| 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 |
| curious | (adjective) eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) | - |
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| (adjective) beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | Synonyms: funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular |
| curiously | (adverb) with curiosity | Synonyms: inquisitively, interrogatively |
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| (adverb) in a manner differing from the usual or expected | Synonyms: inexplicably, oddly, peculiarly |
| 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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| epicurism | (noun) the disposition and habits of an epicure | - |
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| incurious | (adjective) showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity | - |
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| insecurity | (noun) the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure | - |
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| (noun) the state of being subject to danger or injury | - |
| manicurist | (noun) a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails | - |
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| mercurial | (adjective) relating to or containing or caused by mercury | - |
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| (adjective) liable to sudden unpredictable change | Synonyms: erratic, fickle, quicksilver |
| mercuric | (adjective) of or containing mercury | Synonyms: mercurous |
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| millicurie | (noun) a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie | - |
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| obscurity | (noun) the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand | Synonyms: abstruseness, obscureness, reconditeness |
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| (noun) an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known | - |
| (noun) the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination | Synonyms: obscureness |
| overcurious | (adjective) showing excessive curiosity | - |
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| security | (noun) measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc. | Synonyms: security measures |
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| (noun) an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in | Synonyms: security measure, security system |
| (noun) a guarantee that an obligation will be met | Synonyms: surety |
| (noun) freedom from anxiety or fear | - |
| (noun) a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers | Synonyms: security department |
| (noun) property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation | Synonyms: surety |
| (noun) defense against financial failure; financial independence | Synonyms: protection |
| (noun) a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends | Synonyms: certificate |
| (noun) the state of being free from danger or injury | - |