cumin seed

aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family ;

cuminum

cumin ;

cuminum cyminum

dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds ;

cummerbund

a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo ;

cummings

United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962) ;

cumquat

any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp ;

cumulation

a collection of objects laid on top of each other ;

cumulative preferred

preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out ;

cumulative preferred stock

preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out ;

cumulative vote

an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner ;

cumulonimbus

a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms ;

cumulonimbus cloud

a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms ;

cumulus

a collection of objects laid on top of each other ; a globular cloud ;

cumulus cloud

a globular cloud ;

cunaxa

battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne ;

cunctation

the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time ;

cunctator

someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) ;

cuneate leaf

a wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base ;

cuneiform

an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia ;

cuneiform bone

a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones ;

cuneus

any shape that is triangular in cross section ;

cuniculus

pacas ;

cuniculus paca

large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food ;

cunner

common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States ;

cunnilinctus

oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris ;

cunnilingus

oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris ;

cunning

crafty artfulness (especially in deception) ; shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception ;

cunningham

United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922) ;

cunonia family

trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere ;

cunoniaceae

trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere ;

cunt

obscene terms for female genitals ; a woman who is thoroughly disliked; "she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch" ;

cuon

Asiatic wild dog ;

cuon alpinus

fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs ;

cup

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing" ; a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case" ; the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup" ; a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl ; cup-shaped plant organ ; a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces ; the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" ; any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra" ;

cup and saucer

European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers ;

cup final

the final game of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley) ;

cup fungus

any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes ;

cup hook

hook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups ;

cup morel

an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms ;

cup of tea

an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" ;