co f|fee bar (coffee bars ) N‑COUNT A coffee bar is a small café where non-alcoholic drinks and snacks are sold.
co f|fee bean (coffee beans ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Coffee beans are small dark-brown beans that are roasted and ground to make coffee. They are the seeds of the coffee plant.
co f|fee break (coffee breaks ) N‑COUNT A coffee break is a short period of time, usually in the morning or afternoon, when you stop working and have a cup of coffee. □ It looks like she'll be too busy to stop for a coffee break.
co f|fee cup (coffee cups ) also coffee-cup N‑COUNT A coffee cup is a cup in which coffee is served. Coffee cups are usually smaller than tea cups.
co f|fee grind|er (coffee grinders ) N‑COUNT A coffee grinder is a machine for grinding coffee beans.
co f|fee house (coffee houses ) also coffee-house N‑COUNT A coffee house is a kind of bar where people sit to drink coffee and talk. Coffee houses were especially popular in Britain in the 18th century.
co f|fee morn|ing (coffee mornings ) N‑COUNT A coffee morning is a social event at which coffee and tea are served. It takes place in the morning, and is usually intended to raise money for charity. [BRIT ]
co f|fee name (coffee names ) N‑COUNT Your coffee name is a name that you give in some situations because it is simpler than your real name. [INFORMAL ] □ I gave the woman my coffee name.
co f|fee pot (coffee pots ) also coffeepot N‑COUNT A coffee pot is a tall narrow pot with a spout and a lid, in which coffee is made or served.
co f|fee shop (coffee shops ) also coffee-shop N‑COUNT A coffee shop is a kind of restaurant that sells coffee, tea, cakes, and sometimes sandwiches and light meals.
co f|fee ta|ble (coffee tables ) also coffee-table N‑COUNT A coffee table is a small low table in a living room.
co ffee-table book (coffee-table books ) N‑COUNT A coffee-table book is a large expensive book with a lot of pictures, which is designed to be looked at rather than to be read properly, and is usually placed where people can see it easily.
cof|fer /kɒ fə r / (coffers )
1 N‑COUNT A coffer is a large strong chest used for storing valuable objects such as money or gold and silver. [OLD-FASHIONED ]
2 N‑PLURAL [n N ] The coffers of an organization consist of the money that it has to spend, imagined as being collected together in one place. □ [+ of ] The money goes towards sports, as well as swelling the coffers of the government.
cof|fin /kɒ f I n, [AM ] kɔː f I n/ (coffins )
1 N‑COUNT A coffin is a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated.
2 PHRASE If you say that one thing is a nail in the coffin of another thing, you mean that it will help bring about its end or failure. □ [+ of ] A fine would be the final nail in the coffin of the airline.
cog /kɒ g/ (cogs )
1 N‑COUNT A cog is a wheel with square or triangular teeth around the edge, which is used in a machine to turn another wheel or part.
2 PHRASE If you describe someone as a cog in a machine or wheel , you mean that they are a small part of a large organization or group. □ Mr Lake was an important cog in the Republican campaign machine.
co|gent /koʊ dʒ ə nt/ ADJ A cogent reason, argument, or example is strong and convincing. [FORMAL ] □ There were perfectly cogent reasons why Julian Cavendish should be told of the Major's impending return. ● co|gen|cy N‑UNCOUNT □ The film makes its points with cogency and force.
cogi|tate /kɒ dʒ I te I t/ (cogitates , cogitating , cogitated ) VERB If you are cogitating , you are thinking deeply about something. [FORMAL ] □ [V ] He sat silently cogitating. □ [V + on/about ] …to cogitate on the meaning of life. ● cogi|ta|tion /kɒ dʒ I te I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ After much cogitation, we decided to move to the Isle of Wight.
cog|nac /kɒ njæk, [AM ] koʊ n-/ (cognacs ) also Cognac N‑VAR Cognac is a type of brandy made in the south west of France. □ …a bottle of Cognac. □ …one of the world's finest cognacs. ● N‑COUNT A cognac is a glass of cognac. □ Phillips ordered a cognac.
cog|nate /kɒ gne I t/ ADJ Cognate things are related to each other. [FORMAL ] □ …cognate words. [Also + with ]
cog|ni|sance /kɒ gn I z ə ns/ → see cognizance
cog|ni|sant /kɒ gn I z ə nt/ → see cognizant
cog|ni|tion /kɒgn I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Cognition is the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things. [FORMAL ] □ …processes of perception and cognition.
cog|ni|tive /kɒ gn I t I v/ ADJ [ADJ n] Cognitive means relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things. [TECHNICAL , FORMAL ] □ As children grow older, their cognitive processes become sharper.
cog|ni|zance /kɒ gn I z ə ns/ in BRIT, also use cognisance
1 PHRASE If you take cognizance of something, you take notice of it or acknowledge it. [FORMAL ] □ The government failed to take cognisance of their protest.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Cognizance is knowledge or understanding. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …the teacher's developing cognizance of the child's intellectual activity.
cog|ni|zant /kɒ gn I z ə nt/ in BRIT, also use cognisant ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If someone is cognizant of something, they are aware of it or understand it. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] We are cognizant of the problem.