Curtis

Definition: Curtis

Curtis

Noun

1. English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799).

"Curtis" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be courteous".

Date "Curtis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1593. (references)

Synonym: Curtis

Synonym: William Curtis (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Curtis

English words defined with "Curtis": distinctive ♦ typical ♦ unbuttoned, unlaced. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Curtis": Curtis stage ♦ velocity-compounded stage ♦ Wise as the Mayor of Banbury. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Curtis" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

German (curtis).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Curtis, I don't want to listen to no jive-ass preacher talking to me about Heaven and Hell! (The Blues Brothers; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd ; John Landis) Mrs. Curtis, did you hear me? (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; writing credit: Roald Dahl)
Lyrics	Keep em' drunk like Kathy Lee Curtis (Fatty Girl; performing artist: Ludacris)
Movie/TV Titles	Harry Fox & Bee Curtis (1929) M.B. Curtis (1899) Ask Curtis (2003) Curtis Court (2000) Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story (1991)
Song Titles	Soul Twist (Instrumental) (performing artist: King Curtis and His Noble Knights)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Curtis Cooks With Heart & Soul: Quick, Healthy Cooking from the Host of Tv's from My Garden (reference) Edward S. Curtis 2003 Calendar: Portraits of Native Americans (reference) Good-Bye, Curtis (reference) Iron Eagle: The Turbulent Life of General Curtis Lemay (reference) Native Nations: First Americans As Seen by Edward Curtis (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	The Dan Curtis Macabre Collection (Dracula (1973) / The Turn of the Screw (1974) / Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) / The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973)) (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Handel - Arminio / Genaux, McGreevy, Labelle, Custer, Petroni, Buwalda, Ristori, Il Complesso Barocco, Curtis (reference) Il Sansone / Il Complesso Barocco, Curtis (reference) Curtis Macomber: Casting Ecstatic (reference) I'm So Proud: Tribute to Curtis Mayfield (reference) Rockabilly Uprising: The Best of Mac Curtis (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Curtis TK7M 6-in-1 Screwdriver (reference) Curtis Wrist Rest with Cushioned Pad (reference) Curtis 77060 Printer Center with Hideaway Drawer and Shelf (reference) Curtis Space Miser Under Desk Keyboard Drawer (reference) Curtis 10FT Male Dte Rs-630 Cable With Proprietary 60Pin Connector (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	CURTIS FPC1600 Foreign Power Converter (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Sikorski helicopter used in vicinity of Kuskokwim Bay Triangulation party of Curtis LeFever. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		The Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship MARMER undergoing sea trials at Curtis Bay, Maryland. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	Curtis Inabinett volunteer manager of the South Carolina Sea Island Farmers Cooperative and a member of the South Carolina State General Assembly. Currently there are 50 full and part-time farmers in the Sea Island Farmers Cooperative, originally the coop had over 100 members. Credit: USDA.		[Tony Curtis as spokesman for the American Cancer Society] / WHO/American Cancer Society photo. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Curtis H. Bill, M.D. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Wearing the Medal of Honor, which had just been presented by President Calvin Coolidge in ceremonies at the White House, January 1928. He received the medal for heroism in rescuing another man during diving operations on USS S-4 (SS-109) on 18 December 1927. Among his other medals are the Navy Cross and the World War I Victory Medal. Standing behind him are Secretary of the Navy Curtis Wilbur (left) and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Charles F. Hughes. Credit: NAVY.
	Underway at sea off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, 13 July 1973. Photographed by Chief Photographer's Mate C.C. Curtis. Credit: NAVY.		Sir Roger Curtis / drawn from the life by Miller & engraved by Birrell. Credit: Library of Congress.
	First graduating class of African American pilots in U.S. Army Air Corps, at Advanced Flying School, Tuskegee, Alabama: G.S. Roberts, B.O. Davis, C.H. DeBow, R.M. Long, Mac Ross, and L.R. Curtis. Credit: Library of Congress.		Portrait of Maj. Gen. N. Martin Curtis, officer of the Federal Army. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Cyrus H.k. Curtis	Advertising is the essence of public contact.
G.w. Curtis	Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of a certain income can indulge.
George William Curtis	While we read history we make history.
	Happiness lies first of all in health.
	Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.
	Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.
	The pride of ancestry increases in the ratio of distance.
	Imagination is as good as many voyages -- and how much cheaper.
	Every mother who has lost an infant has gained a child of immortal youth.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Sudan	On March 1, 1973, Palestinian terrorists of the "Black September" organization murdered U.S. ambassador Cleo A. Noel and Deputy Chief of Mission Curtis G. Moore. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Curtis" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.04% of the time. "Curtis" is used about 728 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	99.04%	721	9,334
Noun (plural)	0.96%	7	133,076
Total	100.00%	728	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "Curtis" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Curtis	First name Female	1,000	4,078
Curtis	First name Male	180,000	112
Curtis	Last name	40,000	270
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"Curtis" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be courteous".

The following table summarizes names related to "Curtis."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Courtney	Female, Male	English	Curtis
Curtis	Male	English	N/A
Kurtis	Male	English	Curtis
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

1. Curtis, MI
Zip Code(s): 49820
Country: USA

2. Curtis, NE (city, FIPS 11825)
Location: 40.63452 N, 100.51425 W
Population (1990): 791 (407 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 69025
Country: USA

3. Curtis, WA
Zip Code(s): 98538
Country: USA

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Expressions: Curtis

Expressions using "Curtis": Brooklyn Curtis ♦ Curtis stage ♦ Curtis turbine ♦ estádio Curtis ♦ William Curtis. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Curtis": curtis-brown, Curtis-s-s.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Curtis

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
jamie lee curtis	2,054	curtis martin	61
steven curtis chapman	573	helene curtis	55
dalene curtis	511	ben curtis	52
jamie lee curtis nude	327	catie curtis	51
curtis	265	curtis nebraska	51
curtis mayfield	194	curtis williams	49
tony curtis	191	ken curtis	45
wanda curtis	174	curtis mi	44
steven curtis chapman lyrics	155	curtis industry	43
curtis jackson	100	curtis bay md	43
curtis joseph	92	curtis jaime lee	43
jamie lee curtis picture	84	breast curtis jamie lee	42
stephen curtis chapman	81	cliff curtis	39
ian curtis	76	curtis mayfield lyrics	38
jamie lee curtis naked	74	curtis lee	38
curtis lumber	71	edward s curtis	37
curtis mathes	69	curtis high school	37
pic of jamie lee curtis	68	jamie lee curtis photo	37
curtis darlene	64	robin curtis	34
curtis hermaphrodite jamie lee	61	edward curtis	33
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Curtis

Language		Translations for "Curtis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		Curtis-Doisy-enhed (Curtis-Doisy unit), Curtis'beryllium lappeprøve (Curtis beryllium skin test), Curtis trin (Curtis stage, velocity-compounded stage), Epioblasma florentina curtisi (curtis pearly mussel), Dysnomia florentina curtisi (curtis pearly mussel). (various references)

French		unité Curtis-Doisy (Curtis-Doisy unit), Dysnomia florentina curtisi (curtis pearly mussel), épreuve de la bérylliose de Curtis (Curtis beryllium skin test). (various references)

German		Curtis. (various references)

Greek		δοκιμασία της βηρυλλιώσεως κατά CURTIS (Curtis beryllium skin test), epioblasma florentina curtisi (curtis pearly mussel), dysnomia florentina cutrisι (curtis pearly mussel). (various references)

Italian		Stadio-Curtis (Curtis stage, velocity-compounded stage), Epioblasma florentina curtisi (curtis pearly mussel), Dysnomia florentina curtisi (curtis pearly mussel). (various references)

Pig Latin		urtiscay

Portuguese		unidade de Curtis-Doisy (Curtis-Doisy unit), prova da beriliose de Curtis (Curtis beryllium skin test), fase de velocidade composta (Curtis stage, velocity-compounded stage), fase Curtis (Curtis stage, velocity-compounded stage), fase composta de velocidade (Curtis stage, velocity-compounded stage), estádio Curtis (Curtis stage, velocity-compounded stage). (various references)

Russian		куртис. (various references)

Spanish		etapa Curtis (Curtis stage, velocity-compounded stage). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Curtis

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Epioblasma florentina curtisi. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Misspellings: Curtis

Misspellings
	"Curtis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: certis, Cluytia, cortis, Courbiss, Critz, Cuartas, curteis, Curtess, Curties, curtios, curtisii, curtisy, Custys, Cutress, Cwutils, Mcmurtie. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Curtis

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: citrus, rictus, rustic.
	Words within the letters "c-i-r-s-t-u"
	-1 letter: crust, curst, cutis, ictus.
	-2 letters: cist, cris, crus, curs, curt, cuts, rust, ruts, scut, stir, suit, tics, tuis, uric.
	-3 letters: cis, cur, cut, its, rut, sic, sir, sit, sri, tic, tis, tui, uts.
	-4 letters: is, it, si, ti, us, ut.
	Words containing the letters "c-i-r-s-t-u"
	+1 letter: citrous, citrusy, curites, icterus, incrust, rustics.
	+2 letters: cerusite, circuits, citreous, citruses, critturs, crudites, crustier, crustily, crusting, culprits, cuprites, curdiest, curliest, curtails, curtains, curtsied, curtsies, curviest, cutesier, eucrites, haircuts, incrusts, instruct, juristic, outcries, pictures, piecrust, puristic, quartics, recruits, rictuses, ructions, ructious, rustical, rusticly, scrutiny, security, suricate, truistic, utricles.
	+3 letters: actuaries, atrocious, casuistry, cauteries, ceintures, centuries, cerusites, cerussite, cinctures, costumier, countries, courtiers, courtship, courtside, cretinous, critiques, croupiest, cruddiest, crudities, cruelties, crumbiest, crummiest, crustiest, cucurbits, cultivars, curatives, curiosity, curtesies, curtsying, cutleries, diuretics, drumstick, enuretics, fractious, fruticose, heuristic, hubristic, icteruses, incrusted, inductors, instructs, intercuts, justiciar, liturgics, misstruck, neuritics, neurotics, obscurity, ocularist, outprices, outtricks, piecrusts, raucities, reinducts, reticules, rusticals, rusticate, rusticity, scorbutic, scripture, scurfiest, scurviest, smutchier, spruciest, stricture, subarctic, subscript, subtropic, suctorial, suctorian, supercity, suricates, tinctures, toreutics, touristic, tracksuit, tricuspid, triticums, trochilus, truancies, truckings, turmerics, urticants, urticates, utriculus, virtuosic.
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Curtis

Definition: Curtis

Curtis

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