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carve to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces for eating: Dinner is ready. Who's going to carve the turkey?

CUt 2Ф / k-vt/ noun [count]

( health ) an injury on the skin, made by something sharp like a knife

He had a deep cut on his leg.

a hole or opening in something, made with something sharp

Make a small cut in the material.

making something smaller or less a cut in government spending

job cuts

cute / kyut / adjective ( cut • er , cut • est )

pretty and attractive a cute little baby

( informal ) sexually attractive

There were so many cute guys at the party.

cy • ber • space / ' saibar^peis / noun

[ noncount ]

( computers ) a place that is not real, where e-mails go when you send them from one computer to another

cy • cle / ' saikl / noun [ count ]

a series of events that happen again and again, always in

the same order

the life cycle of a frog

cy • cli • cal / ' saiklikl ; ' siklikl /

( also cy • clic / ' saiklik ; ' siklik / ) adjective repeated many times in the same order the cyclical pattern of the economy

cy • cling / ' saiklig / noun [ noncount ]

( sports ) the sport or activity of riding a bicycle

cy • clist / 'saiklist / noun [ count ]

( sports ) a person who rides a bicycle as a sport Cyclists from all over the world competed in the race.

cy • clone / ' saikloun / noun [ count ]

( geography ) a very strong wind that moves in a circle and causes a storm

cyl • in • der / ' silandar / noun [ count ]

( math ) a long round shape, like a tube or a can of food —Look at the picture at solid . ► cy • lin • dri • cal / sa ' lindrikl / adjective

a cylindrical shape

cym.bal cymbal

/ 'simbl / noun [ count ]

( music ) one of a pair of round metal plates used as a musical instrument

cyn • ic / ' sinik / noun [ count ]

a person who believes that people only do things for themselves, not to help others

You're such a cynic. Maybe he doesn't even care about the money.

► cyn • i • cal / ' sinikl / adjective

a cynical comment about modern politics

Dd

D, d / di / noun [ count ] ( plural D's, d's / diz / )

the fourth letter of the English alphabet "Dog" begins with a "D."

D a low grade for a test or piece of work. A D is the lowest grade with which you can pass

I got a D on my chemistry test.

D.A.

short for district attorney

dab1 / dreb / noun [ count ]

a small quantity of something that is put on a surface a dab of paint

dab 2 / dreb / verb ( dabs , dab . bing , dabbed )

to touch something lightly and quickly

She dabbed the cut with a cotton ball.

dab something on something to put something on

something else lightly

to dab some antiseptic on a wound

dad Ф / dsed / noun [ cou nt ] ( informal )

father

Let's go, Dad! This is my dad.

dad • dy / ' dredi / noun [count] (plural dad . dies)

a word for "father" that children use

daf • fo • dil / ' dжfэdIl/ noun [ count ]

a yellow flower that grows in the spring

dag • ger

/ ' dregэr / noun [count]

a short pointed knife that people use as a weapon

—Look at sword .

dai • ly / ' deili / adjective, adverb

happening or coming every day or once a day There are daily flights between Miami and Dallas. a daily newspaper

The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. dai • ry / ' deri / noun ( plural dai . ries ) Spelling

Be careful! Don't confuse dairy and diary . You spell dairy with AI .

[ count ] a place where milk is kept, or where milk products like butter and cheese are made

[ noncount ] food made from milk, for example cheese or butter

Don't give her a yogurt — she doesn't eat dairy. dairy products