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  • CURETTEnounFrench5 findersA hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.
  • CURFEWnounOld French54 findersAny regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
  • CURIAnounLatin40 findersAny of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
  • CURIALadjectiveLatin23 findersPertaining to a court; courtly.
  • CURIALISTadjective1 finderOf or pertaining to curialism.
  • CURIEnounFrench12 finders3.7×10 decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.
  • CURINGverb3 finderspresent participle and gerund of cure
  • CURIOnounFrench113 findersA strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.
  • CURIOSAnounLatin1 finderCuriosities, especially erotic or pornographic books or articles.
  • CURIOSITYnounLatin76 findersInquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
  • CURIOUSadjectiveLatin24 findersTending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; nosy, prying.
  • CURIOUSESTadjective1 findersuperlative form of curious: most curious
  • CURIOUSLYadverbMiddle English34 findersIn a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.
  • CURITEnoun1 finderAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.
  • CURIUMnoun39 findersA 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
  • CURIUMSnoun12 findersA 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
  • CURLnounProto-Germanic5 findersA curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
  • CURLEWnounOld French59 findersAny of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
  • CURLICUEnoun1 finderA fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops.
  • CURLYadjective15 findersHaving curls.
  • CURMUDGEONnounLatin266 findersAn ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
  • CURMUDGEONLYadjective200 findersCharacteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish.
  • CURRverb3 findersTo coo like an owl.
  • CURRANTnounDutch1 finderA small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
  • CURRANTIESTadjective1 finderResembling or characteristic of currants.
  • CURRANTYadjective1 finderResembling or characteristic of currants.
  • CURRENCYnounLatin1 finderMoney or other items used to facilitate transactions.
  • CURRISHadjective1 finderPertaining to a cur or mongrel.
  • CURRYnounLatin1 finderOne of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.
  • CURRYINGnounGerman2 findersgerund 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
  • CURSEnounOld English23 findersA supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
  • CURSEDadjectiveMiddle English25 findersUnder some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
  • CURSEDLYadverbMiddle English9 findersIn a cursed manner; miserably
  • CURSINGverbOld English7 finderspresent participle and gerund of curse
  • CURSIVEadjectiveLatin100 findersRunning; flowing.
  • CURSIVELYadverb33 findersIn a cursive manner.
  • CURSORIALadjective2 findersAdapted for running.
  • CURSORYadjectiveLatin1 finderHasty or superficial.
  • CURTadjectiveLatin74 findersBrief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
  • CURTAILverbLatin55 findersTo cut short the tail of (an animal).
  • CURTAILMENTnoun2 findersThe act of curtailing.
  • CURTAINnounAncient Greek12 findersA piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
  • CURTALnounFrench10 findersA variety of short-barrelled cannon.
  • CURTANAnounLatin1 finderA short sword used for ceremonial purposes
  • CURTESIESnoun1 finderThe tenure that a man is entitled to over the property of his deceased wife if there is a child who could inherit it.
  • CURTESYnoun4 findersThe tenure that a man is entitled to over the property of his deceased wife if there is a child who could inherit it.
  • CURTILAGEnounProto-Indo-European21 findersA 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
  • CURTLYadverb35 findersIn a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely.
  • CURTNESSnoun1 finderThe state of being curt.
  • CURTSEYnounOld French13 findersA 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
  • CURULEadjectiveLatin6 findersDesignating a kind of elaborate ceremonial seat inlaid with ivory, used by the highest magistrates in ancient Rome.
  • CURVATEadjectiveLatin9 findersbent in a regular form ; curved.
  • CURVATIONnounLatin12 findersThe act of curving or bending, or the shape of the resulting curve; curvature.
  • CURVEadjectiveProto-Indo-European8 findersBent without angles; crooked; curved.
  • CURVEDLYadverb1 finderIn a curved manner.
  • CURVETverbLatin20 findersOf a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic.
  • CURVEYadjective4 findersRare form of curvy.
  • CURVITYnounLatin1 finderThe state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness.
  • CURVYadjective17 findersHaving curves.
  • CUSCUSnounLatin4 findersAny arboreal marsupial of most genera of the family Phalangeridae, native to northern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
  • CUSECnoun1 finderA measure of the rate of flow of fluid, especially through a pipeline, equal to one cubic foot per second.
  • CUSHadjective29 findersExcellent, very good.
  • CUSHATnounOld English4 findersA pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove.
  • CUSHAWnoun4 findersAny of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.
  • CUSHILYadverb18 findersIn a cushy way.
  • CUSHIONnounProto-Indo-European38 findersA 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.
  • CUSHIONYadjective16 findersLike a cushion: comfortable, soft, yielding.
  • CUSHTYadjective12 findersExcellent, very good.
  • CUSHYadjectivePersian38 findersMaking few demands; comfortable, easy.
  • CUSKnounOld Norse23 findersA codlike saltwater fish in the family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.
  • CUSPnounLatin164 findersA sharp point or pointed end.
  • CUSPALadjective6 findersRelating to a cusp or cusps.
  • CUSPATEadjective9 findershaving cusps
  • CUSPEDadjective18 findersHaving a cusp; pointed.
  • CUSPERnoun1 finderA person considered to have been born on a cusp between significant generations.
  • CUSPIDnounLatin244 findersA pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
  • CUSPIDATEadjectiveLatin14 findersHaving a cusp
  • CUSPIDORnounPortuguese63 findersA spittoon.
  • CUSPINGnoun18 findersA formation of cusps.
  • CUSPYadjective18 findersHaving cusps
  • CUSSverb2 findersTo use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
  • CUSSERnoun2 findersA person who cusses.
  • CUSTARDnoun80 findersA 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
  • CUSTARDYadjective53 findersContaining custard.
  • CUSTODEnounLatin4 findersA custodian.
  • CUSTODIALadjectiveFrench70 findersProviding protection, care, supervision or guarding.
  • CUSTODIANnounLatin26 findersA person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
  • CUSTODYnounLatin7 findersThe legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
  • CUSTOMnounLatin11 findersFrequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
  • CUSTOMABLEadjective2 finderscustomary
  • CUSTOMARILYadverb19 findersIn the customary manner; as is custom
  • CUSTOMARYadjectiveLatin14 findersIn accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
  • CUSTOMERnounLatin16 findersA habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business.
  • CUSTRELnounOld French2 findersA knight's attendant or man-at-arms; a knave.
  • CUTANEOUSadjectiveLatin129 findersOf, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.
  • CUTANEOUSLYadverb25 findersIn a cutaneous way.
  • CUTAWAYnoun9 findersA men's coat with the front cut back away from the waist, as worn on formal occasions.
  • CUTBANKnoun1 finderThe outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat.
  • CUTDOWNnoun6 findersAn emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.
  • CUTEadjective27 findersPossessing 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

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