corcasses
plural of corcass

cordterminal
A place to insert the end of a cord.

coregionalization
covariance over a region

coregionalizations
plural of coregionalization

cornicework
cornices collectively

corniche
A road built on a ledge (cliff), especially along water (a river, sea, etc).

corniches
plural of corniche

cornloft
A loft for corn; a granary.

cornlofts
plural of cornloft

cornmarket
A market where corn is traded.

cornmarkets
plural of cornmarket

cornmill
A mill where corn is ground.

cornmills
plural of cornmill

corporosities
plural of corporosity

corporosity
One's body; hence, one's state of health.

corrodier
One receiving a corrody, or allowance from the Church, in return for previous payment or service (usually in the Middle Ages)

corrodiers
plural of corrodier

corsepresent
An offering made to the church at the interment of a dead body.

corsepresents
plural of corsepresent

cortile
An internal courtyard, surrounded by walls but open to the sky

cortili
plural of cortile

coshery
The ancient right of an Irish chief to quarter himself and his retainers on his tenantry.

cosmoport
A spaceport or cosmodrome.

cosovereignty
joint sovereignty; a situation where there is more than one sovereign over a territory

cosphere
A cybotactic region of a solution.

cospheres
plural of cosphere

coteau
A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys.
The side of a valley.

coteaus
plural of coteau

coteaux
plural of coteau

cothon
An artificial, protected harbor in a Phoenician city, especially and originally the one in Carthage.

cothons
plural of cothon

cothouse
A small cottage, especially one that was the home of a cottar.

cothouses
plural of cothouse

cotland
The land attached to a cottage, or held by the owner of the cottage.

cotlands
plural of cotland

cotul
Alternative form of kotul.

cotuls
plural of cotul

coulee
A stream, especially one in the western US or Canada, generally smaller than a bayou; it may (or may not) run dry in summer, may be sluggish, shallow, and wide (forming in effect a pond or slough), or may have cut a deep gulch or ravine.
A reach of water in a bayou that is like a slough but deeper.
A lava flow (whether molten or solidified).

coulees
plural of coulee

couloir
A steep gorge along a mountainside.
A corridor or passage.

couloirs
plural of couloir

councilmanship
The position or role of a councilman.

counterapproach
A trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.

counterapproaches
plural of counterapproach

counterdiscourse
A way of thinking that opposes an institutionalized discourse.

counterdiscourses
plural of counterdiscourse

counterdrain
A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.

counterdrained
simple past and past participle of counterdrain

counterdrains
plural of counterdrain

counterembargo
An embargo that a nation sets up in response to another embargo against it.

counterembargoes
plural of counterembargo

counterespionage
All those activities undertaken to neutralize or exploit the espionage activities of another nation or an enemy.

counterfacade
An inner wall of a church's facade.

counterfacades
plural of counterfacade

counterfort
A buttress built against a wall.
A spur of a mountain range.

counterforts
plural of counterfort

counterglow
The gegenschein.

counterhand
A shop assistant (who works behind a counter).

counterhands
plural of counterhand

counterhegemonies
plural of counterhegemony

counterhegemony
An attempt to critique or dismantle hegemonic power.

counterinsurgencies
plural of counterinsurgency

counterinsurgency
Any political or military action taken to defeat insurgency, especially during guerrilla warfare.

counterjumper
A salesman in a shop; a shopman or clerk.

counterjumpers
plural of counterjumper

countermemorial
A memorial (legal petition) sent in reaction and opposition to another.

countermemorials
plural of countermemorial

countersea
A sea running in an opposite direction from the wind.

counterseas
plural of countersea

counterview
An opposing viewpoint.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.

counterviewpoint
An opposing viewpoint.

counterviewpoints
plural of counterviewpoint

counterviews
plural of counterview

countinghouse
An office used by a business to house its accounts department.

countinghouses
plural of countinghouse

countryful
As much as a country would hold.

countryfuls
plural of countryful

countryhood
Nationhood: the property of being an independent country.
Rurality: the property of being in or from the country.

countryseat
an estate in the country; gentleman's country residence

countryseats
plural of countryseat

countryside
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Such part of a larger area.
A rural landscape.

countrysides
plural of countryside

cour
A three-month unit of television broadcasting, corresponding to one of the four seasons.
A portion of a television program aired over the course of one such period, usually comprising around 10 to 14 weekly episodes.

courtlage
Alternative spelling of courtledge.

courtlages
plural of courtlage

courtledge
A small personal garden surrounding a house; a curtilage.

courtledges
plural of courtledge

courtyard
An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.

courtyards
plural of courtyard

coussinet
A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch or vault.
Part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute.

coussinets
plural of coussinet

covelet
A little cove.

covelets
plural of covelet

coven
A nunnery, a convent
A confederacy or band of people (obsolete)
A formal group or assembly of witches.
In fantasy fiction, a family, group or assembly of vampires.
A clique that shares common interests or activities.

covendom
The area served by a covenstead and inhabited by members of the coven.

covendoms
plural of covendom

covens
plural of coven

covil
A Hindu temple.
A palace.
A church.

covils
plural of covil

cowal
A billabong, or stagnant pool.

cowals
plural of cowal

cowbarn
A barn for cows.

cowbarns
plural of cowbarn

cowfeeder
The tenant of a small dairy farm with cows.

cowfeeders
plural of cowfeeder

cowhouse
A house (barn or shed) for keeping cows.

cowhouses
plural of cowhouse

cowlot
A plot of land for keeping and grazing cows.

cowlots
plural of cowlot

cowpath
A path made by, or used by, cows; especially, one that connects their barnyard to their pasturage.

cowpaths
plural of cowpath

cowshed
A shed for keeping cows.

cowsheds
plural of cowshed

cowyard
An enclosure for cows close by the farm buildings.

cowyards
plural of cowyard

coyan
Alternative form of kojang (“former unit of weight”).

coyang
Alternative form of kojang (“former unit of weight”).

coyangs
plural of coyang

coyans
plural of coyan

crabberies
plural of crabbery

crabbery
An area with an abundance of crabs; a place where crabs are fished.

crackerbox
An uncomfortably small and boxy house or car.

cradleland
The region where something, especially a race of people, originated; the Urheimat.

cradlelands
plural of cradleland

crannog
An artificial island, used in prehistoric and medieval times in Scotland and Ireland for dwelling.

crannoge
Alternative form of crannog.

crannoges
plural of crannoge

crannogs
plural of crannog

crawlway
A low duct or tunnel designed to be traversed by crawling.

crawlways
plural of crawlway

crayfisheries
plural of crayfishery

crayfishery
A place where crayfish are caught or cultivated.

creaster
Alternative form of Chreaster.

creasters
plural of creaster

creekbank
The bank of a creek.