Words Starting With CUR
Here's the list of all the 384 Words Starting With CUR in the English Language.
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current | 1. a flow of electricity through a conductor 2. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) More Definitions → |
currently | 1. at this time or period; now More Definitions → |
currency | 1. the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used 2. general acceptance or use More Definitions → |
curriculum | 1. an integrated course of academic studies More Definitions → |
curve | 1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly 2. extend in curves and turns More Definitions → |
cure | 1. provide a cure for, make healthy again 2. prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve More Definitions → |
curious | 1. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected 2. eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) More Definitions → |
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 More Definitions → |
curtain | 1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) 2. any barrier to communication or vision More Definitions → |
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 More Definitions → |
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 More Definitions → |
curl | 1. form a curl, curve, or kink 2. shape one's body into a curl More Definitions → |
cur | 1. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed 2. a cowardly or contemptible person More Definitions → |
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 More Definitions → |
curved | 1. having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend More Definitions → |
curiosity | 1. a state in which you want to learn more about something 2. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting More Definitions → |
curly | 1. (of hair) having curls or waves More Definitions → |
curricula | 1. an integrated course of academic studies More Definitions → |
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) More Definitions → |
cursed | 1. deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier 2. in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell More Definitions → |
curricular | 1. of or relating to an academic course of study More Definitions → |
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 More Definitions → |
curator | 1. the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) More Definitions → |
curt | 1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness 2. brief and to the point; effectively cut short More Definitions → |
curing | 1. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization More Definitions → |
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 More Definitions → |
curacao | 1. flavored with sour orange peel More Definitions → |
curiously | 1. in a manner differing from the usual or expected 2. with curiosity More Definitions → |
curfew | 1. the time that the curfew signal is sounded 2. a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions More Definitions → |
curled | 1. (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl More Definitions → |
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 More Definitions → |
curio | 1. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting More Definitions → |
curtail | 1. place restrictions on 2. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent More Definitions → |
curative | 1. tending to cure or restore to health 2. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain More Definitions → |
curbing | 1. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) More Definitions → |
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 More Definitions → |
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 More Definitions → |
curvy | 1. having curves 2. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves More Definitions → |
curbside | 1. the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb More Definitions → |
cursory | 1. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough More Definitions → |
currier | 1. a craftsman who curries leather for use More Definitions → |
curmudgeon | 1. a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas More Definitions → |
curd | 1. a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd 2. coagulated milk; used to make cheese More Definitions → |
curving | 1. having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend More Definitions → |
curable | 1. able to be cured or healed 2. capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent More Definitions → |
curate | 1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship More Definitions → |
curlew | 1. large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill More Definitions → |
curtailment | 1. the temporal property of being cut short 2. the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation More Definitions → |
curried | 1. season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking 2. treat by incorporating fat More Definitions → |
curatorial | 1. of or relating to a curator or the duties of a curator More Definitions → |
curvilinear | 1. characterized by or following a curved line More Definitions → |
curler | 1. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it More Definitions → |
curvaceous | 1. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves More Definitions → |
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