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'coffee morning noun (BrE) a social event held in the morning, often at a person’s house, where money is usually given to help a charity A

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'coffee shop noun a small restaurant, often in a store, hotel, etc., where coffee, tea, other drinks without alcohol and simple food are served

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'coffee table noun a small low table for putting magazines, cups, etc. on, usually in front of a sofa

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coffee-table book noun a large expensive book containing many pictures or photographs, that is designed for people to look through rather than to read

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coffer /'knfa(r); NAmE 'ko:f-; 'ka:f-/ noun 1 [C] a large strong box, used in the past for storing money or valu­able objects (        rm$i 2 (also cof­

fers) [pi ] a way of referring to the money that a govern­ment, an organization, etc. has available to spend ( i Jff,      ) it#, :        The nation’s coffers are

empty.

coffin /'kDfin; NAmE 'ko:fin/ (especially BrE) (NAmE usually cas-ket) noun a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated jgjvf;       jf 7k IHTO1 see nail n.

cog /kng; NAmE ka:g/ noun 1 one of a series of teeth on the edge of a wheel that fit between the teeth on the next wheel and cause it to move ( tir , tec £& —picture o cogwheel 2 = cogwheel flTn^l a cog in the ma'chine/' wheel (informal) a person who is a small part of a large organization ( Af/llA A

co-gent /'kaodsant; NAmE 'kou-/ adj. (formal) strongly and clearly expressed in a way that influences what people believe      iM A     AftIK W EfiTl convin­cing :    She put forward some cogent reasons for

abandoning the plan.

IK A Si)Iio ► co-gency /'kaud30nsi; NAmE ‘koo-/ noun [U] co-gent-ly adv.

cogi tate ,/'kud3iteit; NAmE 'ka:d3-/ verb [V] ~ (about/on sth) (formal) to think carefully about sth       tA®

► cogi-ta-tion /,knd3i'teijn; NAmE ,ka:d3-/

noun [U, C]

co gnac /'knnjask; NAmE 'koon-/ noun 1 [U, c] a type of fine brandy made in western France M |£ % A _J& M, AS, (    ) 2 [C] a glass of cognac -$f

cog nate /'kngneit; NAmE 'ka:g-/ adj., ndun adj. 1 (linguistics if- fT) having the same origin as another word or language ( isMi|j- W ). ®      ® jj^

SiJ, if % $J: ‘Haus’ in German is cognate with ‘house’ in English, fgif haus — iff If^if A (ft house       0

German and Dutch are cognate languages. Hif A if Wo 2 (formal) related in some way and there­fore similar A(ft; $£(& ift: a cognate development

m noun (linguistics if g) a word that has the same origin as another [t] W. is]: ‘Haus’ and ‘house’ are cognates. * haus m house

cog ni tion /kDg'mJn; NAmE ka:g-/ noun [U] (psychology >0) the process by which knowledge and understanding is developed in the mind iA^P;   ; ifA

COg-ni-tive /'kngnativ; NAmE 'ka:g-/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with mental processes of under­standing iA $0 (ft; fsi £P (ft: iA ij\ (ft: a child’s cognitive development JLlt [ftiAAlAFA 0 cognitive psychology iA$P

cognizance (BrE also -i-sance) /'kDgmzons; NAmE 'ka:g-/ noun [U] (formal) knowledge or understanding of sth iA irV; If £P ; ^ if ► cog ni zant, -i-sant adj. [not before noun]: cognizant of the importance of the case if #j Jr      K7m take cognizance of sth

(law j®) to understand or consider sth; to take notice of sth IBP: IBP;  iAitfiJ

co-gnos-centi /,knnja'jenti; NAmE ,ka:n-/ noun [pi.] the cognoscenti (from Italian, formal) people with a lot of knowledge about a particular subject AR

cogwheel cogf&tA

cog-wheel /'kngwirl; NAmE *ka:g-/ (also cog) noun a wheel with a series of teeth on the gdge that fit between the teeth on the next wheel and cause it to move iAj®£

co-habit /kou'haebit; NAmE kou-/ verb [V] ~ (with sb) (formal) (usually of a man and a woman MlfrtfajTjk) to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married (      ® @ ► co-hab-it-ation

/.kou.haebi'teijn; NAmE ,kou-/ noun [U] co here /kau‘hi0(r); NAmE kou'hir/ verb tv] ~ (with sth) (formal) 1 (of different ideas, arguments, sentences, etc. ^ IrI # i& , ife jk ,v A) T 4$) to have a clear logical connection so that together they make a whole ;

—ISC: This view does not cohere with their other beliefs.

S A  mn W ao 2 (of people A) to

work closely together ff >11']^ A ; ‘S: It can be

difficult to get a group of people to cohere. Hiif —

co-her-ence /kau'hiarans; NAmE kou'hir-/ noun [u] the situation in which all the parts of sth fit together well The points you make are fine, but the whole essay lacks coherence, ifc $t l11|     Y\> A jg&F, {0 ^ H

EQ3 incoherence

co-her-ent /kau'hiarant; NAmE kou'hir-/ adj. 1 (of ideas, thoughts, arguments, etc. # &, Jg, *E,, A %r) logical

and well organized; easy to understand and clear fR- if U   a coherent narrative/

account/explanation lUIifMlA&tii / fh ii / l¥J        o a

coherent policy for the transport system     SlW

~      2 (of a person A) able to talk and

express yourself clearly If A ; tbffl S jtt.ll \%L if M :    She only became coherent again two hours

after the attack. Tffi&HkiSttH h')

® A o       min INCOHERENT ► co her ent ly adv.

co-he-sion /kau'hi:3n; NAmE kou-/ noun [U] 1 (formal) the act or state of keeping together EEZQ unity :   the cohesion of the nuclear family & >i> M

M&-J o social/political/economic cohesion |±^ /

ip / if M. W 2 (physics $J, chemistry it) the force causing molecules of the same substance to stick together ASIA

co-he-sive /kau'hirsiv; NAmE kou-/ adj. (formal) 1 forming a united whole   : a cohesive

group -2 causing people or things to become united     the

cohesive power of shared suffering    A % jj 0

well-structured sentences illustrating the use of cohesive markers such as ‘nevertheless’ and ‘however’ tlBj£ nevertheless fR however jA ^ ft is] iA M £q ^1 fE ii ynJ A ► co-he-sive-ness noun [U]