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Cubismnounan artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planesverified
Cubital JointnounMWEhinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadrupedverified
Cubital NervenounMWEa nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbowverified
Cubitusnounhinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadrupedverified
Cucking StoolnounMWEan instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in waterverified
Cuckoo BreadnounMWEEurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowersverified
Cuckoo FlowernounMWEcommon perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petalsverified
Cucumbernouncylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetableverified
Cucumber TreenounMWEAmerican deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumberverified
Cudweednounany of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or colorverified
Cue SticknounMWEsports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiardsverified
Cufflinknounjewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirtverified
Culdoscopynounendoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vaginaverified
Culminationnoun(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizonverified
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
Cultnounfollowers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leaderverified
Cultistnouna member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leaderverified
Cultivarnouna variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivationverified
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
Cultivationnoun(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)verified
Cultivatornouna farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)verified
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
Cumnounthe thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tractverified
Cumaronenouna colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resinsverified
Cumquatnounany of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulpverified
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
Cunctatornounsomeone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)verified
Cuneiform BonenounMWEa wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bonesverified