Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z coasting The act of sailing along a coast, or from port to port. coastland Coastal land. coastlander A person who lives along the coast. coastless Without a coast. coastline The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.) coastlined Having a (specified kind of) coastline. coastside Bordering a coast. coastwaiter A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping coastward towards the coast coastwards Towards the coast. coastwatcher Any of the allied military intelligence operatives stationed on remote Pacific island locations during World War II, to observe enemy shipping movements and rescue stranded Allied personnel. coastwatching The military intelligence work of the coastwatchers. coastwide Along an entire coast. coastwise Along the coast. coat An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. coatability The condition of being coatable coatable That can be coated; to which a coating can be applied. Coatbridge A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7365). coatbuttons An herb, Tridax procumbens, native to tropical America and invasive elsewhere. coatdress A dress that resembles a coat, usually having a buttoning front coate A surname. coated Covered with a thin layer. coatee A coat with short flaps. Coatepeque A town in Santa Ana department, El Salvador. coater A person who coats material with a fluid. coates A surname. Coatesville A town in Clay Township, Hendricks County, Indiana. coatful The amount that a coat can hold. coath Sickness; disease; pestilence. coathook A hook meant for supporting a hanging coat. Coathup A surname. coati Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina. Coaticook A river in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. coatigan A garment that is a hybrid of a coat and a cardigan. coatimundi Synonym of coati coating A thin outer layer. coatless Without a coat; not wearing a coat. coatlessness The lack of a coat (the garment). Coatlicue In Aztec mythology, the goddess who gave birth to the moon and stars. coatlike Resembling or characteristic of a coat (item of clothing). coatmaker A skilled artisan who specializes in the creation and tailoring of coats. Coatney A surname. coatom In a partially ordered set, a non-unit element that has no element above it other than the unit (assuming that the poset has a top element, its "unit"). coatomer A soluble seven-protein complex which is a precursor of coat protein I (COPI), which plays a key role in Golgi apparatus vesicle formation coatomic Synonym of coatomistic. coatomistic Of a set: such that every element is the greatest lower bound of a set of coatoms. coatroom A room intended for holding guests' coats and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater; a cloakroom. coats A surname. coattail The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist. coattailed Having or wearing a coattail. coattend To attend together. coattest To attest jointly. coattestation joint attestation coattraction mutual attraction Coatzacoalcos A major port city in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Formerly named Puerto México. Coatzacualcos A city in Veracruz, Mexico. coauditor A joint auditor. coaugmentation A natural transformation from the identity functor to a certain endofunctor. coauthor An author who collaborates with another to write something. coauthorial Of or pertaining to a coauthor or coauthorship. coauthority Joint authority; authority held with another person. coauthorship Joint authorship by two or more authors. coawareness Joint awareness; the condition of being aware with, or of, somebody else. coax To fondle, kid, pet, tease. coaxable Able to be coaxed. coaxer A person who coaxes coaxial Having a common central axis. coaxiality The condition of being, or the extent to which something is coaxial coaxially With a common central axis coaxing The act of one who coaxes. coaxingly In a coaxing manner. coaxis One of the directional motion vectors perpendicular to a cocone. Coaxum A surname. coaxy Tending to coax. cob A corncob. Coba A small town in Mexico, formerly a Mayan city. Cobadin A commune of Constanța County, Romania. cobaea Any of the genus Cobaea of climbing plants, native to Mexico and South America. Cobain A surname. Cobainesque Reminiscent of Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), American grunge musician. Cobainiac A fan of American grunge musician Kurt Cobain and/or his band Nirvana. Cobains A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Cobaki A locality in the Tweed council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. cobalamin Any of several forms of vitamin B₁₂ depending on the upper axial ligand of the cobalt ion. cobalamine A corrinoid. cobaloxime Any of a class of coordination compounds composed of two dimethylglyoxime residues and a central cobalt atom cobalt A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal. cobaltammine Any ammine of cobalt, especially the hexamminecobalt(III) cation cobaltarthurite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, cobalt, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen. cobaltate Any of several crystalline materials, containing a triangular lattice of CoO₂ˣ⁻ anions, that are electrical conductors and have unusual magnetic and thermoelectric properties. cobaltaustinite An orthorhombic-disphenoidal green mineral containing arsenic, calcium, cobalt, hydrogen, and oxygen. cobaltian Containing trivalent cobalt. cobaltic Of or relating to cobalt. cobalticyanide The anion Co(CN)₆³⁻; any salt containing this ion. cobaltiferous Containing or yielding cobalt. cobaltine Synonym of cobaltite. cobaltinitrite The trivalent complex anion Co(NO₂)₆³⁻ (hexanitritocobaltate(III)), or any salt containing this anion cobaltite A rare gray mineral, a mixed sulfide and arsenide of cobalt and iron with chemical formula CoAsS; it is an ore of cobalt. cobaltized Treated with, or fortified with a salt of cobalt (typically the sulfate) cobaltkieserite A monoclinic-prismatic pink mineral containing arsenic, cobalt, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur. cobaltkoritnigite A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, cobalt, hydrogen, oxygen, and zinc. cobaltlike Resembling or characteristic of cobalt. cobaltlotharmeyerite A monoclinic-prismatic brown mineral containing arsenic, calcium, cobalt, hydrogen, iron, nickel, and oxygen. cobaltoadamite A cobalt-bearing variety of adamite. cobaltoan Containing divalent cobalt. cobaltocalcite A form of calcite containing small amounts of cobalt cobaltocene The metallocene containing a cobalt atom cobaltocenium The cation derived from cobaltocene cobaltochelatase Any chelatase that chelates cobalt ions cobaltomenite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing cobalt, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium. cobaltoprotein A metalloprotein that contains cobalt. cobaltosic Containing both cobaltous and cobaltic ions e.g. cobaltosic oxide, Co₃O₄ cobaltous Containing cobalt in oxidation state 2. cobalttsumcorite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, cobalt, hydrogen, iron, lead, nickel, and oxygen. cobamamide One of the components of vitamin B12 cobamide Any of a group of corrinoid macrocyclic compounds of cobalt Cobar A town in central-west New South Wales, Australia. Cobargo A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Cobark A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Cobarrubias A surname from Spanish. cobatoxin Any of a group of toxins present in the venom of the scorpion Centruroides noxius found in and around Coba in Mexico Cobaw A locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, central Victoria, Australia cobb A sea-cob or gull. Cobbadah A locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Cobban A surname. Cobbannah A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia. Cobbe A surname. cobbed Broken, cut or trimmed into pieces of a convenient size, or formed into small blocks; cobbled. Cobben A surname cobber A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another. Cobberas A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia. Cobbett A surname. Cobbettian Of or relating to William Cobbett (1763–1835), English pamphleteer, farmer, and journalist. cobbing an unofficial form of punishment among the crew or prisoners involving blows to the buttocks from a piece of wood or a handsaw. Cobbinshaw A hamlet in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0157). Cobbitty A town in Camden council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. cobble A cobblestone. Cobblebank A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia cobbled Laid with cobbles. cobbler A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes. cobblerfish Any of various catfish. cobblers testicles. cobblership The realm or sphere of cobblers (shoe repairers). cobblery The skill or trade of making and mending shoes, as practised by a cobbler. cobblestone A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads. cobblestoned Cobbled; laid with cobblestones. cobblestoning Any lumpy appearance of the trachea, lungs, etc. caused by regular nodules. cobbling The work of a cobbler; shoemaking. cobbly Having a consistency similar to cobbles. Cobbold A surname from Old English.