| CULCHIEST | • CULCHIE adj. (Irish) rustic, also CULSHIE. |
| CULICINES | • culicines n. Plural of culicine. • CULICINE n. a mosquito of a group that contains the genus Culex but not Anopheles. |
| CULLENDER | • cullender n. Alternative form of colander. • CULLENDER n. a perforated vessel used as a strainer in cookery, also COLANDER. |
| CULLIONLY | • cullionly adj. (Obsolete) mean; base. • CULLIONLY adj. (archaic) like a cullion, mean, base. |
| CULLYISMS | • CULLYISM n. the state of being duped. |
| CULMINANT | • culminant adj. Being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude. • culminant adj. (By extension) predominant. • CULMINANT adj. at its highest point. |
| CULMINATE | • culminate v. (Intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude. • culminate v. (Intransitive) To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc. • culminate v. (Intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion. |
| CULPATORY | • culpatory adj. Expressing blame; censuring. • CULPATORY adj. expressive of blame. |
| CULSHIEST | • CULSHIE adj. rustic, boorish. |
| CULTIGENS | • cultigens n. Plural of cultigen. • CULTIGEN n. a variety of plant originating under cultivation, also CULTIVAR. |
| CULTISHLY | • cultishly adv. In a cultish manner. • CULTISH adv. having the qualities of a cult. |
| CULTIVARS | • cultivars n. Plural of cultivar. • CULTIVAR n. a variety of plant originating under cultivation, also CULTIGEN. |
| CULTIVATE | • cultivate v. To grow plants, notably crops. • cultivate v. (Figurative) To nurture; to foster; to tend. • cultivate v. To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting. |
| CULTRATED | • cultrated adj. Cultrate. • CULTRATED adj. shaped like a knife blade; sharp-edged, also CULTRATE. |
| CULTURATI | • culturati n. Well-educated people who are interested in cultural activities. • CULTURATI n. (Latin) cultured people. |
| CULTURING | • culturing v. Present participle of culture. • culturing n. An act or an instance of growing or maintaining a culture (especially of bacteria). • CULTURE v. to cultivate. |
| CULTURIST | • culturist n. One who raises or cultures something; a cultivator. • culturist n. An advocate of culture. • culturist n. One who holds prejudices against a culture. |
| CULVERINS | • culverins n. Plural of culverin. • CULVERIN n. a lightweight, portable, long-barrelled cannon. |
| CULVERTED | • culverted v. Simple past tense and past participle of culvert. • CULVERT v. to channel a stream through an arched construction or channel enclosing a drain or watercourse beneath a road, railway, etc. |