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      colon colons

      NOUN 1 the punctuation mark (:). It is used to introduce a list, a quotation or an explanation of a statement. • We need to buy several things: bread, milk, fruit and toothpaste.

      2 part of your intestine

      colonel colonels

      NOUN an army officer with a fairly high rank

      colony colonies

      NOUN 1 a country that is controlled by another country

      2 a group of people or animals living together

      colossal

      ADJECTIVE very large indeed

      [from Greek kolossos meaning huge statue]

      colour colours

      NOUN the appearance something has as a result of reflecting light • Red, blue and yellow are the primary colours.

      colour blind

      ADJECTIVE Someone who is colour blind is not able to see the difference between certain colours.

      colourful

      ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is colourful has a lot of different colours or bright colours.

      ANTONYMS: dull, colourless

      2 A colourful story is very exciting and interesting.

      ANTONYMS: dull, boring

      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

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