<B>coaster, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a small dish or mat for holding a glass or bottle. A coaster protects surfaces of furniture from moisture. <DD><B> 2. </B>a little tray or stand, sometimes on wheels, on which a glass or bottle is passed around a dining table. <DD><B> 3. </B>a person or thing that coasts. <DD><B> 4. </B>a ship that sails or trades along a coast. <DD><B> 5. </B>a sled or toboggan to coast on. <DD><B> 6. </B>a person who lives near a coast. <DD><B> 7. </B>a low, wheeled frame on which a mechanic lies to work underneath an automobile; cradle. <DD><B> 8. </B>an amusement railway with dips, curves, and bumps. </DL>
<A NAME="coasterbrake">
<B>coaster brake,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a brake on the hub of the rear wheel of a bicycle, worked by pushing back on the pedals. It also permits the rear wheel to turn, independent of the driving mechanism. </DL>
<A NAME="coastfox">
<B>coast fox,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small, gray fox, weighing about four and a half pounds, found along the coast of southern California. </DL>
<A NAME="coastguard">
<B>coast guard,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a group of men whose work is preventing smuggling and protecting lives and property along the coast of a country. <DD><B> b. </B>a member of any such group. <DD><B> 2. </B>(British.) an organization used as a general police force and defense force, originally to prevent smuggling. </DL>
<A NAME="coastguard">
<B>Coast Guard,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the government organization whose work is protecting lives and property and preventing smuggling along the coasts of the United States. The Coast Guard also saves lives of persons wrecked at sea and patrols the navigable waterways. It is under the Navy in wartime and under the Department of Transportation in peacetime. </DL>
<A NAME="coastguardsman">
<B>coastguardsman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a coast guard; coast guard. </DL>
<A NAME="coastguardsman">
<B>Coastguardsman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a member of the Coast Guard. </DL>
<A NAME="coastice">
<B>coast ice,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the belt of ice formed along a coast in high latitudes, and breaking off in summer. </DL>
<A NAME="coastingtrade">
<B>coasting trade,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>trade carried on by ships between the ports of one country. <DD><B> 2. </B>trade carried on by ships from port to port along the coasts of several countries. </DL>
<A NAME="coastland">
<B>coastland, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> land along a coast. </DL>
<A NAME="coastline">
<B>coastline, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the outline of a coast. </DL>
<B>coast rhododendron,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a rhododendron of the western United States, with rose-purple flowers. It is the flower of the State of Washington. </DL>
<A NAME="coasttocoast">
<B>coast-to-coast, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. <BR> <I>Ex. In 1951, NBC inaugurated its coast-to-coast television network (Joseph A. Ryan).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="coastward">
<B>coastward, </B>adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> toward the coast. </DL>
<B>coastwise, </B>adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adv. </I> along the coast. <BR> <I>Ex. to travel coastwise.</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> following the coast. <BR> <I>Ex. a coastwise trade.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="coat">
<B>coat, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an outer garment of cloth, fur, rubber, oilskin, leather, or plastic, with sleeves. <BR> <I>Ex. a heavy winter coat. Many office workers wear a coat and a tie.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a natural outer covering. <BR> <I>Ex. a dog's coat of hair, the silky coat of a kitten. The skin or rind of a fruit or a seed may be called a coat; so may the bark of a tree or the outside layer of a bulb or an onion.</I> (SYN) integument. <DD><B> 3. </B>a thin layer covering a surface; coating. <BR> <I>Ex. a coat of paint.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>anything that covers or conceals. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Archaic.) the customary clothing of members of a profession or class. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to cover with a thin layer. <BR> <I>Ex. The floor is coated with varnish. This pill is coated with sugar. Ice coated the roads. The old books were coated with dust.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to provide with a coat. <BR><I>expr. <B>coats,</B> </I>(Dialect.) petticoats; skirts. <BR> <I>Ex. My wife ... hoisted her coats and waded through (H. Watterson).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>cut one's coat to fit</B> (or <B>according to</B>) <B>one's cloth,</B> </I>(British.) to adapt oneself to circumstances. <BR> <I>Ex. Times are changed, and ... we must, to use the homely metaphor, 'cut our coat according to our cloth' (Homeward Mail).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>trail one's coat,</B> </I>to be provocative in one's conduct. <BR> <I>Ex. [He] seemed to be deliberately trailing his coat when he published the confidential exchanges in Moscow (Manchester Guardian).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>turn one's coat,</B> </I>to change one's party or principles. <BR> <I>Ex. Shall I turn my coat, and join the victors? (James A. Froude).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="coatandskirt">
<B>coat and skirt,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a two-piece suit for women. </DL>
<A NAME="coatcard">
<B>coat card,</B> <B>=court card.</B></DL>
<A NAME="coatdress">
<B>coat dress,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a dress buttoned straight down the front like a coat, and usually having coatlike lines. </DL>
<A NAME="coated">
<B>coated, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having or covered with a coat or coating. <DD><B> 2. </B>wearing a coat. </DL>
<A NAME="coatedpaper">
<B>coated paper,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> paper that has been given a glossy, even surface by coating it with clay, used especially for half-tone illustrations. </DL>
<A NAME="coatee">
<B>coatee, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a close-fitting coat with short tails, chiefly military. </DL>
<A NAME="coater">
<B>coater, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that coats or applies coatings to a product. </DL>
<A NAME="coatgene">
<B>coat gene,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the viral gene that codes for coat protein. <BR> <I>Ex. The second gene is the coat gene. This gene codes for a protein that makes a coat around the gene (Science News).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="coathanger">
<B>coat hanger,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a piece of wood, metal, or plastic, to hang a coat, dress, or other garment, curved to fit the shoulders of the garment and having a hook to suspend it; hanger. </DL>
<A NAME="coati">
<B>coati, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tis</B> or (especially collectively) <B>-ti.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small mammal somewhat like a raccoon, living in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central and South America. It has a long body and tail and a flexible snout. <BR> <I>Ex. The coati ... set up their sharp, quick bark (Richard Henry Dana).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="coatimondi">
<B>coatimondi</B> or <B>coatimundi, </B>noun, pl. <B>-dis</B> or (collectively) <B>-di.</B> <B>=coati.</B></DL>
<A NAME="coating">
<B>coating, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a layer of any substance spread over a surface. <BR> <I>Ex. a coating of paint.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>cloth for making coats. </DL>
<A NAME="coatless">
<B>coatless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>without a coat. <DD><B> 2. </B>without a coat of arms. </DL>
<A NAME="coatofarms">
<B>coat of arms,</B> pl. <B>coat of arms.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a shield, or drawing of a shield, with pictures and designs on it, symbolic of family history and distinctions. In the Middle Ages each knight or lord had his own coat of arms. Coats of arms are still used, especially by noble families in Europe. (SYN) escutcheon. <DD><B> 2. </B>a somewhat similar device adopted as an emblem of authority by a government, city, or corporation. <DD><B> 3. </B>a coat or tabard embroidered with heraldic arms, worn over armor by medieval knights. </DL>
<A NAME="coatofmail">
<B>coat of mail,</B> pl. <B>coats of mail.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a garment made of metal rings or plates, worn as armor; hauberk. </DL>
<A NAME="coatprotein">
<B>coat protein,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a protein that acts as a protective sheath for a virus, making it resistant to antibodies of the host organism. <BR> <I>Ex. The putative coat proteins prepared from different clones of one strain ... supported the view that coat protein is the variant antigen (Nature).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="coatroom">
<B>coatroom, </B>noun. <B>=cloakroom.</B></DL>
<A NAME="coats">
<B>coats, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under <B>coat.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="coattail">
<B>coattail, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> one of a pair of flaps or tails on the lower rear portion of a coat. <DD><I>adj. </I> (U.S.) based on the ability of a popular or strong candidate to carry weaker ones along to victory with him. <BR> <I>Ex. coattail power, coattail prestige.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>coattails,</B> </I>the tails of a formal coat or jacket. <BR> <I>Ex. Then he gave his lapels a determined downward tug, swept back his coattails, and took his place at the piano (New Yorker).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>ride</B> (or <B>hang</B> or <B>climb</B>) <B>on</B> (<B>another's</B>) <B>coattails,</B> </I>to advance, especially in politics, by means of the popularity or advancement of another, through association with him. <BR> <I>Ex. If Connecticut gives the President a respectable victory, ... Bush is almost sure to ride the Presidential coattails back to Washington (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="coattrailing">
<B>coat-trailing, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) <DD><I>noun </I> provocative conduct; provocation. <BR> <I>Ex. The singling out of the Prime Minister [for a vote of censure] is calculated coat-trailing (London Times).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> provoking; provocative. <BR> <I>Ex. There is some indignation about a coat-trailing newspaper report that the occasion was being slighted by official disregard (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="coauthor">
<B>coauthor, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a joint author. <DD><I>v.t. </I> (Informal.) to write with another or others. </DL>
<A NAME="coax">
<B>coax, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to persuade by soft words; influence by pleasant ways. <BR> <I>Ex. She coaxed her father to let her go to the dance.</I> (SYN) wheedle, cajole, inveigle, entice. <DD><B> 2. </B>to get by coaxing. <BR> <I>Ex. The nurse coaxed a smile from the baby.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) to fool with flattery; take in. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Obsolete.) to fondle; caress. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to use coaxing. noun <B>coaxer.</B> adv. <B>coaxingly.</B> </DL>
