English words: curettement to cursorless

300 English words, part 190 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 39 have a page of their own.

English words curettement to cursorless

curettement noun: The use of a curette; curettage.
curetter noun: A curette.
curetting noun, verb: The act of scraping with a curette.
curf noun: A limestone containing cherts
curfew noun /ˈkɜː.fjuː/: Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
curfewed adjective: Subject to a curfew
curfewless adjective: Without a curfew.
curfuffle verb: Alternative form of kerfuffle.
curglaff noun: The shock felt when one first plunges into cold water.
curia noun /ˈkjʊəriə/: Any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
curia regis noun: Any of various councils of advisers and administrators in medieval Europe that served kings.
curial adjective, noun /ˈkjʊəɹɪəl/: Pertaining to a court; courtly.
curialist adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to curialism.
curialistic adjective: Relating to a court.
curiality noun: The privileges, prerogatives, or retinue of a court.
curiara noun: a dugout canoe used by indigenous people in South America
curiate adjective: Of or relating to a curia.
curie noun: 3.7×10¹⁰ decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.
Curie point noun: Curie temperature.
Curie temperature noun: The temperature at which the magnetism of a substance changes, specifically when a ferromagnetic material becomes paramagnetic.
curienite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal canary yellow mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, uranium, and vanadium.
curietherapy noun: brachytherapy
curillin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
curilloside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
curimatid noun: Any fish in the family Curimatidae.
curing noun, verb: The act by which something is cured.
curing time noun: The time period during which concrete attains a maximum level of hardness and develop its full strength.
curio noun /ˈkjʊə̯ɹiˌəʊ̯/: A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.
curiologic adjective: Alternative form of kyriologic.
curiologically adverb: Alternative form of kyriologically.
curiology noun: Alternative form of kyriology.
curiomaniac noun: A person who is addicted to collecting curios.
curiosa noun /ˌkjʊə.ɹɪˈəʊ.sə/: Curiosities, especially erotic or pornographic books or articles.
curiosity noun /ˌkjʊə.ɹiˈɒs.ɪ.ti/: Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
curiosity killed a cat proverb: Alternative form of curiosity killed the cat.
curiosity killed the cat proverb /kjʊə.ɹiˈɒs.ɪ.ti kɪld ðə ˈkæt/: One should not be curious about things that can be dangerous.
curiosity kills the cat proverb: Alternative form of curiosity killed the cat.
curioso noun: A collector or admirer of curios.
curiosum noun: A possibly unimportant point of interest; a curiosity.
curious adjective /ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs/: Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
curiouser and curiouser phrase /ˌkjʊəɹɪəsə n̩ ˈkjʊəɹɪəsə/: Used to describe or react to an increasingly mysterious or peculiar situation.
curiously adverb /ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs.li/: In a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.
curiously recurring template pattern noun: An idiom in which a class X derives from a class template instantiation using X itself as template argument.
curiousness noun /ˈkjʊəɹi.əsnəs/: Curiosity; inquisitiveness.
curite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.
Curitiba proper noun /kjʊə.ɹiˈtʃiː.bə/: A municipality and state capital of Paraná, Brazil.
Curitiban adjective, noun: Of or relating to Curitiba in Brazil.
curium noun, suffix /ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əm/: A radioactive and highly fissile, silver-grey, metallic, transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96, which is artificially...
curium bromide noun: The curium salt of hydrobromic acid, CmBr₃
curl noun, verb /kɜːl/: A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
curl bar noun: A weight bar with a twisting particularly for biceps curls.
curl grub noun: A larva of a beetle that curls into a semicircle when disturbed.
curl one off verb: To defecate.
curl one out verb: To defecate.
curl-paper noun: Alternative spelling of curlpaper.
curl snake noun: A venomous brown snake, Suta suta, native to much of Australia.
curl someone's hair verb: To frighten, dismay, or excite someone thoroughly.
curl up noun, verb: to curl, make curly, shape into curls
curlable adjective: Capable of being curled.
curlbar noun: Alternative spelling of curl bar.
curled adjective, verb: curly
curled dock noun: A plant of species Rumex crispus, of western Eurasia.
curled hair noun: The hair of the manes and tails of horses, tails of cattle, and hair of hogs, prepared for use in upholstery.
curled mint noun: A type of spearmint with smaller, crinkled leaves and a taller growth than the flat-leaved variety.
curled octopus noun: A common European species of octopus (Eledone cirrhosa) whose tentacles are usually kept curled.
curledness noun: The state of being curled.
Curlee proper noun: A surname.
curler noun /ˈkɜː(ɹ)lə(ɹ)/: One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.
curlered adjective: Having the hair in curlers.
curlew noun /ˈkɜːlju/: Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
curlew sandpiper noun: A type of sandpiper, (Calidris ferruginea)
curlewberry noun: Synonym of crowberry (“Empetrum nigrum”).
Curlewis proper noun: A locality in the Gunnedah council area and the Liverpool Plains council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
curlewlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a curlew.
Curley proper noun: A surname from Irish.
curli noun: Thin, coiled, proteinaceous fibres, on the surface of the bacterium Escherichia coli, by means of which the bacterium adheres to and infects wounds etc.
curliate adjective: Having curli.
curliation noun: The formation and development of curli
curlicue noun, verb: A fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops.
curlicue fractal noun: Any of a family of fractal shapes generated iteratively from a given irrational number
curlicued adjective, verb: Having curlicues.
curlies noun: Locks of curly hair.
curlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cur.
curlily adverb: In a curly manner.
curlimacue noun: A curlicue (twisting or curling design).
Curlin proper noun: A surname.
curliness noun: The state of being curly
curling noun, verb /ˈkəɹlɪŋ/: The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
curling iron noun: A heated cylindrical device for curling the hair.
curling parent noun: Synonym of snowplow parent.
curling stick noun: A device that permits a player to deliver a stone while standing upright
curling stone noun: A circular polished granite stone with a handle affixed to the top, used in the game of curling.
curling tongs noun: Tongs, usually electrically heated, used for curling or waving the hair.
curlingly adverb: With a curl or curls.
curlless adjective: irrotational
curlpaper noun: A paper used in curling the hair.
curls noun, verb: Specifically, a body of curly hair on someone's head.
curls for the girls phrase: Well-developed biceps as a result of bicep curl exercises are attractive to the opposite sex.
curlsome adjective: Characterised or marked by curls.
curly adjective, noun /ˈkɜːli/: Having curls.
curly apostrophe noun: A typographic apostrophe.
curly birch noun: A variant of the silver birch, having a genetic defect that causes the tree to twist on the stem with curls.
curly brace noun: Either { or }, having various uses in academia, math, music, computer programming and chemistry.
curly brace language noun: Synonym of curly-bracket language.
curly braces language noun: Synonym of curly-bracket language.
curly bracket noun: Either { or }, having various uses in academia, math, music, computer programming and chemistry.
curly bracket language noun: A programming language whose syntax uses curly brackets to enclose blocks, such as C, C++, Java, or C#.
curly cue noun: Alternative form of curlycue.
curly cuh noun /ˈkɜːli kə/: The letter C, as distinct from the letter K ("kicking kuh").
curly endive noun: Synonym of frisée
curly fries noun: A kind of fries characterized by their spring-like helical shape, being cut from whole potatoes using a specialized spiral slicer.
curly kale noun: The most common form of kale, with crinkly rather than smooth leaves.
curly mesquite noun: Hilaria, a genus of North American plants in the grass family.
curly plumeless thistle noun: Any of the species Carduus crispus of biennial herbs.
curly quote noun: A shaped opening or closing quotation mark, as distinguished from a straight quote. In English: “ ”. In some other languages: ” ”, „ ” or „ “.
curly top noun: A disease of beets, gourds, and other plants, often caused by the virus Beet curly top virus, which results in stunted or misshapen growth and curled or...
curly v noun: Synonym of v with hook (“Ʋ/ʋ”).
curly wig noun: Synonym of grandfather's beard (“the plant Caustis flexuosa”).
curlycue noun: Alternative spelling of curlicue.
curlycup gumweed noun: Grindelia squarrosa, a small North American biennial or short-lived perennial plant with yellow flowers.
curlyhaired adjective: Having curly hair.
curlyhead noun: A person with curly hair.
curlytail noun: A Caribbean lizard of the family Leiocephalidae.
curmudge noun: curmudgeon
curmudgeon noun /kɜːˈmʌdʒ.ən/: An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
curmudgeonery noun: Alternative form of curmudgeonry.
curmudgeonhood noun: The status of being a curmudgeon
curmudgeonish adjective: Synonym of curmudgeonly.
curmudgeonism noun: Synonym of curmudgeonliness.
curmudgeonliness noun: The state or condition of being curmudgeonly.
curmudgeonly adjective /kə(ɹ)ˈmʌdʒənli/: Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish.
curmudgeonous adjective: Synonym of curmudgeonly.
curmudgeonry noun: Behaviour characteristic of a curmudgeon; surly ill temper.
curmudgeony adjective: Curmudgeonly.
curmur noun, verb /kəˈmɜː(ɹ)/: To murmur or rumble.
curmurring adjective, noun: A low-pitched murmuring, grumbling sound.
curn noun: Alternative form of quern.
Curnow proper noun: A surname from Cornish.
curnum noun: A village accountant or town clerk.
Curonian adjective, noun /kjʊˈɹəʊ.ni.ən/: Of, from, or pertaining to Courland
-curonium suffix /kjʊˈɹəʊ.ni.əm/: Used to form names of neuromuscular blocking agents with rigid structure.
curple noun /ˈkɜː(ɹ).pəl/: The hindquarters or the rump of a horse
curr verb: To coo like an owl.
currabingo noun: The haunches.
currach noun /ˈkʌɹə/: An Irish boat, constructed like a coracle, and originally the same shape; now a boat of similar construction but conventional shape and large enough to be...
curragh noun: Alternative spelling of currach.
currajong noun: Alternative form of kurrajong.
currant noun /ˈkʌɹənt/: A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
currant bun noun: A bun containing currants.
currant pug noun: Eupithecia assimilata
currant tomato noun: Solanum pimpinellifolium, a small, sweet wild tomato native to Ecuador and Peru.
currantlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a currant.
curranty adjective: Resembling or characteristic of currants.
Currarino syndrome noun: A congenital disorder where the sacrum is malformed, there is a mass in the presacral space, and there are malformations of the anus or rectum.
curratow noun: Fiber from a plant of species Bromelia sagenaria.
currawang noun: Alternative form of currawong (“Australian bird”).
currawong noun /ˈkʌɹəwɒŋ/: Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, endemic to Australia.
Curren proper noun: A surname.
currence noun: The quality of being current (generally circulated and accepted); currency, currentness.
currency noun /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/: Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
currency adjustment factor noun: (Formerly, no longer in use) An IATA defined amount used to adjust Fare Construction Units in international airfare calculations.
currency band noun: Synonym of currency strap.
currency basket noun: A portfolio of selected currencies with different weightings, commonly used by investors to minimize the risk of currency fluctuations.
currency cocktail noun: A portfolio of different currencies.
currency code noun: A three-letter designation assigned by ISO standard 4217 denoting a given currency.
currency control noun: Synonym of foreign exchange control.
currency crisis noun: A type of financial crisis during which the value of foreign denominated debt will rise drastically relative to the declining value of the home currency.
currency detector noun: A device that determines whether notes or coins are genuine or counterfeit.
currency exchange noun: Synonym of bureau de change.
currency intervention noun: The buying or selling of foreign currency by a government or central bank in exchange for their own domestic currency, generally with the intention of...
currency lad noun: A native-born white male Australian of the first generation.
currency lass noun: A native-born white female Australian of the first generation.
currency overlay noun: The separation of currency risk outsourcing costs from asset allocation and security selection costs.
currency risk noun: A form of risk resulting from changes of currency exchange rates.
currency sign noun: Any graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name, especially in reference to amounts of money.
currency strap noun: A simple paper device designed to hold a specific denomination and number of banknotes in a bundle.
currency symbol noun: Synonym of currency sign.
currency war noun: The competition between countries in order to achieve a relatively low exchange rate for their home currencies, so as to assist their domestic industry.
current adjective, noun /ˈkʌɹənt/: The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
current account noun: That part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments.
current affairs noun: Recent news, especially in-depth analysis of issues and events.
current asset noun: An asset on the balance sheet which is expected to be sold or otherwise used up in the near future, usually within one year, or one business cycle -...
current balance noun: a sensitive apparatus for measuring electric current.
current divider noun: A simple electronic circuit which reduces an input current by a fixed factor using sources of impedance (such as resistors) connected in parallel.
current events noun: Current affairs; those events and issues of interest currently found in the news.
current liability noun: A liability or financial obligation which will come due in the near-term (often within one year).
current money noun: Synonym of lawful money.
current ratio noun: Current assets divided by current liabilities; a measure of a company's ability to cover its current or short-term financial obligations.
current sheet noun: An electric current that is confined to a surface, rather than being spread through a volume of space.
current shock noun: An electric shock.
current thing noun: Something that is popular, trendy or newsworthy at the moment but is unlikely to remain so long-term.
current-traditional rhetoric noun: A theory of writing instruction that emphasises the formal features of a finished written piece.
current-traditionalism noun: Synonym of current-traditional rhetoric.
current-traditionalist noun: A follower of current-traditionalism.
current year noun: A generic reference to the present.
currente calamo adverb /kəˈɹɛnteɪ ˈkæləməʊ/: Without deliberation or hesitation: extempore, off-the-cuff.
currentless adjective: without an electric current
currently adverb /ˈkʌɹ.ənt.li/: At this moment, at present, now.
currentness noun: The state or quality of being current.
currentwise adverb: In the manner of a current.
Currer proper noun: A surname.
Curreri proper noun: A surname from Italian.
currick noun: A pile of rocks used as a landmark; a cairn.
curricle noun: A light two-wheeled carriage large enough for the driver and a passenger and drawn by a carefully-matched pair.
curricular adjective /kəˈɹɪk.jə.lə/: Of, relating to, or following a curriculum.
curricularization noun: The process of curricularizing.
curricularize verb: To adapt into an academic curriculum.
curriculum noun /kəˈɹɪk.jʊ.ləm/: The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university.
curriculum vitae noun /kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːteɪ/: A written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.
curried adjective, verb: Cooked or flavoured with curry.
currier noun /ˈkʌɹɪɚ/: A specialist in the leather processing industry, who dresses the leather by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
curriery noun: A place where the currying of leather is carried out.
currijong noun: Alternative form of kurrajong.
Currin proper noun: A surname.
Currington proper noun: A surname.
currish adjective /ˈkəːɹɪʃ/: Pertaining to a cur or mongrel.
currishly adverb: In a currish manner; like a cur or knave.
currishness noun: The state or quality of being currish.
Currituck proper noun: An unincorporated community, the county seat of Currituck County, North Carolina, United States.
Curro proper noun: A surname from Italian.
currogate noun /ˈkʌr.oʊ.ɡeɪt/: A single complete wave unit, comprising one peak and one valley, of the fluted inner layer of corrugated cardboard, forming the repeating structural core...
curromycin noun: Any of a class of antitumor antibiotics specific to Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
curry noun, verb /ˈkʌ.ɹi/: One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.
curry bread noun: A popular Japanese food, consisting of Japanese curry wrapped in a piece of dough, and then coated in bread crumbs and deep fried.
curry chip noun: A serving of chips (fries) with curry sauce.
curry comb noun, verb /ˈkʌɹiˌkəʊm/: A flat comb used to brush down a horse.
curry favor verb: To seek to gain favor by flattery or attention.
curry favour verb: Alternative spelling of curry favor.
curry house noun: A restaurant serving curries, especially (UK) an Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi restaurant of this kind.
curry ketchup noun: A variant of ketchup to which curry and other spices have been added, the basis of the dish currywurst.
curry leaf noun: The leaf of the curry tree, Murraya koenigii, which is used in Indian and Thai cooking (but not in curry powder).
curry paste noun: A moist blend of vegetables and spices ground together and used as a base for curries, especially in Thai and Cambodian cuisines.
curry plant noun: Helichrysum italicum, a perennial herb with silvery foliage that smells like curry powder.
curry powder noun: A mixture of spices, usually including turmeric, commonly used in Asian-style cooking.
curry puff noun: A Southeast Asian snack, a small pie consisting of curry with chicken and potatoes in a deep-fried or baked pastry shell.
curry roux noun: Roux with curry powder.
curry stuff noun: The ingredients that are ground to make curry powder.
curry tree noun: A tree (Murraya koenigii), related to citrus, native to South Asia and used for flavoring in the local cuisines.
currycomb noun, verb: A comb or brush, having rubber or plastic teeth, used to groom horses.
curryfish noun: The sea cucumber Stichopus herrmanni
curryhouse noun: Alternative spelling of curry house.
currying noun, verb /ˈkɝɹi.ɪŋ/: The technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of functions that each take a single argument.
curryjong noun: Alternative form of kurrajong.
curryless adjective: Without curry (the spicy food).
currylike adjective: Resembling curry (the spicy food) or some aspect of it.
currymuncher noun: Alternative spelling of curry-muncher.
currywurst noun: A German national dish consisting of hot pork sausage cut into slices and seasoned with curry ketchup.
cursable adjective: Capable of or deserving of being cursed; damnable.
Curschmann's spirals noun: Microscopic spiral-shaped mucus plugs from subepithelial mucous gland ducts or bronchioles, found in the sputum of asthmatic people.
Curschmann-Steinert disease noun: A form of myotonic dystrophy (type 1).
curse noun, verb /kɜːs/: A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
curse jar noun: Synonym of swear jar.
curse like a pagan verb: Synonym of swear like a trooper.
curse like a sailor verb: Synonym of swear like a trooper.
curse like a trooper verb: Synonym of swear like a trooper.
curse of Cain noun: A curse involving a mark of divine protection imposed on Cain, a biblical figure, for murdering his brother Abel.
curse of dimensionality noun: A problem in the analysis of multidimensional systems caused by the sparse nature of the available data.
curse out verb: Alternative form of cuss out.
curse tablet noun: A stone tablet inscribed with a curse, as used in parts of the ancient Mediterranean to target someone with maleficent magic.
curse word noun: A word that is a vulgarity.
cursed adjective, adverb, verb /ˈkɜːsɪd/: Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
cursedly adverb: In a cursed manner; miserably
cursedness noun /ˈkɜːsɪdnɪs/: The state or quality of being cursed.
cursee noun: The victim of a curse.
curseful adjective: horrendous, horrific
cursefully adverb: In a curseful manner; horrendously; horrifically.
Curselax noun: A moveset of a Pokémon that includes Curse and Rest.
curseless adjective: Without a curse or curses.
curselike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a curse.
curser noun: One who curses.
curses interjection, noun, verb /ˈkɝsɪz/: Expression of annoyance or frustration.
curses, like chickens, come home to roost proverb: Alternative form of the chickens come home to roost.
curseword noun: Alternative form of curse word.
curseworthy adjective: Worthy of a curse or of being cursed; abominable; detestable.
curship noun /ˈkɜː(ɹ)ʃɪp/: The state of being a cur
cursin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of cursing.
cursing noun, verb /ˈkɝsɪŋ/: The act of one who curses.
cursingly adverb: With cursing (bad language).
cursitating adjective: Moving about slightly.
cursitor noun: A courier or runner.
cursitory adjective: Relating to the cursitor in the Court of Chancery.
cursive adjective, noun /ˈkɝsɪv/: Running; flowing.
cursive singing noun: The breathy, diphthongised pronunciation in which some Anglophone singers perform.
cursively adverb: In a cursive manner.
cursiveness noun: The state or quality of being cursive.
cursivity noun: The quality of being cursive.
cursivization noun: The adaptation of a script, or a grapheme (symbol) of a script, into cursive form.
cursor noun, verb /ˈkɜːsə/: A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
cursor key noun: A key on a computer keyboard marked with a horizontal or vertical arrow, used to move the cursor or other item around the screen.
cursorary adjective: cursory; hasty
cursorial adjective, noun: Adapted for running.
cursorialism noun: The condition of being cursorial.
cursorialist noun: Any cursorial organism.
cursoriality noun: The quality of being cursorial.
cursorially adverb: In a cursorial manner
cursorily adverb: In a cursory manner.
cursoriness noun: The state of being cursory
cursorious adjective: cursorial
cursorjacking noun: The malicious practice of tricking a user into clicking a visual element they did not intend to click, by manipulating the cursor's apparent location.
cursorless adjective: Without a cursor or cursors.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.