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Current (noun) 

occurring in or belonging to the present time

Although the three currents discussed so far in 20th century painting may also be found

in sculpture, the parallelism should not be overstressed.

        

Curve (verb) 

having bends, curves, or angles; deviating from a straight line

Unstable areas may sometimes be identified by trees or telephone poles tilted at odd

angles, or by curved tree trunks.

Cyclical (adjective) 

of, relating to, or being an interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring 

succession of events or phenomena is completed 

The one thing we don't know is whether it will be cyclical, whether it will occur 

seasonally.

 

Cylinder (adjective) 

the surface traced by a straight line moving parallel to a fixed straight line and intersecting

a fixed curve.

The long cylinders of ancient ice that they retrieve provide a dazzlingly detailed record

of what was happening in the world over the past several ice ages.

Dashboard (noun) 

a panel extending across the interior of a vehicle as an automobile below the windshield 

and usually containing dials and controls 

In a demonstration at an imaginary dashboard, Michael greeted the computer ("Good

morning, Sally"), told it he was catching a flight from John F. Kennedy International

Airport and received a map and spoken directions, estimated travel time, the state of the

traffic ahead, the weather, the flight's status, country music on the radio and directions to

an Italian restaurant en route. 

Database (noun) 

a usually large collection of data organized especially for rapid search and retrieval as by a 

computer

Our editors make daily updates to our proprietary database of company information,

which can be found on our Web site, Hoover's Online. 

Dazzlingly (adverb) 

manner of arousing admiration by an impressive display

The long cylinders of ancient ice that they retrieve provide a dazzlingly detailed record

of what was happening in the world over the past several ice ages.

Deadliest (adjective) 

extremely destructive or harmful

At least 80 and perhaps hundreds of people were killed in the deadliest historical

eruption to occur in what is now the United States. 

Deal with (verb) 

to be occupied or concerned

Politeness strategies are developed for the main purpose of dealing with face

threatening acts.

Dearth (noun) 

an inadequate supply 

The model offers no way to explain the moon's confounding dearth of iron.