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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.