English words: cursory to custodia

300 English words, part 191 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 38 have a page of their own.

English words cursory to custodia

cursory adjective /ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/: Hasty or superficial.
cursour noun: Courser.
cursus noun: A course; a journey or progression.
cursy adjective: Cursing; containing curses.
curt adjective, verb /kɝt/: Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
curt-axe noun: Alternative form of curtal-axe.
curtail noun, verb /kɜːˈteɪl/: To cut short the tail of (an animal).
curtail dog noun: A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its tail cut short, partly as a mark,...
curtailable adjective: Capable of being curtailed.
curtailed fox noun: A San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica).
curtailer noun: One who curtails.
curtailing noun, verb: A cutting short; truncation.
curtailment noun /kɚˈteɪlmənt/: The act of curtailing.
curtain noun, verb /ˈkɜːtn̩/: A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
curtain array noun: A large multielement directional wire radio transmitting antenna, used in the shortwave radio bands.
curtain bangs noun: Long bangs that part in the center to face away from the face.
curtain call noun: The moment at the end of a performance when actors come back on the stage and thank the audience for applauding them for their performance.
curtain coating noun: A coating process in which an uninterrupted curtain of fluid falls onto a substrate transported underneath it by means of a conveyor belt.
curtain lecture noun: A scolding given by a wife to her husband in bed.
curtain off verb: To separate, isolate or block by means of a curtain or other barrier.
curtain-raise verb: To introduce; to prefigure, to set the stage for.
curtain raiser noun: In a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc., which precedes the main performance.
curtain ring noun: A ring for holding up a curtain.
curtain rod noun: A rod used to hang a curtain, typically by using curtain rings.
curtain-sider noun: A freight vehicle, including semi-trailers, with sides that open and close like a curtain, to facilitate loading and unloading.
curtain time noun: The time at which a play or performance is scheduled to commence.
curtain twitcher noun: A nosy person who watches their neighbours, typically from a curtained window.
curtain wall noun: The outer wall of a castle or defensive wall between two bastions.
curtained adjective, verb: Covered or partitioned with a curtain or curtains.
curtainfall noun: The dropping of the stage curtain at the end of a performance.
curtainfic noun: Fan fiction which focuses on mundane situations and everyday domestic life.
curtaining noun, verb: Material used for curtains.
curtainless adjective: Without curtains.
curtainlessness noun: Absence of curtains.
curtainlike adjective: Resembling a curtain.
curtains noun, verb /ˈkɜː(ɹ).tənz/: An end or death.
curtainsider noun: Alternative form of curtain-sider.
curtainwall noun: Storm shutters or other removable protection for all windows and doors in a residence or building against the effects of high winds, rain and flying objects...
curtainwise adverb: In the manner of a curtain.
curtal adjective, noun /ˈkəːtəl/: A variety of short-barrelled cannon.
curtal-ax noun: Alternative form of curtal-axe.
curtal-axe noun: A short, broad sword.
curtal friar noun: A friar with a short gown.
curtana noun: A short sword used for ceremonial purposes
curtate adjective: Shortened, having been shortened.
curtate cycloid noun: A cycloid where the distance from the point to the center of the rolling circle is shorter than the radius of the circle itself, instead of having the point...
curtation noun: The interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance.
curtaxe noun: Alternative form of curtal-axe: a cutlass.
curtelasse noun: cutlass
curtesy noun: The tenure that a man is entitled to over the property of his deceased wife if there is a child who could inherit it.
Curti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Curtice proper noun: A surname.
curtilage noun /ˈkɜːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/: A small piece of land, such as a garth or yard with the buildings and structures on it, immediately surrounding a dwelling house and legally regarded as...
curting noun: Pronunciation spelling of curtain.
Curtis proper noun /ˈkɝtɪs/: An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person.
curtisin noun: A tetracyclic sulfur-containing alkaloid with IUPAC name...
curtisite noun: A variety of idrialite found in the Skaggs Springs region of California.
Curtiss proper noun: A surname.
Curtius proper noun: A surname.
Curtius degradation noun: Synonym of Curtius rearrangement.
Curtius reaction noun: Synonym of Curtius rearrangement.
Curtius rearrangement noun: The thermal decomposition of an acyl azide to an isocyanate with loss of nitrogen gas. The isocyanate then undergoes attack by a variety of nucleophiles...
curtly adverb: In a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely.
Curtner proper noun: A surname.
curtness noun: The state of being curt.
Curto proper noun: A surname from Italian.
curtonotid noun: Any fly of the family Curtonotidae.
curtosis noun: Alternative form of kurtosis.
curtotic adjective: Alternative form of kurtotic.
curtovirus noun: A member of the genus Curtovirus of ssDNA viruses.
curtsey noun, verb /ˈkɝtsɪ/: A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to...
curtseyer noun: One who curtseys.
curtseying noun, verb: The act of dropping a curtsey.
curtsier noun: Alternative form of curtseyer.
curtsy noun, verb: Alternative spelling of curtsey.
curtsying noun, verb: The act of dropping a curtsy.
curuba noun: Synonym of cassabanana.
curule adjective /ˈkjʊəɹuːl/: Designating a kind of elaborate ceremonial seat inlaid with ivory, used by the highest magistrates in ancient Rome.
curupira noun: A male supernatural being in Brazilian folklore, a protector of forests, having hair made of fire and feet turned backwards.
cururo noun: Alternative spelling of coruro.
curva noun: The bank of seats behind the goal, especially in continental European stadia, where the most dedicated fans sit.
curvaceous adjective /kɚˈveɪ.ʃɪs/: Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.
curvaceously adverb: In a curvaceous way.
curvaceousness noun: The state or characteristic of being curvaceous.
curvacin noun: A bacteriocin peptide derived from Lactobacillus curvatus.
curvacious adjective: Alternative form of curvaceous.
curvaciously adverb: Alternative form of curvaceously.
curvaciousness noun: Alternative spelling of curvaceousness.
curvate adjective: bent in a regular form ; curved.
curvated adjective: Alternative form of curvate.
curvaticin noun: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus curvatus.
curvation noun: The act of curving or bending, or the shape of the resulting curve; curvature.
curvative adjective, noun: Having slightly curved margins or sides.
curvaton noun: A scalar field associated with fluctuations in the curvature of space during inflation.
curvatonic adjective: Of or relating to curvatons.
curvature noun /ˈkɜɹ.və.tʃəɹ/: The shape of something curved.
curve adjective, noun, verb /kɜːv/: Bent without angles; crooked; curved.
curve-billed thrasher noun: A non-migratory species of mimid native to the southwestern United States and much of Mexico, Toxostoma curvirostre.
curve-billed tinamou noun: A tinamou, Nothoprocta curvirostris.
curve deficiency noun: The difference between the number of double points on a curve and the maximum possible for a curve of that degree.
curve flattening noun: The action of flattening the curve: the activity of reducing the speed of infection, so that the peak active infection cases are lower.
curve of pursuit noun: Synonym of pursuit curve
curveball noun, verb: A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"
curveballer noun: A player who throws curveballs.
curved adjective, verb /kɜːvd/: Having a curve or curves; curving.
Curved Bar noun: An award given to Girl Scouts attaining a level equivalent to an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts.
curved edge noun: Synonym of bent edge (punk movement)
curved woodrush noun: Luzula arcuata, a flowering plant in the family Juncaceae.
curvedly adverb: In a curved manner.
curvedness noun: The property of being curved.
curveless adjective: Devoid of curves.
curvelessness noun: Absence of curves.
curvelet noun: A small section of a curve (used in image processing)
curvelinear adjective: Alternative form of curvilinear.
curver noun: A person or thing that curves.
curvesome adjective /ˈkɜɹvsəm/: Curvy.
curvet noun, verb /kɜːˈvɛt/: Of a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic.
curveting noun, verb: The motion of a horse or other animal that curvets.
curvette noun, verb: Alternative form of curvet.
curvetting noun, verb: Alternative form of curveting.
curvibacterial adjective: Related to bacteria of the genus Curvibacterium
curvicaudate adjective: Having a curved or crooked tail.
curvicostate adjective: Having bent ribs.
curvidentate adjective: Having curved teeth.
curvifoliate adjective: Having curved leaves.
curviform adjective: Having a curved shape.
curvilinead noun: A 19th-century instrument for drawing curved lines.
curvilineal adjective: Having bends; curved; curvilinear.
curvilineally adverb: In a curvilineal manner.
curvilinear adjective: Having bends; curved; curvilineal.
curvilinearity noun: The state or condition of being curvilinear.
curvilinearly adverb: In a curvilinear way.
curvily adverb: In a curvy way.
curvimeter noun: A device for measuring the length of curves, such as on a map
curvimetric adjective: By means of a curvimeter
curvinervate adjective: Synonym of curvinerved.
curvinerved adjective: Having the ribs or veins of the curved.
curviness noun: The state or condition of being curvy.
curving adjective, noun, verb: A shape or motion that curves.
curvingly adverb: In a curving manner.
curviplanar adjective: Having the form of a curved plane
curvirostral adjective: Having a crooked beak
curviserial adjective: Distributed in a curved line, as leaves along a stem.
curvital adjective: Of or relating to curvature.
curvity noun: The state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness.
curvograph noun: An arcograph.
curvometer noun: Alternative form of curvimeter.
curvularin noun: An antimicrobial metabolite of penicillium
curvy adjective /ˈkɚ.vi/: Having curves.
Curwen proper noun: A surname.
curwhibble noun: An odd or fantastical gesture or turn of phrase.
curzerene noun: A bioactive isolate of Caribbean corals.
Curzon proper noun: A surname.
cus conjunction, noun: Informal spelling of 'cause (“because”).
cusa grass noun: Halfa grass, kusha grass (Desmostachya bipinnata).
Cusabo noun: A member of a now-extinct group of American Indian tribes who lived along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in what is now South Carolina, approximately...
Cusack proper noun: A surname.
cusbah noun: Alternative spelling of casbah.
cuscohygrine noun: A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.
cusconin noun: Alternative form of cusconine.
cusconine noun: An alkaloid found in cinchona bark.
cuscus noun /ˈkʌs.kəs/: Any arboreal marsupial of most genera of the family Phalangeridae, native to northern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
cuscuss noun: Alternative form of cuscus (“vetiver”).
cuscutin noun: bergenin
CuSe noun: A compound of copper and selenium; klockmannite.
cusec noun /ˈkjuː.sɛk/: A measure of the rate of flow of fluid, especially through a pipeline, equal to one cubic foot per second.
cush adjective, noun /kʊʃ/: Excellent, very good.
cush-cush noun: Synonym of couche-couche.
cushag noun /ˈkʊˌʃəɡ/: The ragwort, the national flower of the Isle of Man, which has a large stalk.
cushat noun /ˈkʌʃət/: A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove.
cushat dove noun: A cushat.
cushaw noun: Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.
cushdie adjective: Alternative spelling of cushty.
cushdy adjective: Alternative spelling of cushty.
Cushendall proper noun: A coastal village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
cushily adverb: In a cushy way.
cushiness noun: The quality of being cushy.
Cushing proper noun /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/: A surname.
Cushing reflex noun: A physiological nervous system response to increased intracranial pressure that results in the triad of increased blood pressure, irregular breathing, and a...
Cushing's disease noun: Cushing's syndrome
Cushing's syndrome noun: An endocrine disorder caused by high levels of cortisol in the blood.
Cushing ulcer noun: A gastric ulcer produced by elevated intracranial pressure.
cushingoid adjective: Presenting symptoms like those of Cushing's syndrome (weight gain, sweating, moon face, etc.).
cushion noun, verb /ˈkʊʃən/: A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.
cushion cosy noun: A type of cover made out of a textile material, which slips over cushions, especially sofa and armchair cushions.
cushion dance noun: A dance in which one person carries a cushion around the room, placing it before someone he or she wishes to kiss; after which kiss, the chosen person takes...
cushion for the pushin' phrase: Excess body fat or musculature on the buttocks area, seen as making someone (usually a woman) more buoyant and allowing more comfort, "cushion," during...
cushion gum noun: A rubber-based gum used for repairing tyres, electrical cords, etc.
cushion plant noun: Any of numerous species of plants that form large, low-growing mats, typically occurring in alpine and arctic regions.
cushion-smiter noun: A tubthumping clergyman or preacher.
cushion spurge noun: A perennial spurge forming small clumps of bright yellow flowers, native to Central and Southeastern Europe, of species Euphorbia epithymoides (previously...
cushion star noun: A starfish of the genus Culcita.
cushion the blow verb: Synonym of soften the blow.
cushion tire noun: A bicycle tire made of india-rubber tubing, with india-rubber stuffing.
cushion tyre noun: Alternative form of cushion tire.
cushioned adjective, verb /ˈkʊʃənd/: Furnished with a cushion or cushions; padded.
cushionet noun: A small cushion or pad, of various uses.
cushioning noun, verb /ˈkʊʃənɪŋ/: Material used to cushion something.
cushionless adjective: Without a cushion.
cushionlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cushion.
cushionlogging noun: The act of putting a cushion inside the hitbox of another block.
cushiony adjective /ˈkʊʃ.ən.iː/: Like a cushion: comfortable, soft, yielding.
Cushite adjective, noun: Pertaining to the ancient people of the Horn of Africa, historically considered the descendants of biblical Cush.
Cushitic adjective, noun /kʊˈʃɪtɪk/: Pertaining to the Cushites.
Cushiticist noun: A linguist who specialises in studying Cushitic languages.
Cushiticness noun: The quality or state of being Cushitic.
Cushitism noun: A word or phrase (construction or idiom) typical of or influenced by a Cushitic language.
cushlamachree noun: sweetheart; darling
cushlamochree noun: Alternative form of cushlamachree.
cushma noun: A woven cotton tunic worn by indigenous peoples in parts of the Amazon.
Cushman proper noun: A surname.
cushoon noun: The equivalent of a regiment or brigade in Tippu Sultan's army.
cushtae noun: A kind of Oriental cloth.
cushty adjective /ˈkʊʃ.ti/: Excellent, very good.
cushy adjective /ˈkʊʃi/: Making few demands; comfortable, easy.
cushy number noun /ˌkʊʃi ˈnʌmbə/: A job or task that is easy to do; a position that requires little work or is undemanding; a sinecure.
Cusick proper noun: A surname.
Cusick's biscuitroot noun: Lomatium cusickii, a species of perennial herb.
Cusimano proper noun: A surname.
cusimanse noun /ˌku.səˈmæn.sə/: Any of several species of dwarf mongoose or small mongoose in the genus Crossarchus, native to West Africa.
Cusin proper noun: A surname.
cusinero noun: The cook who prepares meals from a chuck wagon.
cusk noun /kʌsk/: A codlike saltwater fish in the family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.
cusk-eel noun: Any fish of the family Ophidiidae
cuskeel noun: Alternative form of cusk-eel.
cuskohygrine noun: Alternative form of cuscohygrine.
cusp noun, verb /kʌsp/: A sharp point or pointed end.
cusp form noun: A kind of modular form with a zero constant coefficient in the Fourier series expansion.
cuspal adjective: Relating to a cusp or cusps.
cuspally adverb: In a cuspal manner or direction
cusparia noun /kʌˈspɛəɹi.ə/: The bark of Angostura.
cuspate adjective: having cusps
cuspated adjective: cuspate
cuspation noun: The formation of cusps.
cusped adjective: Having a cusp; pointed.
cusper noun: A person considered to have been born on a cusp between significant generations.
cuspform noun: Alternative form of cusp form.
cuspid noun /ˈkʌspɪd/: A pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
cuspidal adjective: Having cusps.
cuspidality noun: The quality of being cuspidal.
cuspidalization noun: The process of making an object cuspidal.
cuspidariid noun: Any bivalve in the family Cuspidariidae.
cuspidate adjective, verb /ˈkʌspɪdət/: Having a cusp
cuspidated adjective: Alternative form of cuspidate.
cuspidately adverb: In a cuspidate manner.
cuspidation noun: A cuspidate form.
cuspidine noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
cuspidor noun: A spittoon.
cuspidore noun: Alternative form of cuspidor (“spittoon”).
cuspidoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
cuspiness noun: The condition of being cuspy
cusping noun, verb: A formation of cusps.
cuspis noun: A point; a sharp end.
cuspless adjective: Without a cusp or cusps.
cusplet noun: A small cusp
cusplike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cusp.
cuspoid adjective: Having the form of a cusp or cuspid
cuspon noun: A soliton based on a cusp
cuspule noun: A small cusp.
cuspy adjective: Having cusps
cuss noun, verb /kʌs/: To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
cuss bank noun: Synonym of swear jar
cuss box noun: Synonym of swear box.
cuss jar noun: Synonym of swear jar.
cuss out verb: To berate (someone or something) using profane language; to swear at (someone or something), especially at length.
cuss word noun: Curse word or phrase.
cussed adjective, adverb, verb /ˈkʌsɪd/: Ill-tempered, nasty, obstinate.
cussedly adverb: accursedly; damnably
cussedness noun: The state or quality of being cussed.
cusser noun: A person who cusses.
cussfest noun: An event or situation characterized by a great deal of swearing.
cussin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of cussing.
cussing noun, verb /ˈkʌsɪŋ/: The act of one who cusses, or uses bad language.
cussingly adverb: While cussing; with the use of profane language.
cussless adjective: Without the use of bad language; without profanity.
cusso noun: Alternative form of kousso.
Cusson proper noun: A surname.
cussword noun: Alternative form of cuss word.
cussy adjective: Using offensive language.
cust noun: Abbreviation of custody.
custard noun /ˈkʌs.təd/: A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over...
custard apple noun: A bullock's heart (Annona reticulata);
custard cannon noun: The penis.
custard cream noun: A biscuit consisting of a soft, custard-flavoured layer sandwiched between two crisp biscuits.
custard peach noun: Synonym of flat peach.
custard pie noun, verb: A pie made from an uncooked custard mixture added to an uncooked or partially cooked crust and then baked as a whole.
custard powder noun: A pre-made yellow powder containing cornflour that is stirred with milk and heated to make an egg-free custard.
custard slice noun: Synonym of vanilla slice.
custard squash noun: The button squash.
custard tart noun: A tart consisting of a pastry shell and an egg custard filling.
custard wind noun: Any of the cold easterly winds prevalent on the northeast coast of England in spring.
custardiness noun: The quality of being custardy.
custardlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a custard.
custardy adjective /ˈkʌstɚdi/: Containing custard.
Custer proper noun: A surname.
custie noun: A customer.
custock noun: Alternative spelling of castock.
custode noun: A custodian.
custodee noun: One who is given custody of something.
custodia noun: pyx (container for the host)

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.