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- CRUDITYThe state of being crude.
- CRUELIntentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
- CRUELTYAn indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
- CRUISEA sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
- CRUNODEnode (point where one branch of a curve crosses another branch)
- CRUORThe colouring matter of the blood.
- CRURALPertaining to the leg.
- CRUSThe shin (tibia and fibula)
- CRUSADEAny of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as exp
- CRUSTAA crust or shell.
- CRUSTOSEOf a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.
- CUBATUREThe process of measuring the solid or cubic contents of a body.
- CUBICLEA small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
- CUBITThe distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- CUBITUSThe ulna.
- CUBITUSESThe ulna.
- CUCURBITAny member of the family Cucurbitaceae of gourds.
- CUISINEA characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
- CULETA component of armor, consisting of overlapping plates designed to protect the buttocks.
- CULEXAny of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease.
- CULEXESAny of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease.
- CULINARYRelating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
- CULLTo pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- CULLIONSynonym of testicle.
- CULMENTop; summit.
- CULPANegligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.
- CULPABLEMeriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.
- CULPRITThe person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.
- CULTThe veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.
- CULTIGENA plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans, that is it has resulted from artificial rather than natural selection.
- CULTUSEstablished or accepted religious rites or customs of worship; state of religious development.
- CULVERA dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.
- CULVERINAny of a range of early gunpowder-fired guns of various sizes, from firearm to artillery. A kind of handgun. A large cannon.
- CUMBERTo slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber.
- CUMMERThe relationship of a godmother to the other godparents (godsibs or gossips), and the legal parents, of a child.
- CUMULATETo accumulate; to amass.
- CUNABULAThe earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals.
- CUNCTATIONDelay, hesitation, procrastination.
- CUNEATEwedge-shaped.
- CUNEIFORMHaving the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
- CUNEUSA portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
- CUPELA small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
- CUPIDINOUSCharacterized by or related to cupidity (greed, desire for wealth).
- CUPIDITYExtreme greed, especially for wealth.
- CUPOLAA dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
- CUPOLAINGA dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
- CUPREOUSA reddish-brown color, like that of polished copper.
- CUPRICOf, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper.
- CUPROUSOf, or of the nature of, copper.
- CUPULAA cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.
- CUPULEAny small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies.
- CURATEAn assistant rector or vicar.
- CURATIONThe act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts.
- CURBA concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb .
- CUREA method, device or medication that restores good health.
- CURIAAny of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
- CURIALPertaining to a court; courtly.
- CURIOSACuriosities, especially erotic or pornographic books or articles.
- CURIOSITYInquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
- CURIOUSTending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; nosy, prying.
- CURMUDGEONAn ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
- CURRENCYMoney or other items used to facilitate transactions.
- CURRYOne of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.
- CURSIVERunning; flowing.
- CURSORYHasty or superficial.
- CURTBrief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- CURTAILTo cut short the tail of (an animal).
- CURTANAA short sword used for ceremonial purposes
- CURULEDesignating a kind of elaborate ceremonial seat inlaid with ivory, used by the highest magistrates in ancient Rome.
- CURVATEbent in a regular form ; curved.
- CURVATIONThe act of curving or bending, or the shape of the resulting curve; curvature.
- CURVETOf a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic.
- CUSCUSAny arboreal marsupial of most genera of the family Phalangeridae, native to northern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
- CUSPA sharp point or pointed end.
- CUSPIDA pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
- CUSPIDATEHaving a cusp
- CUSTODEA custodian.
- CUSTODIANA person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
- CUSTODYThe legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
- CUSTOMFrequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
- CUSTOMARYIn accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
- CUSTOMERA habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business.
- CUTANEOUSOf, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.
- CUTICLEThe outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates.
- CUTISThe true skin, underlying the epidermis.
- CYMOSEhaving a cyme, a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side.
- CYPRINIDOf, pertaining to, or being the Cyprinidae family of fish that includes barbs, carps, and minnows.
- DACITEAn igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.
- DACTYLUSSynonym of dactyl (“type of metrical foot”).
- DAEMONESplural of daemon
- DAINTYElegant; delicately small and pretty.
- DALMATICA long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infreque
- DAMAGEInjury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
- DAMASKAn ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
- DAMEUsually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
- DAMNTo condemn.
- DAMNABLECapable of being damned.
- DAMNATORYContaining a sentence of condemnation.
- DAMNIFYTo damage physically; to injure.
- DAMSELA young woman (of noble birth).