(countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
(countable, law) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
(countable, obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
(obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage.
(uncountable, especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
verb
(ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
(obsolete) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
(transitive) To set off an event or action.
cebus
cetus
chuse
chuse
verb
Obsolete spelling of choose
clues
clues
noun
plural of clue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clue
coeus
coeus
Proper noun
The Titan of intelligence; the father of Leto and Asteria.
cruse
cruse
noun
(heraldry) An oil lamp or similar emblem.
(religion or obsolete) A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water.
cubes
cubes
noun
(euphemistic) testicles.
plural of cube
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cube
cukes
cukes
noun
plural of cuke
cures
cures
noun
plural of cure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cure
curse
curse
noun
(slang, dated, derogatory, usually with "the") A woman's menses.
A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
A vulgar epithet.
The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
verb
(intransitive) To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.
(transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
(transitive) To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.
To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
cusec
cusec
noun
A measure of the rate of flow of fluid, especially through a pipeline, equal to one cubic foot per second.
cusie
cutes
cutes
noun
(informal) cuteness
plural of cutis
decus
duces
duces
noun
plural of dux
ecrus
ecrus
noun
plural of ecru
luces
luces
noun
plural of luce
oecus
oecus
noun
(history) An apartment, room, or hall in an ancient Roman dwelling house.
puces
puces
noun
plural of puce
sauce
sauce
noun
(Internet slang) Alternative form of source, often used when requesting the source of an image or other posted material.
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, India) Tomato sauce (similar to US tomato ketchup), as in:
(US, obsolete slang, 1800s) Vegetables.
(art) A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.
(bodybuilding) Anabolic steroids.
(dated) Cheek; impertinence; backtalk; sass.
(obsolete, UK, US, dialect) Any garden vegetables eaten with meat.
(slang, usually “the”) Alcohol, booze.
A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
apple sauce; mint sauce
verb
(colloquial) To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to.
(slang) To send or hand over.
To add sauce to; to season.
To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate.
To make poignant; to give zest, flavour or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive.
scuse
scute
scute
noun
(genetics) A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs
(historical) An old French gold coin.
(obsolete) A small shield.
(zoology) A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.
secus
secus
adv
(law) otherwise, to the contrary.
sucre
sucre
noun
The former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.