| cuppa |
(chiefly British; informal) cup of tea. |
| cupping |
a therapeutic procedure of former times in which a cup was placed over skin and a partial vacuum formed in it to draw blood to or out of the skin, used to treat ailments like internal congestion. |
| cupreous |
composed of or resembling copper; coppery. |
| cupric |
of or composed of copper, esp. divalent copper. |
| cupro- |
copper. |
| cupronickel |
an alloy of copper containing nickel, used to make coins and hardware. |
| cuprous |
of or composed of monovalent copper. |
| cur |
an unpleasant or mean dog, esp. one of mixed breed. [2 definitions] |
| curable |
able to be cured or healed. |
| Curaçao |
a Dutch Caribbean island, northeast of Venezuela. [2 definitions] |
| curacy |
the position, duties, or term in office of a curate. |
| curare |
a resinous extract of certain South American plants, used as an arrow poison or as a drug for relaxing muscles. [2 definitions] |
| curate |
a parish priest. [2 definitions] |
| curative |
capable of curing illness or disease. [2 definitions] |
| curator |
one who oversees the activities and tends the collections of a museum, library, or the like. |
| curb |
a usu. raised border of concrete, stone, or brick along the outer edge of a paved street or sidewalk. [4 definitions] |
| curbing |
the material used to make a street curb. [2 definitions] |
| curb roof |
a roof with two or more slopes on each side, as a gambrel or mansard roof. |
| curbstone |
the stone or stones used to form a curb. |
| curculio |
any of several weevils that consume fruits and vegetables. |
| curd |
(sometimes pl.) a soft, diffuse solid obtained from milk that can be eaten or made into cheese. [3 definitions] |