--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 94 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/94/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 94 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Cuban means from Cuba, an island country in the Caribbean Sea, south of Florida.[↗](../../cuban/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A Cuban is a person from Cuba.[↗](../../cuban/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Havana is the Cuban capital.[↗](../../cuban/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend's grandma is Cuban, and she speaks Spanish.[↗](../../cuban/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We danced to Cuban music at the party.[↗](../../cuban/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Cuban Missile Crisis happened in 1962.[↗](../../cuban/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cuban sandwiches are popular in Miami.[↗](../../cuban/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Cubans live in Florida.[↗](../../cuban/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cube** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cube is a solid shape with 6 square faces that are all the same size, like a dice.[↗](../../cube/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") A cube has 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 corners.[↗](../../cube/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cube is a small block of something, like an ice cube or a sugar cube.[↗](../../cube/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The cube of a number is the number times itself times itself: the cube of 2 is 8.[↗](../../cube/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The cube root of a number is the number which, multiplied by itself twice, gives that number.[↗](../../cube/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A cube has 6 faces.[↗](../../cube/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She builds a tower with 12 cubes.[↗](../../cube/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many 1 cm cubes fill the box?[↗](../../cube/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each cube has edges 3 cm long.[↗](../../cube/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Put 2 ice cubes in your drink.[↗](../../cube/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cube of 3 is 27.[↗](../../cube/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Cut the cheese into cubes.[↗](../../cube/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A dice is a cube with dots.[↗](../../cube/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He tried it by square root and by cube root.[↗](../../cube/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **cubic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cubic tells that something is measured in cubes, to show how much space a thing fills.[↗](../../cubic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Cubic also means shaped like a cube.[↗](../../cubic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The box holds 60 cubic centimeters.[↗](../../cubic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The tank has a volume of 2 cubic meters.[↗](../../cubic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many cubic feet of sand are needed?[↗](../../cubic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A cubic inch is a tiny cube.[↗](../../cubic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · One cubic centimeter of water weighs 1 gram.[↗](../../cubic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fridge holds 20 cubic feet.[↗](../../cubic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Salt crystals are cubic.[↗](../../cubic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cubical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shaped like a cube, with six equal square faces (a cubical box).[↗](../../cubical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Salt crystals are cubical.[↗](../../cubical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The present came in a cubical box.[↗](../../cubical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A cubical block with sides of 2 cm has a volume of 8 cubic centimetres.[↗](../../cubical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dice are small cubical objects.[↗](../../cubical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The building looked cubical from the outside.[↗](../../cubical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ice cubes were not quite cubical.[↗](../../cubical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cubism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (art) A style of painting and sculpture begun around 1907–1908 by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, in which people and objects are shown as flat geometric shapes like cubes and angles, often seen from several sides at once.[↗](../../cubism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Picasso is famous for Cubism.[↗](../../cubism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In art class we made a Cubist portrait out of triangles and squares.[↗](../../cubism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cubism shows a face from the front and the side at the same time.[↗](../../cubism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The guitar in the painting is broken into shapes, which is typical of Cubism.[↗](../../cubism/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher showed us how Cubism changed modern art.[↗](../../cubism/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **cubit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) A cubit is an old unit of length, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, about 45 cm.[↗](../../cubit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* An old unit of length, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger.[↗](../../cubit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fish was only a cubit long.[↗](../../cubit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The horn is about a cubit long.[↗](../../cubit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They have cleared only one cubit of the granary.[↗](../../cubit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.[↗](../../cubit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.38.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cubit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.[↗](../../cubit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.7.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cubit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.[↗](../../cubit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.27.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cubit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And the house, that is, the temple before the Sanctuary, was forty cubits long.[↗](../../cubit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.6.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cubit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And in the Sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.[↗](../../cubit/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.6.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cubit/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.[↗](../../cubit/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.40.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cubit/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.[↗](../../cubit/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.36.21, JPS 1917) · Other fishes there were only a cubit long which had heads like owls.[↗](../../cubit/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (The Arabian Nights Entertainments) · Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.[↗](../../cubit/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.26.16, JPS 1917) **cuckoo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cuckoo is a grey bird whose call sounds like «cuck-oo».[↗](../../cuckoo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Some cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds' nests, so other birds raise their chicks.[↗](../../cuckoo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A cuckoo clock has a little bird that pops out and calls the hours.[↗](../../cuckoo/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Informally, «cuckoo» means silly or crazy.[↗](../../cuckoo/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We heard a cuckoo calling in the woods.[↗](../../cuckoo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cuckoo lays its egg in another bird's nest.[↗](../../cuckoo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cuckoo chick was bigger than its foster parents.[↗](../../cuckoo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma's cuckoo clock calls every hour.[↗](../../cuckoo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hearing the first cuckoo means spring is here.[↗](../../cuckoo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cuckoo flew off across the field.[↗](../../cuckoo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · That idea is a bit cuckoo\![↗](../../cuckoo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The little bird popped out of the clock: «Cuckoo!»[↗](../../cuckoo/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The cuckoo sang, and the lark carolled, for it was now beautiful spring.[↗](../../cuckoo/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **cucumber** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long, thin, green vegetable with a cool, watery inside, eaten raw in salads or sandwiches.[↗](../../cucumber/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The plant it grows on.[↗](../../cucumber/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Slice the cucumber for the salad.[↗](../../cucumber/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cucumbers are mostly water.[↗](../../cucumber/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We grew cucumbers in the school garden.[↗](../../cucumber/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She stayed as cool as a cucumber in the test.[↗](../../cucumber/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Pickles are made from little cucumbers.[↗](../../cucumber/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cucumber sandwiches are popular at tea parties.[↗](../../cucumber/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "One is born to that," said the cucumber to itself.[↗](../../cucumber/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We remember the fish, which we were wont to eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic; (Torah NUM.11.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cucumber/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · They are like a pillar in a garden of cucumbers, and speak not; they must needs be borne, because they cannot go.[↗](../../cucumber/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.10.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cucumber/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.[↗](../../cucumber/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.1.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cucumber/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **cud** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cud is food that a cow, sheep, goat or deer has swallowed and then brings back up from its stomach into its mouth to chew again.[↗](../../cud/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «To chew the cud» means to chew food this way; figuratively, it means to think about something slowly and carefully.[↗](../../cud/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cow lay in the field chewing the cud.[↗](../../cud/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sheep and goats chew the cud too.[↗](../../cud/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Animals that chew the cud are called ruminants.[↗](../../cud/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A cow brings grass back up from its stomach as cud.[↗](../../cud/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad sat on the bench chewing the cud about the old days.[↗](../../cud/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In old laws, animals that chew the cud were allowed as food.[↗](../../cud/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When he and his guests entered the courtyard, they noticed the goat tied to the post quietly chewing the cud.[↗](../../cud/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the rock-badger, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.[↗](../../cud/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.11.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cud/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you.[↗](../../cud/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.11.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cud/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is wholly cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.[↗](../../cud/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.11.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cud/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **cuddle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To cuddle someone is to hold them close in your arms to show love or to comfort them.[↗](../../cuddle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cuddle is a long, warm hug.[↗](../../cuddle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To cuddle up is to lie or sit close to someone to be warm and comfortable.[↗](../../cuddle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum gave me a big cuddle.[↗](../../cuddle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby likes to cuddle her teddy.[↗](../../cuddle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We cuddled up on the sofa to watch a film.[↗](../../cuddle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy loves cuddles.[↗](../../cuddle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I have a cuddle?[↗](../../cuddle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My cuddly toy is a rabbit.[↗](../../cuddle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It's OK to say «no thank you» to a cuddle.[↗](../../cuddle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He was able to sit up in bed and look at picture-books, while the little Rabbit cuddled close at his side.[↗](../../cuddle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cuddly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cuddly means soft, warm and nice to hug.[↗](../../cuddly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cuddly person or animal is friendly and likes to be hugged, or is a little plump in a pleasant way.[↗](../../cuddly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My sister sleeps with her cuddly rabbit.[↗](../../cuddly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Kittens are so cuddly.[↗](../../cuddly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fair gave cuddly toys as prizes.[↗](../../cuddly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma is warm and cuddly.[↗](../../cuddly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Koalas look cuddly, but they have sharp claws.[↗](../../cuddly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He won a big cuddly bear.[↗](../../cuddly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cudgel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A short thick stick used as a weapon; a club.[↗](../../cudgel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To hit someone with a cudgel.[↗](../../cudgel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (phrase) «Cudgel your brains» means think very hard to remember something.[↗](../../cudgel/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (phrase) «Take up the cudgels for someone» means defend them strongly in an argument.[↗](../../cudgel/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Badger handed each friend a stout cudgel.[↗](../../cudgel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The robber waved a cudgel at the travellers.[↗](../../cudgel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mole ran through the hall waving his cudgel.[↗](../../cudgel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I cudgelled my brains but could not remember her name.[↗](../../cudgel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She took up the cudgels for her little brother in the argument.[↗](../../cudgel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The guard carried a heavy cudgel.[↗](../../cudgel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · How can I forget the blow with the cudgel?[↗](../../cudgel/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cue** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A signal, word or action that tells someone it is time to do something, especially an actor to speak or come on stage.[↗](../../cue/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A hint that helps you understand or remember something: «context cues», «picture cues».[↗](../../cue/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A long thin stick used to hit the ball in snooker, pool and billiards.[↗](../../cue/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To give someone a signal to start: «Cue the music!».[↗](../../cue/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (verb) To get a song or video ready at the right point to play.[↗](../../cue/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* When the bell rang, that was our cue to line up.[↗](../../cue/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The actor missed his cue and came on late.[↗](../../cue/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Right on cue, the rain started as we left.[↗](../../cue/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Use the picture cues to guess the word.[↗](../../cue/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He chalked the end of his cue before taking the shot.[↗](../../cue/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cue the music\![↗](../../cue/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Take your cue from the teacher and stay calm in the fire drill.[↗](../../cue/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She cued up her favourite song.[↗](../../cue/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cuff** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cuff is the end part of a sleeve, around the wrist.[↗](../../cuff/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (US) A cuff is a turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg (UK: turn-up).[↗](../../cuff/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Cuffs (informal) are handcuffs, and to cuff someone is to put handcuffs on them.[↗](../../cuff/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To cuff someone is to hit them lightly with an open hand; a cuff is such a light hit.[↗](../../cuff/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A cuff is a band put round the arm to measure blood pressure.[↗](../../cuff/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cuffs of my school shirt are dirty.[↗](../../cuff/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He rolled up his cuffs to wash his hands.[↗](../../cuff/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The police cuffed the thief and put him in the car.[↗](../../cuff/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story, the boy got a cuff round the ear.[↗](../../cuff/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave a funny speech off the cuff, without notes.[↗](../../cuff/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse put a cuff on Grandma's arm to check her blood pressure.[↗](../../cuff/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His jeans had wide cuffs at the bottom.[↗](../../cuff/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Fairies indeed are strange, and Peter, who understood them best, often cuffed them.[↗](../../cuff/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **cuisine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cuisine is a style of cooking from a certain country or region, such as Italian cuisine or Indian cuisine.[↗](../../cuisine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Cuisine is the food served, especially good-quality food, as in the restaurant's cuisine.[↗](../../cuisine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pizza and pasta are part of Italian cuisine.[↗](../../cuisine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mexican cuisine uses lots of beans, corn and chillies.[↗](../../cuisine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The town has restaurants with cuisines from all over the world.[↗](../../cuisine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We studied Chinese cuisine in food technology.[↗](../../cuisine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Australian cuisine has many influences.[↗](../../cuisine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The hotel is famous for its fine cuisine.[↗](../../cuisine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **culinary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with cooking or the kitchen.[↗](../../culinary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Connected with cooking as a skill or art, such as culinary skills or a culinary school.[↗](../../culinary/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Basil and parsley are culinary herbs.[↗](../../culinary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle went to culinary school to become a chef.[↗](../../culinary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The class showed off their culinary skills at the bake sale.[↗](../../culinary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The festival had food from many culinary traditions.[↗](../../culinary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad's culinary masterpiece was a burnt sausage.[↗](../../culinary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) The hotel is famous for its culinary excellence.[↗](../../culinary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cull** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To cull animals means to kill some of them on purpose, to keep the group small or healthy.[↗](../../cull/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To cull means to choose or collect things from many sources: «facts culled from books».[↗](../../cull/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) A cull is an act of killing some animals in a group.[↗](../../cull/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The park plans to cull some of the deer.[↗](../../cull/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer culled the sick hens.[↗](../../cull/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The facts were culled from old newspapers.[↗](../../cull/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After a cull of 40, how many of the 300 deer are left?[↗](../../cull/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people protested against the badger cull.[↗](../../cull/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She culled the best photos for the album.[↗](../../cull/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **culled** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (euphemism, official) killed a number of animals to reduce their numbers, or because they are ill.[↗](../../culled/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* chose or picked out from a large group (culled facts from books).[↗](../../culled/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (business) cut, removed (jobs culled).[↗](../../culled/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thousands of chickens were culled because of bird flu.[↗](../../culled/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Deer are culled in the park to protect the trees.[↗](../../culled/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The editor culled the best stories from hundreds of letters.[↗](../../culled/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The company culled two hundred jobs.[↗](../../culled/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The badgers were culled despite protests.[↗](../../culled/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We culled old toys from the cupboard for the charity shop.[↗](../../culled/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **culminate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To culminate is to reach the highest or final point of something, often after a long time or many steps.[↗](../../culminate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school year culminated in a big summer show.[↗](../../culminate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Weeks of training culminated in winning the cup.[↗](../../culminate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The adventure culminated with the dragon's defeat.[↗](../../culminate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The protests culminated in a new law.[↗](../../culminate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our science project culminated in a trip to the museum.[↗](../../culminate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Years of hard work culminated in her first book.[↗](../../culminate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") 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