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4 PHRASE An off-the-cuff remark is made without being prepared or thought about in advance. □  I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.

cuff|link /kʌ fl I ŋk/ (cufflinks ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Cufflinks are small decorative objects used for holding together shirt cuffs around the wrist. □  …a pair of gold cufflinks.

cui|sine /kw I ziː n/ (cuisines )

1 N‑VAR The cuisine of a country or district is the style of cooking that is characteristic of that place. □ [+ of ] The cuisine of Japan is low in fat. □  …traditional French cuisine.

2 N‑UNCOUNT The skill or profession of cooking unusual or interesting food can be referred to as cuisine . □  …residential courses in gourmet cuisine.

cul-de-sac /kʌ l d I sæk, [AM ] - sæ k/ (cul-de-sacs ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] A cul-de-sac is a short road which is closed off at one end. [mainly BRIT ] □  …a four-bedroom detached house in a quiet cul-de-sac. in AM, usually use dead end

culi|nary /kʌ l I nəri, [AM ] kjuː ləneri/ ADJ [ADJ n] Culinary means concerned with cooking. [FORMAL ] □  She was keen to acquire more advanced culinary skills.

cull /kʌ l/ (culls , culling , culled )

1 VERB If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together. □ [be V -ed + from ] All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports. □ [V n + from ] Laura was passing around photographs she'd culled from the albums at home.

2 VERB To cull animals means to kill the weaker animals in a group in order to reduce their numbers. □ [V n] To save remaining herds and habitat, the national parks department is planning to cull 2000 elephants. ● N‑COUNT Cull is also a noun. □  In many South African reserves, annual culls are routine. ●  cull|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] The culling of seal cubs has led to an outcry from environmental groups.

cul|mi|nate /kʌ lm I ne I t/ (culminates , culminating , culminated ) VERB If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it. □ [V + in/with ] They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk.

cul|mi|na|tion /kʌ lm I ne I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑SING Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it. □ [+ of ] Their arrest was the culmination of an operation in which 120 other people were detained.

cu|lottes /kjuːlɒ ts, [AM ] kuː-/ N‑PLURAL [oft a pair of N ] Culottes are knee-length women's trousers that look like a skirt.

cul|pable /kʌ lpəb ^ə l/ ADJ If someone or their conduct is culpable , they are responsible for something wrong or bad that has happened. [FORMAL ] □  Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable. □  …manslaughter resulting from culpable negligence. ●  cul|pabil|ity /kʌ lpəb I l I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □  He added there was clear culpability on the part of the government.

cul|prit /kʌ lpr I t/ (culprits )

1 N‑COUNT When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit . □  The culprits in the robbery have not been identified.

2 N‑COUNT When you are talking about a problem or bad situation, you can refer to its cause as the culprit . □  About 10% of Japanese teenagers are overweight. The main culprit is Western fast food.

cult /kʌ lt/ (cults )