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Emoji
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#2041
⚖️
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culpable
/ˈkʌlpəbl̩/
adjective
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deserving blame or responsibility for a wrongdoing
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The judge found him culpable for the accident. |
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blameworthy, guilty, responsible, liable, at fault
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innocent, blameless, faultless
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culpable negligence, culpable conduct, deemed culpable
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#2042
😠
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curmudgeon
/kərˈmʌdʒən/
noun
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a bad-tempered, cranky, or irritable person, usually old
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The old curmudgeon complained about everything in the neighborhood. |
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grouch, grump, crank, complainer
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optimist, cheerful person
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old curmudgeon, grumpy curmudgeon, neighborhood curmudgeon
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#2043
🗝️
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curio
/ˈkjʊriˌoʊ/
noun
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a small unusual or interesting object, often collected for its rarity
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She bought a curio from the antique shop. |
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antique, collectible, keepsake, artifact
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common object, ordinary item
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curio shop, curio cabinet, rare curio, antique curio
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#2044
⏰
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curfew
/ˈkɜːrfjuː/
noun
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a rule requiring people to stay indoors after a certain time, usually at night
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The city imposed a curfew during the unrest. |
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restriction, lockdown, ban, regulation
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freedom, liberty
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impose a curfew, strict curfew, night curfew, citywide curfew
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#2045
🛑
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curb
/kɜːrb/
verb
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curbed
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curbed
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curbs
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curbing
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to restrain, control, or limit something
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The government took steps to curb inflation. |
curb your enthusiasm |
to control or restrain your excitement
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restrain, control, suppress, limit, check
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encourage, promote, release
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curb inflation, curb violence, curb pollution, curb spending
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#2046
🏛️
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curator
/kjʊˈreɪtər/
noun
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a person who is responsible for the care and management of a museum, gallery, or collection
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The curator organized a new exhibition of ancient artifacts. |
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keeper, custodian, manager, overseer, administrator
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visitor, guest, spectator
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museum curator, art curator, exhibition curator, chief curator
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#2047
💊
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curable
/ˈkjʊərəbl/
adjective
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Able to be cured or healed.
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The doctor assured her that the disease was curable. |
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treatable, healable, remediable, solvable
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incurable, untreatable, hopeless
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curable disease, curable illness, curable condition, curable infection
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#2048
💰
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cupidity
/kjuːˈpɪdəti/
noun
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Excessive desire for wealth or possessions; greed.
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The king's downfall was caused by his cupidity. |
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greed, avarice, lust, covetousness
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generosity, selflessness, charity
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cupidity of wealth, cupidity for power, cupidity and corruption
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#2049
🦊
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cunning
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
adjective
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Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion; cleverness in a tricky way.
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The cunning fox tricked the farmer. |
cunning plan |
a clever but often deceitful scheme
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crafty, sly, clever, shrewd, devious
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honest, naive, straightforward
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cunning plan, cunning trick, cunning strategy, cunning move
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#2050
➕
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cumulative
/ˈkjuːmjələtɪv/
adjective
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Increasing gradually by addition; growing in quantity, force, or effect.
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The cumulative effect of stress can harm your health. |
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aggregate, total, combined, collective
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individual, separate, isolated
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cumulative effect, cumulative total, cumulative impact, cumulative result
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#2051
📦
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cumbersome
/ˈkʌmbərsəm/
adjective
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Large, heavy, or difficult to handle; complicated and inefficient.
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The cumbersome package was too heavy to carry alone. |
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bulky, unwieldy, clumsy, awkward, heavy
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light, manageable, convenient
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cumbersome process, cumbersome system, cumbersome equipment, cumbersome package
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#2052
🌊
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culvert
/ˈkʌlvərt/
noun
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a tunnel or drain that carries water under a road or railway
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The heavy rainwater flowed through the culvert under the bridge. |
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drain, channel, sewer, conduit
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dam, barrier
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concrete culvert, road culvert, culvert construction
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#2053
🎨
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cultured
/ˈkʌltʃəd/
adjective
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characterized by refined taste, manners, and education
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She is a cultured woman who loves art and literature. |
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refined, educated, sophisticated, polished
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uncultured, unrefined, ignorant
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cultured background, cultured family, cultured taste
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#2054
🌱
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cultivate
/ˈkʌltɪveɪt/
verb
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cultivated
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cultivated
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cultivates
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cultivating
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to prepare and use land for crops; to develop a quality or relationship
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Farmers cultivate the land to grow rice. |
cultivate friendship |
to develop a good relationship with someone
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grow, nurture, develop, foster, promote
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neglect, abandon
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cultivate land, cultivate crops, cultivate skills, cultivate habits
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#2055
🚔
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culprit
/ˈkʌlprɪt/
noun
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a person who is responsible for a crime or misdeed
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The police caught the culprit behind the robbery. |
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offender, wrongdoer, criminal, perpetrator, lawbreaker
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victim, innocent, blameless
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real culprit, find the culprit, main culprit
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#2056
🎯
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crux
/krʌks/
noun
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the most important or decisive point of an issue
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The crux of the problem lies in poor communication. |
the crux of the matter |
the most important or central aspect of an issue
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essence, core, heart, gist, nucleus
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detail, trivia, unimportance
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the crux of the issue, crux of the debate, the crux of the argument
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#2057
⚖️
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culpability
/ˌkʌl.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
noun
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responsibility for a fault or wrong; blameworthiness
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The jury considered his level of culpability in the crime. |
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blame, guilt, fault, responsibility, accountability
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innocence, blamelessness
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legal culpability, moral culpability, degree of culpability, establish culpability
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#2058
🎓
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culmination
/ˌkʌl.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
noun
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the highest point or final result of something
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Graduation day is the culmination of years of hard work. |
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climax, peak, conclusion, finale, result
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beginning, initiation, start
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culmination of, in culmination, grand culmination, final culmination
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#2059
🏔️
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culminate
/ˈkʌl.mɪ.neɪt/
verb
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culminated
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culminated
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culminates
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culminating
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to reach the highest point or final stage
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The negotiations culminated in a successful agreement. |
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conclude, peak, climax, result, end
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begin, start, initiate
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culminate in, culminate with, project culminates, efforts culminate
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#2060
✂️
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cull
/kʌl/
verb
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culled
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culled
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culls
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culling
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to select or remove from a larger group, often to reduce numbers
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The farmers decided to cull the sick animals from the herd. |
cull the herd |
to reduce a group by removing weaker members
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select, choose, pick, remove, eliminate
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gather, accumulate, include
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cull animals, cull list, cull ideas, cull population
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#2061
🍳
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culinary
/ˈkʌl.ɪ.nɛr.i/
adjective
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relating to cooking or the kitchen
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She took a culinary course in Italy to improve her cooking skills. |
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cooking, gastronomic, dietary, kitchen-related
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inedible, nonculinary
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culinary skills, culinary arts, culinary tradition, culinary delight
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#2062
🚧
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cul de sac
/ˌkʌl də ˈsæk/
noun
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A street or passage closed at one end; a dead end.
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They bought a house at the end of a quiet cul de sac. |
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dead end, blind alley, close, no-through road
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highway, open road, main road
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quiet cul de sac, residential cul de sac, end of cul de sac, cul de sac house
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#2063
🍝
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cuisine
/kwɪˈziːn/
noun
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A style or method of cooking, especially characteristic of a particular country or region.
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Italian cuisine is famous all over the world. |
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food, cookery, gastronomy, fare, diet
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fast food, junk food
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Italian cuisine, French cuisine, traditional cuisine, local cuisine
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#2064
🎭
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cue
/kjuː/
noun/verb
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cued
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cued
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cues
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cueing
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A signal or prompt for action; to give a signal.
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The actor waited for his cue before entering the stage. |
on cue |
At exactly the right moment, as expected.
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signal, prompt, hint, indication, trigger
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silence, ignore, neglect
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take a cue, give a cue, wait for a cue, cue card
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#2065
🥢
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cudgel
/ˈkʌdʒ.əl/
noun/verb
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cudgeled
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cudgeled
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cudgels
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cudgeling
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A short, thick stick used as a weapon; to beat with a cudgel.
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The guard used a cudgel to chase away the thief. |
take up the cudgels |
To defend or support someone or something strongly.
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club, stick, baton, staff, bludgeon
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caress, protect, support
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wooden cudgel, heavy cudgel, wield a cudgel, take up the cudgels
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#2066
📦
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cubicle
/ˈkjuː.bɪ.kəl/
noun
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A small partitioned-off area of a room, typically in an office.
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She works in a cubicle with three other colleagues. |
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booth, stall, cell, workspace, compartment
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hall, open space, chamber
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office cubicle, cubicle wall, small cubicle, work cubicle
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#2067
💎
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crystallize
/ˈkrɪstəlaɪz/
verb
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crystallized
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crystallized
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crystallizes
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crystallizing
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to form crystals; to make an idea or plan clear and definite
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Her vague thoughts began to crystallize into a solid plan. |
crystallize an idea |
to make something clear and well-defined
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solidify, clarify, materialize, shape
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blur, confuse, dissolve
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crystallize into, crystallize an idea, crystallize thoughts
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#2068
🔐
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cryptogram
/ˈkrɪptəɡræm/
noun
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a text written in code or cipher
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The detective solved the cryptogram hidden in the letter. |
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cipher, code, puzzle, enigma
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plain text, clarity
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solve cryptogram, hidden cryptogram, puzzle cryptogram
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#2069
🕵️
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cryptic
/ˈkrɪptɪk/
adjective
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having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure
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She left a cryptic message on his voicemail. |
cryptic remark |
an intentionally vague or puzzling statement
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enigmatic, mysterious, obscure, puzzling, ambiguous
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clear, obvious, straightforward
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cryptic message, cryptic remark, cryptic clue
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#2070
⚰️
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crypt
/krɪpt/
noun
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an underground chamber, especially one beneath a church, used as a burial place
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The tourists explored the ancient crypt beneath the cathedral. |
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tomb, vault, catacomb, mausoleum
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open ground, surface
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ancient crypt, church crypt, burial crypt
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