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Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary

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2019
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cuff cuffs

NOUN the end part of a sleeve, especially a shirt sleeve

cul-de-sac cul-de-sacs

NOUN a road that does not lead to any other roads because one end is blocked off

[from French cul + de + sac meaning bottom of the bag]

culprit culprits

NOUN someone who has done something harmful or wrong

cult cults

NOUN 1 a small religious group, especially one that is considered strange

ADJECTIVE 2 very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people • It became a cult film.

cultivate cultivates, cultivating, cultivated

VERB When someone cultivates land, they grow crops on it.

cultivation NOUN

culture cultures

NOUN the ideas, customs and art of a particular society

cunning

ADJECTIVE A cunning person or plan achieves things in a clever way, often by deceiving people.

SYNONYMS: crafty, sly, wily

cup cups, cupping, cupped

NOUN 1 a small, round container with a handle, which you drink from

2 a large metal container with two handles, which is given as a prize

VERB 3 If you cup your hands, you put them together to make a shape like a cup.

cupboard cupboards

NOUN 1 a piece of furniture with doors and shelves

2 a very small room for storing things in • The broom is in the cupboard under the stairs.

curator curators

NOUN the person in a museum or art gallery in charge of its contents

curb curbs, curbing, curbed

VERB If you curb something, you keep it within limits. • You must curb your spending on comics.

curdle curdles, curdling, curdled

VERB When milk curdles, it turns sour.

cure cures, curing, cured

VERB 1 If a doctor cures someone of an illness, they help them get better.

NOUN 2 something that heals or helps someone to get better

VERB 3 If someone cures meat or fish, they smoke it to give it flavour and preserve it.

curfew curfews

NOUN a rule or a law stating that people must stay indoors between particular times at night

curiosity curiosities

NOUN 1 the desire to know something or about many things

2 something unusual and interesting

curious

ADJECTIVE 1 Someone who is curious wants to know more about something.

SYNONYMS: inquisitive, nosy

2 Something that is curious is unusual or difficult to understand.

SYNONYMS: strange, peculiar

curl curls, curling, curled

NOUN 1 Curls are lengths of hair shaped in tight curves and circles.

2 a curved or spiral shape • A curl of smoke rose from the chimney.

VERB 3 If something curls, it moves in a curve or spiral. • Smoke curled up the chimney.

curly ADJECTIVE
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