CD S3 W3 /ˌsiː ˈdiː◂/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
(compact disc) a small circular piece of hard plastic on which high-quality recorded sound or large quantities of information can be stored
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COLLOCATIONS
■ CD + noun
▪ a CD collection
Luke has a massive CD collection.
▪ a CD player (=a piece of equipment for playing CDs)
She switched off the CD player.
▪ a CD burner/writer (=a piece of equipment for putting music, information etc on CDs)
By 2002, CD burners were standard hardware for home computers.
▪ a CD drive (=the place on a computer where you put in a CD-ROM)
He popped the CD in the CD drive.
■ verbs
▪ play a CD
Shall I play my new CD?
▪ put on a CD (=play it)
She put on her favourite CD and lay on the sofa.
▪ listen to a CD
He's upstairs listening to his CDs.
▪ insert a CD
First insert the CD into your player.
▪ record a CD (=play music and record it on a CD)
They have formed a band and have plans to record a CD later this year.
▪ release a CD (=make a CD available for the public to buy)
The group have just released a new CD.
▪ burn a CD (=put music, pictures, information etc on a CD)
He burned a CD of his favourite songs.