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cur·sor noun : a visual cue (as a pointer) on a computer screen that indicates position (as for data entry)

cur·so·ry adjective : rapidly and often superficially done : HASTY

Synonyms

hasty, headlong, pell-mell, precipitate, precipitous, rash—more at HASTY

cur·so·ri·ly adjective : in a cursory manner

Synonyms

hastily, headlong, hurriedly, pell-mell, precipitately, rashly—more at HASTILY

curt adjective : rudely short or abrupt

— curt·ly adverb

— curt·ness noun

Synonyms

abrupt, bluff, blunt, brusque, snippy—more at BLUNT

cur·tail verb : to cut off the end of : SHORTEN

— cur·tail·ment noun

Synonyms

abbreviate, abridge, cut back, shorten—more at SHORTEN

1curtain noun 1 : a hanging screen that can be drawn back esp. at a window

2 : the screen between the stage and auditorium of a theater

2curtain verb : to veil with or as if with a curtain

Synonyms

blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, enshroud, hide, mask, obscure, occult, screen, shroud, veil—more at HIDE

curt·sy also curt·sey noun, plural curtsies or curtseys : a courteous bow made by women chiefly by bending the knees

— curtsy also curtsey verb

cur·va·ceous also cur·va·cious adjective : having curves suggestive of a well-proportioned feminine figure

cur·va·ture noun 1 : a measure or amount of curving : BEND

2 : curved part

1curve verb curved; curv·ing : to bend from a straight line or course

Synonyms

arc, arch, bend, bow, crook, hook, round, sweep, swerve, wheel; also circle, coil, curl, loop, spiral; turn, twist, wind; deviate, veer

Antonyms

straighten

2curve noun 1 : a line esp. when curved

2 : something that bends or curves without angles

3 : a baseball pitch thrown so that it swerves esp. downward and to one side

Synonyms

angle, arc, arch, bend, bow, crook, turn, wind—more at BEND

cur·vet noun : a prancing leap of a horse

— curvet verb

1cushion noun [ORIGIN: ME cusshin, fr. AF cussin, quissin, fr. VL *coxinus, fr. L coxa hip]

1 : a soft pillow or pad to rest on or against

2 : the springy pad inside the rim of a billiard table

3 : something soft that prevents discomfort or protects against injury

Synonyms

buffer, bumper, fender, pad; also baffle, muffler; padding; safeguard, shield

2cushion verb 1 : to provide (as a seat) with a cushion

2 : to soften or lessen the force or shock of

Synonyms

buffer, gentle, soften; also baffle, dampen, deaden, dull; moderate, modulate, temper; allay, alleviate, assuage, ease; lighten, mitigate, relieve

cusp noun : a pointed end or part (as of a tooth)

Synonyms

apex, end, pike, point, tip—more at POINT

cus·pid noun : a canine tooth

cus·pi·dor noun : SPITTOON

cus·tard noun : a sweetened cooked mixture of milk and eggs

cus·to·di·al adjective : marked by watching and protecting rather than seeking to cure <~ care>

cus·to·di·an noun : one that protects and maintains; especially : one who has custody (as of a building)

Synonyms

caretaker, guardian, janitor, keeper, warden, watchman; also curator; sexton; steward

defender, defense, guard, protection, protector—more at PROTECTOR

cus·to·dy noun, plural -dies : immediate charge and control

Synonyms

care, guardianship, keeping, safekeeping, trust, ward; also control, governorship, management, superintendence, supervision

1custom noun 1 : habitual course of action : recognized usage

2 plural : taxes levied on imports

3 : business patronage

Synonyms

fashion, habit, pattern, practice, trick, way, wont—more at HABIT

2custom adjective 1 : made to personal order

2 : doing work only on order

cus·tom·ary adjective 1 : based on or established by custom

2 : commonly practiced or observed

— cus·tom·ar·i·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] classical, conventional, traditional—more at TRADITIONAL

[2] conventional, current, popular, standard, stock, usual—more at CURRENT

cus·tom–built adjective : built to individual order

cus·tom·er noun 1 : one that purchases a commodity or service;