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crys|tal|lize /kr I st ^ə la I z/ (crystallizes , crystallizing , crystallized ) in BRIT, also use crystallise 1 VERB If you crystallize an opinion or idea, or if it crystallizes , it becomes fixed and definite in someone's mind. □ [V n] He has managed to crystallise the feelings of millions of ordinary people. □ [V ] Now my thoughts really began to crystallise.

2 VERB If a substance crystallizes , or something crystallizes it, it turns into crystals. □ [V ] Don't stir or the sugar will crystallise. □ [V n] …a 19th-century technique that actually crystallizes the tin.

crys|tal|lized /kr I st ^ə la I zd/ in BRIT, also use crystallised ADJ [usu ADJ n] Crystallized fruits and sweets are covered in sugar which has been melted and then allowed to go hard.

C S ga s N‑UNCOUNT CS gas is a gas which causes you to cry and makes breathing painful. It is sometimes used by the police to control a crowd which is rioting. [BRIT ]

cub /kʌ b/ (cubs ) The spelling Cub is also used for meanings 2 and 3 . 1 N‑COUNT [oft n N ] A cub is a young wild animal such as a lion, wolf, or bear. □  …three five-week-old lion cubs.

2 N‑PROPER [with sing or pl verb] The Cubs or the Cub Scouts is a version of the Scouts for boys between the ages of eight and ten.

3 N‑COUNT A cub or a cub scout is a boy who is a member of the Cubs.

Cu|ban /kjuː bən/ (Cubans )

1 ADJ Cuban means belonging or relating to Cuba, or to its people or culture.

2 N‑COUNT A Cuban is a Cuban citizen, or a person of Cuban origin.

cubby-hole /kʌ bi hoʊl/ (cubby-holes ) also cubbyhole N‑COUNT A cubby-hole is a very small room or space for storing things. □  It's in the cubby-hole under the stairs.

cube /kjuː b/ (cubes , cubing , cubed )

1 N‑COUNT A cube is a solid object with six square surfaces which are all the same size. □  …cold water with ice cubes in it. □  The cabinet comes with locks and key and is shaped like a cube.

2 VERB When you cube food, you cut it into cube-shaped pieces. □ [V n] Remove the seeds and stones and cube the flesh. □ [V -ed] Serve with cubed bread.

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The cube of a number is another number that is produced by multiplying the first number by itself twice. For example, the cube of 2 is 8.

cu be roo t (cube roots ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] The cube root of a number is another number that makes the first number when it is multiplied by itself twice. For example, the cube root of 8 is 2.

cu|bic /kjuː b I k/ ADJ [ADJ n] Cubic is used in front of units of length to form units of volume such as 'cubic metre' and 'cubic foot'. □  …3 billion cubic metres of soil.

cu|bi|cle /kjuː b I k ^ə l/ (cubicles ) N‑COUNT A cubicle is a very small enclosed area, for example one where you can have a shower or change your clothes. □  …a separate shower cubicle.

Cub|ism /kjuː b I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Cubism is a style of art, begun in the early twentieth century, in which objects are represented as if they could be seen from several different positions at the same time, using many lines and geometric shapes.

Cub|ist /kjuː b I st/ (Cubists )

1 N‑COUNT A Cubist is an artist who painted in the style of Cubism.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Cubist art is art in the style of Cubism. □  …Picasso's seminal Cubist painting, 'The Poet'.

cu|boid /kjuː bɔ I d/ (cuboids ) N‑COUNT A cuboid is a solid shape with six rectangular surfaces or four rectangular and two square surfaces. □  Instead of a cylindrical tin, the chocolates will come in a cardboard cuboid. ● ADJ [usu ADJ n] Cuboid is also an adjective. □  The building consists of five interlinked cuboid galleries.

cu b re|port|er (cub reporters ) N‑COUNT A cub reporter is a young newspaper journalist who is still being trained. □  He had been a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star.

cu b scout → see cub

cuck|old /kʌ koʊld/ (cuckolds , cuckolding , cuckolded )