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cut-lass /'kAtlas/ noun a short sword with a curved blade that was used as a weapon by sailors and pirates in the past ( 10  W )»], I

cutlery

prong / tine

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soup spoon muck dessertspoon knife fork teaspoon

steak knife X BE Hr A

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chopsticks IfiX        cheese knife AS§X

cut-lery /'kAtlari/ noun [U] 1 (Br£) (A//\mf flat-ware, sil-ver-ware) knives, forks and spoons, used for eating and serving food ( J], XfHJIfe ) 2 {NAmE) knives, etc. that are sharp JJMt

cut-let /'kAtlat/ noun 1 a thick slice of meat, especially lamb or pork (= meat from a pig), that is cooked and served with the bone still attached J# |^J it; ( AtaXiS 2 (in compounds frnj&'SL'nTM) finely chopped pieces of meat, fish, vegetables, etc. that are pressed together into a flat piece, covered with breadcrumbs and cooked ( [£h

nut cutlets 'cut-off noun, adj.

m noun 1 a point or limit when you stop sth |£ it A; # Pi: The government announced a cut-off in overseas aid.

SEffto 0 Is there a cut-off point between childhood and adulthood? Jr          ^ ?

2 cut-offs [pi.] cut-off trousers/pants ff Aa        Dl if :

wearing frayed cut-offs

m adj. [only before noun] (of trousers/pants #$ X) made shorter by cutting off part of the legs cut-off jeans

'cut-out noun 1 a shape cut out of paper, wood, etc.

( MM. A# ) ffTlft®#: a cardboard cut-out MUM ®If T(ft HI® 2 a piece of safety equipment that stops an electric current from flowing through sth ( ffe #5t (ft )   A cut-out stops the kettle boiling

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cut- price adj. [only before noun] (especially BrB) (NAmE usually , cut-'rate) 1 sold at a reduced price MfNB IM; il iff W : cut-price goods/fares M # # ifn / M 2 selling goods at a reduced price {B fj M tfo (ft : a cut-price store/supermarket ifffW£ / ®TfJ cut-ter /'kAta(r)/ noun 1 (usually in compounds il # J&H'n is]) a person or thing that cuts -bit!]I; filial; fO g!j X A ; If ic X ^ : a pastry cutter ffy ff] J] 2 cutters [pi.] (usually in compounds if ii) a

tool for cutting iUfiJX^.-: a pair of wire-cutters —fEifx] 3 a small fast ship /MAII 4 a ship’s boat, used for travelling between the ship and land ( fr5£X A/laf/^ i&tislftj ) Xig,

'cut-throat adj. [usually before noun] (of an activity in which people compete with each other in aggressive and unfair ways     the

cut-throat world of politics X##^l£?S(fti!&l?- cut-throat ‘razor noun a razor (= a tool used for shaving) with a long sharp blade Ujfr-fcffifflMT} (

$J] ) — compare safety razor cut-ting /'kAtirj/ noun, adj.

m noun 1 (also ‘press cutting) (both BrE) (also clip-ping, 'press clipping NAmE, BrE) an article or a story that you cut from a newspaper or magazine and keep ff jft;

A If ft : newspaper/press cuttings ff fg. 2 a piece cut off a plant that will be used to grow a new plant .J®

) 3 {BrE) a

narrow open passage that is dug through high ground for a road, railway/railroad or canal ( AHlHl##,

m adj. [usually before noun] 1 unkind and likely to hurt sb’s feelings A ^'J (ft; ^!]?®$J; ISf AW PiTTl biting a cutting remark Sf 2 (of winds M.) cold in a

sharp and unpleasant way 'MM Eft; $ij # (ft biting 'cutting board noun (NAmE) = chopping board , cutting 'edge noun [sing.] 1 the ~ (of sth) the newest, most advanced stage in the development of sth ( &LX

)M.k, &mwr, mm-, workingat

the cutting edge of computer technology /Eif jlfjlBfXEft M fu^XfB 2 an aspect of sth that gives it an advantage frMfr ffi;  We’re relying on him to give the team

a cutting edge.

'cutting grass noun = grasscutter 'cutting room noun a room in which the different parts of a film/movie are cut and put into order ( I/X

wfims, mm

cuttle-fish /’kAtlfiJ/ noun {pi. cuttle-fish) a sea creature with ten arms and a wide flat shell inside its body, that produces a black substance like ink when it is attacked 4M;        —picture c> octopus

cutup /'kAtAp/ noun {NAmE, informal) a person who behaves in a silly way in order to attract attention and make people laugh ( SI

MA

CV /,si: 'vi:/ {BrE) {NAmE resume) noun a written record of your education and the jobs you have done, that you send when you are applying for a job (abbreviation for ‘curriculum vitae’) ®J3j, fa) frj ( A curriculum vitae ) : Send a full CV with your job application. [?t A

cwm /kum/ noun = corrie

cwt. abbr. {pi. cwt.) (in writing) hundredweight ( X A

cwtch /kutj/ verb [V, VN] (WelshE) to be held close in sb’s arms in a loving way; to hold sb in this way ( M #0 jfH: Cwtch up to your mam! A ffe j& #3| $3/! cwtch noun

-cy, -acy suffix (in nouns $3J$Xts]) 1 the state or quality of Mfj •••        ) : infancy o accuracy

ftfiltt 2 the status or position of ■■■        ( iktR

fit) i chaplaincy   IHfv

cyan /'saian/ noun [U] {technical Ain) a greenish-blue colour, used in printing M%k&, Wfe   )

cy-an-ide /'saianaid/ noun [u] a highly poisonous chem­ical mm {ig'jsx^ts,)

cyber- /'saiba(r)/ combining form (in nouns and adjec­tives W fri ^ M 0)M) connected with electronic communication networks, especially the Internet if %

mtm  : cybernetics m\

ife o cybercafe fpfi

cy-ber-cafe /‘saibakaefei; NAmE 'saibar-/ noun a cafe with computers on which customers can use the Internet, send emails, etc. popB cy-ber-naut /'saibanort; NAmE 'saibarnort/ noun {computing if) 1 a person who wears special devices in order to experience virtual reality (

mmn

2 a person who uses the Internet Wlt&fr

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