- 2. Improvement, refinement, elevation, civilization, culture.
- 3. Study, pursuit, investigation.
- 4. Fostering, cherishing, nourishing, promotion, patronage.
Culture, n.
- 1. Agriculture, tillage.
- 2. Improvement, refinement, cultivation, civilization.
Cumber, v. a.
- 1. Overload, oppress, clog, hamper, obstruct, encumber.
- 2. Distract, trouble, embarrass, perplex, plague, harass, worry, torment.
Cumbersome, a.
- 1. Burdensome, embarrassing, troublesome, vexatious, cumbrous.
- 2. Unwieldy, unmanageable, clumsy, awkward, inconvenient.
Cumbrous, a. Burdensome. See cumbersome.
Cumulative, a. Continually increasing, successively gaining in force.
Cuneate, Cuneated, a. Cuneiform, wedge-shaped.
Cuneiform, a. Cuneate, wedge-shaped.
Cunner, n.
- 1. (Conch.) Limpet (Patella).
- 2. (Ich.) Conner, burgall, blue perch, chogset.
Cunning, a.
- 1. Crafty, artful, sly, astute, subtle, wily, shrewd, sharp, designing, intriguing, deceitful, tricky, crooked,
diplomatic, Machiavelian.
- 2. Skilfully wrought, ingenious, curious.