- 2. Phenomenon, wonder, marvel, rarity, sight, spectacle.
Curious, a.
- 1. Inquisitive, scrutinizing, prying, peering.
- 2. Rare, singular, strange, unusual, unique, extraordinary, queer, out of the way.
- 3. Elegant, neat, nice, finished, skilful, cunning, well-wrought.
Curl, n.
- 1. Ringlet.
- 2. Sinuosity, winding, undulation, flexure, wave, waving.
Curl, v. a.
- 1. Crisp, turn in ringlets.
- 2. Writhe, wind, twist.
- 3. Raise in waves.
Curl, v. n. Be bent into curls or waves, ripple, wind, twist, turn, writhe.
Curl-cloud, n. (Meteor.) Cirrus, cat’s tail, mare’s tail.
Curmudgeon, n. Miser, niggard, churl, hunks, skinflint, scrimp, lickpenny, screw, mean fellow, sordid wretch.
Currency, n.
- 1. Publicity, general reception.
- 2. Circulation, transmission from hand to hand.
- 3. Money; aggregate of coin, bills and notes; circulating medium.
Current, a.
- 1. Common, general, popular, rife, generally received, in every one’s mouth.
- 2. Circulating (as money), passing from hand to hand.