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.