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curfew
regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal ( as a bell ) announcing the hour of a curfew
curmudgeon
churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old old person
cursive
( of writing ) flowing; running ; having the successive letters joined
curtail
shorten; reduce
cynical
skeptical or distrustful of human motives
cynosure
object of general attention, person or thing that is a center of attention
dabble
work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid
dainty
delicate; delicately beautiful ; fastidious; not easy to please
dais
raised platform for speakers or other important people
dally
trifle with; toy with; treat with the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
damn
condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin
dank
damp; unpleasantly wet
dapper
neat and trim ( in appearance ) and quick in movements; neat; spry
dappled
spotted
dart
move or throw suddenly and quickly
daub
smear ( as with paint ); cover with something sticky
daunt
intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
dauntless
bold; fearless
dawdle
loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing
daze
stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb
dazzle
make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder
deadlock
standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
deadpan
wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
dearth
scarcity
