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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

cumulative preferred
cumulative preferred stock noun preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out

cumulative vote
noun an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner

cumulatively
adverb in a cumulative manner; `mind has become self-reproducing through man`s capacity to transmit experience and its products cumulatively`

cumuliform
adjective shaped like a cumulus cloud

cumulonimbus
cumulonimbus cloud noun a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms

cumulus
cumulus cloud noun a globular cloud

Cunaxa
battle of Cunaxa noun battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne

cuneate
wedge-shaped adjective of a leaf shape; narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base

cuneate leaf
noun a wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base

cuneiform
adjective of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones)

Cuniculus
genus Cuniculus noun pacas

cunner
bergall noun common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States

cunnilingus
cunnilinctus noun oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris

cunning
cute adjective attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; `a cute kid with pigtails`; `a cute little apartment`; `cunning kittens`; `a cunning baby`

cunningly
adverb in an attractive manner; `how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure`

Cunoniaceae
family Cunoniaceae noun trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere

cunt
puss noun obscene terms for female genitals

Cuon
Cyon noun Asiatic wild dog

cup
noun a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; `he put the cup back in the saucer`; `the handle of the cup was missing`

cup
noun a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; `the school kept the cups is a special glass case`

cup and saucer
Campanula medium noun European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers

cup final
noun the final game of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley)

cup hook
noun hook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups

cup of tea
bag noun an activity that you like or at which you are superior; `chemistry is not my cup of tea`; `his bag now is learning to play golf`; `marriage was scarcely his dish`

cup tie
noun an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition

cupbearer
noun the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman`s household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine

cupboard
noun a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

cupboard love
noun a show of affection motivated by selfishness

cupcake
noun small cake baked in a muffin tin

cupflower
noun any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers

cupful
noun the quantity a cup will hold; `he drank a cup of coffee`; `he borrowed a cup of sugar`

cupid
noun a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow

Cupid`s bow
noun a curved bow with reversed curve ends

cuplike
adjective resembling the shape of a cup

cupola
noun a roof in the form of a dome

cuppa
cupper noun a cup of tea

cupping
noun a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface

Cupressaceae
family Cupressaceae noun cypresses and junipers and many cedars

Cupressus
genus Cupressus noun type genus of Cupressaceae

cupric
cuprous adjective of or containing divalent copper

cuprite
noun a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copper

cupronickel
noun a 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel

cupular
cupulate adjective shaped like (or supporting) a cupule

cupule
noun a sucker on the feet of certain flies

Cuquenan
Cuquenan Falls noun a famous waterfall in Venezuela

cur
mongrel noun an inferior dog or one of mixed breed

curability
curableness noun capability of being cured or healed

curable
adjective capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent

curacao
curacoa noun flavored with sour orange peel

curacy
noun the position of a curate

curandera
noun a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans

curandero
noun a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans

curassow
noun large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food

curate
minister of religion noun a person authorized to conduct religious worship; `clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches`

curate cycloid
noun a cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circle

curative
healing(p) adjective tending to cure or restore to health; `curative powers of herbal remedies`; `her gentle healing hand`; `remedial surgery`; `a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air`; `a therapeutic agent`; `therapeutic diets`

curator
conservator noun the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)

curatorial
adjective of or relating to a curator or the duties of a curator; `curatorial duties`

curatorship
noun the position of curator

curb
curbing noun an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

curb
noun a horse`s bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

curb bit
noun a horse`s bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

curb market
noun a stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange

curb roof
noun a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge

curb service
noun service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles

curbside
noun the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb; `policemen stood at intervals along the curbside`

curbstone
kerbstone noun a paving stone forming part of a curb

Curculionidae
family Curculionidae noun true weevils: snout beetles

Curcuma
genus Curcuma noun tropical Asiatic perennial herbs

curd
noun coagulated milk; used to made cheese; `Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey`

curdle
clabber verb turn into curds; `curdled milk`

curdling
adjective turning into a solid mass; `I waited for her to materialize out of the clogging curdling crowd`

cure
verb prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; `cure meats`; `cure pickles`; `cure hay`

cure
verb provide a cure for, make healthy again; `The treatment cured the boy`s acne`; `The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to`

cured
healed adjective freed from illness or injury; `the patient appears cured`; `the incision is healed`; `appears to be entirely recovered`; `when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium`- Normon Cameron

curettage
curettement noun surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette

curette
curet noun a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity

curfew
noun a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions

Curia
noun (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church

curie
Ci noun a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second

Curie
noun French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906)

Curie temperature
Curie point noun the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic

curio
curiosity noun something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

curiosa
noun books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica)

curiosity
wonder noun a state in which you want to learn more about something

curious
funny adjective beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; `a curious hybrid accent`; `her speech has a funny twang`; `they have some funny ideas about war`; `had an odd name`; `the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves`; `something definitely queer about this town`; `what a rum fellow`; `singular behavior`

curiously
inquisitively adverb with curiosity; `the baby looked around curiously`

curiously
peculiarly adverb in a manner differing from the usual or expected; `had a curiously husky voice`; `he`s behaving rather peculiarly`

curiousness
inquisitiveness noun a state of active curiosity

Curitiba
noun a city in southeastern Brazil

curium
Cm noun a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei

curl
curve verb form a curl, curve, or kink; `the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling`

curl
verb shape one`s body into a curl; `She curled farther down under the covers`; `She fell and drew in`

curl up
verb shape one`s body into a curl; `She curled farther down under the covers`; `She fell and drew in`

curled
curled up adjective drawn up into a ball; `she lay curled up in a big armchair`

curler
hair curler noun a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; `a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight`

curlew
noun large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill

curlew sandpiper
Calidris Ferruginea noun Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew

curleyleaf pondweed
curled pondweed noun European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California

curliness
waviness noun of hair: a tendency to curl