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- cubitus/ˈkjuːbɪtəs/The main long bone of the forearm, on the side opposite the thumb.nounC2
- cuboid/ˈkjuː.bɔɪd/A three-dimensional geometric solid with six rectangular faces.adjectivenounC1
- cuboidal epithelium/kjuːˈbɔɪdəl ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm/A type of epithelial tissue consisting of cube-shaped cells.nounVery Low (specialised term)
- cuchifrito/kuːtʃiːˈfriːtəʊ/A Puerto Rican dish of fried pork, typically made from various parts of the pig.nounLow
- cuchulain/kuːˈkʊlɪn/The central hero of the Ulster Cycle in Irish mythology, known for superhuman battle prowess and a tragic destiny.nounVery Low
- cuchulainn/kuːˈkʌlɪn/The central hero of the Ulster Cycle in Irish mythology, famed for his superhuman strength, battle prowess, and tragic death.nounVery Low
- cuck/kʌk/A pejorative slang term derived from 'cuckold' (a husband whose wife is unfaithful), used to describe someone perceived as weak, submissive, or betraying their own group or principles.nounLow
- cucking stool/ˈkʌkɪŋ ˌstuːl/A historical instrument of punishment and public shaming, typically a chair or stool to which a person (often a dishonest trader or a scolding woman) was tied and then exposed to public ridicule or dunked in water.nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
- cuckold/ˈkʌkəʊld/A man whose wife is sexually unfaithful to him.nounverbverb-transitiveC1
- cuckold's knot/ˈkʌkəldz nɒt/A type of knot that is intentionally insecure or easily untied, historically symbolic of marital infidelity.nounVery low
- cuckoldry/ˈkʌkəldri/The state or practice of being a cuckold; the act of a wife committing adultery.nounC2
- cuckoo/ˈkʊk.uː/A grey or brown bird known for its distinctive two-note call and for laying its eggs in other birds' nests.adjectiveinterjectionnoun+3B2
- cuckoo bee/ˈkʊkuː ˌbiː/A type of solitary bee that lays its eggs in the nests of other bee species, where its larvae consume the host's food provisions.nounLow
- cuckoo clock/ˈkʊk.uː ˌklɒk/A wall or shelf clock, often made of wood and decoratively carved, in which a small, mechanical bird emerges through a small door on the hour and makes a sound imitating the call of the cuckoo bird.nounB1
- cuckoo spit/ˈkʊkuː spɪt/A frothy, white secretion produced by the nymphs of froghopper insects (family Aphrophoridae) on plant stems and leaves.nounLow
- cuckoo wasp/ˈkʊk.uː ˌwɒsp/A brightly metallic-colored wasp (family Chrysididae) that lays its eggs in the nests of other solitary wasps or bees, similar to how a cuckoo bird lays eggs in other birds' nests.nounC2
- cuckoo-shrike/ˈkʊkuː ˌʃraɪk/A songbird of the family Campephagidae, found primarily in Africa, Asia, and Australasia, resembling a cuckoo in some features but unrelated.nounC2
- cuckooflower/ˈkʊkuːˌflaʊə/A spring-flowering plant, Cardamine pratensis, with pale lilac to white flowers, commonly found in damp meadows and along riverbanks.nounLow
- cuckoopint/ˈkʊkuːpɪnt/A European wildflower (Arum maculatum) with arrow-shaped leaves and a purple-spotted spike enclosed by a pale green hood-like leaf.nounC2
- cuckquean/ˈkʌk.kwiːn/A woman whose husband is unfaithful; the female counterpart of a cuckold.nounverb-transitiveVery low
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