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Body & Health — Lesson 16
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clot
klɑːt
A lump of material formed from the content of a liquid — a clot of cream floated on top of the soup.
The doctor said she had a blood clot in her leg.
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clothed
kloʊðd
Provide with clothes or put clothes on — she clothed her children in warm sweaters.
The charity clothed hundreds of families last winter.
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clots
klɑːts
A lump of material formed from the content of a liquid — blood clots naturally when you cut yourself.
Blood clots naturally when you cut yourself.
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clowned
klaʊnd
Act as or like a clown — he clowned for the crowd to make them laugh.
The children clowned around at the birthday party.
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coccyx
ˈkɑksɪks
The end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes — she bruised her coccyx in the fall.
She bruised her coccyx in the fall.
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cochlea
ˈkɑkliə
The cochlea is a spiral-shaped, fluid-filled organ in the inner ear that — damage to the cochlea can result in permanent hearing loss.
The cochlea contains thousands of tiny hair cells that detect sound.
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cock
kɑːk
Obscene terms for penis — the cock protects the hens and their chicks.
The farmer has three cocks and ten hens on his farm.
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cocks
kɑks
Obscene terms for penis — the cocks crowed loudly at dawn.
The cocks crowed loudly at dawn.
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coif
kwɑːf
The arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) — she wore a coif under her veil for modesty.
The nun adjusted her white coif before the service.
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coiffure
kwəˈfjʊr
The arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) — she unveiled her new coiffure at the party.
She unveiled her new coiffure at the party.
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collarbone
ˈkɑːlərbəʊn
Bone linking the scapula and sternum — she broke her collarbone in the accident.
She broke her collarbone in the accident.
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colon
kəˈloʊn
A punctuation mark (:) used to introduce a list, explanation, or quote — use a colon before a list of items.
Use a colon before a list of items.
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