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91cur|lew — «KUR loo», noun, plural lews or (collectively) lew. a wading bird with a long, thin, curved bill. Curlews belong to the same family as the sandpipers. ╂[< Old French courlis, earlier courlieus; perhaps imitative] …
92cur|mudg|eon|ly — «kuhr MUHJ uhn lee», adjective. cantankerous; bad tempered; miserly: »It will only be the most curmudgeonly of critical readers who will fail to learn a great deal at Mr. Spender s pleasantly informal school (London Times) …
93cur|mudg|eon — «kuhr MUHJ uhn», noun. a cantankerous, stingy, bad tempered person; miser: »Only a curmudgeon would argue that the country ought not to build more schools or hospitals (Wall Street Journal). ╂[origin unknown] …
94cur|ra|jong — «KUR uh jong», noun. any one of various Australian trees or shrubs of the mallow and sterculia families whose strong, fibrous bark is used especially to make cordage and matting. Also, currijong, kurrajong. ╂[< the native Australian name] …
95cur|rant — «KUR uhnt», noun. 1. a small raisin without seeds, made from certain sorts of small, sweet grapes. Currants are used in puddings, cakes, and buns. They are produced chiefly in the countries on the eastern Mediterranean Sea and in California;… …
96cur|ren|cy — «KUR uhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. money in actual use in a country: »Coins and paper money are currency in the United States. 2. a passing from person to person; circulation: »People who spread a rumor give it currency. 3. general use or… …
97cur|ren|te ca|la|mo — «kuh REHN tee KAL uh moh; ku REHN teh KAH lah moh», Latin. 1. fluently; offhand. 2. (literally) with a running pen …
98cur|rent|ly — «KUR uhnt lee», adverb. 1. at the present time; now: »The flu is currently going around the office and many people are absent from work. 2. Figurative. generally; commonly: »a currently held belief among the world s scientists …
99cur|ri|cle — «KUR uh kuhl», noun. a lightweight, two wheeled carriage drawn by two horses abreast. ╂[< Latin curriculum. See etym. of doublet curriculum. (Cf. ↑curriculum)] …
100cur|ric|u|lar — «kuh RIHK yuh luhr», adjective. of or having to do with a curriculum: »Educators continued to develop their curricular practices around these concepts until psychological research proved these early ideas to be fallacious (Atlantic) …
