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- curriculum noun (a curriculum, curricula or curriculums)
A curriculum is all the subjects and topics that are taught at a school, college or in a course. - curry noun (curry, a curry, curries); verb (curry, curries, curried, currying)
A curry is a dish of meat, fish or vegetables cooked in a spicy sauce, often eaten with rice or bread; it comes from South Asian cooking. - currycomb noun (currycombs); verb (currycombs, currycombed, currycombing)
1) A metal comb with rows of teeth, used to clean and brush a horse's coat. 2) To currycomb a horse is to brush it with such a comb. - curse noun (a curse, curses); verb (curse, curses, cursed, cursing)
A curse is a magic spell or wish that something bad will happen to someone, as in fairy tales. - cursive adjective (cursive); noun (cursive; uncountable)
Joined-up handwriting, in which the letters of a word are connected by flowing strokes: «We are learning cursive». - curt adjective (curt, curter, curtest — comparatives rare; usually more curt)
1) Curt means rudely short: a curt reply uses very few words and sounds cold or unfriendly. 2) (rare) Curt can mean simply brief or short. - curtail verb (curtail, curtails, curtailed, curtailing)
To cut something short or make it smaller, less or shorter, often against people's wishes. - curtain noun (a curtain, curtains)
A curtain is a piece of cloth that hangs over a window to block light or stop people looking in. - curtly adverb
1) Curtly means in a short, rude, unfriendly way, using very few words. - curtsey noun (a curtsey, curtseys); verb (curtsey, curtseys, curtseyed, curtseying); also spelt curtsy, curtsies, curtsied
1) A polite movement made by girls and women, bending the knees with one foot behind the other, to show respect, for example to a queen or… - curtsy noun (curtsies); verb (curtsies, curtsied, curtsying), also spelt curtsey
A bow made by bending the knees, one foot behind the other, as a sign of respect, done by a girl or woman. - curvature noun (curvature, a curvature — mostly uncountable)
1) Curvature is how much something curves or bends. 2) (medicine) A curvature of the spine is when the backbone bends sideways or too much. - curve noun (a curve, curves); verb (curve, curves, curved, curving)
A line that bends smoothly without any sharp corners, like part of a circle. - curved adjective (curved); verb, past of «curve» (curve, curves, curved, curving)
1) Bent in a smooth round shape, not straight and with no sharp corners. 2) (verb) Moved or bent in a curve. - curvet noun (curvets); verb (curvets, curvetted, curvetting), US curveted
A horse's leap or prance, with its forelegs raised. - curvy adjective (curvy, curvier, curviest)
Curvy means having many curves or bends, not straight. - cushion noun (a cushion, cushions); verb (cushion, cushions, cushioned, cushioning)
A soft bag filled with stuffing, used to make a seat more comfortable or to lean on. - cuss verb (cusses, cussed, cussing); noun (cusses)
To cuss is to swear or curse, using rude words. - custard noun (custard, uncountable; a custard, custards)
A sweet yellow sauce made from milk, eggs or custard powder and sugar, poured over puddings. - custody noun (custody)
Being kept by the police or in prison, usually while waiting to go to court: the suspect was taken into custody. - custom noun (custom, customs; customs — at a border); adjective (custom — made specially, especially in the USA: custom-made)
1) A custom is a way of doing something that people in a place or group have done for a long time: it is a custom to give presents at… - customarily adverb (customarily)
Usually or normally, as people traditionally do: gifts are customarily given at birthdays. - customary adjective (customary)
1) (formal) Customary means usual, what normally happens or what people traditionally do. - customer noun (customer, customers)
A customer is a person who buys things in a shop or uses a service, like a café or a hairdresser. - cut verb (cut, cuts, cut, cutting); noun (a cut, cuts)
To cut is to divide something or take a piece off with a knife or scissors. - cute adjective (cute, cuter, cutest)
Cute means pretty and lovable in a way that makes you smile, like a puppy or a baby. - cutlass noun (a cutlass, cutlasses)
1) A short sword with a slightly curved blade and one sharp edge, used by sailors and pirates in the past. - cutlery noun (cutlery, uncountable)
1) Cutlery is the knives, forks and spoons you use for eating and serving food. - cutter noun (a cutter, cutters)
A cutter is a tool or machine used for cutting, like a pastry cutter, wire cutters or a paper cutter. - cutting verb, -ing form of cut (cut, cuts, cut, cutting); noun (a cutting, cuttings); adjective (cutting)
As part of the verb, cutting means using a knife, scissors or other sharp tool to divide or open something now. - cuttlefish noun (a cuttlefish, cuttlefish or cuttlefishes)
1) A cuttlefish is a sea animal related to the squid and octopus, with a wide flat body, eight arms, two long tentacles, a fin around its… - cv noun, abbreviation (a CV, CVs)
1) (work) CV stands for curriculum vitae (Latin for "the course of life"): a short written list of your education, jobs and skills that… - cyan noun (cyan, uncountable); adjective (cyan)
Cyan is a bright greenish-blue colour, like a clear tropical sea. - cyanide noun (cyanide, cyanides)
1) A very strong poison that can kill quickly. - cyanobacteria noun, plural (cyanobacteria; singular cyanobacterium)
Tiny living things, a kind of bacteria, that make their own food from sunlight like plants do. - cycle noun (cycle, cycles); verb (cycle, cycles, cycled, cycling)
A cycle is something that happens again and again in the same order, like the seasons or day and night. - cyclist noun (cyclist, cyclists)
1) A cyclist is a person who rides a bicycle. - cyclone noun (a cyclone, cyclones)
A cyclone is a very strong storm with winds spinning around a calm centre. - cyclops noun (a Cyclops, Cyclopes or Cyclopses; also cyclops, cyclopes)
1) (myth) A Cyclops is a giant with only one eye in the middle of its forehead, from ancient Greek myths; the most famous is Polyphemus… - cygnet noun (a cygnet, cygnets)
1) A cygnet is a young swan. - cylinder noun (a cylinder, cylinders); adjective: cylindrical
A cylinder is a 3D shape with two equal flat circles at the ends and one curved side joining them, like a tin of beans. - cylindrical adjective (cylindrical; not compared)
1) Cylindrical means shaped like a cylinder: a long round shape with two flat circles at its ends, like a tin can or a tube. - cymbal noun (a cymbal, cymbals)
1) A cymbal is a round flat metal plate used as a musical instrument, hit with a stick or clashed against another cymbal to make a loud… - cypher noun (cyphers); also spelt cipher
1) A person of no importance, a nobody. 2) A secret code, or the sign for the figure 0. - cypress noun (cypresses)
A tall evergreen tree with dark, pointed leaves, often planted in gardens and graveyards. - cyril noun, a name (Cyril)
1) (a name) Cyril is a man's first name. 2) (a name, church) Saint Cyril was a Christian missionary of the 800s who, with his brother… - cyrillic adjective (Cyrillic); noun (Cyrillic, uncountable)
1) Cyrillic is the alphabet used to write Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Kazakh, Mongolian and other… - cystic adjective (cystic)
To do with a cyst, a small sac or bubble in the body filled with fluid. - cytokine noun (a cytokine, cytokines)
A cytokine is a tiny protein that cells send out as a message, especially to control the body's immune system when fighting germs. - czar noun (czars)
The title of a ruler of Russia long ago, also spelled «tsar». - czech adjective (Czech); noun (a Czech, Czechs; Czech — the language); proper noun, always with a capital C
Czech means from or of the Czech Republic (Czechia), a country in central Europe.
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