cos
Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuceSynonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
» Stay nice and quiet, okay, 'cos I'll be back real soon.
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2 senses(UK)Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
(colloquial, uncountable)Cosmetology.
Examples
1 sentencesStay nice and quiet, okay, 'cos I'll be back real soon.
Origin
Clipping of cos lettuce, variously derived from the Greek island of Kos and from Arabic خسClipping of cos lettuce, variously derived from the Greek island of Kos and from Arabic خس (ḵass, “lettuce”).
Clipping of cosmetology.
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Forms
plural: cosesSynonyms
4 synonyms- lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head:cos lettuceromaineromaine lettuce
- ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle:cosine
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.