CD

CD
CD S3 W3 /ˌsiː ˈdiː◂/ 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
     

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.