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   Cur

   /kər/

   

   noun

   • 1. an aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition, especially a mongrel: "a mangy-looking cur"
   • ▪ a contemptible man: "you can choose to help the vulnerable and poor, or be a ruthless cur"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the general sense ‘dog’): probably originally in cur-dog, perhaps from Old Norse kurr ‘grumbling’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   • Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox! By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies. Cur definition: a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.. See examples of CUR used in a sentence.

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   What is a cur dog?

   • A cur is an unfriendly dog, especially a mongrel. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 1. 2.

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   What is Cur and how does it work?

   • A naturally occurring, yellow-colored polyphenol, Cur, can be utilized as a potent anticancer drug. It inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in various cancer cells. Cur-based preclinical studies and clinical trials have been conducted in animal models and cancer patients.

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   What does Cur mean in sledding?

   • If a word starts with “cur” a pun can sometimes be made of it: cur-ently, cur-iculum, cur-ency, cur-ve, cur-tain, cur-l, cur-se. Mush: This is the term used to encourage sled dogs to go, or to go faster, or to refer to a sledding journey. It also refers to “a soft, wet, pulpy mass” the the process of mashing to make such a mass.

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   Learn the meaning of cur as a noun and an abbreviation, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Cur can refer to a mongrel dog, a hunting dog, a cowardly person, or currency.

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   CUR is a noun that means a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one, or a mean, cowardly person. It is also an abbreviation for currency or current. See synonyms, origin, and usage examples of CUR.

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   Cur can mean a mongrel dog, a cowardly person, or an abbreviation for currency. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   2 days ago · A cur is an unfriendly dog, especially a mongrel, or a despicable or cowardly person. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, and usage examples of 'cur' in British and American English.

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   Define cur. cur synonyms, cur pronunciation, cur translation, English dictionary definition of cur. n. 1. A dog considered to be inferior or undesirable; a mongrel. 2.

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   cur: 1 n an inferior dog or one of mixed breed Synonyms: mongrel , mutt Types: feist , fice a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog pariah dog , pie-dog , pye-dog ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India Type of: Canis familiaris , dog , domestic dog a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the ...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word cur, an old-fashioned and disapproving term for an aggressive dog, especially a mongrel. See examples, synonyms and word origin.