Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
cubicalness |
noun |
The quality of being cubical. |
cucurbitive |
adjective |
Having the shape of a gourd seed; — said of certain small worms. |
culs-de-sac |
plural |
of Cul-de-sac |
cullibility |
noun |
Gullibility. |
culmiferous |
adjective |
Having jointed stems or culms., Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal. |
culminating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Culminate |
culmination |
noun |
The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit., Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc. |
culpability |
noun |
The state of being culpable. |
cultivating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Cultivate |
cultivation |
noun |
The art or act of cultivating; improvement for agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes; tillage; production by tillage., Bestowal of time or attention for self-improvement or for the benefit of others; fostering care., The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture. |
cultureless |
adjective |
Having no culture. |
culverhouse |
noun |
A dovecote. |
cunningness |
noun |
Quality of being cunning; craft. |
cupellation |
noun |
The act or process of refining gold or silver, etc., in a cupel. |
cupriferous |
adjective |
Containing copper; as, cupriferous silver. |
curatorship |
noun |
The office of a curator. |
curialistic |
adjective |
Pertaining to a court., Relating or belonging to the ultramontane party in the Latin Church. |
curiosities |
plural |
of Curiosity |
curiousness |
noun |
Carefulness; painstaking., The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance., Inquisitiveness; curiosity. |
currentness |
noun |
The quality of being current; currency; circulation; general reception., Easiness of pronunciation; fluency. |
curriculums |
plural |
of Curriculum |
cursitating |
adjective |
Moving about slightly. |
cursoriness |
noun |
The quality of being cursory; superficial performance; as, cursoriness of view. |
curtail dog |
|
A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its tail cut short, partly as a mark, and partly from a notion that the tail is necessary to a dog in running; hence, a dog not fit for sporting. |
curtailment |
noun |
The act or result of curtailing or cutting off. |
curvilinead |
noun |
An instrument for drawing curved lines. |
curvilineal |
adjective |
Alt. of Curvilinear |
curvilinear |
adjective |
Consisting of, or bounded by, curved lines; as, a curvilinear figure. |
curvinerved |
adjective |
Having the ribs or the veins of the leaves curved; — called also curvinervate and curve-veined. |
curviserial |
adjective |
Distributed in a curved line, as leaves along a stem. |
cushionless |
adjective |
Hot furnished with a cushion. |
customarily |
adverb |
In a customary manner; habitually. |
customhouse |
noun |
The building where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered or cleared. |
cuttle bone |
|
The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes, as for making polishing powder, etc. |