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[**curriculum**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curriculum.md) noun (a curriculum, curricula or curriculums) A curriculum is all the subjects and topics that are taught at a school, college or in a course. 2. [**curry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curry.md) noun (curry, a curry, curries); verb (curry, curries, curried, currying) A curry is a dish of meat, fish or vegetables cooked in a spicy sauce, often eaten with rice or bread; it comes from South Asian cooking. 3. [**currycomb**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/currycomb.md) noun (currycombs); verb (currycombs, currycombed, currycombing) 1) A metal comb with rows of teeth, used to clean and brush a horse's coat. 2) To currycomb a horse is to brush it with such a comb. 4. [**curse**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curse.md) noun (a curse, curses); verb (curse, curses, cursed, cursing) A curse is a magic spell or wish that something bad will happen to someone, as in fairy tales. 5. [**cursive**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cursive.md) adjective (cursive); noun (cursive; uncountable) Joined-up handwriting, in which the letters of a word are connected by flowing strokes: «We are learning cursive». 6. [**curt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curt.md) adjective (curt, curter, curtest — comparatives rare; usually more curt) 1) Curt means rudely short: a curt reply uses very few words and sounds cold or unfriendly. 2) (rare) Curt can mean simply brief or short. 7. [**curtail**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curtail.md) verb (curtail, curtails, curtailed, curtailing) To cut something short or make it smaller, less or shorter, often against people's wishes. 8. [**curtain**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curtain.md) noun (a curtain, curtains) A curtain is a piece of cloth that hangs over a window to block light or stop people looking in. 9. [**curtly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curtly.md) adverb 1) Curtly means in a short, rude, unfriendly way, using very few words. 10. [**curtsey**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curtsey.md) noun (a curtsey, curtseys); verb (curtsey, curtseys, curtseyed, curtseying); also spelt curtsy, curtsies, curtsied 1) A polite movement made by girls and women, bending the knees with one foot behind the other, to show respect, for example to a queen or… 11. [**curtsy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curtsy.md) noun (curtsies); verb (curtsies, curtsied, curtsying), also spelt curtsey A bow made by bending the knees, one foot behind the other, as a sign of respect, done by a girl or woman. 12. [**curvature**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curvature.md) noun (curvature, a curvature — mostly uncountable) 1) Curvature is how much something curves or bends. 2) (medicine) A curvature of the spine is when the backbone bends sideways or too much. 13. [**curve**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curve.md) noun (a curve, curves); verb (curve, curves, curved, curving) A line that bends smoothly without any sharp corners, like part of a circle. 14. [**curved**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curved.md) adjective (curved); verb, past of «curve» (curve, curves, curved, curving) 1) Bent in a smooth round shape, not straight and with no sharp corners. 2) (verb) Moved or bent in a curve. 15. [**curvet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curvet.md) noun (curvets); verb (curvets, curvetted, curvetting), US curveted A horse's leap or prance, with its forelegs raised. 16. [**curvy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curvy.md) adjective (curvy, curvier, curviest) Curvy means having many curves or bends, not straight. 17. [**cushion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cushion.md) noun (a cushion, cushions); verb (cushion, cushions, cushioned, cushioning) A soft bag filled with stuffing, used to make a seat more comfortable or to lean on. 18. [**cuss**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuss.md) verb (cusses, cussed, cussing); noun (cusses) To cuss is to swear or curse, using rude words. 19. [**custard**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/custard.md) noun (custard, uncountable; a custard, custards) A sweet yellow sauce made from milk, eggs or custard powder and sugar, poured over puddings. 20. [**custody**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/custody.md) noun (custody) Being kept by the police or in prison, usually while waiting to go to court: the suspect was taken into custody. 21. [**custom**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/custom.md) noun (custom, customs; customs — at a border); adjective (custom — made specially, especially in the USA: custom-made) 1) A custom is a way of doing something that people in a place or group have done for a long time: it is a custom to give presents at… 22. [**customarily**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/customarily.md) adverb (customarily) Usually or normally, as people traditionally do: gifts are customarily given at birthdays. 23. [**customary**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/customary.md) adjective (customary) 1) (formal) Customary means usual, what normally happens or what people traditionally do. 24. [**customer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/customer.md) noun (customer, customers) A customer is a person who buys things in a shop or uses a service, like a café or a hairdresser. 25. [**cut**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cut.md) verb (cut, cuts, cut, cutting); noun (a cut, cuts) To cut is to divide something or take a piece off with a knife or scissors. 26. [**cute**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cute.md) adjective (cute, cuter, cutest) Cute means pretty and lovable in a way that makes you smile, like a puppy or a baby. 27. [**cutlass**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cutlass.md) noun (a cutlass, cutlasses) 1) A short sword with a slightly curved blade and one sharp edge, used by sailors and pirates in the past. 28. [**cutlery**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cutlery.md) noun (cutlery, uncountable) 1) Cutlery is the knives, forks and spoons you use for eating and serving food. 29. [**cutter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cutter.md) noun (a cutter, cutters) A cutter is a tool or machine used for cutting, like a pastry cutter, wire cutters or a paper cutter. 30. [**cutting**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cutting.md) verb, -ing form of cut (cut, cuts, cut, cutting); noun (a cutting, cuttings); adjective (cutting) As part of the verb, cutting means using a knife, scissors or other sharp tool to divide or open something now. 31. [**cuttlefish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuttlefish.md) noun (a cuttlefish, cuttlefish or cuttlefishes) 1) A cuttlefish is a sea animal related to the squid and octopus, with a wide flat body, eight arms, two long tentacles, a fin around its… 32. [**cv**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cv.md) noun, abbreviation (a CV, CVs) 1) (work) CV stands for curriculum vitae (Latin for "the course of life"): a short written list of your education, jobs and skills that… 33. [**cyan**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cyan.md) noun (cyan, uncountable); adjective (cyan) Cyan is a bright greenish-blue colour, like a clear tropical sea. 34. [**cyanide**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cyanide.md) noun (cyanide, cyanides) 1) A very strong poison that can kill quickly. 35. [**cyanobacteria**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cyanobacteria.md) noun, plural (cyanobacteria; singular cyanobacterium) Tiny living things, a kind of bacteria, that make their own food from sunlight like plants do. 36. [**cycle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cycle.md) noun (cycle, cycles); verb (cycle, cycles, cycled, cycling) A cycle is something that happens again and again in the same order, like the seasons or day and night. 37. [**cyclist**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cyclist.md) noun (cyclist, cyclists) 1) A cyclist is a person who rides a bicycle. 38. [**cyclone**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cyclone.md) noun (a cyclone, cyclones) A cyclone is a very strong storm with winds spinning around a calm centre. 39. [**cyclops**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cyclops.md) noun (a Cyclops, Cyclopes or Cyclopses; also cyclops, cyclopes) 1) (myth) A Cyclops is a giant with only one eye in the middle of its forehead, from ancient Greek myths; the most famous is Polyphemus… 40. [**cygnet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cygnet.md) noun (a cygnet, cygnets) 1) A cygnet is a young swan. 41. [**cylinder**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cylinder.md) noun (a cylinder, cylinders); adjective: cylindrical A cylinder is a 3D shape with two equal flat circles at the ends and one curved side joining them, like a tin of beans. 42. [**cylindrical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cylindrical.md) adjective (cylindrical; not compared) 1) Cylindrical means shaped like a cylinder: a long round shape with two flat circles at its ends, like a tin can or a tube. 43. [**cymbal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cymbal.md) noun (a cymbal, cymbals) 1) A cymbal is a round flat metal plate used as a musical instrument, hit with a stick or clashed against another cymbal to make a loud… 44. [**cypher**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cypher.md) noun (cyphers); also spelt cipher 1) A person of no importance, a nobody. 2) A secret code, or the sign for the figure 0. 45. [**cypress**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cypress.md) noun (cypresses) A tall evergreen tree with dark, pointed leaves, often planted in gardens and graveyards. 46. [**cyril**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cyril.md) noun, a name (Cyril) 1) (a name) Cyril is a man's first name. 2) (a name, church) Saint Cyril was a Christian missionary of the 800s who, with his brother… 47. [**cyrillic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cyrillic.md) adjective (Cyrillic); noun (Cyrillic, uncountable) 1) Cyrillic is the alphabet used to write Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Kazakh, Mongolian and other… 48. [**cystic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cystic.md) adjective (cystic) To do with a cyst, a small sac or bubble in the body filled with fluid. 49. [**cytokine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cytokine.md) noun (a cytokine, cytokines) A cytokine is a tiny protein that cells send out as a message, especially to control the body's immune system when fighting germs. 50. [**czar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/czar.md) noun (czars) The title of a ruler of Russia long ago, also spelled «tsar». 51. [**czech**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/czech.md) adjective (Czech); noun (a Czech, Czechs; Czech — the language); proper noun, always with a capital C Czech means from or of the Czech Republic (Czechia), a country in central Europe. 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