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• col|leg|ing — «KOL ih jihng», noun. training or education at college …   Useful english dictionary

• col|or|ing — «KUHL uhr ihng», noun. 1. the way in which a person or thing is colored; coloration: »The fisherman had a ruddy coloring. 2. a substance used to color; pigment. 3. a colored work. 4. Figurative. an outward or false appearance: »The story had the… …   Useful english dictionary

• col|lect|ing plate — col|lect|ing box or col|lect|ing plate «kuh LEHK tihng», = collection box. (Cf. ↑collection box) …   Useful english dictionary

• col|lect|ing box — or col|lect|ing plate «kuh LEHK tihng», = collection box. (Cf. ↑collection box) …   Useful english dictionary

• col|lec´ti|vi|sa´tion — col|lec|ti|vise «kuh LEHK tuh vyz», transitive verb, vised, vis|ing. Especially British. collectivize. –col|lec´ti|vi|sa´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• col|lec|ti|vise — «kuh LEHK tuh vyz», transitive verb, vised, vis|ing. Especially British. collectivize. –col|lec´ti|vi|sa´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• col|let — «KOL iht», noun, verb, let|ed, let|ing. –n. 1. a ring or collar on a rod or spindle. 2. the small collar which holds the inner end of the hairspring in a watch or clock. 3. the rim or ring in which a jewel is set: »The seal was set in a collet of …   Useful english dictionary

• col´li|ma´tion — col|li|mate «KOL uh mayt», transitive verb, mat|ed, mat|ing. 1. to bring into line; make parallel, as a lens or the rays of light passing through it. SYNONYM(S): align. 2. to adjust accurately the line of sight of (a surveying instrument,… …   Useful english dictionary

• col|li|mate — «KOL uh mayt», transitive verb, mat|ed, mat|ing. 1. to bring into line; make parallel, as a lens or the rays of light passing through it. SYNONYM(S): align. 2. to adjust accurately the line of sight of (a surveying instrument, telescope …   Useful english dictionary

• col|lud´er — col|lude «kuh LOOD», intransitive verb, lud|ed, lud|ing. to act together through a secret understanding; conspire in a fraud. SYNONYM(S): plot, connive. ╂[< Latin collūdere < com with + lūdere to play < lūdus game] –col|lud´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary