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- cooper/ˈkuːpə(r)/A person who makes or repairs barrels, casks, and similar wooden containers.nounverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
- cooper city/ˌkuːpə ˈsɪti/A proper noun; the name of a specific city in Broward County, Florida, United States, founded in the 1950s.nounLow (common only in local/regional contexts)
- cooper creek/ˈkuːpə ˌkriːk/A long, intermittent river (ephemeral watercourse) in South Australia and Queensland, notable for its dry periods.nounLow (Technical/Geographical/Regional)
- cooper pair/ˈkuːpə peə/In physics, a pair of electrons bound together at low temperatures in a superconductor, which can carry electrical current with zero resistance.nounVery Low
- cooper's hawk/ˈkuːpəz hɔːk/A medium-sized North American hawk of the genus Accipiter, known for its agile flight in wooded habitats, named after the ornithologist William Cooper.nounLow (Specific technical/birding term)
- cooperage/ˈkuːp(ə)rɪdʒ/The trade or workshop of a cooper; the making of barrels, casks, and similar vessels.nounC2
- cooperate/kəʊˈɒpəreɪt/To work together toward a common goal or to act helpfully.verbverb-intransitiveB2
- cooperation/kəʊˌɒp.əˈreɪ.ʃən/The act or process of working together with others towards a common goal.nounHigh
- cooperative/kəʊˈɒpərətɪv/Willing to work helpfully with others towards a common goal.adjectivenounC1
- cooperative bank/kəʊˈɒpərətɪv bæŋk/A financial institution that is owned and democratically controlled by its members, who are typically its customers. Profits are often returned to members or reinvested into the community, rather than distributed to external shareholders.nounC1
- cooperative farm/kəʊˈɒpərətɪv fɑːm/A farm owned and operated collectively by a group of people who share the work and the profits.nounC1
- cooperative party/kəʊˈɒp(ə)rətɪv ˈpɑːti/A group, typically political, that is willing to work with others towards a common goal; or a specific UK political party representing the cooperative movement.nounC1-C2
- cooperative society/kəʊˈɒpərətɪv səˈsaɪəti/An autonomous, voluntary association of people who unite to meet common economic, social, and cultural needs through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise, operating according to cooperative principles.nounC1
- cooperative store/kəʊˈɒpərətɪv stɔː(r)/A retail business owned and controlled by its members (who are also customers), sharing profits and aiming to provide goods at fair prices.nounC1
- cooperativity/kəʊˌɒpərəˈtɪvɪti/A property in biochemistry and molecular biology where the binding of one ligand (e.g., an oxygen molecule) to a multi-subunit protein (like haemoglobin) increases the affinity of the remaining subunits for further ligands.nounC2
- coopered joint/ˈkuːpəd dʒɔɪnt/A traditional woodworking joint used in making barrels or casks, where the edges of wooden staves are shaped to fit tightly together, often using heat and moisture to bend the wood.nounVery Low
- cooperite/ˈkuːpəˌraɪt/a rare, naturally occurring mineral consisting of platinum sulfide, typically found in platinum ore deposits.nounVery Low (Technical/Specialist)
- cooperstown/ˈkuːpəztaʊn/A village in central New York State, USA, best known as the official site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.nounLow
- coopery/ˈkuːp(ə)ri/The place of business or workshop of a cooper; a cooper's shop.nounVery low
- coopt/kəʊˈɒpt/To bring someone into a group or organization, often for strategic reasons or to neutralise opposition.verbverb-transitiveC1
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