| 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] |
| cuirassier |
a cavalry soldier who wears a cuirass. |
| cuish |
a cuisse. |
| cuisine |
a particular type of cooking, especially that of a particular region, or the food in general that is prepared in this way. |
| cuisse |
a piece of armor made to wear on the thigh. |
| cul-de-sac |
a passage whose only exit is the entrance, such as a dead-end street. [2 definitions] |
| -cule |
small. |
| culex |
any of various mosquitoes that are very common in North America and Europe. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| cull |
to sort out or select from a large collection or quantity. [5 definitions] |
| culm1 |
particle waste from coal screening. [3 definitions] |
| culm2 |
the jointed, usu. hollow stem of various grasses. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usu. fol. by "in"). [2 definitions] |
| culmination |
the act of culminating. [2 definitions] |
| culottes |
women's pants made short and with wide legs so as to resemble a skirt. |