cutleaved coneflower

tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast ;

cutler

a dealer in cutlery ;

cutlery

tableware implements for cutting and eating food ; a cutting implement; a tool for cutting ;

cutlet

thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled ;

cutoff

a device that terminates the flow in a pipe ; a route shorter than the usual one ; a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated ;

cutoff saw

handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major axis) ;

cutout

a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out ; a photograph from which the background has been cut away ; a switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload ;

cutpurse

a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places ;

cutter

a cutting implement; a tool for cutting ; a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop ; a boat for communication between ship and shore ; someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments) ; someone who carves the meat ; someone who cuts or carves stone ;

cutthroat

someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat ;

cutting

the act of shortening something by choping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" ; the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" ; the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" ; the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" ; the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" ; removing parts to create a desired shape ; the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film ; an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" ; a piece cut off from the main part of something ; a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting ;

cutting angle

the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work ;

cutting board

a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut ;

cutting edge

the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife ; the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy" ;

cutting implement

a tool used for cutting or slicing ;

cutting off

the act of shortening something by choping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" ; the act of cutting something off ;

cutting out

surgical removal of a body part or tissue ;

cutting room

a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts) ;

cutting tool

a cutting implement; a tool for cutting ;

cuttle

ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell ;

cuttlefish

ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell ;

cutty stool

a low stool; formerly in Scotland, a seat in a church where an offender was publicly rebuked ;

cutwork

embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away ;

cutworm

North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground ;

cuvier

French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832) ;

cuzco

a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire ;

cv

a summary of your academic and work history ;

cva

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain ;

cwm

a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake ;

cwt

a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds ; a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds ;

cy pres

a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible ;

cy pres doctrine

a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible ;

cy young

United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) ;

cyamopsis

small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia ;

cyamopsis psoraloides

drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material ;

cyamopsis tetragonolobus

drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material ;

cyamus

whale lice ;

cyan

one of the primary pigments; has a blue-green color ;

cyanamid

a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts) ;

cyanamide

a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds ; a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts) ;