co de of pra c|tice (codes of practice ) N‑COUNT A code of practice is a set of written rules which explains how people working in a particular profession should behave. □ The auctioneers are violating a code of practice by dealing in stolen goods.
co -depe ndent (co-dependents ) ADJ A co-dependent person is in an unsatisfactory relationship with someone who is ill or an addict, but does not want the relationship to end. [TECHNICAL ] □ Guys can be co-dependent, too. ● N‑COUNT Co-dependent is also a noun. □ The program is geared around the problems of being a co-dependent. ● co-dependency N‑UNCOUNT □ …the dangers of co-dependency.
co de word (code words ) also codeword , code-word N‑COUNT A code word is a word or phrase that has a special meaning, different from its normal meaning, for the people who have agreed to use it in this way. □ [+ for ] …magnum, the code word for launching a radar attack.
co|dex /koʊ deks/ (codices ) N‑COUNT A codex is an ancient type of book which was written by hand, not printed.
codg|er /kɒ dʒə r / (codgers ) N‑COUNT [usu adj N ] Old codger is a disrespectful way of referring to an old man. [DISAPPROVAL ]
co|di|ces /koʊ d I siː z/ Codices is the plural of codex .
codi|cil /koʊ d I s I l, [AM ] kɑː d-/ (codicils ) N‑COUNT A codicil is an instruction that is added to a will after the main part of it has been written. [LEGAL ]
codi|fy /koʊ d I fa I , [AM ] kɑː d-/ (codifies , codifying , codified ) VERB If you codify a set of rules, you define them or present them in a clear and ordered way. □ [V n] The latest draft of the agreement codifies the panel's decision. ● codi|fi|ca|tion /koʊ d I f I ke I ʃ ə n, [AM ] kɑː d-/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] The codification of the laws began in the 1840s.
cod|ing /koʊ d I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT [usu adj N ] Coding is a method of making something easy to recognize or distinct, for example by colouring it. □ …a colour coding that will ensure easy reference for potential users.
co d-liver oi l also cod liver oil N‑UNCOUNT Cod liver oil is a thick yellow oil which is given as a medicine, especially to children, because it is full of vitamins A and D.
cod|piece /kɒ dpiːs/ (codpieces ) N‑COUNT A codpiece was a piece of material worn by men in the 15th and 16th centuries to cover their genitals.
cods|wallop /kɒ dzwɒləp/ N‑UNCOUNT If you describe something that someone has just said as codswallop , you mean that you think it is nonsense. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ This is a load of codswallop.
co -ed (co-eds ) in AM, usually use coed 1 ADJ A co-ed school or college is the same as a co-educational school or college. □ He was educated at a co-ed comprehensive school.
2 N‑COUNT A co-ed is a female student at a co-educational college or university. [AM , INFORMAL ] □ …two University of Florida coeds.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] A co-ed sports facility or sporting activity is one that both males and females use or take part in at the same time. [AM ] □ You have a choice of co-ed or single-sex swimming exercise classes. in BRIT, usually use mixed
co -educa tional also coeducational ADJ A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls. □ The college has been co-educational since 1971.
co|ef|fi|cient /koʊ I f I ʃənt/ (coefficients ) N‑COUNT A coefficient is a number that expresses a measurement of a particular quality of a substance or object under specified conditions. [TECHNICAL ] □ …production coefficients.
co|erce /koʊɜː r s/ (coerces , coercing , coerced ) VERB If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to. [FORMAL ] □ [V n + into ] Potter claimed he was coerced into pleading guilty. [Also V n to-inf]
co|er|cion /koʊɜː r ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do. □ It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation.
co|er|cive /koʊɜː r s I v/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Coercive measures are intended to force people to do something that they do not want to do. □ The eighteenth-century Admiralty had few coercive powers over its officers.
co|ex|ist /koʊ I gz I st/ (coexists , coexisting , coexisted ) also co-exist VERB If one thing coexists with another, they exist together at the same time or in the same place. You can also say that two things coexist . □ [V + with ] Pockets of affluence coexist with poverty. □ [V ] Bankers and clockmakers have coexisted in the City for hundreds of years.
co|ex|ist|ence /koʊ I gz I st ə ns/ also co-existence N‑UNCOUNT The coexistence of one thing with another is the fact that they exist together at the same time or in the same place. □ [+ with ] He also believed in coexistence with the West.
C of E C of E is an abbreviation for Church of England . □ Mrs Steele was head of Didcot's C of E primary school.
cof|fee ◆◇◇ /kɒ fi, [AM ] kɔː fi/ (coffees )
1 N‑VAR Coffee is a hot drink made with water and ground or powdered coffee beans. □ Would you like some coffee? ● N‑COUNT A coffee is a cup of coffee. □ I made a coffee.
2 N‑VAR Coffee is the roasted beans or powder from which the drink is made. □ Brazil harvested 28m bags of coffee in 1991. □ …superior quality coffee.