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coach NOUN

1 He has joined the team as a coach. = instructor, teacher, trainer, tutor, handler 2 I hate travelling by coach. = bus, charabanc ▸ VERB He coached me for my French exam. = instruct, train, prepare, exercise, drill, tutor, cramcoalesce VERB = blend, unite, mix, combine, incorporate, integrate, merge, consolidate, come together, fuse, amalgamate, meld, coherecoalition NOUN = alliance, union, league, association, combination, merger, integration, compact, conjunction, bloc, confederation, fusion, affiliation, amalgam, amalgamation, confederacycoarse ADJECTIVE 1 He wore a shepherd's tunic of coarse cloth. = rough, crude, unfinished, homespun, impure, unrefined, rough-hewn, unprocessed, unpolished, coarse-grained, unpurified ◼ OPPOSITE: smooth 2 He has a very coarse sense of humour. = vulgar, offensive, rude, indecent, improper, raunchy (informal), earthy, foul-mouthed, bawdy, impure, smutty, impolite, ribald, immodest, indelicate 3 They don't know how to behave, and are coarse and insulting. = loutish, rough, brutish, boorish, uncivil ◼ OPPOSITE: well-manneredcoast NOUN Camp sites are usually situated along the coast. = shore, border, beach, strand, seaside, coastline, seaboard ▸ VERB I slipped into neutral gear and coasted down the slope. = cruise, sail, drift, taxi, glide, freewheel ◼ RELATED WORD: adjective littoralcoat NOUN 1 Vitamin B6 is great for improving the condition of dogs' and horses' coats. = fur, hair, skin, hide, wool, fleece, pelt 2 The front door needs a new coat of paint. = layer, covering, coating, overlay ▸ VERB Coat the fish with seasoned flour. = cover, spread, plaster, smearcoating NOUN = layer, covering, finish, skin, sheet, coat, dusting, blanket, membrane, glaze, film, varnish, veneer, patina, laminationcoat of arms NOUN = heraldry, crest, insignia, escutcheon, blazonrycoax VERB = persuade, cajole, talk into, wheedle, sweet-talk (informal), prevail upon, inveigle, soft-soap (informal), twist (someone's) arm, flatter, entice, beguile, allure ◼ OPPOSITE: bullycobber NOUN = friend, pal (informal), mate (informal), buddy (informal), china (Brit. & S. African informal), best friend, intimate, cock (Brit. informal), close friend, comrade, chum (informal), crony, alter ego, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), soul mate, homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), bosom friend, boon companion, E hoa (N.Z.)cock NOUN We heard the sound of a cock crowing in the yard. = cockerel, rooster, chanticleer ▸ VERB He suddenly cocked an ear and listened. = raise, prick up, perk upcocktail NOUN = mixture, combination, compound, blend, concoction, mix, amalgamation, admixturecocky1 ADJECTIVE He was a little cocky because he was winning all the time. = overconfident, arrogant, brash, swaggering, conceited, egotistical, cocksure, swollen-headed, vain, full of yourself ◼ OPPOSITE: modestcocky2 or cockie2 (Austral. & N.Z. informal) NOUN He got some casual work with the cane cockies on Maroochy River. = farmer, smallholder, crofter (Scot.), grazier, agriculturalist, rancher, husbandmancocoon VERB 1 She lay on the sofa, cocooned in blankets. = wrap, swathe, envelop, swaddle, pad 2 I was cocooned in my own safe little world. = protect, shelter, cushion, insulate, screencoddle VERB = pamper, spoil, indulge, cosset, baby, nurse, pet, wet-nurse (informal), mollycoddlecode NOUN 1 All employees are expected to observe our code of conduct. = principles, rules, manners, custom, convention, ethics, maxim, etiquette, system, kawa (N.Z.), tikanga (N.Z.) 2 They used elaborate secret codes. = cipher, cryptographcodify VERB = systematize, catalogue, classify, summarize, tabulate, collect, organizecoerce VERB = force, compel, bully, intimidate, railroad (informal), constrain, bulldoze (informal), dragoon, pressurize, browbeat, press-gang, twist (someone's) arm (informal), drivecoercion NOUN = force, pressure, threats, bullying, constraint, intimidation, compulsion, duress, browbeating, strong-arm tactics (informal)cogent ADJECTIVE = convincing, strong, powerful, effective, compelling, urgent, influential, potent, irresistible, compulsive, forceful, conclusive, weighty, forciblecognition NOUN = perception, reasoning, understanding, intelligence, awareness, insight, comprehension, apprehension, discernmentcoherence NOUN = consistency, rationality, concordance, consonance, congruity, union, agreement, connection, unity, correspondencecoherent ADJECTIVE 1 He has failed to work out a coherent strategy for modernising the service. = consistent, reasoned, organized, rational, logical, meaningful, systematic, orderly ◼ OPPOSITE: inconsistent 2 She's so calm when she speaks in public. I wish I could be that coherent. = articulate, lucid, comprehensible, intelligible ◼ OPPOSITE: unintelligiblecohort NOUN We now have results for the first cohort of pupils to be assessed. = group, set, band, contingent, batchcoil VERB 1 I turned off the water and began to coil the hose. = wind, twist, curl, loop, spiral, twine 2 A python had coiled itself around the branch of the tree. = curl, wind, twist, snake, loop, entwine, twine, wreathe, convolutecoin NOUN My pocket was full of coins. = money, change, cash, silver, copper, dosh (Brit. & Austral. slang), specie, kembla (Austral. slang) ▸ VERB The phrase 'cosmic ray' was coined by R. A. Millikan in 1925. = invent, create, make up, frame, forge, conceive, originate, formulate, fabricate, think up ◼ RELATED WORD: enthusiast numismatistcoincide VERB 1 The exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of Potter's death. = occur simultaneously, coexist, synchronize, be concurrent 2 a case in which public and private interests coincide = agree, match, accord, square, correspond, tally, concur, harmonize ◼ OPPOSITE: disagreecoincidence NOUN = chance, accident, luck, fluke, eventuality, stroke of luck, happy accident, fortuitycoincidental ADJECTIVE = accidental, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, fortuitous, fluky (informal), chance, casual ◼ OPPOSITE: deliberatecold ADJECTIVE 1 It was bitterly cold outside. = chilly, biting, freezing, bitter, raw, chill, harsh, bleak, arctic (informal), icy, frosty, wintry, frigid, inclement, parky (Brit. informal), cool ◼ OPPOSITE: hot 2 I'm hungry, I'm cold and I have nowhere to sleep. = freezing, frozen, chilled, numb, chilly, shivery, benumbed, frozen to the marrow 3 He became cold and unfeeling. = distant, reserved, indifferent, aloof, glacial, cold-blooded, apathetic, frigid, unresponsive, unfeeling, passionless, undemonstrative, standoffish ◼ OPPOSITE: emotional 4 The president is likely to receive a cold reception when he speaks today. = unfriendly, indifferent, stony, lukewarm, glacial, unmoved, unsympathetic, apathetic, frigid, inhospitable, unresponsive ◼ OPPOSITE: friendly ▸ NOUN She must have come inside to get out of the cold. = coldness, chill, frigidity, chilliness, frostiness, icinesscold-blooded ADJECTIVE = callous, cruel, savage, brutal, ruthless, steely, heartless, inhuman, merciless, unmoved, dispassionate, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, unemotional, stony-hearted ◼ OPPOSITE: caringcollaborate VERB 1 The two writers collaborated on a new show. = work together, team up, join forces, cooperate, play ball (informal), participate 2 He was accused of having collaborated with the secret police. = conspire, cooperate, collude, fraternizecollaboration NOUN 1 There is substantial collaboration with neighbouring departments. = teamwork, partnership, cooperation, association, alliance, concert 2 rumours of his collaboration with the occupying forces during the war = conspiring, cooperation, collusion, fraternizationcollaborator NOUN 1 She was an important collaborator on that novel. = co-worker, partner, colleague, associate, team-mate, confederate 2 Two alleged collaborators were shot dead by masked activists. = traitor, turncoat, quisling, collaborationist, fraternizercollapse VERB 1 A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed. = fall down, fall, give way, subside, cave in, crumple, fall apart at the seams 2 His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt. = fail, fold, founder, break down, fall through, come to nothing, go belly-up (informal) 3 There were people in the streets collapsing from hunger. = faint, break down, pass out, black out, swoon (literary), crack up (informal), keel over (informal), flake out (informal) ▸ NOUN 1 Floods and a collapse of the tunnel roof were a constant risk. = falling down, ruin, falling apart, cave-in, disintegration, subsidence 2 Their economy is teetering on the edge of collapse. = failure, slump, breakdown, flop (informal), downfall 3 A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed. = faint, breakdown, blackout, prostrationcollar VERB = seize, catch, arrest, appropriate, grab, capture, nail (informal), nab (informal), apprehend, lay hands oncollate VERB = collect, gather, organize, assemble, compose, adduce, systematizecollateral NOUN = security, guarantee, deposit, assurance, surety, pledgecolleague NOUN = fellow worker, partner, ally, associate, assistant, team-mate, companion, comrade, helper, collaborator, confederate, auxiliary, workmate, co-worker, confrèrecollect VERB 1 Two young girls were collecting firewood. = gather, save, assemble, heap, accumulate, aggregate, amass, stockpile, hoard ◼ OPPOSITE: scatter 2 They collected donations for a fund to help the earthquake victims. = raise, secure, gather, obtain, acquire, muster, solicit 3 A crowd collected outside. = assemble, meet, rally, cluster, come together, convene, converge, congregate, flock together ◼ OPPOSITE: dispersecollected ADJECTIVE = calm, together (slang), cool, confident, composed, poised, serene, sedate, self-controlled, unfazed (informal), unperturbed, unruffled, self-possessed, keeping your cool, unperturbable, as cool as a cucumber, chilled (informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: nervouscollection NOUN 1 He has gathered a large collection of prints and paintings over the years. = accumulation, set, store, mass, pile, heap, stockpile, hoard, aggregate, congeries 2 Two years ago he published a collection of short stories. = compilation, accumulation, anthology 3 A collection of people of all ages assembled to pay their respects. = group, company, crowd, gathering, assembly, cluster, congregation, assortment, assemblage 4 computer systems designed to speed up the collection of information = gathering, acquisition, accumulation 5 I asked if we could arrange a collection for the refugees. = contribution, donation, alms 6 I put a five-pound note in the church collection. = offering, offertorycollective ADJECTIVE 1 It was a collective decision taken by the full board. = joint, united, shared, common, combined, corporate, concerted, unified, cooperative ◼ OPPOSITE: individual 2 Their collective volume wasn't very large. = combined, aggregate, composite, cumulative ◼ OPPOSITE: separatecollide VERB 1 Two trains collided head-on early this morning. = crash, clash, meet head-on, come into collision 2 It is likely that their interests will collide. = conflict, clash, be incompatible, be at variancecollision NOUN 1 Their van was involved in a collision with a car. = crash, impact, accident, smash, bump, pile-up (informal), prang (informal) 2 a collision between two strong personalities = conflict, opposition, clash, clashing, encounter, disagreement, incompatibilitycolloquial ADJECTIVE = informal, familiar, everyday, vernacular, conversational, demotic, idiomaticcollude VERB = conspire, scheme, plot, intrigue, collaborate, contrive, abet, connive, be in cahoots (informal), machinatecollusion NOUN = conspiracy, intrigue, deceit, complicity, connivance, secret understandingcolonist NOUN = settler, immigrant, pioneer, colonial, homesteader (U.S.), colonizer, frontiersman or frontierswomancolonize VERB = settle, populate, put down roots in, people, pioneer, open upcolonnade NOUN = cloisters, arcade, portico, covered walkcolony NOUN = settlement, territory, province, possession, dependency, outpost, dominion, satellite state, communitycolossal ADJECTIVE = huge, massive, vast, enormous, immense, titanic, gigantic, monumental (informal), monstrous, mammoth, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, gargantuan, herculean, elephantine, humongous or humungous (informal), supersize ◼ OPPOSITE: tinycolour or (U.S.) color NOUN 1 The badges come in twenty different colours and shapes. = hue, tone, shade, tint, tinge, tincture, colourway 2 the latest range of lip and eye colours = paint, stain, dye, tint, pigment, tincture, coloration, colourwash, colorant 3 The ceremony brought a touch of colour to the normally drab proceedings. = liveliness, life, interest, excitement, animation, zest ▸ PLURAL NOUN 1 Troops raised the country's colours in a special ceremony. = flag, standard, banner, emblem, ensign 2 After we were married, he showed his true colours. = nature, quality, character, aspect, personality, stamp, traits, temperament ▸ VERB 1 He couldn't help noticing that she coloured slightly. = blush, flush, crimson, redden, go crimson, burn, go as red as a beetroot 2 The attitude of parents colours the way their children behave. = influence, affect, prejudice, distort, pervert, taint, slant 3 He wrote a highly coloured account of his childhood. = exaggerate, disguise, embroider, misrepresent, falsify, gloss overcolourful ADJECTIVE 1 Everyone was dressed in colourful clothes. = bright, rich, brilliant, intense, vivid, vibrant, psychedelic, motley, variegated, jazzy (informal), multicoloured, Day-glo (trademark), kaleidoscopic ◼ OPPOSITE: drab 2 an irreverent and colourful tale of Restoration England = interesting, rich, unusual, stimulating, graphic, lively, distinctive, vivid, picturesque, characterful ◼ OPPOSITE: boringcolourless ADJECTIVE 1 a colourless, almost odourless liquid = uncoloured, faded, neutral, bleached, washed out, achromatic 2 Her face was colourless, and she was shaking. = ashen, washed out, wan, sickly, anaemic ◼ OPPOSITE: radiant 3 He is a drab, colourless little man. = uninteresting, dull, tame, dreary, drab, lacklustre, vacuous, insipid, vapid, characterless, unmemorable ◼ OPPOSITE: interestingcolumn NOUN 1 Great stone steps led past Greek columns to the main building. = pillar, support, post, shaft, upright, obelisk 2 There were reports of columns of military vehicles appearing on the streets. = line, train, row, file, rank, string, queue, procession, cavalcadecolumnist NOUN = journalist, correspondent, editor, reporter, critic, reviewer, gossip columnist, journo (slang)