cur

[ kur ]

/ kɜr /

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noun

a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.

a mean, cowardly person.

Origin of cur

1175–1225; Middle English curre, apparently shortened from curdogge.See cur dog

SYNONYMS FOR cur

2 blackguard, cad, heel.

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OTHER WORDS FROM cur

curlike, adjective

Words nearby cur

cupulate, cupule, cupuliform cataract, cupulogram, cupulometry, cur, curable, Curaçao, curacy, Cur. adv. vult, curagh

Definition for cur (2 of 2)

cur.

currency.

current.

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Example sentences from the Web for cur

All the setting was small and homelike and simple, like the village itself and the cur.
Our Part in the Great War|Arthur Gleason
He cursed himself for a cur and a coward, but somehow he could not force the words to his lips.
The Phantom Lover|Ruby M. Ayres
Cur ineffabiles et innarrabiles affectus communibus verbis conamur exprimere?
The Essence of Christianity|Ludwig Feuerbach
The cur was a all time absent, and when he return had no good news for Robert; his errand had been ineffectual.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.|E. Rameur

A cur dog, as a rule, can drive the largest wolf on the plains.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No. 1, July 1898|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cur

cur

/ (kɜː) /

noun

any vicious dog, esp a mongrel

a despicable or cowardly person

Word Origin for cur

C13: shortened from kurdogge; probably related to Old Norse kurra to growl

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单词	cur
释义	cur [ kur ] / kɜr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cur ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one. a mean, cowardly person. Origin of cur 1175–1225; Middle English curre, apparently shortened from curdogge.See cur dog SYNONYMS FOR cur 2 blackguard, cad, heel. SEE SYNONYMS FOR cur ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM cur curlike, adjective Words nearby cur cupulate, cupule, cupuliform cataract, cupulogram, cupulometry, cur, curable, Curaçao, curacy, Cur. adv. vult, curagh Definition for cur (2 of 2) cur. currency. current. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cur All the setting was small and homelike and simple, like the village itself and the cur. Our Part in the Great War\|Arthur Gleason He cursed himself for a cur and a coward, but somehow he could not force the words to his lips. The Phantom Lover\|Ruby M. Ayres Cur ineffabiles et innarrabiles affectus communibus verbis conamur exprimere? The Essence of Christianity\|Ludwig Feuerbach The cur was a all time absent, and when he return had no good news for Robert; his errand had been ineffectual. The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.\|E. Rameur A cur dog, as a rule, can drive the largest wolf on the plains. Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No. 1, July 1898\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cur cur / (kɜː) / noun any vicious dog, esp a mongrel a despicable or cowardly person Word Origin for cur C13: shortened from kurdogge; probably related to Old Norse kurra to growl Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cur skunk, toad, coward, dog, villain, riffraff, rat, wretch, good-for-nothing, snake, bum, scum, blackguard, hound, scoundrel, heel, cad, stinker, worm, ne'er-do-well
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cur

noun

Origin of cur

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OTHER WORDS FROM cur

Words nearby cur

Definition for cur (2 of 2)

Example sentences from the Web for cur

British Dictionary definitions for cur

noun

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