() A form of the prefix com-, signifying with, together, in conjunction, joint. It is used before vowels and some consonants. See Com-.

(v. t.) To seduce, or draw away, by adulation, artifice, or falsehood; to wheedle; to cozen; to cheat.

(v. t.) To obtrude or thrust in, by falsehood or deception; as, to cog in a word; to palm off.

(v. i.) To deceive; to cheat; to play false; to lie; to wheedle; to cajole.

(n.) A trick or deception; a falsehood.

(n.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the face of a wheel.

(n.) A kind of tenon on the end of a joist, received into a notch in a bearing timber, and resting flush with its upper surface.

(n.) A tenon in a scarf joint; a coak.

(n.) One of the rough pillars of stone or coal left to support the roof of a mine.

(v. t.) To furnish with a cog or cogs.

(n.) A small fishing boat.

(n.) See Keg.

(v. i.) To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.

(n.) The cry made by the crow, rook, or raven.

(n.) See Key, a ledge.

(n.) A chimney cap; a cowl

(n.) The mature female of bovine animals.

(n.) The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.

(v. t.) To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe.

(n.) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock.

(n.) A contraction of cousin.

(n.) That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.

(n.) A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed; a quid.

(n.) The first stomach of ruminating beasts.

(n.) The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.

(n.) The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or to do something; a catchword.

(n.) A hint or intimation.

(n.) The part one has to perform in, or as in, a play.

(n.) Humor; temper of mind.

(n.) A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards.

(v. t.) To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.

(n.) A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing.

(v. t.) To con (a ship).

(v. t.) To know. See Con.

(n.) A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, commonly with a handle, used with a saucer in drinking tea, coffee, and the like.

(n.) The contents of such a vessel; a cupful.

(n.) Repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in intoxicating drinks; revelry.

(n.) That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion.

(n.) Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of a flower.

(n.) A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.

(v. t.) To supply with cups of wine.

(v. t.) To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping. See Cupping.

(v. t.) To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to cup the end of a screw.

(n.) A mongrel or inferior dog.

(n.) A worthless, snarling fellow; -- used in contempt.