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co -reli gionist (co-religionists ) in AM, usually use coreligionist N‑COUNT [usu pl, oft poss N ] A person's co-religionists are people who have the same religion. [FORMAL ] □  They will turn for help to their co-religionists in the Middle East.

cor|gi /kɔː ^r gi/ (corgis ) N‑COUNT A corgi is a type of small dog with short legs and a pointed nose.

co|ri|an|der /kɒ riæ ndə ^r , [AM ] kɔː -/ N‑UNCOUNT Coriander is a plant with seeds that are used as a spice and leaves that are used as a herb.

cork /kɔː ^r k/ (corks )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Cork is a soft, light substance which forms the bark of a type of Mediterranean tree. □  …cork floors. □  …cork-soled clogs.

2 N‑COUNT A cork is a piece of cork or plastic that is pushed into the opening of a bottle to close it.

cork|er /kɔː ^r kə ^r / (corkers ) N‑COUNT If you say that someone or something is a corker , you mean that they are very good. [BRIT , INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ]

cork|screw /kɔː ^r kskruː/ (corkscrews ) N‑COUNT A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.

cor|mo|rant /kɔː ^r mərənt/ (cormorants ) N‑COUNT A cormorant is a type of dark-coloured bird with a long neck. Cormorants usually live near the sea and eat fish.

corn /kɔː ^r n/ (corns )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants. [BRIT ] □  …fields of corn. □  He filled the barn to the roof with corn. in AM, use grain 2 N‑UNCOUNT Corn is the same as maize . □  …rows of corn in an Iowa field.

3 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Corns are small, painful areas of hard skin which can form on your foot, especially near your toes.

4 → see also popcorn , sweetcorn

corn|bread /kɔː ^r nbred/ also corn bread N‑UNCOUNT Cornbread is bread made from ground maize or corn. It is popular in the United States.

co rn cob (corn cobs ) also corncob N‑COUNT [usu pl] Corn cobs are the long rounded parts of the maize or corn plant on which small yellow seeds grow, and which is eaten as a vegetable.

cor|nea /kɔː ^r niə/ (corneas ) N‑COUNT The cornea is the transparent skin covering the outside of your eye.

cor|neal /kɔː ^r niəl/ ADJ [ADJ n] Corneal means relating to the cornea. □  …corneal scars.

corned beef /kɔː ^r nd biː f/ N‑UNCOUNT Corned beef is beef which has been cooked and preserved in salt water.

cor|ner ◆◆◇ /kɔː ^r nə ^r / (corners , cornering , cornered )

1 N‑COUNT A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join. □ [+ of ] He saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the blanket. □  Write 'By Airmail' in the top left-hand corner.

2 N‑COUNT The corner of a room, box, or similar space is the area inside it where its edges or walls meet. □ [+ of ] …a card table in the corner of the living room. □ [+ of ] The ball hurtled into the far corner of the net. □  Finally I spotted it, in a dark corner over by the piano.

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The corner of your mouth or eye is the side of it. □ [+ of ] Out of the corner of her eye she saw that a car had stopped.

4 N‑COUNT The corner of a street is the place where one of its sides ends as it joins another street. □  We can't have police officers on every corner. □  He waited until the man had turned a corner.

5 N‑COUNT A corner is a bend in a road. □  …a sharp corner.

6 N‑COUNT In football, hockey, and some other sports, a corner is a free shot or kick taken from the corner of the pitch.

7 VERB If you corner a person or animal, you force them into a place they cannot escape from. □ [V n] A police motor-cycle chased his car twelve miles, and cornered him near Rome. □ [V -ed] He was still sitting huddled like a cornered animal.

8 VERB If you corner someone, you force them to speak to you when they have been trying to avoid you. □ [V n] Golan managed to corner the young producer-director for an interview.