curio
1> ,  
2> _.   ,  
_Ex:
curio shop  

curiosa
1> _. 
2> _.  

curiosity
1> ; 
_Ex:
curiosity about unknown lands    
 
2> 
_Ex:
to be eaten up with curiosity   
_Ex:
I was dying of curiosity    
3> 
4>   
_Ex:
old curiosity shop  , " "
_Id:
curiosity killed a cat     

curious
1> , 
_Ex:
I am curious to know what   ,  
2> 
_Ex:
curious idlers ,  
_Ex:
she stole a curious look at me    
 
3> , , 
_Ex:
curious sight  
_Ex:
curious coincidence  
_Ex:
curious spectacle  
_Ex:
a most curious reason, truly! ,   !
_Ex:
what a curious mistake!   !
_Ex:
curious to relate   
_Ex:
it's curious that... , ...;
_Ex:
hide it where curious eyes won't see it   
  
4> _. , 
5> _. ; 
_Ex:
curious reseach  
6> _. , , 
_Ex:
curious design 
_Ex:
curious workmanship  
_Ex:
a curious piece of the 19th century art  
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curiously
1> ; 
_Ex:
curiously enough  
2> , 
_Ex:
she is curiously ugly   
_Ex:
a curiously bad accent   

curium
1> _. 

curl
1> , 
2>  
3> 
_Ex:
my hair is out of curl   
4> , 
5> , ,  ;  
6> 
7> _. , 
8>   
_Id:
curl of the lips ,  ;
_Id:
to go of curl    ;  
9> , , 
_Ex:
she has curled her hair   
_Ex:
he was curling his long moustache     
_Ex:
to curl a hat brim   
_Ex:
a light breeze curled the waves    
_Ex:
to curl one's lips   
10> , 
_Ex:
her hair curls naturally    
_Ex:
the plant's stem curled round the tree  
  
11> , 
_Ex:
volumes of smoke were curling upwards   
 
12> _. ; 
_Ex:
the sight of blood always makes me curl    
  
13> _.   
_Id:
to curl the mo _. _. ,  ,
 
_Id:
to make smb.'s hair curl  -.

curl up
1> 
_Ex:
to curl up the corners of a book   
2> , 
_Ex:
she curled up in the armchair   
 
_Ex:
the frost made the leaves curl up    
3> _. , ;  
_Ex:
the blow curled him up completely     
4> 
_Ex:
the stone hit him on the forehead and he curled up at once
    ,     
5>  
_Ex:
she curled up at joke   

curler
1> 
2>   , 

curlew
1> _.  (Numenius arquatus)

curlicue
1>  
2> ,  
3>    

curlie-wurlie
1> _.   

curling
1> 
2>   
3> 

curling iron
1>    

curling stone
1>     

curling tongs
1>    

curlpaper
1> 

curly
1> , ; , 
2> 
_Ex:
a char with curly legs    

curly-pate
1> _.  , 

curly-wurly
1> _.   

curlyhead
1>  , .  ; , 

curmudgeon
1> _. , 
2> _. , 

curmudgeonly
1> _. , 
2> _. , ;   
_Ex:
curmudgeonly readers  

curmurring
1> _. ; 

curn
1> _. , 
2> _. , 

curple
1> _. 
2> _. 

curr
1> ; ; 

currach, curragh
1> _. _.    ,  

currant
1> _.  (Ribes spp.)
_Ex:
black currant   (Ribes nigrum)
_Ex:
red currant   (Ribes rubrum)
2>  ()
3> ; 

currency
1> , 
_Ex:
words in common currency   
_Ex:
to gain currency  , 
_Ex:
to give currency to smth.  -.  ;
 -.
_Ex:
don't give currency to idle gossip   

_Ex:
many slang words have short currency  
 
2>  
3> , 
_Ex:
paper currency  
_Ex:
gold currency  
_Ex:
foreign currency  
_Ex:
hard currency   ; 

_Ex:
soft currency  
_Ex:
payable in currency   
4> ,  
_Ex:
during the currency of the contract    

5> _. _.   

currency snake
1> _.  "",     
 

current
1> , 
_Ex:
great ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream  
,  
_Ex:
against the current  
_Ex:
to beast the current   
_Ex:
to go with the current   
2> ,  
_Ex:
a violent current of air   
3> _. _.    ; 
4> , 
_Ex:
the current of events  
_Ex:
current of time  
_Ex:
current of thought  
5> _.  
_Ex:
alternative current  
6> ; ; 
_Ex:
current month  
_Ex:
current events  
_Ex:
current news  ,  ; 
( )
_Ex:
current situation  ;  
_Ex:
current fashions  ;  
_Ex:
the current issue of a magazine   
_Ex:
current expenses  
_Ex:
current price  ;
_Ex:
current rate _.  
_Ex:
current dollar _.      

7> ;   , 
_Ex:
current coin  
_Ex:
current options  
_Ex:
the word is in current use   
_Ex:
long ago it was a current belief that the earth was flat 
    ,   
8> _. _.   
9> _. ,    

current account
1>  
2> _.  

current assets
1> _. ,   
2> _.  
3> _.  ,  

current collector
1> _. , 

current meter
1> _.  
2> _.   

current-awareness
1> _. 
_Ex:
current-awareness news  

currente calamo
1> _. , 
2> _. 

currently
1> ,   ; 
_Ex:
it is currently reported that... , ...
_Ex:
currently running at the local theatre   
  
2> , 
_Ex:
he reads the 16th century writings as currently as we read
our own        ,
    

curricle
1>   

curricula
1> _pl.  curriculum

curricular
1>    ; 
2>   

curriculum
1>  ;  
2> 

curriculum vitae
1> _.  , 
2> _.  

curried
1>   
_Ex:
curried shrimp   

currier
1> ;  , 
2> 

currish
1> , ; 
2> , 

curry
1> 
2> ; ,  
_Ex:
chicken curry   
3>   
4>    
5>  
6> , ;  
_Id:
to curry flavour with smb.   -.,
  -.

curry powder
1>  

currycomb
1>    , 
2>  

curse
1> 
_Ex:
to call down curses upon smb.   
-. 
2>   ;  
3> 
_Ex:
vile curses  
4> , 
_Ex:
he's a curse to his family    
_Ex:
gambling was his curse    
5> _. 
_Id:
curse of Scotland _.  ;
_Id:
don't care a curse! !;
_Id:
not worth a curse    ;
_Id:
not to give a curse for smth.   
-.;      -.;
_Id:
curses come home to roost _.    ,  
 
6> 
_Ex:
he cursed the day he was born   ,  
7>   
8> 
_Ex:
he cursed loudly   
9> , 
10> (with) . pass   ,  ;
_Ex:
to be cursed with a violent temper   
 
_Ex:
to be cursed with difficulty in hearing  
 

cursed
1> ; 
_Ex:
a cursed place  ,    
2> , 
_Ex:
I wish that cursed dog would be quiet!  
-    ?
3> _. ; 
_Ex:
cursed boy  
4> _-. 
_Ex:
cursed nuisance  
_Ex:
what cursed weather!   !
5> _. , ; ;
_Ex:
cursed custom  

cursedly
1> , ; , 

cursive
1> 
2>  , 
3> 
4> , 

cursor
1> _. , , 
2> _. ,    

cursorial
1> _. _. 

cursory
1> , 
_Ex:
to get a cursory view of smth.  
  -.
_Ex:
to give a cursory glance   

curst
1> ; 
_Ex:
a curst place  ,    
2> , 
_Ex:
I wish that curst dog would be quiet!  
-    ?
3> _. ; 
_Ex:
curst boy  
4> _-. 
_Ex:
curst nuisance  
_Ex:
what curst weather!   !
5> _. , ; ;
_Ex:
curst custom  

curt
1> , , ; 
2> -
_Ex:
to give a curt answer    
_Ex:
a curt nod  

curtail
1> ; , , 
_Ex:
to curtail a speech  
_Ex:
to curtail words  
_Ex:
to curtail spending  
_Ex:
to curtail smb.'s salary  -. 
_Ex:
to curtail smb. of his privileges  -. 
,  -. 
2> _.  

curtailment
1> , 

curtain
1> ; ; 
_Ex:
to draw the curtain    
2> _. 
_Ex:
curtain time   ,   . .
_Ex:
the curtain rises at eight sharp   
 
_Ex:
curtain up!  !
_Ex:
to ring the curtain up     
3>  ;  
_Ex:
five minutes before curtain     
4>  ;  
5> 
_Ex:
curtain of fire _.  
_Ex:
to draw the curtain on smth. 
_Ex:
to lift the curtain over smth.    -.
6> _. 
_Ex:
if your work doesn't improve it will be curtains for you
     ,  
7> ; 
8> _.  
_Id:
the curtain rises    ;
_Id:
the curtain falls  ;  
 ;
_Id:
behind the curtain  ;
_Id:
to take the curtain   ;
_Id:
to call before the curtain   
9> 
_Ex:
to curtain a window  

curtain call
1>    
_Ex:
to take three curtain calls     

curtain lecture
1>   

curtain line
1> _.   
2>  ,  " "

curtain off
1>  
_Ex:
to curtain off an alcove   

curtain speech
1> _.   
2> _.       


curtain-fire
1> _.  

curtain-raiser
1>  ,    
2> ; 

curtain-rod
1> ; ,   

curtain-tune
1> ,    

curtain-up
1> _.  ;  

curtana
1> " ",    ,  
       


curtilage
1> _.     

curtsey
1> , 
_Ex:
to make a curtsey  
_Ex:
to make one's curtsey to the queen  
 
2>  , 

curtsy
1> , 
_Ex:
to make a curtsy  
_Ex:
to make one's curtsy to the queen    
2>  , 

curule
1> _. 
_Ex:
curule chair   (  )
2> _. ;    , 

curvaceous
1> _. ; 
_Ex:
curvaceous armchair      
2> _. ,  (  )

curvature
1> ; 
2> 
3> , 
_Ex:
curvature of the spine  

curve
1> _. 
_Ex:
initial curve  
2> , ; 
_Ex:
curve in the road  
3> 
_Ex:
final curve  
_Ex:
curve entering   
_Ex:
curve outlet   
4> 
_Ex:
demand curve  
_Ex:
curve of mortality  
5> , 
6> ; 
_Ex:
curve of the skate   
7> 
8>  
9> _.  ( )
10> _. , 
11> _. ;  
_Ex:
the jurnalist threw the candidate a curve by asking him
an unexpected question     ,
   
12> , , 
_Ex:
to curve the back  
13> , , ;
_Ex:
the road curved to the right    
_Ex:
the river curves round the town   

curve ball
1> _.  ( )
2> _. , 

curve eight
1>   ( )

curve tracer
1> _.  , 

curved
1> , ; 
_Ex:
curved nose   
_Ex:
bird with a curved beak    
2> 
3> _. 
_Ex:
curved fire  
_Ex:
curved trajectory  

curvet
1> ,  ( )
2>   (   )
3> , ; 

curvilineal
1> 

curvilinear
1> 

curvimeter
1> _. 

cusec
1>     (    )

cushat
1> _.  

cushaw
1> _.   (Cucurbita moschata)

cushion
1>  
2>   
3>    
4>  
_Ex:
a cushion of moss   
5>  
6> 
7> _. _. ,    
8> _. ,  
_Ex:
cushion effect  
9>  
10> _.  
_Id:
on the cushion _.  ,  ;    
11> _.  , 
12> ,   
13>  ;  
14> _. ,  
_Ex:
to cushion complaints  
15> _. , 
16> 
_Ex:
please cushion your voice ,  
17>    

cushion course
1> _.  

cushioncraft
1>     

cushioned
1>    
_Ex:
cushioned seat  
_Ex:
cushioned voice _. ,  
2> ; , 
_Ex:
to lead a cushioned life  

cushioned landing
1>  

cushiony
1>   ; ,  
_Ex:
cushiony carpet  

cushy
1> _. , 
_Ex:
cushy upbringing   
_Ex:
cushy job  
2> _. ,  ( )

cusp
1>  ,  (  . .)
2> _.  
3> _.   ;   ( )

cuspate
1> _.  (   . .)
2> ,  ( )

