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The children were covered in mud.

to include or to deal with something

The exam will cover all of the major Civil War battles.

COV . er 2 Ф / 'клуэг / noun [ count ]

a thing that you put over another thing, for example to keep it safe

a plastic cover for a computer

the outside part of a book or magazine

The book had a picture of the author on the cover .

cov • er • alls / ' kлvэrolz / noun [ plural ]

a piece of clothing that covers your legs, body, and arms. You wear it over your other clothes to keep them clean when you are working.

cov .er .ing © / i-wom]/ noun [count ]

something that covers another thing window coverings

cov • er let • ter / ' kv^r ,letar / noun [ count ]

a letter that you send with a package or document that gives

more information about it

Please submit a cover letter with your resume.

COW Ф / kau / noun [ count ] a big, female farm animal that is kept for its milk or meat Word building The male cow is called a bull , and a young cow is a calf .

Meat from a cow is called beef and meat from a calf is called veal .

¹ horn

* -i^u

cow bull

cow • ard / ' ka^rd / noun [ count ]

a person who is afraid when there is danger or a problem cow • ard • ly / ' ka^^li / adjective

cow • boy / ' kauboi / noun [ count ]

a man who rides a horse and whose job is to take care of cows

cowboy boots

cow • girl / ' kaugэrl / noun [ count ]

a woman who rides a horse and whose job is to take care of cows

co • work • er / ' kouwэrkэr / noun [ count ]

someone who works with you, doing the same kind of job as you

I got a ride home from one of my coworkers. —SYNONYM colleague

coy • o • te

/ kai ' outi / noun [count]

a wild dog that lives mainly in western North America

co • Zy / ' kouzi / adjective ( co • zi er , co zi • est )

warm and comfortable a cozy room

crab / krreb/ noun [ count ]

an animal that lives in and near the ocean. It has a hard shell and ten legs.

— Look at the picture at crustacean .

crack © / kraek / verb

( cracks , crack ing , cracked )

to break, but not into separate pieces

The glass will crack if you pour boiling water into it.

This cup is cracked.

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break to go, or to make something go into smaller pieces: She dropped the cup and it broke into pieces . ♦ I'm sorry, I broke one of your dinner plates. ♦ He broke the chocolate in two and gave me half. ♦ She fell and broke her arm.

crack (used about something hard) to break so that a line appears, but without dividing into smaller pieces; to break something in this way: The ice cracked as I stepped on it. ♦ This mirror is cracked. ♦ He cracked a tooth playing football.

smash to break into many pieces in a violent and noisy way; to break something in this way: The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces . ♦ Several windows had been smashed. ♦ He smashed the box open and took the jewelry from inside.

snap to break suddenly into two pieces with a sharp noise; to break something in this way: Suddenly, the cable snapped. ♦ The weight of the snow snapped the branch in two .

burst to break open suddenly; to make something break in this way: That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more. ♦ Don't burst that balloon! ♦ The dam burst under the weight of the water.

to make a sudden loud noise

crack down on someone or something to become stricter when dealing with bad or illegal behavior The police are cracking down on drug dealers.

crack2/ krrek/ noun [ count ]

a thin line on something where it has broken, but not into separate pieces