6-letter words starting with cu
- curite — a red-orange radioactive mineral, the hydrated oxide of uranium and lead
- curium — a silvery-white metallic transuranic element artificially produced from plutonium. Symbol: Cm; atomic no: 96; half-life of most stable isotope, 247Cm: 1.6 x 107 years; valency: 3 and 4; relative density: 13.51 (calculated); melting pt: 1345±400°C
- curled — in a curved or spiral shape or position
- curler — Curlers are small plastic or metal tubes that women roll their hair round in order to make it curly.
- curlew — A curlew is a large brown bird with long legs and a long curved beak. Curlews live near water and have a very distinctive cry.
- curley — James M(ichael) 1874–1958, U.S. politician.
- curnow — (Thomas) Allen (Monro). 1911–2001, New Zealand poet and anthologist
- curple — The hindquarters or the rump of a horse, a strap under the girth of a horse's saddle to stop the saddle from kicking forward.
- curran — a currant
- curred — to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- currie — to cook or flavor (food) with curry powder or a similar combination of spices: to curry eggs.
- cursal — of or belonging to a set course or rotation, esp of a canon or prebendary in certain churches
- cursed — If you are cursed with something, you are very unlucky in having it.
- curser — the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curses — an expression of disappointment or dismay
- cursor — On a computer screen, the cursor is a small shape that indicates where anything that is typed by the user will appear.
- cursus — a Neolithic earthwork enclosure comprising parallel banks
- curtal — cut short
- curter — Comparative form of curt.
- curtin — John Joseph. 1885–1945, Australian statesman; prime minister of Australia (1941–45)
- curtis — a masculine name: dim. Curt
- curtly — rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
- curtsy — If a woman or a girl curtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person.
- curule — (in ancient Rome) of the highest rank, esp one entitled to use a curule chair
- curved — A curved object has the shape of a curve or has a smoothly bending surface.
- curves — Plural form of curve.
- curvet — a low leap with all four feet off the ground
- curvey — curved.
- curvi- — curved or bent
- curzon — Sir Clifford. 1907–82, English pianist
- cusack — Cyril (James). 1910–93, Irish actor
- cuscus — any of several large nocturnal phalangers of the genus Phalanger, of N Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, having dense fur, prehensile tails, large eyes, and a yellow nose
- cusecs — Plural form of cusec.
- cushat — a wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
- cushaw — a variety of crookneck squash (Cucurbita moschata) similar to the pumpkin
- cushty — an exclamation of pleasure, agreement, approval, etc
- cuspal — relating to or having a cusp
- cusped — having a cusp or cusps; cusplike.
- cusper — A person considered to have been born on a cusp between significant generations.
- cuspid — a tooth having one point; canine tooth
- cuspis — a cusp
- cussed — obstinate
- cusser — One who uses cusses.
- cusses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cuss.
- custer — George Armstrong. 1839–76, US cavalry general: Civil War hero, killed fighting the Sioux at Little Bighorn, Montana
- custom — A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- custos — a superior in the Franciscan religious order
- cut in — If you cut in on someone, you interrupt them when they are speaking.
- cut it — If you say that someone can't cut it, you mean that they do not have the qualities needed to do a task or cope with a situation.
- cut up — If you cut something up, you cut it into several pieces.