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colourless
ADJECTIVE 1 without colour
2 dull and uninteresting
colt colts
NOUN a young male horse
column columns
NOUN 1 a tall, solid, upright cylinder, especially one supporting part of a building
2 In a newspaper or magazine, a column is a vertical section of writing.
3 a group of people or vehicles moving in a long line
coma comas
NOUN a state of deep unconsciousness
comb combs, combing, combed
NOUN 1 a flat object with long, thin, pointed parts, which you use for tidying your hair
VERB 2 When you comb your hair, you tidy it with a comb.
combat combats, combating, combated
NOUN 1 fighting • In the Falklands War many soldiers had to take part in armed combat.
VERB 2 If someone combats something, they try to stop it happening. • We need new ways to combat crime.
combination combinations
NOUN 1 a mixture of things • Fatima won the competition through a combination of skill and determination.
2 a series of numbers or letters used to open a special lock
combine combines, combining, combined
VERB If you combine things, you mix them together. • Combine the butter and sugar, then add the eggs. • The book combines adventure and mystery.
combine harvester combine harvesters
NOUN a large machine used on farms to cut, sort and clean grain
combustion
NOUN the process of burning
come comes, coming, came
VERB 1 If you come to a place, you move or arrive there.
2 If something comes to a particular point, it reaches that point. • The water came up to her waist.
3 When a particular time comes, it happens. • Spring came early this year.
comedian comedians
NOUN an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
comedy comedies
NOUN a play, film, or television programme that is intended to make people laugh
comet comets
NOUN an object that travels around the sun leaving a bright trail behind it
[from Greek kometes meaning long-haired]
comfort comforts, comforting, comforted
NOUN 1 the state of being pleasantly relaxed
2 a feeling of relief from worry or unhappiness • It’s a comfort to me to know that they are safe.
VERB 3 If you comfort someone, you make them less worried or unhappy.
comfortable
ADJECTIVE 1 If you are comfortable, you are at ease and relaxed.
2 Something that is comfortable makes you feel relaxed. • a comfortable chair
comfortably ADVERB
comic comics
NOUN 1 a magazine that contains stories told in pictures
ADJECTIVE 2 funny • a comic song
comma commas
NOUN the punctuation mark (,). It can show a short pause, or it can separate items in a list or words in speech marks from the rest of the sentence.
command commands, commanding, commanded
NOUN 1 an order to do something
VERB 2 If you command someone to do something, you order them to do it.
commemorate commemorates, commemorating, commemorated
VERB If you commemorate something, you do something special to show that you remember it. • On Remembrance Day we commemorate all the people who died in the two World Wars.
comment comments, commenting, commented
NOUN 1 a remark about something
VERB 2 If you comment on something, you make a remark about it.
commentary commentaries
NOUN a description of an event that is broadcast on radio or television while the event is happening • The commentary on the match was on the radio.
commentator commentators
NOUN someone who gives a radio or television commentary
commerce
NOUN the buying and selling of goods
commercial commercials
NOUN 1 an advertisement on television or radio
ADJECTIVE 2 Commercial activities involve producing large amounts of goods to sell and make money.
commit commits, committing, committed
VERB When someone commits a crime or sin, they do it. • The police know who committed the burglary.
committee committees
NOUN a group of people who make decisions on behalf of a larger group
common commoner, commonest; commons
ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is common exists in large numbers or happens often.
NOUN 2 an area of grassy land where everyone can go
ADJECTIVE 3 If something is common to two or more people, they all have it or use it. • We had a common interest in butterflies.
PHRASE 4 If two things or people have something in common, they both have it. • Sarah and I have a lot in common.
common noun common nouns
NOUN Common nouns name things in general. They begin with lower-case letters: girl, boy, animal, picture.
See noun (#litres_trial_promo)
common sense
NOUN knowing how to behave sensibly in any situation
Commonwealth
NOUN The Commonwealth is a group of countries that used to be ruled by Britain.
commotion
NOUN a lot of noise and excitement
communal
ADJECTIVE shared by a group of people • The shop had communal changing rooms.
communicate communicates, communicating, communicated
VERB When people communicate, they exchange information, usually by talking or writing to each other.
communication communications
NOUN 1 the act of exchanging information, usually by talking, writing or, in the case of animals, making sounds • the communication of ideas
PLURAL NOUN 2 Communications are electrical or radio systems that allow people to broadcast or communicate information.
communion
NOUN 1 a Christian religious service in which people share holy bread and wine
2 the sharing of thoughts and feelings
community communities
NOUN all the people living in a particular area
commuter commuters
NOUN a person who has to travel a long way to work every day
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