Word of the Day
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cough
cough
/ˈkɑf/
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a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages;…
cough meaning(s)
- (n) a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
- (v) exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
cough usage(s)
- The worst thing for a cough may be cough medicine, says the Medical Letter, a biweekly newsletter edited by physicians for physicians.
- Frequent coughing early on helped neither his arguments nor his image.
- cough drop cough drop a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat
- cough out cough out discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
- cough up cough up give reluctantly
- coughing coughing /ˈkɑ fɪŋ/ ? a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air…
- coughing up coughing up the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing
- coulisse coulisse /ku ˈlis/ ? a flat situated in the wings
- coulomb coulomb /ˈku lɑm/ ? a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred…
- coulomb's law coulomb's law a fundamental principle of electrostatics; the force of attraction or…
- coulter coulter /ˈkoʊl tər/ ? a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through…
- coumadin coumadin an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or…
- coumara nut coumara nut fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and…
- coumarone coumarone a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing…
- coumarone resin coumarone resin a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene and coumarone;…
- coumarone-indene resin coumarone-indene resin a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene…
- coumarouna coumarouna tropical American trees: tonka beans
- coumarouna odorata coumarouna odorata tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods…
- council council /ˈkaʊn səl/ ? a body serving in an administrative capacity
- council bluffs council bluffs a town in southwest Iowa on the Missouri River across from Omaha
- council board council board the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting
- council chamber council chamber a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a…
- council member council member a member of a council
- council of basel-ferrara-florence council of basel-ferrara-florence the council in 1431-1439 that concentrated…
- council of chalcedon council of chalcedon the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures…