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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: collocate - colombian</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="collocate"> collocate, transitive verb, -cated, -cating.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to place together or side by side. Ex. The older rocks are abruptly collocated (Sir Roderick Murchison). <DD> 2. to put in place; arrange. </DL> <A NAME="collocation"> collocation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a placing together or side by side. <DD> 2. arrangement or disposition. Ex. the collocation of a word's consonants and vowels. <DD> 3. a combination of words established by usage. Time and again and on the other hand are frequently used collocations. </DL> <A NAME="collodion"> collodion, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a gluelike liquid that dries very rapidly and leaves a tough, waterproof, transparent film. Collodion is a solution of nitrocellulose in ether and alcohol. It is used in photography for covering plates with a thin film, and in medicine for coating wounds and burns. Ex. Collodion, the plastic-like material which is widely used for dressing wounds and in other surgical procedures, can be cast into films with pores so small that not even the tiniest virus is able to slip through (Scientific American). </DL> <A NAME="collodioncotton"> collodion cotton,<DL COMPACT><DD> a nitrated cellulose that has less nitration than guncotton, widely used in lacquer and plastic products. </DL> <A NAME="collodionize"> collodionize, transitive verb, -ized, -izing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to treat with collodion. </DL> <A NAME="collodium"> collodium, noun. =collodion.</DL> <A NAME="collogue"> collogue, intransitive verb, -logued, -loguing.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Dialect.) to plot mischief; conspire; intrigue. <DD> 2. (Informal.) to confer privately and confidentially; confabulate. </DL> <A NAME="colloid"> colloid, noun, verb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a substance composed of particles that are extremely small but larger than most molecules (usually ranging from about 0.01 to about 0.001 micron in diameter). The particles in a colloid do not actually dissolve, but remain suspended in a suitable gas, liquid, or solid. Many materials associated with ordinary life, such as soap, most plastics, rubber, and glass, are produced from colloids. Colloids also play an important part in organic functions, such as digestion and excretion. <DD> 2. (Medicine.) the colorless or yellowish, transparent, jellylike substance formed in some kinds of tissue degeneration. <DD>v.t. to change (guncotton) into a gelatinous or colloidal substance by treating it with nitroglycerin or other solvents to control the rate of burning. <DD>adj. =colloidal. </DL> <A NAME="colloidal"> colloidal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> being a colloid; containing a colloid; like a colloid. Ex. colloidal gold or silver. adv. colloidally. </DL> <A NAME="colloidalparticles"> colloidal particles,<DL COMPACT><DD> the fine particles which the ultramicroscope shows to be present in a solution containing a colloid. Ex. The colloidal particles as they are known are too small to be trapped by sieves for recovery (Science News Letter). </DL> <A NAME="colloidchemistry"> colloid chemistry,<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of particles of one substance distributed through another substance. </DL> <A NAME="collop"> collop, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) <DD> 1. a slice or lump of meat. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) a small slice or piece of anything. <DD> 3. a fold of flesh or skin on the body. </DL> <A NAME="colloq"> colloq.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. colloquial. <DD> 2. colloquialism. <DD> 3. colloquially. </DL> <A NAME="colloquia"> colloquia, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a plural of colloquium. </DL> <A NAME="colloquial"> colloquial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. used in common talk; belonging to everyday, familiar talk; informal; conversational. Ex. "The boxer clipped his opponent on the jaw" and "That was a close shave; you nearly ran over the dog!" are colloquial expressions. <DL COMPACT><DD> (Abbr:) colloq. <DD> 2. of or having to do with colloquy or conversation. Ex. The colloquial wit has always his own radiance reflected on himself (Samuel Johnson). adv. colloquially. noun colloquialness. </DL> </DL> <A NAME="colloquialism"> colloquialism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a colloquial word or phrase. <DD> 2. colloquial style or usage. Ex. Their language is ... an actual transcript of the colloquialism of the day (Samuel Taylor Coleridge). </DL> <A NAME="colloquiality"> colloquiality, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. colloquial quality or style. Ex. He delights in homeliness [and] colloquiality (Atlantic). <DD> 2. a colloquial expression. Ex. We must take care thatwe are not led ... into mean colloquialities (Blackwell's Magazine). </DL> <A NAME="colloquist"> colloquist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a conversationalist; interlocutor. </DL> <A NAME="colloquium"> colloquium, noun, pl. -quiums or -quia.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a meeting or conference, especially one of a body of scholars, scientists, or other specialists, on a specified subject or topic. Ex. a physics colloquium. <DD> 2. =seminar. </DL> <A NAME="colloquize"> colloquize, intransitive verb, -quized, -quizing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to take part in a colloquy; converse. Ex. You and I could colloquize to great advantage (Robert Southey). </DL> <A NAME="colloquy"> colloquy, noun, pl. -quies.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a talking together; conversation; conference. Ex. For a few moments the Queen spoke in turn to each one of her guests; and during these short uneasy colloquies the aridity of royalty was apt to become painfully evident (Lytton Strachey). <DD> 2. a written dialogue. Ex. Erasmus's Colloquies. <DD> 3. a body in some Reformed churches composed of the pastors and church elders of a district, similar to a presbytery; classis. </DL> <A NAME="collotype"> collotype, noun, verb, -typed, -typing.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a photomechanical process of printing in ink from a gelatin plate. Ex. Collotype lends itself admirably to the reproduction of artistic objects in low relief, such as coins, medals, etc. (H. T. Wood). <DD> 2. the plate, or the print made by it. <DD>v.t. to make a collotype of. </DL> <A NAME="collotypic"> collotypic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with collotype; done by collotype. </DL> <A NAME="collotypy"> collotypy, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the process of collotyping. </DL> <A NAME="collow"> collow, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) to colly (begrime). </DL> <A NAME="collude"> collude, intransitive verb, -luded, -luding.<DL COMPACT><DD> to act together through a secret understanding; conspire in a fraud. (SYN) plot, connive. noun colluder. </DL> <A NAME="collusion"> collusion, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a secret agreement for some wrong or harmful purpose; a secret or crafty understanding for the purpose of trickery or fraud. (SYN) conspiracy, connivance. </DL> <A NAME="collusive"> collusive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> involving collusion; conspiring to defraud; fraudulent. adv. collusively. noun collusiveness. </DL> <A NAME="colluvium"> colluvium, noun, pl. -via, -viums.<DL COMPACT><DD> loose material deposited at the base of a slope mainly by gravity, as talus. </DL> <A NAME="colly"> colly (1), verb, -lied, -lying, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) <DD>v.t. Also, collow. to blacken with coal dust or soot; begrime. <DD>noun soot; grime. </DL> <A NAME="colly"> colly (2), noun, pl. -lies. =collie.</DL> <A NAME="collyrium"> collyrium, noun, pl. -ia.<DL COMPACT><DD> an eye salve or eyewash. </DL> <A NAME="collywobbles"> collywobbles, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a stomachache; intestinal upset. </DL> <A NAME="colo"> Colo.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Colorado (official abbr.). </DL> <A NAME="colobium"> colobium, noun, pl. -bia.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a half-sleeved or sleeveless tunic or robe worn by the clergy of the early church. <DD> 2. a similar garment. </DL> <A NAME="colobus"> colobus, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of African monkeys distinguished by a rudimentary thumb, cheek pouches, and handsome coloration. Ex. On every tree trunk ... perched the colobus, a little black monkey with a snow-white stole around his neck (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="colocynth"> colocynth, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a plant of the gourd family, grown especially in southern Asia and Mediterranean regions for its orangelike fruit; bitter apple. <DD> 2. the bitter fruit of this plant. <DD> 3. the purgative drug prepared from the dried pulp of the fruit; coloquintida. </DL> <A NAME="colog"> colog (no period) or colog.,<DL COMPACT><DD> cologarithm. </DL> <A NAME="cologarithm"> cologarithm, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Mathematics.) the logarithm of the reciprocal of a number. (Example:) log 1/5 = log 1 + colog 5. </DL> <A NAME="cologne"> cologne, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a fragrant liquid, not so strong as perfume; Eau de Cologne. It is used especially as a toilet water. <DD> 2. a solid or semisolid form of this substance, such as a stick or a cream. </DL> <A NAME="colombian"> Colombian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or having to do with the South American republic of Colombia. <DD>noun a native or inhabitant of Colombia. </DL> <A HREF="colon.dic">NEXT</A>