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- CURETTEA hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.
- CURFEWAny regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
- CURIAAny of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
- CURIALPertaining to a court; courtly.
- CURIALISTOf or pertaining to curialism.
- CURIE3.7×10 decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.
- CURINGpresent participle and gerund of cure
- CURIOA strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.
- 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.
- CURIOUSESTsuperlative form of curious: most curious
- CURIOUSLYIn a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.
- CURITEAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.
- CURIUMA radioactive and highly fissile, silver-grey, metallic, transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96, which is artificially produced in a particle accelera
- CURIUMSA radioactive and highly fissile, silver-grey, metallic, transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96, which is artificially produced in a particle accelera
- CURLA curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
- CURLEWAny of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
- CURLICUEA fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops.
- CURLYHaving curls.
- CURMUDGEONAn ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
- CURMUDGEONLYCharacteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish.
- CURRTo coo like an owl.
- CURRANTA small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
- CURRANTIESTResembling or characteristic of currants.
- CURRANTYResembling or characteristic of currants.
- CURRENCYMoney or other items used to facilitate transactions.
- CURRISHPertaining to a cur or mongrel.
- CURRYOne of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.
- CURRYINGgerund of curry: the technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of functions that each take a single argument; an instance of using this techn
- CURSEA supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
- CURSEDUnder some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
- CURSEDLYIn a cursed manner; miserably
- CURSINGpresent participle and gerund of curse
- CURSIVERunning; flowing.
- CURSIVELYIn a cursive manner.
- CURSORIALAdapted for running.
- CURSORYHasty or superficial.
- CURTBrief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- CURTAILTo cut short the tail of (an animal).
- CURTAILMENTThe act of curtailing.
- CURTAINA piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
- CURTALA variety of short-barrelled cannon.
- CURTANAA short sword used for ceremonial purposes
- CURTESIESThe tenure that a man is entitled to over the property of his deceased wife if there is a child who could inherit it.
- CURTESYThe tenure that a man is entitled to over the property of his deceased wife if there is a child who could inherit it.
- CURTILAGEA small piece of land, such as a garth or yard with the buildings and structures on it, immediately surrounding a dwelling house and legally regarded as part of its property; origi
- CURTLYIn a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely.
- CURTNESSThe state of being curt.
- CURTSEYA small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in defer
- 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.
- CURVEBent without angles; crooked; curved.
- CURVEDLYIn a curved manner.
- CURVETOf a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic.
- CURVEYRare form of curvy.
- CURVITYThe state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness.
- CURVYHaving curves.
- CUSCUSAny arboreal marsupial of most genera of the family Phalangeridae, native to northern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
- CUSECA measure of the rate of flow of fluid, especially through a pipeline, equal to one cubic foot per second.
- CUSHExcellent, very good.
- CUSHATA pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove.
- CUSHAWAny of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.
- CUSHILYIn a cushy way.
- CUSHIONA soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support. A throw pillow. A thin, flat pad used on hard chairs and sometimes toilet seats.
- CUSHIONYLike a cushion: comfortable, soft, yielding.
- CUSHTYExcellent, very good.
- CUSHYMaking few demands; comfortable, easy.
- CUSKA codlike saltwater fish in the family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.
- CUSPA sharp point or pointed end.
- CUSPALRelating to a cusp or cusps.
- CUSPATEhaving cusps
- CUSPEDHaving a cusp; pointed.
- CUSPERA person considered to have been born on a cusp between significant generations.
- CUSPIDA pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
- CUSPIDATEHaving a cusp
- CUSPIDORA spittoon.
- CUSPINGA formation of cusps.
- CUSPYHaving cusps
- CUSSTo use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
- CUSSERA person who cusses.
- CUSTARDA type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for som
- CUSTARDYContaining custard.
- CUSTODEA custodian.
- CUSTODIALProviding protection, care, supervision or guarding.
- 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.
- CUSTOMABLEcustomary
- CUSTOMARILYIn the customary manner; as is custom
- 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.
- CUSTRELA knight's attendant or man-at-arms; a knave.
- CUTANEOUSOf, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.
- CUTANEOUSLYIn a cutaneous way.
- CUTAWAYA men's coat with the front cut back away from the waist, as worn on formal occasions.
- CUTBANKThe outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat.
- CUTDOWNAn emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.
- CUTEPossessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and sof