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  • CULLIONnounLatin3 findersSynonym of testicle.
  • CULLYnounIrish2 findersA person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person.
  • CULMnounOld English12 findersWaste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
  • CULMEDnounOld English1 finderWaste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
  • CULMENnounLatin3 findersTop; summit.
  • CULMINATEverbProto-Indo-European58 findersOf a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
  • CULMINGnounOld English1 finderWaste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
  • CULOTTEnounFrench10 finderssingular of culottes
  • CULOTTESnounFrench23 findersA type of loose shorts which look like a skirt; a divided skirt.
  • CULPAnounLatin66 findersNegligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.
  • CULPABLEadjectiveLatin11 findersMeriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.
  • CULPABLYadverb6 findersIn a culpable manner.
  • CULPRITnounLatin79 findersThe person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.
  • CULTnounLatin41 findersThe 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.
  • CULTICadjective13 findersritual, relating to cult (religious ritual)
  • CULTIERadjective17 findersResembling a cult.
  • CULTIESTadjective1 finderResembling a cult.
  • CULTIGENnounLatin2 findersA plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans, that is it has resulted from artificial rather than natural selection.
  • CULTISHadjective111 findersResembling or characteristic of a cult.
  • CULTISHLYadverb5 findersIn a cultish manner.
  • CULTISMnounSpanish15 findersThe system or practice of a cult.
  • CULTISTnoun11 findersA member of a cult.
  • CULTIVARnoun63 findersA cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species.
  • CULTLIKEadjective1 finderResembling a cult.
  • CULTUREnounProto-Indo-European27 findersThe arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.
  • CULTURELESSadjective2 findersDevoid of culture.
  • CULTUSnounLatin4 findersEstablished or accepted religious rites or customs of worship; state of religious development.
  • CULTYadjective14 findersResembling a cult.
  • CULVERnounLatin33 findersA dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.
  • CULVERINnounLatin17 findersAny of a range of early gunpowder-fired guns of various sizes, from firearm to artillery. A kind of handgun. A large cannon.
  • CULVERTnoun187 findersA channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.
  • CULVERTAGEnounOld French3 findersThe degradation of a vassal to the position of a serf.
  • CULVERTAGESnounOld French1 finderThe degradation of a vassal to the position of a serf.
  • CUMBERverbLatin60 findersTo slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber.
  • CUMBEREDadjective19 findersEncumbered; hampered.
  • CUMBERSverb25 findersthird-person singular simple present indicative of cumber
  • CUMBIAnounSpanish10 findersA traditional style of Colombian dance and music, or a piece in this style.
  • CUMBROUSadjectiveMiddle English18 findersUnwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome.
  • CUMBROUSLYadverb5 findersIn a cumbrous manner.
  • CUMBUNGInoun1 finderAny of several Australian perennial herbs of the genus Typha, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis.
  • CUMINnounAncient Greek144 findersThe flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
  • CUMMERnounLatin1 finderThe relationship of a godmother to the other godparents (godsibs or gossips), and the legal parents, of a child.
  • CUMSHAWnoun15 findersA gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
  • CUMULATEverbLatin27 findersTo accumulate; to amass.
  • CUMULATIVEadjectiveFrench127 findersIncorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.
  • CUMULOSEadjective1 finderFull of heaps, or accumulating in heaps.
  • CUNABULAnounLatin1 finderThe earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals.
  • CUNCTATIONnounLatin10 findersDelay, hesitation, procrastination.
  • CUNEATEadjectiveLatin7 finderswedge-shaped.
  • CUNEATEDadjective2 finderscuneate
  • CUNEATELYadverb1 finderIn a cuneate manner.
  • CUNEIFORMadjectiveLatin306 findersHaving the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
  • CUNETTEnounProto-Indo-European1 finderA trench dug in a moat to allow for drainage, or as an extra obstacle for attackers.
  • CUNEUSnounLatin6 findersA portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
  • CUNJEVOInoun6 findersA coastal sea squirt (Pyura stolonifera), found in some parts of Australia and South Africa.
  • CUPBOARDnounMiddle English28 findersA board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.
  • CUPELnounLatin8 findersA small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
  • CUPELLATIONnoun2 findersThe act or an act of cupellating, the assaying of a precious metal in a cupel.
  • CUPFULnounMiddle English6 findersThe amount necessary to fill a cup.
  • CUPHEADnoun4 findersA hemispherical head on a rivet.
  • CUPIDnoun215 findersA putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
  • CUPIDINOUSadjectiveLatin4 findersCharacterized by or related to cupidity (greed, desire for wealth).
  • CUPIDITYnounLatin216 findersExtreme greed, especially for wealth.
  • CUPLIKEadjective41 findersResembling a cup.
  • CUPOLAnounLatin145 findersA dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
  • CUPOLAEDadjective5 findersHaving one or more cupolas.
  • CUPOLAINGnounLatin2 findersA dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
  • CUPOLARadjective6 findersOf or relating to a cupola.
  • CUPPAnoun7 findersA cup of tea (or sometimes any hot drink).
  • CUPPERnoun4 findersSomeone with a specific bra size.
  • CUPPIERadjective1 finderHaving the form of a cup.
  • CUPPYadjective2 findersHaving the form of a cup.
  • CUPREOUSnounLatin5 findersA reddish-brown color, like that of polished copper.
  • CUPRICadjectiveLatin7 findersOf, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper.
  • CUPROUSadjectiveLatin45 findersOf, or of the nature of, copper.
  • CUPULAnounLatin12 findersA cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.
  • CUPULARadjective2 findersShaped like a cupule.
  • CUPULATEadjective4 findersCup-shaped.
  • CUPULEnounLatin4 findersAny small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies.
  • CURABILITYnoun11 findersThe state of being curable.
  • CURABLEadjectiveOld French4 findersCapable of being cured.
  • CURABLYadverb1 finderIn a curable manner.
  • CURAREnoun8 findersA plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
  • CURATEnounLatin60 findersAn assistant rector or vicar.
  • CURATESHIPnoun1 finderSynonym of curacy.
  • CURATIONnounLatin48 findersThe act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts.
  • CURATIVEadjectiveMiddle French60 findersPossessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
  • CURATIVELYadverb13 findersIn a curative manner.
  • CURBnounLatin9 findersA concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb .
  • CURBABLEadjective1 finderCapable of being curbed.
  • CURBLESSadjective2 findersWithout a curb (raised margin).
  • CURBSIDEadjective3 findersAdjacent to the curb.
  • CURBSTONEnoun1 finderUS spelling of kerbstone.
  • CURCUMINnounArabic11 findersA polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; a major constituent of the spice turmeric.
  • CURDnounMiddle English23 findersThe coagulated part of any liquid. The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc. Dahi. A solid piece of coagula
  • CURDINESSnoun2 findersThe state or quality of being curdy.
  • CURDLEverb45 findersTo form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
  • CURDYadjective9 findersLike, or full of, curd; coagulated.
  • CUREnounLatin13 findersA method, device or medication that restores good health.
  • CURETTAGEnounFrench7 findersThe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.

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