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] |
curdle |
to turn into curd; coagulate. |
curé |
in France, a parish priest. |
cure |
a substance or course of treatment that leads to the restoration of health after a disease, disability, or other undesirable condition. [7 definitions] |
cure-all |
a remedy for all ailments or evils; panacea. |
curettage |
the surgical procedure of curetting. |
curette |
a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or loop and used for scraping a cavity of the body, esp. the uterus, in order to remove dead or unwanted tissue. [2 definitions] |
curfew |
a rule or law that establishes a time after which everyone, or everyone of a particular class or group, must be off the street and inside for the night. [2 definitions] |
curia |
(often cap.) the collection of officials who direct the overall government of the Roman Catholic Church; papal court. [2 definitions] |
curie |
a unit of radioactivity equal to 3.7 times 1010 disintegrations per second. |
curio |
any object, such as a piece of art, that is desired or significant only as a curiosity or novelty. |
curiosity |
the desire to learn or know. [2 definitions] |