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cmcm is the written abbreviation for centimetre or centimetres . □  His height had increased by 2.5 cm.

CmdrCmdr is a written abbreviation for commander . □  …Cmdr Richard Mason.

Co. ◆◆◇

1Co. is used as an abbreviation for company when it is part of the name of an organization. [BUSINESS ] □  …the Blue Star Amusement Co.

2Co. is used as a written abbreviation for county before the names of some counties, especially in Ireland. □  …Co. Waterford.

3 PHRASE You use and co. after someone's name to mean the group of people associated with that person. [INFORMAL ] □  Wayne Hussey and Co. will be playing two live sets each evening.

PREFIX co-

forms verbs and nouns that refer to people sharing things or doing things together. For example, if two people co-write a book, they write it together. The co-author of a book is one of the people who have written it.

C.O. /siː oʊ / (C.O.s ) N‑COUNT A soldier's C.O. is his or her commanding officer .

c/o You write c/o before an address on an envelope when you are sending it to someone who is staying or working at that address, often for only a short time. c/o is an abbreviation for 'care of'. □  …Mr A D Bright, c/o Sherman Ltd, 62 Burton Road, Bristol 8.

coach ◆◆◇ /koʊ tʃ/ (coaches , coaching , coached )

1 N‑COUNT A coach is someone who trains a person or team of people in a particular sport. □  Tony Woodcock has joined German amateur team SC Brueck as coach.

2 VERB When someone coaches a person or a team, they help them to become better at a particular sport. □ [V n + to ] He coached the team to success in La Liga. □ [V n] I had coached the Alliance team for some time.

3 N‑COUNT A coach is a person who is in charge of a sports team. [mainly AM ] in BRIT, usually use manager 4 N‑COUNT In baseball, a coach is a member of a team who stands near the first or third base, and gives signals to other members of the team who are on bases and are trying to score. [AM ]

5 N‑COUNT [oft n N ] A coach is someone who gives people special teaching in a particular subject, especially in order to prepare them for an examination. □  What you need is a drama coach.

6 VERB If you coach someone, you give them special teaching in a particular subject, especially in order to prepare them for an examination. □ [V n] He gently coached me in French.

7 N‑COUNT [oft by N ] A coach is a large, comfortable bus that carries passengers on long journeys. [BRIT ] □  As we headed back to Calais, the coach was badly delayed by roadworks. □  I hate travelling by coach. in AM, use bus 8 N‑COUNT A coach is one of the separate sections of a train that carries passengers. [BRIT ] □  The train was an elaborate affair of sixteen coaches. in AM, use car 9 N‑COUNT A coach is an enclosed vehicle with four wheels which is pulled by horses, and in which people used to travel. Coaches are still used for ceremonial events in some countries, such as Britain.

coach|load /koʊ tʃloʊd/ (coachloads ) also coach-load N‑COUNT A coachload of people is a group of people who are travelling somewhere together in a coach. [BRIT ] □ [+ of ] Dorset is as yet unspoilt by coachloads of tourists.

coach|man /koʊ tʃmən/ (coachmen ) N‑COUNT A coachman was a man who drove a coach that was pulled by horses. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

coa ch sta|tion (coach stations ) N‑COUNT A coach station is an area or a building which coaches leave from or arrive at on regular journeys. [BRIT ] in AM, use bus station

co|agu|late /koʊæ gjʊle I t/ (coagulates , coagulating , coagulated ) VERB When a liquid coagulates , it becomes very thick. □ [V ] The blood coagulates to stop wounds bleeding. ●  co|agu|la|tion /koʊæ gjʊle I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □  Blood becomes stickier to help coagulation in case of a cut.

coal ◆◇◇ /koʊ l/ (coals )