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co -au thor (co-authors , co-authoring , co-authored ) also coauthor

1 N‑COUNT The co-authors of a book, play, or report are the people who have written it together. □ [+ of ] He is the co-author of a forthcoming book on the refugee crisis.

2 VERB If two or more people co-author a book, play, or report, they write it together. □ [V n] He's co-authored a book on policy for tourism. □ [V n + with ] Karen Matthews co-authored the study with Lewis Kullers.

coax /koʊ ks/ (coaxes , coaxing , coaxed )

1 VERB If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it. □ [V n prep] Start trying to coax the rabbit out of its hutch. □ [V n to-inf] The government coaxed them to give up their strike. [Also V n]

2 VERB If you coax something such as information out of someone, you gently persuade them to give it to you. □ [V n + out of/from ] The police officer talked yesterday of her role in trying to coax vital information from the young victim.

cob /kɒ b/ (cobs )

1 N‑COUNT A cob is a round loaf of bread. [BRIT ]

2 N‑COUNT A cob is a type of short strong horse.

3 → see also corn on the cob

co|balt /koʊ bɔːlt/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Cobalt is a hard silvery-white metal which is used to harden steel and for producing a blue dye. □  …a country rich in copper, cobalt and diamonds.

2 COLOUR Cobalt or cobalt blue is a deep-blue colour. □  …a woman in a soft cobalt blue dress.

cob|ble /kɒ b ^ə l/ (cobbles , cobbling , cobbled ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Cobbles are the same as cobblestones . □  They found Trish sitting on the cobbles of the stable yard.

▸  cobble together PHRASAL VERB If you say that someone has cobbled something together , you mean that they have made or produced it roughly or quickly. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V P n] The group had cobbled together a few decent songs. □ [V n P ] You can cobble it together from any old combination of garments.

cob|bled /kɒ b ^ə ld/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A cobbled street has a surface made of cobblestones. □  Cottrell strode out across the cobbled courtyard.

cob|bler /kɒ blə ^r / (cobblers )

1 N‑COUNT A cobbler is a person whose job is to make or mend shoes. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

2 N‑UNCOUNT If you describe something that someone has just said as cobblers , you mean that you think it is nonsense. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  These guys talk an awful load of old cobblers.

cobble|stone /kɒ b ^ə lstoʊn/ (cobblestones ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets. □  …the narrow, cobblestone streets of the Left Bank.

co|bra /koʊ brə/ (cobras ) N‑COUNT A cobra is a kind of poisonous snake that can make the skin on the back of its neck into a hood.

cob|web /kɒ bweb/ (cobwebs )

1 N‑COUNT A cobweb is the net which a spider makes for catching insects.

2 PHRASE If something blows or clears away the cobwebs , it makes you feel more mentally alert and lively when you had previously been feeling tired. □  …a walk on the South Downs to blow away the cobwebs.

cob|webbed /kɒ bwebd/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A cobwebbed surface is covered with cobwebs. □  …cobwebbed racks of wine bottles.

co|caine /koʊke I n/ N‑UNCOUNT Cocaine is a powerful drug which some people take for pleasure, but which they can become addicted to.

coc|cyx /kɒ ks I ks/ (coccyxes ) The plural coccyges is used in American English. N‑COUNT The coccyx is the small triangular bone at the lower end of the spine in human beings and some apes.

cochi|neal /kɒ tʃ I niː l/ N‑UNCOUNT Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food.

coch|lea /kɒ kliə/ (cochleae /kɒ kliiː/) N‑COUNT The cochlea is the spiral-shaped part of the inner ear.

cock /kɒ k/ (cocks , cocking , cocked )