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- [kur]
- /kɜr/
- /kɜː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kur]
- /kɜr/
Definitions of cur word
- countable noun cur A cur is an unfriendly dog, especially a mongrel. 3
- noun cur any vicious dog, esp a mongrel 3
- noun cur a despicable or cowardly person 3
- noun cur a dog of mixed breed; mongrel 3
- noun cur a mean, contemptible person 3
- abbreviation CUR currency 3
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Origin of cur
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English curre, apparently shortened from curdogge. See cur dog
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cur
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cur popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cur usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cur
noun cur
- skunk — a small North American mammal, Mephitis mephitis, of the weasel family, having a black coat with a white, V -shaped stripe on the back, and ejecting a fetid odor when alarmed or attacked.
- toad — any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog1 (def 1).
- coward — If you call someone a coward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations.
- dog — a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- villain — a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel.
Antonyms for cur
noun cur
- hero — a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
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