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  • curriculum/kəˈɹɪk.jʊ.ləm/nounB2+The official plan of what a school must teach.
  • curriculum vitae/kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːteɪ/nounB2The document listing your education and jobs.
  • curry/ˈkʌ.ɹi/<aa:<<RP>>; <<US,non-hurry-furry>>>nounB1+A spiced Indian sauce dish eaten with rice.
  • currycombnounC2A toothed comb for cleaning a horse's coat.
  • curse/kɜːs/nounA2+4 meaningsWords spoken over somebody to bring harm on them.
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The little arrow or blinking line that shows where you are on screen.
  • curtain/ˈkɜːtn̩/nounB12 meaningsThe cloth pulled across a window.
  • curtain callnounB2The return of the cast to receive applause.
  • curtsyverbC12 meaningsTo bend the knees briefly as a mark of respect.
  • curve/kɜːv/nounB24 meaningsA line that bends smoothly, with no corners or angles.
  • cushion/ˈkʊʃən/nounB12 meaningsA soft pad for sitting or leaning on.
  • cusp/kʌsp/nounC12 meaningsThe point at which one state turns into another.
  • custard/ˈkʌs.təd/nounB1+A thick sauce of eggs, milk and sugar.
  • custard pienounB2The soft missile thrown in a comic act.
  • custody/ˈkʌstədiː/nounB23 meaningsThe state of being held by the police and not free to leave.
  • custom/ˈkʌstəm/nounB12 meaningsA traditional and widely accepted way of behaving in a society.
  • customer/ˈkʌs.tə.mə/nounA2+The person buying something in a shop.
  • customs/ˈkʌs.təmz/nounB12 meaningsThe place at a border or airport where officials check what travellers are bringing in.
  • customs formnounB2The declaration attached to a package going abroad.
  • customs officernounB1The official who checks what you carry across a border.
  • cut/kʌt/verbA16 meaningsTo divide or open something with a blade.
  • cuticle/ˈkjuːtɪkəl/nounB2+The skin at the base of a nail.
  • cutlery/ˈkʌt.lə.ɹi/nounA2+Knives, forks and spoons taken together.
  • cutpurse/ˈkʌtˌpɜːs/nounC2A thief who cuts money bags from belts.
  • cutting/ˈkʌtɪŋ/nounC14 meaningsA passage dug through high ground to carry a railway or road.
  • cuttlefish/ˈkʌtl̩fɪʃ/nounB2+A soft sea creature that changes colour and squirts ink.
  • cybercrimenounB2Crime committed through computers and networks.
  • cyberspace/ˈsaɪ.bəˌspeɪs/nounB2+The imagined space in which online communication happens.
  • cycle/ˈsaɪ.kəl/verbA2+2 meaningsTo ride a bicycle.
  • cycle lanenounB1The marked strip of road reserved for bicycles.
  • cycle pathnounB1A route set aside for riders away from traffic.
  • cycling/ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/nounA2+The sport of riding a bicycle fast and far.
  • cyclist/ˈsaɪ.klɪst/nounB2+Somebody who rides a pedal vehicle.
  • cyclocross/ˈsaɪkləʊˌkɹɒs/nounC1Racing over mixed ground, carrying the cycle at times.
  • cyclone/ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/nounB2+A huge spinning storm system.
  • cyclops/ˈsaɪˌklɑps/nounB2+2 meaningsIn Greek myth, a giant with a single eye in the middle of its forehead.
  • cylinder/ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/nounB1+3 meaningsA solid shape with matching circular ends and straight sides.
  • cymbal/ˈsɪmbəl/nounB2+A round metal plate that crashes when struck.
  • cynic/ˈsɪnɪk/nounC1Somebody who assumes people always act from self-interest.
  • cynicism/ˈsɪn.ɪˌsɪzəm/nounC1The belief that people act only from selfish motives.
  • cypress/ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/nounB2+A dark narrow evergreen tree.
  • cyprusnounB1+An eastern Mediterranean island country.
  • czechianounB1The central European country of Prague and famous beer.