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 | (adjective) occurring in or belonging to the present time | - |
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(noun) a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) | Synonyms: stream |
(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 |
currently | (adverb) at this time or period; now | Synonyms: presently |
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currentness | (noun) the property of belonging to the present time | Synonyms: currency, up-to-dateness |
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curricular | (adjective) of or relating to an academic course of study | - |
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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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currish | (adjective) base and cowardly | - |
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(adjective) resembling a cur; snarling and rude | - |
currishly | (adverb) in a currish manner; meanspiritedly | Synonyms: ignobly |
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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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(verb) give a neat appearance to | Synonyms: dress, groom |
(verb) treat by incorporating fat | - |
(verb) season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking | - |
currycomb | (noun) a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses | - |
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(verb) clean (a horse) with a currycomb | - |