<B>cosh, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) <DD><I>noun </I> a short, weighted club, blackjack, or the like, used as a weapon. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to beat or strike with a cosh. </DL>
<A NAME="cosher">
<B>cosher, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to treat with fondness; pamper. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to live at the expense of others. noun <B>cosherer.</B> </DL>
<B>cosi fan tutte,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) so do they (women) all; they all do it. </DL>
<A NAME="cosign">
<B>co-sign, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to act as cosignatory of. noun <B>cosigner.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cosignatory">
<B>cosignatory, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a person who signs a document, treaty, contract, or loan along with another or others. <DD><I>adj. </I> signing along with another or others. </DL>
<A NAME="cosily">
<B>cosily, </B>adverb. <B>=cozily.</B></DL>
<A NAME="cosine">
<B>cosine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trigonometry.) <DD><B> 1. </B>the ratio of the length of the side next to an acute angle of a right triangle to the length of the hypotenuse. In a right triangle, with hypotenuse BC, the cosine of angle ACB is AC / BC, the cosine of angle ABC is AB / BC. <DD><B> 2. </B>the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. (Abbr:) cos (no period). </DL>
<A NAME="cosiness">
<B>cosiness, </B>noun. <B>=coziness.</B></DL>
<A NAME="cosmatesque">
<B>Cosmatesque, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, like, or having to do with Cosmati work. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmatiwork">
<B>Cosmati work,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a style of architectural decoration characterized by the use of mosaics. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmetic">
<B>cosmetic, </B>noun, adjective, verb, <B>-meticked,</B> <B>-meticking.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a preparation for beautifying the skin, hair, or nails. Powder, rouge, lipstick, and face creams are cosmetics. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) anything that covers up blemishes or defects. <BR> <I>Ex. Preference for the term "quick entry" over the scorned catchword "no-knock" provides glaring evidence of the way in which Government currently uses words as cosmetics ... (New York Times).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>beautifying to the skin, hair, or nails. <BR> <I>Ex. a cosmetic cream for the face.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having to do with cosmetics. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) of or for covering up blemishes or defects. <BR> <I>Ex. Landscaping of our buildings ... can be no more than a cosmetic device (David Rockefeller).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to treat with cosmetics. <BR> <I>Ex. Coarsely cosmeticked, her face looks like [an aerial] photograph of Utah (Time).</I> adv. <B>cosmetically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cosmetician">
<B>cosmetician, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person skilled in making or applying cosmetics. (SYN) beautician. <DD><B> 2. </B>a seller of cosmetics. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmeticize">
<B>cosmeticize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-cized,</B> <B>-cizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to treat with cosmetics; make more attractive; beautify. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmeticsurgery">
<B>cosmetic surgery,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> plastic surgery for improving the outer appearance of parts of the body, especially the face. </DL>
<B>cosmetologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in cosmetology; beautician. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmetology">
<B>cosmetology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study or art of applying and sometimes of making cosmetics; work of a beautician. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmic">
<B>cosmic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having to do with the whole universe. <BR> <I>Ex. Cosmic forces produce stars and meteors.</I> (SYN) universal, macrocosmic. <DD><B> 2. </B>belonging to the material universe, especially as distinguished from the earth. <DD><B> 3. </B>vast. <BR> <I>Ex. a cosmic explosion.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Rare.) orderly or harmonious. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmical">
<B>cosmical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=cosmic.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with cosmism. <DD><B> 3. </B>occurring at or near sunrise. adv. <B>cosmically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cosmicdust">
<B>cosmic dust,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> fine particles of matter in outer space, often forming clouds. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmicnoise">
<B>cosmic noise,</B> <B>=galactic noise.</B></DL>
<A NAME="cosmicradiation">
<B>cosmic radiation,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> radiation consisting of cosmic rays. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmicrays">
<B>cosmic rays,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> rays of very short wavelengths and very great penetration that come to the earth from beyond the earth's atmosphere, especially from the sun and from interstellar space. Cosmic rays consist of high-energy particles which collide with the atomic nuclei of the earth's atmosphere, producing secondary particles, such as the mesons observed at ground level. <BR> <I>Ex. Some studies indicate that cosmic rays may have energies up to 30 billion electron volts in space, much larger than the radiation from the biggest existing atom smasher (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cosmicspeed">
<B>cosmic speed,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the speed required to overcome the gravity and atmospheric resistance of the earth. At a speed of five miles per second a vehicle may be put into orbit about the earth. At a speed of seven miles per second it may escape the pull of the earth and enter interplanetary space. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmicyear">
<B>cosmic year,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the time it takes the sun to complete one revolution about the center of the Milky Way, estimated at 200,000,000 solar years. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmism">
<B>cosmism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the theory which explains the cosmos or universe solely according to the methods of positive science. noun <B>cosmist.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cosmo">
<B>cosmo-,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) <DD><B> 1. </B>world; universe, as in <BR> <I>Ex. cosmology, cosmochemistry.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>cosmic rays, as in <BR> <I>Ex. cosmogenic.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>outer space; space travel, as in <BR> <I>Ex. cosmonautics.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cosmochemistry">
<B>cosmochemistry, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the science dealing with the chemistry of heavenly bodies and of the universe as a whole. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmodrome">
<B>cosmodrome, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Russian launching site for spacecraft. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmogenic">
<B>cosmogenic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> originating from cosmic rays. <BR> <I>Ex. cosmogenic isotopes of helium.</I> </DL>
<B>cosmogonist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in or student of cosmogony. <BR> <I>Ex. By now we cosmogonists are ready to admit that our earth is an insignificant part of the universe (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cosmogony">
<B>cosmogony, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><I>no pl.</I> the origin of the universe. <DD><B> 2. </B>pl. <B>-nies.</B> a theory, system, or account of its origin. <BR> <I>Ex. The first crude steps could now be taken toward a cosmology describing the world at large, and toward a cosmogony accounting for the evolution of its parts (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cosmographer">
<B>cosmographer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies cosmography. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmographic">
<B>cosmographic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with cosmography. </DL>
<B>cosmography, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the science that deals with the general appearance and structure of the universe. Cosmography includes astronomy, geography, and geology. <DD><B> 2. </B>pl. <B>-phies.</B> a description of the general features of the earth or the universe. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmoline">
<B>Cosmoline, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) a heavy grade of petrolatum, used to prevent rust, especially on new or stored firearms. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmoline">
<B>cosmoline, </B>transitive verb, <B>-lined,</B> <B>-lining.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to preserve with Cosmoline. </DL>
<B>cosmological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with cosmology. <BR> <I>Ex. cosmological speculations.</I> adv. <B>cosmologically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cosmologist">
<B>cosmologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies cosmology. </DL>
<A NAME="cosmology">
<B>cosmology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the science or theory of the universe as a whole, its parts, and laws. <BR> <I>Ex. Cosmology is the study of the general nature of the universe in space and time--what it is now, what it was in the past and what it is likely to be in the future (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cosmonaut">
<B>cosmonaut, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an astronaut, especially a Russian astronaut. </DL>
