cos

¹

[kos, kaws]

noun

1. romaine.

cos

²

abbreviation

1. Trigonometry, Mathematics.,  cosine.

cos.

³

abbreviation

1. companies.

2. consul.

3. consulship.

4. counties.

C.O.S.

⁴

Or c.o.s.

abbreviation

1. cash on shipment.

cos

¹

/ kɒs /

noun

1. Usual US and Canadian name: romaine. a variety of lettuce with a long slender head and crisp leaves Compare cabbage lettuce

cos

²

/ kɒz /

abbreviation

1. cosine

COS

³

abbreviation

1. Chief of Staff

Cos

⁴

/ kɒs /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Kos

cos

1. Abbreviation of cosine

Word History and Origins

Origin of cos¹

1690–1700; after Kos, where it originated

Word History and Origins

Origin of cos¹

C17: named after Kos, the Aegean island of its origin

Example Sentences

But the item likely to make the biggest splash with fans is the “C.O.S.” - the Closed On Sunday chicken sandwich.

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But the item likely to make the biggest splash with fans is the “C.O.S.” — the Closed On Sunday chicken sandwich.

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Like others in Big Meech’s orbit at the time, he tattooed BMF onto his right hand, and one of its slogans, C.O.S.

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Oddly enough she was actually employed in the C.O.S.

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Thereupon I wrote a further letter to the C.O.S., asking that they would be prepared for a marriage ceremony about which there should, this time, be no mistake.

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