cuber - n. & v. 1 a solid contained by six equal squares. 2 a cube-shaped block. 3 Math.... [more]

cubically - adj. cube-shaped. cubically adv.... [more]

cubiform - adj. cube-shaped. ... [more]

cubist - n. a style and movement in art, esp . painting, in... [more]

cucurbitaceous - n. = GOURD. cucurbitaceous adj. [L cucurbita]... [more]

cueist - n. & v. Billiards etc. a long straight tapering rod for striking the ball. (cues,... [more]

culinarily - adj. of or for cooking or the kitchen. culinarily adv. [L culinarius f. culina... [more]

culmiferous - n. Bot. the stem of a plant, esp. of grasses. culmiferous adj. [L culmus stalk]... [more]

culmination - v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by in) reach its highest or final point (the antagonism... [more]

culpability - adj. deserving blame. culpability n. culpably adv. [ME f. OF coupable f. L culpabilis... [more]

culpably - adj. deserving blame. culpability n. culpably adv. [ME f. OF coupable f. L culpabilis... [more]

cultic - n. 1 a system of religious worship esp. as expressed in ritual. 2 a devotion ... [more]

cultism - n. 1 a system of religious worship esp. as expressed in ritual. 2 a devotion ... [more]

cultist - n. 1 a system of religious worship esp. as expressed in ritual. 2 a devotion ... [more]

cultivable - v.tr. 1 a prepare and use (soil etc.) for crops... [more]

cultivatable - v.tr. 1 a prepare and use (soil etc.) for crops... [more]

cultivation - v.tr. 1 a prepare and use (soil etc.) for crops... [more]

culturally - adj. of or relating to the cultivation of the mind or manners, esp. through ... [more]

cumber - v. & n. tr. literary hamper, hinder, inconvenience. a hindrance, obstruction, or... [more]

cumbersomely - adj. inconvenient in size, weight, or shape; unwieldy. cumbersomely adv. cumbersomeness... [more]

cumbersomeness - adj. inconvenient in size, weight, or shape; unwieldy. cumbersomely adv. cumbersomeness... [more]

cumbrously - adj. = CUMBERSOME. cumbrously adv. cumbrousness n. [CUMBER + -OUS]... [more]

cumbrousness - adj. = CUMBERSOME. cumbrously adv. cumbrousness n. [CUMBER + -OUS]... [more]

cumulation - v. & adj. tr. & intr. accumulate, amass; combine. heaped up, massed. cumulation... [more]

cumulatively - adj. 1 a increasing or increased in amount, force, etc., by successive additions... [more]

cumulativeness - adj. 1 a increasing or increased in amount, force, etc., by successive additions... [more]

cumulous - n. (pl. cumuli) a cloud formation consisting of rounded masses heaped on each other... [more]

cunningly - cf. CAN(1)]... [more]

cunningness - cf. CAN(1)]... [more]

cupellation - see CUP]... [more]

cupric - adj. of copper, esp. divalent copper. cupriferous adj. [LL cuprum copper]... [more]

cupriferous - adj. of copper, esp. divalent copper. cupriferous adj. [LL cuprum copper]... [more]

curability - adj. that can be cured. curability n. [CURE]... [more]

curatorial - n. a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection. curatorial adj. curatorship... [more]

curatorship - n. a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection. curatorial adj. curatorship... [more]

curaao - n. (also curaoa) (pl. -os or curaoas) a liqueur of spirits flavoured with the... [more]

curer - v. & n. 1 tr. (often foll. by of) restore (a person or animal) to health (was... [more]

Curial - orig. a division of an ancient Roman tribe , the... [more]

curiosity - adj. excessively curious. over-curiosity n. over-curiously adv.... [more]

curiously - adj. 1 eager to learn; inquisitive. 2 strange ,... [more]

curiously - adj. excessively curious. over-curiosity n. over-curiously adv.... [more]

curiousness - adj. 1 eager to learn; inquisitive. 2 strange ,... [more]

CURL - n. 1 in senses of CURL v. 2 a game played on ice, esp .... [more]

curliness - adj. (curlier, curliest) 1 having or arranged in curls. 2 moving in curves. curly... [more]

currawong - n. Austral. any crowlike songbird of the genus Strepera, possessing a resonant call.... [more]

currentness - adj. & n. 1 belonging to the present time; [more]

curricle - see CURRICULUM]... [more]

curricular - n. (pl. curricula) 1 the subjects that are studied or prescribed for study in a... [more]

currier - n. a person who dresses and colours tanned leather. [ME f. OF corier, f. L coriarius... [more]

currish - adj. 1 like a cur; snappish. 2 ignoble. currishly adv. currishness n.... [more]

currishly - adj. 1 like a cur; snappish. 2 ignoble. currishly adv. currishness n.... [more]

currishness - adj. 1 like a cur; snappish. 2 ignoble. currishly adv. currishness n.... [more]

curser - n. & v. 1 a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict... [more]

cursillo - n. (pl. -os) RC Ch. a short informal spiritual... [more]

cursively - adj. & n. (of writing) done with joined characters.... [more]

cursorial - adj. Anat. having limbs adapted for running. [as CURSOR + -IAL]... [more]

cursorily - adj. hasty, hurried (a cursory glance). cursorily adv. cursoriness n. [L cursorius... [more]

cursoriness - adj. hasty, hurried (a cursory glance). cursorily adv. cursoriness n. [L cursorius... [more]

curst - archaic var. of CURSED. ... [more]

curtail - assim. to tail]... [more]

curtailment - assim. to tail]... [more]

curtana - n. Brit. an unpointed sword borne before English... [more]

curtilage - n. an area attached to a dwelling-house and forming one enclosure ... [more]

curtly - adj. noticeably or rudely brief. curtly adv. curtness n. [L curtus cut short,... [more]

curtness - adj. noticeably or rudely brief. curtly adv. curtness n. [L curtus cut short,... [more]

curtsy - n. & v. (also curtsey) (pl. -ies or -eys) a woman's or girl's formal greeting or... [more]

curule - adj. Rom.Hist. designating or relating to the authority exercised by the senior... [more]

curvaceous - adj. colloq. (esp. of a woman) having a shapely curved figure. ... [more]

curvet - n. & v. a horse's leap with the forelegs raised together and the hind legs raised... [more]

curvifoliate - adj. Bot. with the leaves bent back. ... [more]