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- cuckservative/kʌkˈsɜː.və.tɪv/A political pejorative term for a conservative or right-wing person perceived as weak, inauthentic, or betraying their principles, often by adopting leftist or progressive positions.adjectivenounVery Low
- cucumber/ˈkjuːkʌmbə/A long, green-skinned, cylindrical fruit with watery flesh and edible seeds, typically eaten raw in salads.nounB1
- cucumber beetle/ˈkjuːkʌmbə biːtl̩/A small, often striped or spotted beetle (genus *Diabrotica* or *Acalymma*) known for damaging cucurbit plants like cucumbers, squashes, and melons.nounLow
- cucumber mosaic/ˈkjuːkʌmbə məʊˈzeɪɪk/A highly contagious viral disease affecting plants, especially cucurbits (like cucumbers, squash), characterized by mottled or mosaic-patterned leaves, stunted growth, and malformed fruit.nounC2
- cucumber root/ˈkjuːkʌmbə ruːt/The root of the cucumber plant, typically unremarkable and not a distinct term for a common object.nounC2 / Extremely Low
- cucumber tree/ˈkjuːkʌmbə triː/A deciduous tree, Magnolia acuminata, native to eastern North America, named for the shape and color of its young fruit, which resembles a small cucumber.nounLow
- cucurbit/kjuːˈkɜːbɪt/Any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes gourds, melons, pumpkins, and squashes.nounVery low (extremely rare in everyday language)
- cucurbit wilt/kjuːˈkɜːbɪt wɪlt/A plant disease affecting cucurbits (gourd family plants like cucumbers, melons, squash) characterized by wilting, yellowing, and eventual death of the plant.nounVery Low
- cucuta/kuːˈkuːtə/Cúcuta is a city in northeastern Colombia, near the border with Venezuela.nounVery Low
- cud/kʌd/The partially digested food that a ruminant animal, such as a cow, brings back from its stomach to its mouth to chew again.nounLow
- cuda/ˈkjuː.də/An acronym for Compute Unified Device Architecture; a parallel computing platform and application programming interface model created by NVIDIA for general-purpose computing on its graphics processing units (GPUs).nounLow (Technical)
- cudahy/ˈkʌdəhi/A proper noun referring to a place name, specifically a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and a surname.nounVery Low
- cudbear/ˈkʌdbeə/A purplish-red dye obtained from certain lichens.nounVery Low
- cuddle/ˈkʌd(ə)l/To hold close in one's arms as a way of showing love, affection, or for comfort.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
- cuddy/ˈkʌdi/A small room, cabin, or compartment, especially one on a boat or ship.nounRare (L2-L3)
- cudgel/ˈkʌdʒ.əl/A short, thick stick used as a weapon; a club.nounverbverb-transitiveC1 (Low Frequency)
- cudgerie/ˈkʌdʒəri/An Australian tree (species Sloanea woollsii) of the rainforests of New South Wales and Queensland, also known as the carabeen, valued for its timber.nounVery Low (Rare/Obscure)
- cudjo/ˈkʊdʒəʊ/A male given name of West African (Akan) origin, historically used among enslaved populations in the Caribbean and North America.nounRare/Very Low
- cudlipp/ˈkʌdlɪp/An uncommon word referring to something small, endearing, or charmingly quaint; sometimes used humorously to describe an odd or whimsical object or situation.nounExtremely rare
- cudweed/ˈkʌdwiːd/A common name for various plants in the Gnaphalium or related genera, typically small woolly plants with inconspicuous flowers.nounLow
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