- 2. Gather, pluck, collect, pick up.
Cully, n. Dupe, gull, cat’s paw, credulous person.
Cully, v. a. Cheat, trick, dupe, gull, chouse, deceive, delude, overreach, cozen, circumvent, beguile, impose upon.
Culm, n.
- 1. Stalk (of corn, grasses, etc.), stem.
- 2. Glance-coal, blind-coal, hard-coal, anthracite (in small particles).
Culminate, v. n.
- 1. Be on the meridian.
- 2. Reach the highest point, be at the highest point.
Culpability, n. Blamableness, culpableness, blame, sinfulness, criminality.
Culpable, a. Blamable, censurable, reprehensible, faulty, blameworthy, wrong.
Culpableness, n. See culpability.
Culprit, n. Criminal, malefactor, delinquent, felon.
Cult, n.
- 1. Homage, worship.
- 2. System or mode of worship, ceremonial, religious ceremonial, ritual.
Cultivate, v. a.
- 1. Till, prepare for crops, raise crops from, improve by husbandry.
- 2. Improve, refine, elevate, civilize, meliorate, make better, train, discipline, develop.
- 3. Study, investigate, pursue, search into.
- 4. Foster, cherish, promote, nourish, patronize.
Cultivation, n.
- 1. Tillage, agriculture, husbandry, culture.