cos
/kɑs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.05 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
plural of co
det
Belonging to co. Gender-neutral possessive determiner, grammatically equivalent to the gendered his and her and the singular their.
noun
Alternative form of coss, a traditional Nepali unit of distance.
Example Sentences
- "Taking the shortcut through the alleyway by the Jobcentre Plus, just cos I can, we arrive at my flat within minutes."
- "Psychiatrists are trained to try to impose the responsibility for a patient’s problem on the patient coself, rather than on cos environment."
- "WHEREAS a child’s sexuality is just as much a part of cos whole person from birth as the blood that flows in cos veins, making cos sexual rights inherent and inalienable […]"
- "Co absents coself from the Community for more than three weeks beyond the point of having made satisfactory arrangements with the Community with regard to cos absence."
- "The stages and distances are as follows:—Hitounda to Bhainsa Dobháng, 3½ cos; to Bhimphédy, 4 cos; to Tambakhâni, 3 cos; to Chitlong, 3 cos; to Thankot, 3 cos; to Káthmándú, 3 cos—Total, 19½ cos."
- "Miss Julie's School of Beauty is a startup, nonprofit cosmetology school based in Rochester designed to empower those at risk and survivors of human trafficking through vocational training. ¶ "The thing is we are not just another cosmetology school," Chapus said. "We are not a for-profit cos school where everybody and anybody can come to. We are a therapeutic support cosmetology school with a restorative aspect.""
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: خس, Cos, Κῶς
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɑs/
- British English: /kɒs/
Usage
- British usage
- Informal
- Colloquial
- Uncountable