| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| cubbed | imp. & past participle | of Cub |
| cubing | present participle & vb. noun | of Cube |
| cubile | noun | The lowest course of stones in a building. |
| cuboid | adjective | Cube-shaped, or nearly so; as, the cuboid bone of the foot., The bone of the tarsus, which, in man and most mammals, supports the metatarsals of the fourth and fifth toes. |
| cuckoo | noun | A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species. |
| cucujo | noun | The fire beetle of Mexico and the West Indies. |
| cudden | noun | A clown; a low rustic; a dolt., The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy. |
| cuddle | verb i. | To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle., To embrace closely; to fondle., A close embrace. |
| cudgel | noun | A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff, and wielded with one hand; hence, any heavy stick used as a weapon., To beat with a cudgel. |
| cuerpo | noun | The body. |
| cuffed | imp. & past participle | of Cuff |
| culdee | noun | One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. |
| culled | imp. & past participle | of Cull |
| culler | noun | One who picks or chooses; esp., an inspector who selects wares suitable for market. |
| cullet | verb t. | Broken glass for remelting., A small central plane in the back of a cut gem. See Collet, 3 (b). |
| cullis | noun | A strong broth of meat, strained and made clear for invalids; also, a savory jelly., A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove. |
| culmen | noun | Top; summit; acme., The dorsal ridge of a bird’s bill. |
| culpon | noun | A shred; a fragment; a strip of wood. |
| cultch | noun | Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster. |
| culter | noun | A colter. See Colter. |
| cultus | noun sing. & pl. | Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship; state of religious development. Cf. Cult, 2. |
| culver | noun | A dove., A culverin. |
| cumber | verb t. | To rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; to be burdensome or oppressive to; to hinder or embarrass in attaining an object, to obstruct or occupy uselessly; to embarrass; to trouble., Trouble; embarrassment; distress. |
| cumene | noun | A colorless oily hydrocarbon, C6H5.C3H7, obtained by the distillation of cuminic acid; — called also cumol. |
| cummin | noun | Same as Cumin. |
| cumuli | plural | of Cumulus |
| cuneal | Relating to a wedge; wedge-shaped. | |
| cunner | noun | A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast (Ctenolabrus adspersus); — called also chogset, burgall, blue perch, and bait stealer., A small shellfish; the limpet or patella. |
| cupped | imp. & past participle | of Cup |
| cupful | noun | As much as a cup will hold. |
| cupola | noun | A roof having a rounded form, hemispherical or nearly so; also, a ceiling having the same form. When on a large scale it is usually called dome., A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern., A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, — used chiefly in foundries and steel works., A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance., The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear. |
| cupper | noun | One who performs the operation of cupping. |
| cupric | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; — said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its lowest proportion. |
| cuprum | noun | Copper. |
| cupule | noun | A cuplet or little cup, as of the acorn; the husk or bur of the filbert, chestnut, etc., A sucker or acetabulum. |
| curacy | noun | The office or employment of a curate. |
| curare | noun | Alt. of Curari |
| curari | noun | A black resinoid extract prepared by the South American Indians from the bark of several species of Strychnos (S. toxifera, etc.). It sometimes has little effect when taken internally, but is quickly fatal when introduced into the blood, and used by the Indians as an arrow poison. |
| curate | noun | One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but now usually limited to one who assists a rector or vicar. |
| curbed | imp. & past participle | of Curb |
| curded | imp. & past participle | of Curd |
| curdle | verb i. | To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle., To thicken; to congeal., To change into curd; to cause to coagulate., To congeal or thicken. |
| curing | present participle & vb. noun | of Cure, p. a. & vb. n. of Cure. |
| curfew | noun | The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, — instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself., A utensil for covering the fire. |
| curiet | noun | A cuirass. |
| curios | plural | of Curio |
| curled | imp. & past participle | of Curl, Having curls; curly; sinuous; wavy; as, curled maple (maple having fibers which take a sinuous course). |
| curler | noun | One who, or that which, curls., A player at the game called curling. |
| curlew | noun | A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill. |
| currie | noun & verb | See 2d & 3d Curry. |
| cursed | imp. & past participle | of Curse, Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable; abominable. |
| curser | noun | One who curses. |
| cursor | noun | Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides backward and forward upon another part. |
| curtal | adjective | Curt; brief; laconic., A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. |
| curtes | adjective | Courteous. |
| curtly | adverb | In a curt manner. |
| curtsy | noun | Same as Courtesy, an act of respect. |
| curule | adjective | Of or pertaining to a chariot., Of or pertaining to a kind of chair appropriated to Roman magistrates and dignitaries; pertaining to, having, or conferring, the right to sit in the curule chair; hence, official. |
| cururo | noun | A Chilian burrowing rodent of the genus Spalacopus. |
| curval | present participle | Alt. of Curvant |
| curved | imp. & past participle | of Curve |
| curvet | noun | A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs are falling, raises his hind legs, so that all his legs are in the air at once., A prank; a frolic., To make a curvet; to leap; to bound., To leap and frisk; to frolic., To cause to curvet. |
| cushat | noun | The ringdove or wood pigeon. |
| cuskin | noun | A kind of drinking cup. |
| cusped | imp. & past participle | of Cusp |
| cuspid | noun | One of the canine teeth; — so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. See Tooth. |
| cuspis | noun | A point; a sharp end. |
| custom | noun | Frequent repetition of the same act; way of acting common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method of doing or living., Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a shop, manufactory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support., Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription., Familiar aquaintance; familiarity., To make familiar; to accustom., To supply with customers., To have a custom., The customary toll, tax, or tribute., Duties or tolls imposed by law on commodities, imported or exported., To pay the customs of. |
| custos | noun | A keeper; a custodian; a superintendent. |
| cutler | noun | One who makes or deals in cutlery, or knives and other cutting instruments. |
| cutlet | noun | A piece of meat, especially of veal or mutton, cut for broiling. |
| cutose | noun | A variety of cellulose, occuring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork; by oxidation it passes to suberic acid. |
| cutter | noun | One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one who cuts out garments., That which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool or instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs the stalk, or as a paper cutter., A fore tooth; an incisor., A boat used by ships of war., A fast sailing vessel with one mast, rigged in most essentials like a sloop. A cutter is narrower end deeper than a sloop of the same length, and depends for stability on a deep keel, often heavily weighted with lead., A small armed vessel, usually a steamer, in the revenue marine service; — also called revenue cutter., A small, light one-horse sleigh., An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid., A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer., A kind of soft yellow brick, used for facework; — so called from the facility with which it can be cut. |
| cuttle | noun | A knife., Alt. of Cuttlefish |
| cutwal | noun | The chief police officer of a large city. |