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