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Название: Collins First Dictionary

Автор: Collins Dictionaries

Издательство: HarperCollins

Жанр: Учебная литература

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isbn: 9780007583560

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      A cobweb is a very thin net that a spider makes to catch insects.

      coconut noun coconuts

      A coconut is a very large nut that has a very hard shell and is white inside. Coconuts are full of a liquid called coconut milk.

      coffee noun

      Coffee is a drink. You make it by pouring hot water on coffee beans.

      Coffee beans grow on a coffee plant.

      coin noun coins

      A coin is a round, flat piece of metal that is used as money.

      cold adjective colder, coldest

      1 If you are cold, you do not feel comfortable because you are not warm enough.

      Wear a jumper if you are cold.

      2 If something is cold, it is not hot.

      The weather is very cold.

      cold noun colds

      When you have a cold, you sneeze and cough a lot, and you have a sore throat.

      collar noun collars

      1 The collar of a shirt or jacket is the part that goes around your neck.

      2 A collar is also a band that goes around the neck of a dog or cat.

      collect verb collects, collecting, collected

      1 If you collect things, you bring them together.

      He collected wood for the fire.

      2 If you collect someone from a place, you go there and take them away.

      Mum collected us from school.

      colour noun colours

      Red, blue and yellow are the main colours. You can mix them together to make other colours.

      comb noun combs

      A comb is a flat piece of metal or plastic with very thin points that you use to make your hair tidy.

      When you come to a place, you move towards it or arrive there.

      She came into the room.

      comfortable adjective

      If something is comfortable, it makes you feel good.

      This is a very comfortable chair.

      comic noun comics

      A comic is a magazine with stories that are told in pictures.

      common adjective

      If things are common, you see lots of them around, or they happen often.

      Foxes are quite common in this area.

      compact disc noun compact discs

      A compact disc is a round, flat piece of plastic that has music or information on it. Compact discs are also called CDs.

      competition noun competitions

      When you are in a competition, you try to show that you are the best at something.

      She won the painting competition.

      complete adjective

      If something is complete, none of it is missing.

      He had a complete set of crayons.

      computer noun computers

      A computer is a machine that can store a lot of information and can work things out very quickly.

      We played games on our computer.

      confused adjective

      If you are confused, you do not understand what is happening, or you do not know what to do.

      She was confused about where to go.

      consonant noun consonants

      A consonant is any letter of the alphabet that is not a, e, i, o, or u.

      The word “book” has two consonants in it.

      container noun containers

      A container is something that you use to keep things in, for example a box or a bottle.

      control verb controls, controlling, controlled

      If you control something, you can make it do what you want.

      I can control the speed by pressing this button.

      cook verb cooks, cooking, cooked

      When you cook food, you make it hot and get it ready to eat.

      Mum was cooking dinner.

      cooker noun cookers

      A cooker is a machine that you use to cook food.

      cool adjective cooler, coolest

      Something that is cool is quite cold.

      Put the milk in the fridge to keep it cool.

      copy noun copies

      A copy is something that is made to look like another thing.

      I made a copy of the drawing.

      corn noun

      Corn is a long vegetable. It is covered with yellow seeds that you eat.

      corner noun corners

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