Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kos, kaws]
- /kɒs, kɔs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kos, kaws]
- /kɒs, kɔs/
Definitions of cos word
- noun cos one of the Greek Dodecanese Islands in the SE Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey. 111 sq. mi. (287 sq. km). 1
- noun cos cosine: trigonometric function 1
- noun cos type of lettuce 1
- noun Definition of cos in Technology 1. Cray Operating System. 2. Corporation for Open Systems. 1
- noun cos A variety of lettuce with long, crisp leaves. 0
- noun cos (Informal) (African American Vernacular) cousin, cuz. 0
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Origin of cos
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; after Kos, where it originated
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cos
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cos popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cos usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cos
noun cos
- administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
- ruler — a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
- director — a person or thing that directs.
- chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
Antonyms for cos
noun cos
- worker — a person or thing that works.
- follower — a person or thing that follows.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- antagonism — Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this.
Top questions with cos
- how to cook cos cos?
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