Words Containing CUR

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security
1. the state of being free from danger or injury
2. defense against financial failure; financial independence
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current
1. a flow of electricity through a conductor
2. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
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currently
1. at this time or period; now
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secure
1. get by special effort
2. cause to be firmly attached
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currency
1. the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
2. general acceptance or use
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accuracy
1. the quality of being near to the true value
2. (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number
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accurate
1. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
2. conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
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occur
1. come to pass
2. come to one's mind; suggest itself
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curriculum
1. an integrated course of academic studies
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occurred
1. come to pass
2. come to one's mind; suggest itself
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mercury
1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
2. temperature measured by a mercury thermometer
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curve
1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly
2. extend in curves and turns
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procurement
1. the act of getting possession of something
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cure
1. provide a cure for, make healthy again
2. prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
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curious
1. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
2. eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
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accurately
1. with few mistakes
2. strictly correctly
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incurred
1. make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
2. receive a specified treatment (abstract)
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occurring
1. come to pass
2. come to one's mind; suggest itself
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occurrence
1. an event that happens
2. an instance of something occurring
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securely
1. in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
2. in a confident and unselfconscious manner
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cursor
1. (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
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curtain
1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
2. any barrier to communication or vision
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unsecured
1. not firmly fastened or secured
2. without financial security
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concurrent
1. occurring or operating at the same time
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curry
1. (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
2. season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
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curse
1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
2. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
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curl
1. form a curl, curve, or kink
2. shape one's body into a curl
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cur
1. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
2. a cowardly or contemptible person
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curb
1. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
2. a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
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recurring
1. happen or occur again
2. return in thought or speech to something
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obscure
1. make less visible or unclear
2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
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curved
1. having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
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precursor
1. a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
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curiosity
1. a state in which you want to learn more about something
2. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
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inaccurate
1. erroneous
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excursion
1. a journey taken for pleasure
2. wandering from the main path of a journey
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curly
1. (of hair) having curls or waves
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recurrent
1. recurring again and again
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recursive
1. of or relating to a recursion
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curricula
1. an integrated course of academic studies
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incur
1. make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
2. receive a specified treatment (abstract)
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cured
1. freed from illness or injury
2. (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
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cursed
1. deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
2. in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
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curricular
1. of or relating to an academic course of study
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curling
1. a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
2. (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
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recurrence
1. happening again (especially at regular intervals)
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insecure
1. not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
2. lacking in security or safety
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curator
1. the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
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curt
1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
2. brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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concurrently
1. overlapping in duration
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curing
1. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
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curvature
1. (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
2. the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
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insecurity
1. the state of being subject to danger or injury
2. the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
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concur
1. be in accord; be in agreement
2. happen simultaneously
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procure
1. get by special effort
2. arrange for sexual partners for others
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recursion
1. (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation; also, the repeated application or execution of a pattern, function or definition; an expression that is recursive
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curacao
1. flavored with sour orange peel
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concurrence
1. agreement of results or opinions
2. acting together, as agents or circumstances or events
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manicure
1. professional care for the hands and fingernails
2. trim carefully and neatly
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concurrency
1. agreement of results or opinions
2. acting together, as agents or circumstances or events
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curiously
1. in a manner differing from the usual or expected
2. with curiosity
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extracurricular
1. outside the regular academic curriculum
2. outside the regular duties of your job or profession
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curfew
1. the time that the curfew signal is sounded
2. a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
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curled
1. (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
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curie
1. a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second
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concurring
1. be in accord; be in agreement
2. happen simultaneously
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pedicure
1. professional care for the feet and toenails
2. care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
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incurring
1. make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
2. receive a specified treatment (abstract)
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obscurity
1. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
2. an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
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concurred
1. be in accord; be in agreement
2. happen simultaneously
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curio
1. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
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inaccuracy
1. the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
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curtail
1. place restrictions on
2. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
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curative
1. tending to cure or restore to health
2. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
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curbing
1. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
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recur
1. happen or occur again
2. return in thought or speech to something
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cursive
1. rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
2. having successive letters joined together
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currant
1. any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams
2. any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
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curvy
1. having curves
2. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
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curbside
1. the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb
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cursory
1. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
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currier
1. a craftsman who curries leather for use
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incurable
1. a person whose disease is incurable
2. incapable of being cured
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curmudgeon
1. a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
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discursive
1. proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
2. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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curd
1. a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
2. coagulated milk; used to make cheese
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mercurial
1. relating to or containing or caused by mercury
2. liable to sudden unpredictable change
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curving
1. having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
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incursion
1. the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)
2. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
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scurry
1. to move about or proceed hurriedly
2. rushing about hastily in an undignified way
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curable
1. able to be cured or healed
2. capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent
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curate
1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
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curlew
1. large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
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curtailment
1. the temporal property of being cut short
2. the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
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curried
1. season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
2. treat by incorporating fat
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curatorial
1. of or relating to a curator or the duties of a curator
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undercurrent
1. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
2. a current below the surface of a fluid
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epicurean
1. a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
2. devoted to pleasure
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accursed
1. under a curse
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scurvy
1. a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
2. of the most contemptible kind
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curvilinear
1. characterized by or following a curved line
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epicure
1. a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
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procurator
1. a person authorized to act for another
2. (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
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recurve
1. curve or bend (something) back or down
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scurrying
1. moving with great haste
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inaccurately
1. in an inaccurate manner
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curler
1. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
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noncurrent
1. not current or belonging to the present time
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curvaceous
1. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
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