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to make you lose something One mistake cost him his job.

cost • ly / ' kostli / adjective ( cost . li . er , cost . li est )

costing a lot of money

The repairs will be very costly.

—SYNONYM expensive

cos • tume / ' kastum / noun [ count, noncount ]

the special clothes that people wear to look like a different person, animal, or thing The dancers wore beautiful costumes. a Halloween costume a costume party

cot • tage / ' katid3 / noun [ count ]

a small house in the country

COt .ton Ф / 'katn/ noun

[ noncount ]

a natural cloth that is made from the soft white hairs around the seeds of a plant that grows in hot countries

a cotton shirt

100% cotton (= made of cotton only )

soft, light material made from cotton that you often use for cleaning your skin

Use a cotton ball to apply the lotion.

cot • ton can • dy / |katn ' krendi / noun [noncount]

a type of soft, sticky candy made from melted sugar and served on a stick

We bought cotton candy at the town fair.

couch / kautj / noun [ count ] ( plural couch . es )

a long, comfortable seat for two or more people to sit on

—SYNONYM sofa ,

—Look at the picture at chair .

cou • gar / ' kugsr / noun [ count ]

a large wild cat that lives in western North America —SYNONYM mountain lion

cough l©/kof/ verb

(coughs,cough . ing ,coughed) Pronunciation

The word cough sounds like off .

to send air out of your throat with a sudden loud noise The smoke made me cough.

cough2 / kof / noun [ count ]

when you send air out of your throat with a sudden loud noise

He gave a little cough before he started to speak.

( health ) an illness that makes you cough a lot I have a bad cough.

could Ф / ksd ; kud / modal verb Pronunciation

The word could sounds like good , because we don't say the letter l in this word.

1 the word for "can" in the past

He could run very fast when he was young.

could hear the birds singing.

a word that shows what is or may be possible

I don't know where Mom is. She could be in the kitchen. It could rain tomorrow.

a word that you use to ask something in a polite way Could you open the door?

Could I have another drink, please?

a word that you use to make a suggestion We could go out to dinner tonight if you're free. Grammar

Can , could , may , might , should , must , will , shall , would , and ought to are modal verbs.

Modal verbs do not have an "s" in the "he/she" form: She can drive. (NOT She cans drive.) After modal verbs (except ought to ), you use the infinitive without "to": I must go now. (NOT I must to go.)

You make questions and negative sentences without "do" or "did": Will you come with me? (NOT Do you will come?); They might not know. (NOT They don't might know.)

could • n't / ' kudnt /

short for could not

It was dark and I couldn't see anything.

could've / ' kudsv /

( informal ) short for could have

He could've gone to college but he didn't want to.

coun • cil / ' kaunsl / noun [ count ]

a group of people who are chosen to work together and to

make rules and decide things

The city council is planning to widen the road.

coun • sel / ' kaunsl / verb ( coun . sels , coun . sel ing , coun seled )

to give professional advice and help to someone with a problem

She counsels teenagers suffering from depression. ►coun • se • lor / ' kaunsэlэr / noun [ count ]

a person whose job is to give professional advice a college counselor

coun • sel • ing / ' kaunsэlщ / noun [ noncount ]

professional advice about a problem Many students come to us for counseling. marriage counseling

COUIlt 1 © / kaunt / verb (counts,count ing ,count.ed )