cuckold |
a man whose wife has sexual relations with someone else. [2 definitions] |
cuckoo |
any of several slender grayish to brownish birds of Europe and America, some of which have a distinctive two-note call. [5 definitions] |
cuckoo clock |
a clock that conceals a mechanical bird that pops out of a little door to announce the hour with sounds resembling the cry of a cuckoo. |
cuckoopint |
a European arum similar to the jack-in-the-pulpit. |
cuckoo spit |
a foamy substance secreted on plants by spittlebug nymphs to cover and protect their larvae. [2 definitions] |
cucullate |
shaped like a cowl or hood. |
cucumber |
an edible fruit of a creeping vine, usu. long and cylindrical with a hard green skin and greenish white flesh. [2 definitions] |
cud |
a quantity of food that certain animals such as cows bring up from the first stomach to chew again. |
cudbear |
a purple dye obtained from lichens. |
cuddle |
to hug and caress with affection and tenderness, usu. while sitting or reclining. [3 definitions] |
cuddy |
a small cabin, galley, or pantry on a ship. |
cudgel |
a short heavy club, usu. used as a weapon. [2 definitions] |
cue1 |
in theater, anything done or said that is a signal for speech or action on the stage. [3 definitions] |
cue2 |
a long stick, narrow at the tip, that is used by pool and billiards players to hit the ball. [4 definitions] |
cue ball |
the solid white ball set in motion by the cue in pool and billiards. |
cue card |
a large card displaying a television performer's lines, used as a prompt for the performer but kept out of the audience's view. |
cuff1 |
a folded over and usu. sewn piece of material at the end of a shirt sleeve or pants leg, serving as trimming. [4 definitions] |
cuff2 |
to hit or slap, esp. with an open hand. [2 definitions] |
cuff link |
either of a pair of linked buttons or other small device inserted into the buttonholes of a cuff to keep it closed. |
cui bono |
the legal principle that the responsibility for a certain act is likely to lie with one who had something to gain as a result of that act. [2 definitions] |
cuirass |
a piece of close-fitting armor that protects the chest and back. [4 definitions] |