cue

sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards ; a stimulus that provides information about what to do ; evidence that helps to solve a problem ; an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech ;

cue ball

the ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes with his cue ;

cue stick

sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards ;

cuff

the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg ; shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs ;

cufflink

jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt ;

cuidad bolivar

a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river ;

cuirass

medieval body armor that covers the chest and back ;

cuirassier

a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass ;

cuisine

the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared ;

cuisse

armor plate that protects the thigh ;

cuke

cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons ;

cul

a passage with access only at one end ;

cul de lampe

a corbel resembling the conical bottom of ancient lamps ;

cul de sac

a street with only one way in or out ; a passage with access only at one end ;

culbertson

United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955) ;

culcita

includes some plants usually placed in e.g. genus Dicksonia: terrestrial ferns resembling bracken; tropical America; Malaysia to Australia and Polynesia; southwestern Europe and Atlantic islands ;

culcita dubia

resembles Pteridium aquilinum; of Queensland, Australia ;

culdoscope

a specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs ;

culdoscopy

endoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vagina ;

culebra

a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches ;

culex

type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface ;

culex fatigans

widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms ;

culex pipiens

common house mosquito ;

culex quinquefasciatus

widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms ;

culiacan

a city in northwestern Mexico ;

culicidae

mosquitoes ;

culinary art

the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared ;

cull

the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality ;

cullender

bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods ;

cullis

a gutter in a roof ;

culm

stem of plants of the Gramineae ;

culmination

a concluding action ; the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" ; (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon ; a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" ;

culotte

a divided skirt ;

culpability

a state of guilt ;

culpable negligence

(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) ;

culpableness

a state of guilt ;

culprit

someone who perpetrates wrongdoing ;

cult

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" ; a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" ; adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices ;

cult of personality

intense devotion to a particular person ;

cultism

religious zeal; the willingness to serve God ; devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult ;