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

custodian
keeper noun one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

custodianship
noun the position of custodian

custody battle
noun litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple

custody case
noun a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)

custom
usage 1 usance noun accepted or habitual practice

custom-built
adjective built for a particular individual

custom-made
customized adjective made according to the specifications of an individual

custom-make
customize verb make to specifications; `I had this desk custom-made for me`

customarily
adverb by custom; according to common practice; `children are customarily expected to be seen but not heard`

customary
adjective in accordance with convention or custom; `sealed the deal with the customary handshake`

customer
noun someone who pays for goods or services

customer agent
noun a foreign purchaser who buys goods outright for resale

customhouse
customshouse noun a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country

customize
customise verb make according to requirements; `customize a car`

customs
customs duty noun money collected under a tariff

customs union
noun an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members

cut
emasculated adjective (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; `a cut horse`

cut
noun (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; `cuts do not bother a good tennis player`

cut across
verb be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; `Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines`

cut away
verb remove by cutting off or away; `cut away the branch that sticks out`

cut back
flash back verb return in time; `the film cut back to an earlier event in the story`

cut corners
verb do something the cheapest or easiest way; `Cut corners to make a cheaper product`

cut down
cut out verb intercept (a player)

cut glass
noun glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets

cut in
verb interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one`s own partner; `Jim always cuts in!`

cut of beef
noun piece of beef

cut of lamb
noun piece of a lamb

cut of mutton
noun piece of a mature sheep

cut of pork
noun piece of pork

cut of veal
noun piece of veal

cut off
chop off verb remove by or as if by cutting; `cut off the ear`; `lop off the dead branch`

cut out
adjective having been cut out; `the cut-out pieces of the dress`

cut short
verb interrupt before its natural or planned end; `We had to cut short our vacation`

cut to
verb move to another scene when filming; `The camera cut to the sky`

cut to ribbons
verb defeat totally; `We must cut the other team to ribbons!`

cut up
adjective cut into pieces

cut-and-dried
cut-and-dry adjective according to ordinary expectations

cut-in
insert noun (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film

cut-rate sale
sales event noun an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; `they held a sale to reduce their inventory`; `I got some great bargains at their annual sale`

cutaneous
cutaneal adjective relating to or existing on or affecting the skin; `cutaneous nerves`; `a cutaneous infection`

cutaneous anthrax
malignant pustule noun a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins; symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high fever and profuse sweating; the infection is often fatal

cutaneous leishmaniasis
Old World leishmaniasis noun leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions

cutaneous sensation
haptic sensation noun a sensation localized on the skin

cutaneous vein
vena cutanea noun one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins

cutaway
noun a man`s coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees

cutaway
cutaway model noun a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts

cutaway drawing
cutaway model noun a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts

cutback
noun a reduction in quantity or rate

cutch
kutch noun tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas

cute
precious adjective obviously contrived to charm; `an insufferably precious performance`; `a child with intolerably cute mannerisms`

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

Cuterebra
genus Cuterebra noun type genus of the Cuterebridae

Cuterebridae
family Cuterebridae noun New World botflies

cuticula
noun the outer body wall of an insect

cuticular
epidermal adjective of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula

cutin
noun (biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids

cutinize
verb convert into cutin

cutlas
cutlass noun a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors

cutlassfish
frost fish noun long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel

cutleaved coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata noun tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast

cutler
noun a dealer in cutlery

cutlery
eating utensil noun tableware implements for cutting and eating food

cutlet
noun thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled

cutoff
noun a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated

cutout
noun a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out

cutter
cutlery 1 cutting tool noun a cutting implement; a tool for cutting

cutthroat
fierce adjective ruthless in competition; `cutthroat competition`; `bowelless readiness to take advantage`

cutting
edged adjective (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; `cutting remarks`; `edged satire`; `a stinging comment`

cutting
noun the act of diluting something; `the cutting of whiskey with water`; `the thinning of paint with turpentine`

cutting angle
noun the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work

cutting implement
noun a tool used for cutting or slicing

cutting room
noun a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts)

cuttingly
adverb in an intentionally unkind way; `a cutting remark`

cuttlefish
cuttle noun ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell

cutty stool
noun a low stool; formerly in Scotland, a seat in a church where an offender was publicly rebuked

cutwork
noun embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away

cutworm
noun North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground

Cuvier
Georges Cuvier noun French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832)

Cuzco
Cusco noun a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire

cwt
noun a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

cy pres
rule of cy pres noun a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible

Cy Young
Danton True Young noun United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)

Cyamopsis
genus Cyamopsis noun small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia

Cyamus
genus Cyamus noun whale lice

cyan
noun one of the primary pigments; has a blue-green color

cyanamide
cyanamid noun a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts)

cyanic acid
noun a colorless poisonous volatile liquid acid that hydrolyzes readily to ammonia and carbon dioxide

cyanide
noun an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

cyanide poisoning
noun poisoning due to ingesting or inhaling cyanide; common in smoke from fires and in industrial chemicals

cyanide process
noun an industrial process for extracting gold and silver by treating ore with a sodium cyanide solution

cyanine dye
noun any of a class of dyes containing a -CH= group linking two heterocyclic rings containing nitrogen; used as sensitizers in photography

cyano group
cyano radical noun the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound

cyanobacteria
blue-green algae noun predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton

cyanobacterial
cyanophyte adjective relating to or caused by photosynthetic bacteria of the class Cyanobacteria

Cyanocitta
genus Cyanocitta noun New World jays

cyanogen
noun a colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare

cyanogenetic
cyanogenic adjective capable of producing cyanide; `amygdalin is a cyanogenetic glucoside`

cyanohydrin
noun any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom

Cyanophyta
division Cyanophyta noun prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

cyanosis
noun a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning)