| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| cubbyhole | noun | A snug or confined place. |
| cubically | adverb | In a cubical method. |
| cubicular | adjective | Belonging to a chamber or bedroom. |
| cuckolded | imp. & past participle | of Cuckold |
| cuckoldly | adjective | Having the qualities of a cuckold; mean-spirited; sneaking. |
| cuckoldom | noun | The state of a cuckold; cuckolds, collectively. |
| cuckoldry | noun | The state of being a cuckold; the practice of making cuckolds. |
| cuckoobud | noun | A species of Ranunculus (R. bulbosus); — called also butterflower, buttercup, kingcup, goldcup. |
| cucullate | adjective | Alt. of Cucullated |
| cucurbite | noun | A vessel or flask for distillation, used with, or forming part of, an alembic; a matrass; — originally in the shape of a gourd, with a wide mouth. See Alembic. |
| cudgelled | of Cudgel | |
| cudgeling | present participle & vb. noun | of Cudgel |
| cuirasses | plural | of Cuirass |
| cuirassed | adjective | Wearing a cuirass., Having a covering of bony plates, resembling a cuirass; — said of certain fishes. |
| cullender | noun | A strainer. See Colander. |
| cullionly | adjective | Mean; base. |
| culminant | adjective | Being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude; hence, predominant. |
| culminate | verb i. | To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead., To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc., Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; — applied to the growth of corals. |
| culpatory | adjective | Expressing blame; censuring; reprehensory; inculpating. |
| cultivate | verb t. | To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil., To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish., To seek the society of; to court intimacy with., To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine., To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass. |
| cultrated | adjective | Sharp-edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knife, as the beak of certain birds. |
| culturing | present participle & vb. noun | of Culture |
| culturist | noun | A cultivator., One who is an advocate of culture. |
| culverkey | noun | A bunch of the keys or samaras of the ash tree., An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill (Scilla nutans). |
| cumbering | present participle & vb. noun | of Cumber |
| cumbrance | noun | Encumbrance. |
| cumulated | imp. & past participle | of Cumulate |
| cunctator | noun | One who delays or lingers. |
| cuneiform | adjective | Alt. of Cuniform, Alt. of Cuniform |
| cunningly | adverb | In a cunning manner; with cunning. |
| cupbearer | noun | One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an entertainment., One of the attendants of a prince or noble, permanently charged with the performance of this office for his master. |
| cupelling | present participle & vb. noun | of Cupel |
| curb roof | A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof. | |
| curbstone | noun | A stone /et along a margin as a and protection, as along the edge of a sidewalk next the roadway; an edge stone. |
| curculios | plural | of Curculio |
| curdiness | noun | The state of being curdy. |
| curialism | noun | The view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church. |
| curialist | noun | One who belongs to the ultramontane party in the Latin Church. |
| curiality | noun | The privileges, prerogatives, or retinue of a court. |
| curiosity | noun | The state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration., Disposition to inquire, investigate, or seek after knowledge; a desire to gratify the mind with new information or objects of interest; inquisitiveness., That which is curious, or fitted to excite or reward attention. |
| curiously | adverb | In a curious manner. |
| curliness | noun | State of being curly. |
| curlingly | adverb | With a curl, or curls. |
| currently | adverb | In a current manner; generally; commonly; as, it is currently believed. |
| curricula | plural | of Curriculum |
| currycomb | noun | A kind of card or comb having rows of metallic teeth or serrated ridges, used in currying a horse., To comb with a currycomb. |
| cursorary | adjective | Cursory; hasty. |
| cursorial | adjective | Adapted to running or walking, and not to prehension; as, the limbs of the horse are cursorial. See Illust. of Aves., Of or pertaining to the Cursores. |
| cursorily | adverb | In a running or hasty manner; carelessly. |
| curstness | noun | Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness. |
| curtailed | imp. & past participle | of Curtail |
| curtailer | noun | One who curtails. |
| curtained | imp. & past participle | of Curtain |
| curtal ax | Alt. of Curtelasse | |
| curtle ax | Alt. of Curtelasse | |
| curtation | noun | The interval by which the curtate distance of a planet is less than the true distance. |
| curtesies | plural | of Curtesy |
| curtilage | noun | A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house. |
| curvation | noun | The act of bending or crooking. |
| curvative | adjective | Having the margins only a little curved; — said of leaves. |
| curvature | noun | The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved; a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve., The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a tangent drawn to the curve at that point. |
| curveting | present participle & vb. noun | of Curvet |
| curviform | adjective | Having a curved form. |
| cushioned | imp. & past participle | of Cushion |
| cushionet | noun | A little cushion. |
| cuspidate | verb t. | To make pointed or sharp., Alt. of Cuspidated |
| custodial | adjective | Relating to custody or guardianship. |
| custodian | noun | One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a keeper or superintendent. |
| custodier | noun | A custodian. |
| customary | adjective | Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual., Holding or held by custom; as, customary tenants; customary service or estate., A book containing laws and usages, or customs; as, the Customary of the Normans. |
| custumary | adjective | See Customary. |
| cutaneous | adjective | Of pertaining to the skin; existing on, or affecting, the skin; as, a cutaneous disease; cutaneous absorption; cutaneous respiration. |
| cuticular | adjective | Pertaining to the cuticle, or external coat of the skin; epidermal. |
| cutlasses | plural | of Cutlass |
| cutthroat | noun | One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin., Murderous; cruel; barbarous. |
| cuttingly | adverb | In a cutting manner. |