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Synonyms Dictionary

shackle, chain, bond, trammel, gyve, bilboe, SI. bracelet.
2. off the cuff
Slang,

a. extemporaneously, impromptu, ad lib, offhand, on the spur of the moment,
b. informally, unofficially, off the record; confidentially, in confidence.
3. on the cuff
Slang,

a. on credit, on account, on trust, Chiefly Brit. Inf. on tick.
b. free, free of charge, on the house, for nothing.
-v.
4. handcuff, SI. slap the bracelets on [s.o.]; manacle, shackle, put in irons; chain, enchain, tether, fetter, gyve.

cuff2, v. 1. buffet, slap, strike, hit, smite, punch,
rap, box, box [s.o.'s] ears, whack, bat.
-n.
2. buffet, blow, slap, punch, rap, swat, thwack, whack, Inf. bat.

cuirass, n. corselet, breastplate, backpiece, aegis, coat of mail; armor plate,

cuisine, n. cookery, cooking; menu, bill of fare; table, board, Inf. feed.

cul-de-sac, n. impasse, bottleneck, pocket, blind, Inf. blind alley, Inf. deadend; trap, snag, quandary, predicament.

cull, v. choose, select, pick over, winnow, sift, sort out, separate the wheat from the chaff; collect, pick up, gather, garner, harvest, reap, crop; pluck, glean, single out, pick out, fix upon,

culminate, v. 1. Usu.

culminate in climax, peak, crest, heighten, come to a head; result, end, come to an end, terminate, run its course.
2. complete, conclude, finish, top out, bring to a close; consummate, perfect, put the finishing touches on, top off, round out
or off; crown, cap, pinnacle, tip, top, surmount,

culmination, n. 1. consummation, perfection, completion, conclusion, closing, termination, ending.
2. climax, acme, zenith, meridian, high noon, orgasm, high point, supreme moment; sublimity, supremacy, perfection, utmost, uttermost; height, extremity, extreme, maximum, max.; summit, apex, vertex, apogee,
Latin, ne plus ultra; pinnacle, peak, crest, heights; spire, point, tip, tiptop, top; crown, crowning
touch, cap, capper, capstone, keystone, headpiece, head; finishing touch, last stroke, windup, close, finale,
Inf. payoff, punch line; end, end of the line, terminus, terminal.

culpability, n. blame, blameworthiness, censurabil- ity; responsibility, guilt, fault; delinquency, dereliction.

culpable, adj. blameworthy, blamable, censurable,
reprehensible, reproachable, reprovable; at fault, guilty, sinful, transgressive, peccant, found wanting,

culprit, n. offender, guilty party, malefactor, miscreant; rascal, reprobate, wrong-doer, evil-doer, SI. the heavy, SI. the bad guy; felon, criminal, delinquent, lawbreaker, transgressor, sinner,

cult, n. 1. affiliation, faith, denomination, school, persuasion, belief; faction, party, seism, ism.
2. worshipers, believers, members, followers; devotees, enthusiasts, zealots, fanatics; claque, fan club, hero-worshipers.
3.
adoration, veneration, worship, homage, reverence, hero worship.

cultivate, v. 1. dress, till, till the soil, farm, work, work the land; plow, spade, dig, delve, hoe, harrow, rake; fertilize, manure, compost.
2. civilize, develop, improve, improve [s.o.'s] mind, enlighten, educate, school; train, discipline; refine, polish, finish, perfect.
3.
(all of an art, science, etc.) promote, foster, advocate, support, patronize; encourage, abet, further, advance, uphold, back; help, aid, assist.

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