| creature | (noun) a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | Synonyms: animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna |
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| (noun) a living being | Synonyms: wight |
| (noun) a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | Synonyms: puppet, tool |
| crenature | (noun) one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) | Synonyms: crenation, crenel, crenelle, scallop |
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| crosscurrent | (noun) actions counter to the main group activity | Synonyms: countercurrent |
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| (noun) a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current | Synonyms: countercurrent, rip, riptide, tide rip |
| crowdsourcing | (noun) Work done by a large group of anonymous users | - |
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| cryosurgery | (noun) the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers) | - |
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| cryptocurrency | (noun) a currency based on the usage of cryptography to secure transactions | - |
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| cucurbit | (noun) any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae | - |
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| culturati | (noun) people interested in culture and cultural activities | - |
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| culture | (noun) the raising of plants or animals | - |
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| (noun) (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) | - |
| (noun) the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group | - |
| (noun) all the knowledge and values shared by a society | Synonyms: acculturation |
| (noun) the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization | - |
| (noun) a particular society at a particular time and place | Synonyms: civilisation, civilization |
| (noun) a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality | Synonyms: cultivation, finish, polish, refinement |
| cur | (noun) an inferior dog or one of mixed breed | Synonyms: mongrel, mutt |
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| (noun) a cowardly or contemptible person | - |
| curability | (noun) capability of being cured or healed | Synonyms: curableness |
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| curableness | (noun) capability of being cured or healed | Synonyms: curability |
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| curacao | (noun) flavored with sour orange peel | Synonyms: curacoa |
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| curacoa | (noun) flavored with sour orange peel | Synonyms: curacao |
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| curacy | (noun) the position of a curate | - |
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| curandera | (noun) a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans | - |
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| curandero | (noun) a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans | - |
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| curare | (noun) a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles | Synonyms: tubocurarine |
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| curassow | (noun) large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food | - |
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| curate | (noun) a person authorized to conduct religious worship | Synonyms: minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector |
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| curative | (noun) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | Synonyms: cure, remedy, therapeutic |
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| curator | (noun) the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) | Synonyms: conservator |
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| curatorship | (noun) the position of curator | - |
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| curb | (noun) the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess | Synonyms: bridle, check |
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| (noun) an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) | Synonyms: curbing, kerb |
| (noun) a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse | Synonyms: curb bit |
| curbing | (noun) an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) | Synonyms: curb, kerb |
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| curbside | (noun) the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb | - |
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| curbstone | (noun) a paving stone forming part of a curb | Synonyms: kerbstone |
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| curd | (noun) coagulated milk; used to make cheese | - |
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| (noun) a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd | - |
| curdling | (noun) the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid | Synonyms: clotting, coagulation |
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| cure | (noun) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | Synonyms: curative, remedy, therapeutic |
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| curet | (noun) a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity | Synonyms: curette |
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| curettage | (noun) surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | Synonyms: curettement |
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| curette | (noun) a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity | Synonyms: curet |
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| curettement | (noun) surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette | Synonyms: curettage |
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| curfew | (noun) a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions | - |
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| (noun) an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited | - |
| (noun) the time that the curfew signal is sounded | - |
| curie | (noun) a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second | Synonyms: Ci |
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| curing | (noun) the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | Synonyms: hardening, set, solidification, solidifying |
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| curio | (noun) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | Synonyms: curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity |
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| curiosa | (noun) books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica) | - |
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| curiosity | (noun) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | Synonyms: curio, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity |
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| (noun) a state in which you want to learn more about something | Synonyms: wonder |
| curiousness | (noun) the quality of being alien or not native | Synonyms: foreignness, strangeness |
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| (noun) a state of active curiosity | Synonyms: inquisitiveness |
| curium | (noun) a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei | Synonyms: atomic number 96, Cm |
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| curl | (noun) lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl | Synonyms: ringlet, whorl |
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| (noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) | Synonyms: coil, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl |
| curler | (noun) a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it | Synonyms: crimper, hair curler, roller |
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| curlew | (noun) large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill | - |
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| curlicue | (noun) a short twisting line | Synonyms: squiggle |
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| (noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) | Synonyms: coil, curl, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl |
| curliness | (noun) (of hair) a tendency to curl | Synonyms: waviness |
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| curling | (noun) a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target | - |
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| curmudgeon | (noun) a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas | - |
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| currajong | (noun) widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle | Synonyms: Brachychiton populneus, kurrajong |
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| currant | (noun) any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams | - |
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| (noun) small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking | - |
| (noun) any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants | Synonyms: currant bush |
| currawong | (noun) bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call | Synonyms: bell magpie |
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| currency | (noun) the property of belonging to the present time | Synonyms: currentness, up-to-dateness |
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| (noun) general acceptance or use | - |
| (noun) the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used | - |
| current | (noun) a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) | Synonyms: stream |
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| (noun) dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas | Synonyms: flow, stream |
| (noun) a flow of electricity through a conductor | Synonyms: electric current |
| currentness | (noun) the property of belonging to the present time | Synonyms: currency, up-to-dateness |
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| curriculum | (noun) an integrated course of academic studies | Synonyms: course of study, program, programme, syllabus |
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| currier | (noun) a craftsman who curries leather for use | - |
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| curry | (noun) (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice | - |
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| currycomb | (noun) a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses | - |
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| curse | (noun) profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | Synonyms: curse word, cuss, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword |
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| (noun) an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group | Synonyms: condemnation, execration |
| (noun) an evil spell | Synonyms: hex, jinx, whammy |
| (noun) a severe affliction | Synonyms: torment |
| (noun) something causing misery or death | Synonyms: bane, nemesis, scourge |
| cursive | (noun) rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper | Synonyms: cursive script, longhand, running hand |
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| cursor | (noun) (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions | Synonyms: pointer |
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| curtailment | (noun) the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation | Synonyms: suppression |
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| (noun) the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable | Synonyms: downsizing, retrenchment |
| (noun) the temporal property of being cut short | - |
| curtain | (noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | Synonyms: drape, drapery, mantle, pall |
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| (noun) any barrier to communication or vision | - |
| curtilage | (noun) the enclosed land around a house or other building | Synonyms: grounds, yard |
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| curtness | (noun) an abrupt discourteous manner | Synonyms: abruptness, brusqueness, gruffness, shortness |
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| curtsey | (noun) bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women | Synonyms: curtsy |
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| curtsy | (noun) bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women | Synonyms: curtsey |
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| curvaceousness | (noun) the quality of having a well-rounded body | Synonyms: shapeliness, voluptuousness |
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| curvature | (noun) the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve | - |
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| (noun) the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface | Synonyms: curve |
| (noun) (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal | - |
| curve | (noun) a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter | Synonyms: bender, breaking ball, curve ball |
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| (noun) curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) | Synonyms: bend |
| (noun) the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface | Synonyms: curvature |
| (noun) a line on a graph representing data | - |
| (noun) the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes | Synonyms: curved shape |
| curvet | (noun) a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down | Synonyms: vaulting |
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| cutpurse | (noun) a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places | Synonyms: dip, pickpocket |
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| cyanuramide | (noun) a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins | Synonyms: melamine |
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| cyberculture | (noun) the culture that emerges from the use of computers for communication and entertainment and business | - |
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| cynosure | (noun) something that strongly attracts attention and admiration | - |
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| (noun) something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners) | - |
| cytoarchitecture | (noun) the cellular composition of a bodily structure | Synonyms: cytoarchitectonics |
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| damourite | (noun) a variety of muscovite | - |
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| danseur | (noun) a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina | Synonyms: danseur noble |
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| dasyure | (noun) any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens | - |
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| dasyurid | (noun) small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania | Synonyms: dasyurid marsupial |
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| debenture | (noun) a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt | - |
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| (noun) the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future | Synonyms: debenture bond, unsecured bond |
| demeanour | (noun) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | Synonyms: behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, deportment |
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| demiurge | (noun) a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe | - |
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| demur | (noun) (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings | Synonyms: demurral, demurrer |
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| demureness | (noun) the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum | - |
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| (noun) the affectation of being demure in a provocative way | Synonyms: coyness |
| demurrage | (noun) detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure | - |
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| (noun) a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure | - |
| demurral | (noun) (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings | Synonyms: demur, demurrer |
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| demurrer | (noun) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | Synonyms: defence, defense, denial |
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| (noun) (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings | Synonyms: demur, demurral |
| (noun) (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings | - |
| denaturant | (noun) any substance that serves as a denaturing agent | - |
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| denture | (noun) a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth | Synonyms: dental plate, plate |
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| denturist | (noun) someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures) | Synonyms: dental technician |
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| deodourant | (noun) a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors | Synonyms: deodorant |
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| departure | (noun) the act of departing | Synonyms: going, going away, leaving |
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| (noun) euphemistic expressions for death | Synonyms: exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release |
| (noun) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | Synonyms: deviation, difference, divergence |
| detour | (noun) a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) | Synonyms: roundabout way |
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| devourer | (noun) someone who eats greedily or voraciously | - |
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| diethylmalonylurea | (noun) a barbiturate used as a hypnotic | Synonyms: barbital, barbitone, diethylbarbituric acid, veronal |
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| dinosaur | (noun) any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era | - |
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| disbursal | (noun) the act of spending or disbursing money | Synonyms: disbursement, outlay, spending |
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| (noun) amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) | Synonyms: disbursement, expense |
| disbursement | (noun) the act of spending or disbursing money | Synonyms: disbursal, outlay, spending |
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| (noun) amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) | Synonyms: disbursal, expense |