associated with the prosecution or defense of a lawsuit for which, in some jurisdictions, the prevailing party may...
  64. court-cupboard noun: A movable sideboard or buffet on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on special occasions.
  65. court customary noun: A form of manorial court for unfree tenants or villeins.
  66. court death verb: To act in a way perceived as inviting lethal consequences, especially by challenging someone more powerful.
  67. court fee noun: Adhesive stamps, attached to court papers to pay fees. Previously common in India and now popular with collectors.
  68. court guide noun: A directory of the names and addresses of the nobility and gentry in a town.
  69. court hand noun: A modification of the Norman handwriting, as distinguished from the modern or Italian handwriting, in use in the English law-courts from the 16th century...
  70. court holy bread noun: Synonym of court holy water.
  71. court holy water noun: Pleasant but empty words, insincere promises or flattery.
  72. court in banc noun: A session where all the judges of a court hear a case together, instead of the case being heard by a smaller panel of judges.
  73. court in bank noun: Alternative form of court in banc.
  74. court jester noun: A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
  75. court lady noun: Synonym of lady-in-waiting.
  76. court-leet noun: A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet.
  77. court martial noun, verb: A court where cases of military law are heard.
  78. court martialed adjective, verb: Having undergone a court-martial.
  79. court-noué noun: A viral disease of grapevines.
  80. Court of Aids noun: A sovereign court in Ancien Régime France, dealing with customs and other matters of public finance.
  81. court of appeal noun: An appellate court.
  82. court of appeals noun: An appellate court.
  83. court of cassation noun: In several legal systems, the highest-level court of appeal in procedural matters, which is empowered to quash a verdict but then refers the case back for a...
  84. court of equity noun: A court empowered to provide only equitable relief, but not to make rulings on questions of law, nor to award monetary damages.
  85. court of first instance noun: a court of law where legal proceedings are first heard.
  86. court of honor noun: Cour d'honneur.
  87. court of honour noun: Alternative form of court of honor.
  88. court of inquiry noun: A judicial assembly that is created to investigate and rule on a specific incident.
  89. court of justice noun: A court of law.
  90. court of last resort noun: The final court of appeal in a jurisdiction; a supreme court.
  91. court of law noun: A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes.
  92. court of public opinion noun: The news media and the public at large, seen as being able to deliver a judgement on someone in the manner of a judge.
  93. court of record noun: A trial court in which a clerk or reporter takes down a record of proceedings, which is preserved at least long enough for all appeals to be exhausted, or...
  94. court of regard noun: A forest court that dealt with issues related to forestland, such as waste and encroachment.
  95. court of second instance noun: An appellate court.
  96. court of world opinion noun: Synonym of court of public opinion.
  97. court order noun, verb: A legally binding directive issued by a judge or authorized judicial officer that requires an individual or an entity to fulfill or perform specific actions...
  98. court packing noun: The act of changing the composition or number of members of a judicial body in order to alter the decisions of that body.
  99. court piece noun: A trick-taking card game similar to whist.
  100. court plaster noun: A sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerine.
  101. court poor box noun: A system used informally in lower Irish courts, where a defendant can be directed to make a donation to charity in lieu of conviction.
  102. court reporter noun: A person whose occupation is to transcribe spoken or recorded speech into written form, typically using a stenotype or stenomask to produce official...
  103. court-ridden adjective: Dominated or overly influenced by the (royal) court.
  104. court roll noun: Synonym of manorial roll.
  105. court room noun: Alternative form of courtroom.
  106. court sense noun: A player's knowledge of all that is occurring in the game.
  107. court shoe noun: A shoe with no fastening and a low-cut front, worn by men with formal dress such as court dress or white tie, but now usually by women.
  108. court sword noun: A light ceremonial sword worn as part of court dress.
  109. court tennis noun: real tennis
  110. courtable adjective: Capable of being courted.
  111. Courtauld proper noun: A surname.
  112. courtbred adjective: Bred or educated at a royal court
  113. courtcraft noun: The artifices and intrigues at courts.
  114. courted adjective, verb: Romantically pursued; wooed.
  115. courtee noun: A person (typically a woman) who is courted by another (typically a man)
  116. Courtenay proper noun: A female given name.
  117. Courteney proper noun: A female given name, variant of Courtney.
  118. courteous adjective /ˈkɜːti.əs/: Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
  119. courteously adverb: In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.
  120. courteousness noun: The characteristic of being courteous.
  121. courtepy noun: A short coat of coarse cloth.
  122. courter noun: One who courts; one who plays the lover, or solicits in marriage.
  123. courtesan noun /kɔːtɪˈzæn/: A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.
  124. courtesanry noun: The state of being a courtesan.
  125. courtesanship noun: The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
  126. courtesy adjective, noun, verb /ˈkɜːtəsi/: Polite behavior.
  127. courtesy book noun: A didactic manual of knowledge for courtiers, explaining matters of etiquette, morality, and socially acceptable behavior.
  128. courtesy call noun: A usually symbolic formal meeting in which a diplomat or representative of a state pays a visit out of courtesy to a head of state or state office holder.
  129. courtesy card noun: A loyalty card.
  130. courtesy clerk noun: Synonym of bagger (“retail employee who bags customers' purchases”).
  131. courtesy copy noun: A carbon copy.
  132. courtesy flag noun: A flag (of the country being visited) flown by a visiting vessel as a token of respect, as well as the vessel's own national or house flag.
  133. courtesy flush noun: A flush (cleansing of the toilet) in the middle of a sitting, intended to reduce an unpleasant smell.
  134. courtesy lamp noun: Synonym of courtesy light.
  135. courtesy light noun: A small light inside a motor vehicle that automatically switches on when a door is opened.
  136. courtesy name noun: An alias used instead of one's given name by peers and subordinates as a symbol of adulthood and respect in China and sometimes more broadly other East...
  137. courtesy of preposition: thanks to.
  138. courtesy of the trade noun: An unofficial agreement between American publishers not to compete by reprinting the same (pirated) titles from Britain.
  139. courtesy phone noun: Clipping of courtesy telephone.
  140. courtesy telephone noun: A free, dedicated public phone provided by businesses or facilities to help customers seek information, connect with services, or receive paged messages;...
  141. courtesy title noun: A person's title that has no legal validity but is used through custom or courtesy, particularly for children of the nobility.
  142. courtesy turn noun: A square dancing and contra dancing move in which the man puts his arm around the waist of the woman and turns her around by moving backwards while she...
  143. courtezan noun: Alternative spelling of courtesan.
  144. courtezanship noun: Alternative form of courtesanship.
  145. courtful noun: As much as a court would hold.
  146. Courthope proper noun: A surname.
  147. courthouse noun /ˈkɔɹt.haʊs/: A public building housing courts of law.
  148. courtier noun /ˈkɔɹtiɚ/: A person in attendance at a royal court.
  149. courtier-like adjective: Alternative form of courtierlike.
  150. courtierdom noun: The realm or sphere of courtiers.
  151. courtieress noun: A female courtier.
  152. courtierism noun: The behaviour or practices of a courtier; obsequiousness.
  153. courtierlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a courtier.
  154. courtierly adjective: Befitting a courtier.
  155. courtiership noun: The role or status of courtier.
  156. courtiery noun: The courtly manners of a courtier
  157. courtin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of courting.
  158. courting noun, verb: courtship; amorous advances
  159. courting candle noun: A coil-shaped candle, or a cylindrical candle placed inside of a spiral metal candleholder, historically used to limit the length of a suitor's visit during...
  160. courtisanerie noun: The practice or profession of being a courtesan.
  161. courtlage noun /ˈkɔːtlɪd͡ʒ/: Alternative form of curtilage.
  162. Courtland proper noun: A town in Lawrence County, Alabama.
  163. courtledge noun /ˈkɔːtlɪd͡ʒ/: Alternative form of curtilage.
  164. courtless adjective: Without a court.
  165. courtlet noun: A petty court.
  166. courtlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a court.
  167. courtlily adverb: In a manner befitting of a royal court; in a courtly manner.
  168. courtliness noun: The quality of being courtly; refinement of manners.
  169. courtling noun: A sycophantic or lesser courtier.
  170. courtly adjective, adverb /ˈkɔːtli/: Befitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court; stately, rich or fine, and so suitable for a royal court.
  171. courtly love noun: A mediaeval European conception of noble and chivalrous love, generally secret and between members of the nobility.
  172. courtman noun: A male courtier.
  173. courtmartial noun, verb: Alternative form of court martial.
  174. Courtney proper noun /ˈkɔː(ɹ)tni/: A surname from Old French.
  175. courtnoll noun: A courtier.
  176. Courtois proper noun: A surname from French.
  177. Courtright proper noun: A surname.
  178. courtroom noun: The room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury.
  179. courtship noun /ˈkɔːt.ʃɪp/: The ceremonial performance of acts of courtesy to a dignitary, etc.
  180. courtship display noun: Set of display behaviors in which an animal, usually a male, attempts to attract a mate.
  181. courtside adjective, adverb, noun: Alongside the court of play.
  182. courtsiding noun: The transmission of information from a sports event (especially a tennis match) for the purpose of obtaining a betting advantage
  183. courtward adjective, adverb: Toward a court.
  184. courtwards adverb: Towards a court.
  185. courtwear noun: Clothing to be worn in a sports court.
  186. courtyard noun /ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/: An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
  187. courtyarded adjective: Having a courtyard.
  188. courtyardful noun: Enough to fill a courtyard.
  189. courtyardlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a courtyard.
  190. courtyardy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a courtyard.
  191. courtzilite noun: A type of asphalt allied to uintahite and gilsonite.
  192. Courville proper noun: A surname.
  193. Coury proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
  194. cous noun /ˈkʌz/: cousin (usually as a term of address, but not necessarily towards one's cousin)
  195. couscous noun /ˈkʊs.kʊs/: A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
  196. couscoussier noun: A double-chambered steamer used to prepare couscous.
  197. Couse proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
  198. Coushatta noun: A member of a Native American people found mainly in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
  199. cousin noun, verb /ˈkʌzn̩/: Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a...
  200. cousin-aunt noun: Female first cousin of one's parent; one's female first cousin once removed in a higher generation.
  201. cousin brother noun: A male first cousin.
  202. cousin german noun: A first cousin.
  203. cousin humper noun: Synonym of cousinfucker.
  204. cousin-in-law noun: Husband or wife of one's cousin.
  205. Cousin Jack noun: A Cornishman.
  206. Cousin John noun: A place or device for urination and defecation: an outhouse or chamber pot.
  207. cousin prime noun: Either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by four
  208. cousin sister noun: A female first cousin.
  209. cousin-uncle noun: Male first cousin of one's parent; one's male first cousin once removed in a higher generation.
  210. cousinage noun: relationship; kinship
  211. cousinal adjective: Of or relating to a cousin.
  212. Cousineau proper noun: A surname.
  213. cousiness noun: A female cousin.
  214. cousinette noun: A type of soup containing chard and sorrel.
  215. cousinhood noun: Relationship as of cousins.
  216. cousinless adjective: Without a cousin.
  217. cousinliness noun: The quality of being cousinly.
  218. cousinly adjective: Characteristic of, or suitable to, a cousin
  219. Cousino proper noun: A surname.
  220. cousinry noun: Collectively, someone's cousins
  221. cousins noun, verb /ˈkʌzn̩s/: The American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective).
  222. cousinship noun /ˈkʌzənˌʃɪp/: The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
  223. cousiny adjective: Resembling or characteristic of cousins.
  224. coussinet noun: A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch or vault.
  225. Cousy proper noun: A surname from French.
  226. 'couta noun: Clipping of barracouta.
  227. couta boat noun: A type of fishing boat used in Victoria, Australia, until the 1950s, latterly reinvented as a recreational sailboat.
  228. Coutances proper noun: A town and commune in Manche department, Normandy, France.
  229. coutareagenin noun: A neoflavonoid found in the bark of Hintonia latiflora.
  230. coutaric acid noun: A hydroxycinnamoyltartaric acid found in wine, pomace, and grape.
  231. couteau noun: A knife; a dagger.
  232. couteau de chasse noun: hunting knife
  233. couter noun /ˈku.tə/: A piece of armor which covers the elbow.
  234. coutere noun: Alternative form of couter.
  235. Coutet noun: A wine from Château Coutet in Bordeaux, France.
  236. couth adjective, noun /kuːθ/: Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
  237. couthie adjective: Friendly, agreeable, pleasant.
  238. couthiness noun: The quality of being couthie.
  239. couthless adjective: Uncouth.
  240. couthy adjective: Alternative form of couthie.
  241. coutil noun: A woven cloth created specifically for making corsets.
  242. coutilier noun: A title of a low-ranking professional soldier in medieval French armies.
  243. coutille noun: Alternative form of coutil.
  244. Coutinho proper noun: A surname from Portuguese.
  245. coutinhoite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow mineral containing barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, silicon, thorium, and uranium.
  246. Couto proper noun: A surname.
  247. Coutts proper noun /ˈkuːts/: A surname.
  248. Coutu proper noun: A surname.
  249. couture noun /kuːˈtjʊə/: The production of high-end, custom-made clothing.
  250. couture house noun: An official designation for a haute couture brand.
  251. couturial adjective: Relating to couture
  252. couturier noun: A person who designs haute couture (high fashion).
  253. couturiere noun /kuˈtʊɹ.i.əɹ/: A woman who runs a business in custom-made fashion.
  254. couturist noun: A maker of couture; a couturier.
  255. couvade noun /kuːˈvɑːd/: A practice among some peoples, such as the Basques, of the husband of a woman in the last stages of pregnancy taking to bed, avoiding certain foods, or...
  256. couvert noun: cover charge
  257. couverture noun /ˈkuvərtʃ(ʊ)ər/: Chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; a covering of such chocolate.
  258. couveuse noun: An incubator for sickly infants, especially those born prematurely.
  259. couxia noun: Synonym of black bearded saki.
  260. couxio noun: Alternative form of couxia.
  261. couyon adjective, noun [ku.jɑ̃]: joker, funny person
  262. Couzens proper noun: A surname from Middle English.
  263. couzeranite noun: A scapolite mineral.
  264. Cov proper noun /kɒv/: Coventry.
  265. cov-lite noun: Clipped compound of covenant-lite.
  266. covado noun: A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 0.6 meters and approximating the length of a forearm and hand.
  267. Covadonga proper noun: A village in Asturias.
  268. covaledictorian noun: A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student
  269. covalence noun: A form of valence in which electrons are shared between participating atoms
  270. covalency noun: Alternative spelling of covalence.
  271. covalent adjective /kəʊˈveɪ.lənt/: Containing or characterized by a covalent bond.
  272. covalent bond noun /koʊveɪlənt bɒnd/: A type of chemical bond where two atoms are connected to each other by the sharing of two or more electrons.
  273. covalent compound noun: A molecular compound.
  274. covalent radius noun: The measure of an atom forming a covalent bond.
  275. covalently adverb: Using covalent bonds.
  276. covariability noun: The quality of being covariable
  277. covariable adjective, noun: covariate
  278. covariance noun /kəʊˈvɛː.ɹi.əns/: A statistical measure defined as scriptstyle operatorname Cov(X,Y)= operatorname E((X-μ)(Y-ν)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected...
  279. covariancy noun: Alternative form of covariance.
  280. covariant adjective, noun: Which preserves the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X→Y to a morphism F(f):F(X)→F(Y).
  281. covariantisation noun: Alternative spelling of covariantization.
  282. covariantization noun: The process of covariantizing.
  283. covariantize verb: To make covariant.
  284. covariantly adverb: In a covariant manner.
  285. covariate noun /kəʊˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/: A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study.
  286. covariated adjective: Having covariates
  287. covariation noun: covariance
  288. covariational adjective: Relating to a covariation or covariance
  289. covariogram noun: correlogram
  290. covarion noun: concomitantly variable codon
  291. Covarrubias proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
  292. covary verb: To vary together with another variable, particularly in a way that may be predictive
  293. cove noun, verb /kəʊv/: A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
  294. cove molding noun: Any molding that has a concave shape.
  295. covector noun: A linear map from a vector space to its field of scalars
  296. Covel proper noun: A surname.
  297. covelet noun: A little cove.
  298. covelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cove.
  299. Covell proper noun: A surname.
  300. Covelli proper noun: A surname.

Part 162 · Part 164 · English words: C

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.