Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z cuspidor A spittoon. cuspidoside A particular steroid glycoside. cuspiness The condition of being cuspy cusping A formation of cusps. cuspis A point; a sharp end. cuspless Without a cusp or cusps. cusplet A small cusp cusplike Resembling or characteristic of a cusp. cuspoid Having the form of a cusp or cuspid cuspon A soliton based on a cusp cuspule A small cusp. cuspy Having cusps cuss To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely. Cussac A surname from French. cussed Ill-tempered, nasty, obstinate. cussedly accursedly; damnably cussedness The state or quality of being cussed. cusser A person who cusses. Cusseta A town in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. cussfest An event or situation characterized by a great deal of swearing. Cussin A surname. cussing The act of one who cusses, or uses bad language. cussingly While cussing; with the use of profane language. Cussins A surname. cussless Without the use of bad language; without profanity. Cusson A surname. cussy Using offensive language. cust A surname. custard A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches, or eaten as a stand-alone dessert; egg custard. custardiness The quality of being custardy. custardlike Resembling or characteristic of a custard. custardy Containing custard. Custenau An extinct Arawakan language of Brazil. Custer A surname. custie A customer. custode A custodian. custodee One who is given custody of something. custodia pyx (container for the host) custodial Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding. custodialism An approach to caring for people in institutions which emphasizes supervision and control over the inmate's environment and access to resources. custodially In a custodial sense. custodiam A kind of lease in which property seized by the Crown is put into the custody of some agent. custodian A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper. custodianship The office, or the duty of a custodian. custodiary A custodian. custodient Protecting; guarding. custodier A custodian. Custodio A surname. custody The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children. custom Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving. customable customary customableness Quality of being customable; conformity to custom. customably usually; as per custom or habit. customarily In the customary manner; as is custom. customariness The state or quality of being customary. customary In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage. customer A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business. customercentric Focusing on the customer. customerization The process of customerizing. customerize To adapt to the needs or goals of a customer, or customers in general. customerless Without any customers. customerlike Resembling a customer. customership The state of being a customer. customizability The ability to be customized. customizable Able to be customized. customization The act of customizing something. customize To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications. customizer A person or business that provides customization services customless Without any customers; not receiving custom. customly In a custom manner. customs The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods. custos A warden. custrel A knight's attendant or man-at-arms; a knave. custron A kitchen-worker, a scullion; any worthless person. custumal A survey of a medieval English manor, listing each tenant and the customs under which the tenancy was held. CUSUM cumulative sum control chart: a sequential analysis technique typically used for monitoring change detection Cusumano A surname from Italian. Cusworth A village in Sprotbrough and Cusworth parish, City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5404). cut To perform an incision on, for example with a knife. Cuta A barangay of Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines. cutacoo A woven square food basket of Jamaica. cutan A hydrocarbon polymer, of uncertain structure but thought to be similar to kerogen, found in some plants. cutaneal Synonym of cutaneous (“of or pertaining to the skin”). cutaneomuscular Relating to the skin and muscles. cutaneotropic Located in the cutis of the skin cutaneous Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis. cutaneously In a cutaneous way. cutanic Relating to, or containing cutan cutaway A men's coat with the front cut back away from the waist, as worn on formal occasions. cutback A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service. cutbank The outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat. cutbeard A barber. Cutbirth A surname transferred from the given name. cutblock A designated area from which timber can be harvested. Cutbush A surname originating as an occupation. cutch a preservative, made from catechu gum boiled in water, used to prolong the life of a sail or net Cutcher A surname. cutcherry An administration office in India. cutchery A spice: kitchery. Cutchin A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Cutchogue A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, United States. cutdown An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it. cute Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior. cutecore A type of aesthetic, music genre, and fashion style that emphasizes cuteness, pastel colors, and childlike imagery or motifs. cutee Elongated form of cute. cuteful Characteristically cute; full of cuteness cutegore An aesthetic similar to cutecore involving themes of gore. cuteish Somewhat cute. cuteliness Synonym of cuteness cutely In a cute manner cuten To make cute cuteness The state of being cute (endearingly attractive). cutening The act or process of making cute cutensil A functional object with a cute or novelty design. cuterebriasis A parasitic disease affecting rodents, lagomorphs (hares, rabbits, pikas), felines, and canines that is caused by botfly larvae of the genera Cuterebra and Trypoderma. cuterebrid Any fly in the family Cuterebridae, now considered to be the oestrid subfamily Cuterebrinae. cutes cuteness cutesification The act of cutesifying; making something cutesy. cutesify To make cutesy. cutesily In a cutesy manner. cutesiness The state or property of being cutesy. cutesome Characterised or marked by cuteness. cutester A cute person or creature. cutesy Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously. cutex nail polish cutfag A man who is circumcised. Cutfield A surname. cutglass Of an English accent, very precisely and clearly enunciated. cutgrass Any of several grass species of Leersia, whose leaves have edges with very small hooked prickles Cuthaean Synonym of Cuthite. Cuthbert A male given name from Old English. Cuthbertian Of or relating to Cuthbert (c. 634 – 687), a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. Cuthbertson A surname originating as a patronymic. Cuthill A surname. Cuthite A people said by the Hebrew Bible and by the 1st-century historian Josephus to have lived in Samaria around 500 BCE. Cuthlie A rural locality in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5941). Cuthrell A surname. cutia Any of the birds in the genus Cutia, found in the Himalayas and Vietnam. cuticle The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail. cuticleless Having no cuticle. cuticlin Synonym of cuticulin. cuticula A tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle. cuticular Of, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (skin next to a nail). cuticularization The growth of new skin over a wound. cuticularize To undergo cuticularization. cuticularized Covered with cuticle. cuticulate Having a cuticle cuticulin A structural protein, in the cortical layer of large ascarids, which does not exhibit the striations characteristic of collagen, and which is not attacked by collagenase cuticulosome A structure in the ears of birds that may make them able to detect magnetic fields cuticura A brand of antibacterial medicated soap or ointment.