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Ctene
- noun - a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused
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
- French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)
- French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906)
- Unit of radioactivity equal to 3.7x1010 disintegrations per second
Curse
- noun - a severe affliction
- an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
- an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
- exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
- heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
- profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
- something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"
- utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
- wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
Curve
- noun -
- a line on a graph representing data
- a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
- bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
- curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
- form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
- form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
- the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
- the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
Cutie
- unknown - An attractive or endearing person, especially a young woman.
Cuvee
- unknown - a blend or batch of wine
Cycle
- noun - a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"
- a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "Schubert's song cycles"
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
- cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle the laundry in this washing program"
- pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles"
- recur in repeating sequences
- ride a bicycle
- ride a motorcycle
- the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second
Cymae
- noun - (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)
Cypre
- noun - large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood