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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Cunnilinctusnounoral stimulation of the vulva or clitorisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cunnilingusnounoral stimulation of the vulva or clitorisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cunonia FamilynounMWEtrees or shrubs or climbersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuntnouna term for female genitals, while not meant for offense, is not generally considered appropriate to use in public settings of any sort; occasionally a sexualized termverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup and SaucernounMWEEuropean biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup FinalnounMWEthe final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup FungusnounMWEany fungus that is a member of the subclass DiscomycetesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup HooknounMWEhook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cupsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup MorelnounMWEan edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup of TeanounMWEan activity that you like or at which you are superiorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cup TienounMWEan eliminating game between teams in a cup competitionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupbearernounthe attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupboardnouna small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage spaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupboard LovenounMWEa show of affection motivated by selfishnessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupcakenounsmall cake baked in a muffin tinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupelnouna small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. leadverifiedMay 18, 2026
CupflowernounMexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupfulnounthe quantity a cup will holdverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupidnouna symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrowverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupid's DartnounMWEsouth European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue raysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupiditynounextreme greed for material wealthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupolanouna vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for castingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuppanouna cup of teaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuppernouna cup of teaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cuppingnouna treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surfaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupric AcetatenounMWEa blue or green powder used as a paint pigmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupric SulfatenounMWEa copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupric SulphatenounMWEa copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupritenouna mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copperverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupronickelnouna 60/40 alloy of copper and nickelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cupulenouncup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acornverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curnounan inferior dog or one of mixed breedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curabilitynouncapability of being cured or healedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curablenessnouncapability of being cured or healedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curacaonounflavored with sour orange peelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curacoanounflavored with sour orange peelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curacynounthe position of a curateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curanderanouna Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the MayansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curanderonouna Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the MayansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curarenouna toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated musclesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curassownounlarge crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tailsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curatenouna person authorized to conduct religious worshipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curate CycloidnounMWEa cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curatornounthe custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Curatorshipnounthe position of curatorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curb BitnounMWEa horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curb CrawlernounMWEsomeone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other womenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curb MarketnounMWEa stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock ExchangeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curb RoofnounMWEa roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridgeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curb ServicenounMWEservice provided to customers who remain in their vehiclesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curbingnounan edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Curbsidenounthe side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curbstonenouna paving stone forming part of a curbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curdnouna coagulated liquid resembling milk curdverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curdlingnounthe process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquidverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cure-Allnounhypothetical remedy for all ills or diseasesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curetnouna surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curettagenounsurgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity, for example the uterus, by scraping with a curetteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curettenouna surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curettementnounsurgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curetteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curfewnounan order that after a specific time certain activities, as being outside on the streets, are prohibitedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curienouna unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per secondverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curietherapynounthe use of radium in radiation therapyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curingnounthe process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallizationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curionounsomething unusual -- perhaps worthy of collectingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curiosanounbooks on strange or unusual subjects, especially eroticaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curiositynouna state in which you want to learn more about somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curiousnessnounthe quality of being alien or not nativeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curiumnouna radioactive transuranic metallic elementverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curled Leaf PondweednounMWEEuropean herb naturalized in the eastern United States and CaliforniaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curlernouna mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curlewnounlarge migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper familyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curlew SandpipernounMWEOld World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlewverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curlicuenouna round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Curlinessnoun(of hair) a tendency to curlverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curling IronnounMWEa cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly ClematisnounMWEclimber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly EndivenounMWEcrisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter tasteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly GrassnounMWErare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tuftsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly Grass FernnounMWErare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tuftsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly PondweednounMWEEuropean herb naturalized in the eastern United States and CaliforniaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly-Coated RetrievernounMWEan English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curly-Headsnounshrubby clematis of the eastern United States having curly foliageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curlycup GumweednounMWEperennial gumweed of western and central North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curmudgeonnouna crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Currajongnounwidely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Currantnounany of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jamsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Currant BushnounMWEany of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currantsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Currawongnounbluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like callverifiedMay 18, 2026
Currencynounthe metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently usedverifiedMay 18, 2026
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.DataRegulatedMay 9, 2026
Current AccountnounMWEthat part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer paymentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Current AssetsnounMWEassets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Current IntelligencenounMWEintelligence of all types and forms of immediate interestverifiedMay 18, 2026
Current of AirnounMWEair moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Current UnitnounMWEa measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Currentnessnounthe property of belonging to the present timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curriculumnounan integrated course of academic studiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curriculum VitaenounMWEa summary of one's academic and work historyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Curriernouna craftsman who curries leather for useverifiedMay 18, 2026