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

curling iron
noun a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it

curly
adjective (of hair) having curls or waves; `they envied her naturally curly hair`

curly grass
curly grass fern noun rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts

curly-coated retriever
noun an English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water

curly-grained
cross-grained adjective of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel

curly-haired
curly-coated adjective covered with curly hair; `a curly-coated water spaniel`

curly-heads
Clematis ochreleuca noun shrubby clematis of the eastern United States having curly foliage

curly-leaved
curly-leafed adjective having curly leaves

curlycup gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa noun perennial gumweed of western and central North America

curmudgeon
noun a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas

currant
currant bush noun any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants

currawong
bell magpie noun bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call

currency
vogue noun a current state of general acceptance and use

current
adjective occurring in or belonging to the present time; `current events`; `the current topic`; `current negotiations`; `current psychoanalytic theories`; `the ship`s current position`

current
noun a flow of electricity through a conductor; `the current was measured in amperes`

current account
noun that part of the balance of payments recording a nation`s exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments

current intelligence
noun intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest; usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation

current unit
noun a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time

currentness
currency 1 up-to-dateness noun the property of belonging to the present time; `the currency of a slang term`

curricular
adjective of or relating to an academic course of study

curriculum vitae
CV noun a summary of your academic and work history

currier
noun a craftsman who curries leather for use

Currier
noun United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives` (1813-1888)

currish
adjective resembling a cur; snarling and rude

currishly
adverb in a currish manner; meanspiritedly; `he behaved ignobly`

curry
noun (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice

curry
verb give a neat appearance to; `groom the dogs`; `dress the horses`

curry favor
curry favour verb seek favor by fawning or flattery; `This employee is currying favor with his superordinates`

curry powder
noun pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices

curry sauce
noun allemande sauce with curry powder and coconut milk instead of stock

currycomb
noun a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses

curse
torment noun a severe affliction

curse
damn verb wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; `The bad witch cursed the child`

cursed
curst adjective deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; `villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed`; `cursed with four daughter`; `not a cursed drop`; `his cursed stupidity`; `I`ll be cursed if I can see your reasoning`

cursed crowfoot
celery-leaved buttercup noun annual herb growing in marshy places

cursed with(p)
stuck with(p) adjective burdened with; `stuck with the tab`

cursing
adjective who is uttering obscenities; `arrested the flailing cursing old man`

cursive
adjective having successive letter joined together; `cursive script`

cursively
adverb in a cursive manner

cursor
noun (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions

cursorial
adjective (of limbs and feet) adapted for running

cursorily
adverb without taking pains; `he looked cursorily through the magazine`

Cursorius
genus Cursorius noun coursers

curtail
curb verb place restrictions on; `curtail drinking in school`

curtailment
noun the temporal property of being cut short

curtailment
noun the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; `a suppression of the newspaper`

curtain
drape noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

curtain lecture
noun a private lecture to a husband by his wife

curtain off
verb separate by means of a curtain

curtain raiser
noun any preliminary activity

curtain ring
noun a circular ring for holding up a curtain

curtained
adjective furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies; `a curtained alcove`

curtainless
uncurtained adjective not provided with curtains; `blank, curtainless windows stared back at her`

curtal
adjective (obsolete) cut short; `a dog with a curtal tail`

Curtis
William Curtis noun English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)

Curtisia
genus Curtisia noun a large evergreen tree of South Africa

Curtiss
Glenn Curtiss noun United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930)

curtly
short adverb in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; `he told me curtly to get on with it`; `he talked short with everyone`; `he said shortly that he didn`t like it`

curtsy
curtsey noun bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women

curvaceously
buxomly adverb in a curvaceous way; `his date was curvaceously beguiling`

curvaceousness
shapeliness noun the quality of having a well-rounded body

curvature
noun the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve

curvature
noun the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

curve
noun a line on a graph representing data

curve
breaking ball noun a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter

curve ball
breaking ball noun a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter

curved
curving adjective having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; `the curved tusks of a walrus`; `his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard`

curvet
vaulting noun a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down

curvilineal
curvilinear adjective characterized by or following a curved line; `curvilinear tracery`; `curvilinear motion`

curvilinear correlation
nonlinear correlation noun any correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constant

curvilinear regression
noun the relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order)

curvy
curvey adjective having curves; `a settee with only one curvy end`

cuscus
noun woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia

Cuscuta
genus Cuscuta noun genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder

cush-cush
Dioscorea trifida noun tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers

cushaw
noun globose or ovoid squash with striped grey and green warty rind

Cushing
Harvey Cushing noun United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing`s syndrome (1869-1939)

Cushing`s disease
hyperadrenalism noun a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity

Cushing`s syndrome
hyperadrenocorticism noun a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol

cushion
noun a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

cushion flower
pincushion hakea noun tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia

cushioned
cushiony adjective softened by the addition of cushions or padding

Cushitic
noun a group of languages spoken in Ethiopia and Somalia and northwestern Kenya and adjacent regions

cushy
soft adjective not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; `what a cushy job!`; `the easygoing life of a parttime consultant`; `a soft job`

cusk
noun the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters

cusk
Brosme brosme noun large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod

cusk-eel
noun elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes

cusp
noun point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)

cusp
noun a thin triangular flap of a heart valve

cuspate
cuspated adjective having cusps or points

cuspidation
noun a decoration using cusps

cussed
obdurate adjective stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

cussedness
orneriness noun meanspirited disagreeable contrariness

custard
noun sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen

custard apple
noun the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp

custard pie
noun a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificial custard; thrown in slapstick comedies

custard-like
adjective resembling custard in consistency

Custer
George Armstrong Custer noun United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)

custodial
guardian adjective providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; `daycare that is educational and not just custodial`; `a guardian angel`; `tutelary gods`

custodial account
noun a brokerage firm account that parents have created for a minor