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Culpable NegligencenounMWE(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)verified
Cultivated CabbagenounMWEany of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowersverified
Cultivated CarrotnounMWEperennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible rootsverified
Cultivated CelerynounMWEwidely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cookedverified
Cultivated Crab ApplenounMWEany of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossomsverified
Cultivated ParsnipnounMWEEuropean biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivationverified
Cultural AnthropologistnounMWEan anthropologist who studies such cultural phenomena as kinship systemsverified
Cultural AnthropologynounMWEthe branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and societyverified
Cultural MovementnounMWEa group of people working together to advance certain cultural goalsverified
Culture MediumnounMWEa nutrient substance, either solid or liquid, that is used to cultivate micro-organismsverified
Culture ShocknounMWEa condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudesverified
Cumulative PreferrednounMWEpreferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid outverified
Cumulative Preferred StocknounMWEpreferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid outverified
Cumulative VotenounMWEan 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 mannerverified
Cuneiform BonenounMWEa wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bonesverified
Cup and SaucernounMWEEuropean biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowersverified
Cup FinalnounMWEthe final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley)verified
Cup MorelnounMWEan edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wideverified
Curb CrawlernounMWEsomeone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other womenverified
Curb MarketnounMWEa stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchangeverified
Curled Leaf PondweednounMWEEuropean herb naturalized in the eastern United States and Californiaverified
Curling IronnounMWEa cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around itverified
Curly GrassnounMWErare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tuftsverified
Curly Grass FernnounMWErare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tuftsverified
Curly-Coated RetrievernounMWEan English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coatverified
Currency BalancenounMWEAs at the time calculated, the current amount (positive or negative) of a particular eligible currency included in an account, as indicated on the books and records of CLS Bank. A currency balance is not a separate account.verified
Current AccountnounMWEthat part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer paymentsverified
Current of AirnounMWEair moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressureverified
Current UnitnounMWEa measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific timeverified
Curry PowdernounMWEpungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spicesverified
Cursive ScriptnounMWErapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paperverified
Curtain CallnounMWEan appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audienceverified
Curve BallnounMWEa pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batterverified
Curvilinear CorrelationnounMWEany correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constantverified
Curvilinear RegressionnounMWEthe relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order)verified
Custard ApplenounMWEthe fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulpverified
Custard Apple TreenounMWEany of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulpverified
Custody CasenounMWEa legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)verified
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.verified
customer accessnounMWEA customer’s ability and means to communicate or interact with a system, use system resources or to control system components and functions.verified