| CERNUOUS | • cernuous adj. (Botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; said of a bud, flower, or fruit, or the… • CERNUOUS adj. of flowers and buds, nodding, bowing down, drooping. |
| COENURUS | • coenurus n. (Zoology) A complex tapeworm larva growing interstitially in vertebrate tissues and consisting of a… • COENURUS n. (Greek) a tapeworm larva, also COENURE. |
| CORUNDUM | • corundum n. (Mineralogy) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that… • CORUNDUM n. (Tamil) a mineral consisting of alumina, varieties including sapphire, ruby, emery. |
| COUGUARS | • couguars n. Plural of couguar. • COUGUAR n. a mountain lion, also COUGAR. |
| COUMAROU | • coumarou n. The tree Dipteryx odorata, which bears the tonka bean. • coumarou n. The tonka bean itself. • COUMAROU n. (Tupi) the seed of a tropical tree, aka tonka bean. |
| COUPURES | • coupures n. Plural of coupure. • COUPURE n. (French) a passage cut through a glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged. |
| COUTURES | • coutures n. Plural of couture. • Coutures prop.n. Plural of Couture. • COUTURE n. (French) the business of dressmaking. |
| CROUPOUS | • croupous adj. (Medicine) Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or… • CROUPOUS adj. pertaining to croup. |
| CUMBROUS | • cumbrous adj. (Also figuratively) Unwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome. • cumbrous adj. (Obsolete). • CUMBROUS adj. hindering, obstructing. |
| CUPREOUS | • cupreous n. A reddish-brown color, like that of polished copper. • cupreous adj. Of or of the nature of copper. • cupreous adj. (Chemistry) Containing copper. |
| CURCULIO | • curculio n. Any of the genus Curculio of weevils. • Curculio prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae. • CURCULIO n. (Latin) a kind of weevil. |
| DOUCEURS | • douceurs n. Plural of douceur. • DOUCEUR n. (French) a subtly offered bribe. |
| OUTCURSE | • outcurse v. (Transitive) To surpass in cursing or swearing. • OUTCURSE v. to surpass in cursing. |
| OUTCURVE | • outcurve n. (Baseball) A ball, thrown by the pitcher, that curves away from the batter. • OUTCURVE n. a type of pitch in baseball. |
| RUCTIOUS | • RUCTIOUS adj. quarrelsome. |
| SUCCOURS | • succours v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of succour. • SUCCOUR v. to go to the aid of, also SUCCOR. |
| TURACOUS | • turacous n. Plural of turacou. • TURACOU n. an African bird, also TOURACO, TURACO. |
| ULCEROUS | • ulcerous adj. Of or relating to an ulcer. • ulcerous adj. Having an ulcer. • ULCEROUS adj. being affected with an ulcer. |
| URCEOLUS | • urceolus n. (Botany) Any urn-shaped organ of a plant. • URCEOLUS n. (Latin) a pitcher-shaped structure, as the tube in which some rotifers live. |