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. |