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Cursive ScriptnounMWErapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paperverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curtain CallnounMWEan appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audienceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curtain LecturenounMWEa private lecture to a husband by his wifeverifiedMay 18, 2026
curtain offverbMWEto separate by means of a curtainverifiedJun 3, 2026
Curtain RaisernounMWEa short play presented before the main playverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curtain RaisingnounMWEthe first performance (as of a theatrical production)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Curtain RingnounMWEa circular ring for holding up a curtainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curve BallnounMWEa pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curved ShapenounMWEthe trace of a point whose direction of motion changesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curvilinear CorrelationnounMWEany correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curvilinear RegressionnounMWEthe relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cushion CalamintnounMWEaromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cushion FlowernounMWEtall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Custard ApplenounMWEthe fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulpverifiedMay 18, 2026
Custard Apple TreenounMWEany of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulpverifiedMay 18, 2026
Custard PienounMWEa prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificial custardverifiedMay 18, 2026
Custard-Apple FamilynounMWEchiefly tropical trees or shrubsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Custodial AccountnounMWEa brokerage firm account that parents have created for a minorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Custody BattlenounMWElitigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced coupleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Custody CasenounMWEa legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Custom redirect servicenounMWEThis service enables control over the location of incoming calls or the redirection of calls to various locations or pre-established phone numbers to ensure customer service continuity.verifiedAug 30, 2026
custom softwarenounMWESoftware developed for a specific use, user, or organization.verifiedAug 30, 2026
customer accessnounMWEA customer’s ability and means to communicate or interact with a system, use system resources or to control system components and functions.verifiedAug 30, 2026
customer accountnounMWEA client's formal contract with an individual or organization whereby the client receives goods or services.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Customer AgentnounMWEa foreign purchaser who buys goods outright for resaleverifiedMay 18, 2026
customer data privacynounMWEThe ability an organization or individual has to determine what customer data in a computer system can be shared with third parties.verifiedMay 9, 2026
customer educational materialnounMWEEducational materials used to inform customers about topics regarding the products and/or services that they use.verifiedAug 30, 2026
customer informationnounMWEA term used in the Information Security Standards to mean any record containing non-public personal information about a customer, whether in paper, electronic, or other form, that is maintained by or on behalf of a financial institution.verifiedMay 9, 2026
customer information systemnounMWEFor purposes of the Information Security Standards, “customer information systems” means any methods used to access, collect, store, use, transmit, protect, or dispose of customer information.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Customer ServicenounMWEThe purpose of this function is to provide and manage information delivery and support to an organization's clients regarding its products and/or services.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Customer Service and Technical SupportnounMWEIn the NICE Workforce Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Addresses problems, installs, configures, troubleshoots, and provides maintenance and training in response to customer requirements or inquiries (e.g., tiered-level customer support).verifiedAug 30, 2026
Customer's BrokernounMWEsomeone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service businessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Customer's MannounMWEsomeone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service businessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Customs DutynounMWEmoney collected under a tariffverifiedMay 18, 2026
Customs UnionnounMWEan association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not membersverifiedMay 18, 2026
cut acrossverbMWEto be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitationsverifiedJun 3, 2026
cut awayverbMWEto move quickly to another scene or focus when filmingverifiedJun 3, 2026
cut backverbMWEto cultivate and tend the growth ofverifiedJun 3, 2026
cut cornersverbMWEto do something the cheapest or easiest wayverifiedJun 3, 2026
cut downverbMWEto cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blowverifiedJun 3, 2026
Cut GlassnounMWEglass decorated by cutting or grinding facetsverifiedMay 18, 2026
cut inverbMWEto drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortablyverifiedJun 3, 2026
cut intoverbMWEto turn up, loosen, or remove earthverifiedJun 3, 2026
Cut of BeefnounMWEcut of meat from beef cattleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cut of LambnounMWEcut of meat from a lambverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cut of MeatnounMWEa piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcassverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cut of PorknounMWEcut of meat from a hog or pigverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cut of VealnounMWEcut of meat from a calfverifiedMay 18, 2026
cut offverbMWEto pull in front of another car, leaving a dangerously small amount of space between the twoverifiedJun 3, 2026
Cut OffadjectiveMWEdetached by cuttingcandidateMay 18, 2026
cut outverbMWEto strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing outverifiedJun 3, 2026
Cut OutadjectiveMWEhaving been cut outcandidateMay 18, 2026
Cut PricenounMWEa price below the standard priceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cut RatenounMWEa price below the standard priceverifiedMay 18, 2026
cut shortverbMWEto terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extentverifiedJun 3, 2026
cut throughverbMWEto travel across or pass oververifiedJun 3, 2026
cut toverbMWEto move to another scene when filmingverifiedJun 3, 2026
cut to ribbonsverbMWEto defeat totallyverifiedJun 3, 2026
cut upverbMWEto separate into isolated compartments or categoriesverifiedJun 3, 2026
Cut UpadjectiveMWEcut into piecescandidateMay 18, 2026
Cut-Rate SalenounMWEan occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced pricesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutaneous AnthraxnounMWEa form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxinsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutaneous LeishmaniasisnounMWEleishmaniasis of the skinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutaneous SensationnounMWEa sensation localized on the skinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutaneous SensesnounMWEthe faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutaneous VeinnounMWEone of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veinsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutaway DrawingnounMWEa representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner partsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutaway ModelnounMWEa representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner partsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutleaved ConeflowernounMWEtall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching raysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutoff SawnounMWEhandsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major axis)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutting AnglenounMWEthe angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the workverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutting BoardnounMWEa wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cutverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutting EdgenounMWEthe position of greatest importance or advancementverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutting ImplementnounMWEa tool used for cutting or slicingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutting OffnounMWEthe act of shortening something by chopping off the endsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutting OutnounMWEsurgical removal of a body part or tissueverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutting RoomnounMWEa room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutting ToolnounMWEa cutting implementverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cutty StoolnounMWEa low stoolverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cy PresnounMWEa rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possibleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cy Pres DoctrinenounMWEa rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possibleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cyanic AcidnounMWEa colorless poisonous volatile liquid acid that hydrolyzes readily to ammonia and carbon dioxideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cyanide GroupnounMWEthe monovalent group -CN in a chemical compoundverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cyanide PoisoningnounMWEpoisoning due to ingesting or inhaling cyanideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cyanide ProcessnounMWEan industrial process for extracting gold and silver by treating ore with a sodium cyanide solutionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cyanide RadicalnounMWEthe monovalent group -CN in a chemical compoundverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cyanine DyenounMWEany of a class of dyes containing a -CH= group linking two heterocyclic rings containing nitrogenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cyano GroupnounMWEthe monovalent group -CN in a chemical compoundverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cyano RadicalnounMWEthe monovalent group -CN in a chemical compoundverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cyanuric AcidnounMWEa trimer of cyanic acidverifiedMay 18, 2026
cyber assetnounMWEProgrammable electronic devices and communication networks including hardware, software and data.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Cyber AttacknounMWEAn attack, via cyberspace, targeting an enterprise’s use of cyberspace for the purpose of disrupting, disabling, destroying, or maliciously controlling a computing environment/infrastructure; or destroying the integrity of the data or stealing controlled information.verifiedAug 30, 2026
cyber ecosystemnounMWEThe interconnected information infrastructure of interactions among persons, processes, data, and information and communications technologies, along with the environment and conditions that influence those interactions.verifiedAug 30, 2026
cyber eventnounMWEA cybersecurity change or occurrence that may have an impact on organizational operations (including mission, capabilities, or reputation).verifiedMay 9, 2026
cyber exercisenounMWEA planned event during which an organization simulates a cyber disruption to develop or test capabilities such as preventing, detecting, mitigating, responding to or recovering from the disruption.verifiedAug 30, 2026
cyber governancenounMWEArrangements an organisation puts in place to establish, implement and review its approach to managing cyber risks.verifiedMay 9, 2026
cyber incidentnounMWEActions taken through the use of computer networks that result in an actual or potentially adverse effect on an information system and/or the information residing therein. See Incident.verifiedMay 9, 2026
cyber incident response plannounMWEThe series of actions and processes associated with a security event associated with 'cyberspace' (i.e. the Internet, corporate networks, etc.).verifiedAug 30, 2026
cyber incident response procedurenounMWEA documented series of steps that are taken to detect, triage, and resolve events regarding cybersecurity that disrupt operations and alert applicable personnel and clients in conformance with pertinent standards.verifiedMay 9, 2026
cyber incident response roles and responsibilitiesnounMWEThe functions and duties of personnel who are responsible for triaging, and resolving events regarding cybersecurity events that disrupt operations and alerting interested personnel and affected parties in conformance with pertinent standards.verifiedMay 9, 2026