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- collingswood/ˈkɒl.ɪŋz.wʊd/A proper noun referring to a place name, specifically a borough in New Jersey, USA.nounVery Low
- collingwood/ˈkɒlɪŋwʊd/A proper noun referring primarily to a surname, a geographic location, or institutions named after a person or place.nounLow
- collins/ˈkɒlɪnz/A surname of Irish and Scottish origin; primarily used as a proper noun referring to people or specific entities.nounMedium (as a surname/entity name), Low (as a common noun)
- collins street farmer/ˈkɒlɪnz striːt ˈfɑːmə/A wealthy person who lives in Melbourne's business district and owns rural property for leisure, investment, or tax benefits.nounLow (regional Australian English)
- collinsia/kɒˈlɪnzɪə/A genus of annual flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to western North America.nounVery Low
- collinsville/ˈkɒlɪnzvɪl/A proper noun; primarily the name of towns or settlements in English-speaking countries, notably in the United States and Australia.nounC1
- collision/kəˈlɪʒ.ən/The action of two or more objects forcibly striking each other; an instance of violent physical impact.nounC1
- collision course/kəˈlɪʒ.ən kɔːs/A course or path that, if continued, will inevitably lead to a violent impact or direct conflict.nounC1
- collision density/kəˈlɪʒən ˈdɛnsəti/The number of collisions occurring per unit volume or per unit area within a given system, typically per unit time.nounVery Low
- collision diameter/kəˈlɪʒ.ən daɪˈæm.ɪ.tər/In physics and chemistry, the distance between the centers of two particles at the moment they collide.nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
- collision insurance/kəˈlɪʒ.ən ɪnˈʃʊə.rəns/A type of vehicle insurance that covers damage to the policyholder's own vehicle resulting from a collision with another vehicle or object, regardless of fault.nounB2
- colloblast/ˈkɒlə(ʊ)blɑːst/A specialized adhesive cell found in comb jellies (ctenophores) used for capturing prey.nounVery Low
- collocate/ˈkɒləkeɪt/To be regularly or frequently used together with another word; to place side by side.nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1/C2
- collocation/ˌkɒl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/The habitual, natural co-occurrence of words, especially when one word predictably appears with another in a way that sounds 'right' to native speakers.nounC1
- collocutor/ˈkɒl.əˌkjuː.tə/A person who takes part in a conversation; a conversational partner.nounLow (Formal/Literary)
- collodi/kəˈləʊdi/A proper noun referring to the pen name of Carlo Lorenzini, the Italian author of 'The Adventures of Pinocchio'.nounLow
- collodion/kəˈləʊdɪən/A highly flammable, syrupy solution of nitrocellulose in ether and alcohol, drying to a clear, flexible film.nounC2
- collodion process/kəˈləʊdɪən ˈprəʊses/An early photographic process (mid-19th century) using glass plates coated with a light-sensitive collodion emulsion, which must be exposed and developed while still wet.nounC2
- collogue/kəˈləʊɡ/To converse privately and confidentially; to conspire or plot together.verbverb-intransitiveVery Low / Obsolete
- colloid/ˈkɒlɔɪd/A substance microscopically dispersed evenly throughout another substance, where the particles are intermediate in size between those in a solution and a coarse suspension, typically not settling out.adjectivenounC2
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