| culottes |
women's pants made short and with wide legs so as to resemble a skirt. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| culprit |
someone who is charged with or guilty of a mistake, fault, or crime. |
| cult |
the rituals and observances of a particular religion, esp. those pertaining to a single deity. [4 definitions] |
| cultivable |
able to be cultivated. |
| cultivate |
to make (land or soil) fit for growing plants, as by plowing or adding nutrients. [5 definitions] |
| cultivated |
having undergone cultivation. [2 definitions] |
| cultivation |
the act of cultivating. [2 definitions] |
| cultivator |
one that cultivates, esp. a machine designed to till the soil in which plants grow. |
| cultural |
of or pertaining to culture. |
| cultural anthropology |
the branch of anthropology concerned with the origins and development of human cultures, including customs, language, and art. (Cf. physical anthropology.) |
| culture |
the sum of the language, customs, beliefs, and art considered characteristic of a particular group of people. [8 definitions] |
| cultured |
attained through cultivation; cultivated. [4 definitions] |
| cultured pearl |
a pearl formed by an oyster or mussel around an irritant such as a seed pearl inserted in its body under controlled conditions. |
| culture shock |
the anxiety, irritation, or confusion experienced by someone exposed to a culture with customs or behaviors different from those of his or her own culture. |
| cultus |
a cult, esp. a religious one. |
| culverin |
a crude musket made in medieval times. [2 definitions] |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| cumber |
to interfere with the functioning of; hinder; encumber. [3 definitions] |
| Cumberland |
a U.S. river that flows from southeastern Kentucky westward through Tennessee, emptying into the Ohio river in southwestern Kentucky. [2 definitions] |
| cumbersome |
awkward or unmanageable because of size, shape, or weight. [2 definitions] |