| cupboard |
A cupboard is a set of shelves with a door. You store food, dishes, or other things in a cupboard. |
| cupcake |
A cupcake is a little cake for one person. |
| cupful |
the amount that fills one cup; cup. |
| Cupid |
the god of love in Roman mythology. |
| cupola |
a dome, especially one that covers all or or more than the top of the structure upon which it sits. |
| curb |
A curb is a raised edge of a road or street. It is often made of concrete, brick, or stone. People usually park their cars close to the curb. [3 definitions] |
| curd |
(sometimes plural) a soft, thick substance taken from milk. Curds can be eaten or made into cheese. |
| curdle |
to turn into curd. |
| cure |
A cure is something that makes a sick person get well again. We are lucky that there are cures for many diseases nowadays. [3 definitions] |
| curfew |
a rule or law that sets a time after which everyone must be off the street and inside for the night. Curfews sometimes apply only to a particular group, such as young people. |
| curiosity |
When you have curiosity, it means that you want to learn or know things. |
| curious |
When you are curious, you want to know something just because it is interesting to you. [2 definitions] |
| curl |
When you curl something, you make it into a curved shape or ring. When someone curls their hair, they make many curved shapes or rings in it. [4 definitions] |
| curl up |
to get into a comfortable sitting or lying position. |
| curly |
When something like hair is curly, it has rings or waves in it. It is not straight. |
| currant |
A currant is a small raisin with no seeds. [2 definitions] |
| currency |
Currency is the money that is used in a country. The currency of the United States is the U.S. dollar. Each country has its own currency. |
| current |
When something is current, it exists or is happening now, in the present time. [3 definitions] |
| current events |
Current events are important things that have happened recently in a certain area or in other places around the world. Current events are usually reported in the news. |
| currently |
If you are doing something currently, you are doing it at the present time. You are doing it this week or this month, for example. |
| curriculum |
the courses offered at a school or in a particular area of study. |