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  • 11CUR — can be related to: *a code for the island of Curaçao. *the CUR file format for cursor images from Microsoft, which is practically identical to ICO (icon image file format). *a legacy name for Cambridge University Radio, now known as CUR1350.… …

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  • 12cur — [n1] rotten, lowly animate being blackguard, black sheep*, bum, cad, coward, dog*, goodfor nothing*, heel*, hound*, ne’er do well*, rat*, riffraff*, scoundrel, scum*, skunk*, snake*, stinker*, toad*, villain, worm*, wretch, yellow dog*; concepts… …

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  • 13cur|ry — cur|ry1 «KUR ee», transitive verb, ried, ry|ing. 1. to rub and clean (a horse) with a brush or currycomb. 2. to prepare (tanned leather) for use by soaking, scraping, beating, or coloring. 3. to beat; thrash. ● ↑curry favor …

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  • 14Cur'e — Cu r[ e] (k[.u] r[asl] ), n. [F., fr. LL. curatus. See {Curate}.] A curate; a pardon. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15CUR — steht für: Flughafen Curaçao in den Niederländischen Antillen als IATA Code Das Dateiformat für Windows Cursor Dateien; siehe ICO (Dateiformat) Abkürzung für Currenta (Joint Venture von Bayer und Lanxess) Diese Seite ist eine …

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  • 16Cur — (v. lat.), 1) ärztliche Behandlung eines Kranken; 2) die dadurch bewirkte Wiederherstellung; 3) die dazu dienlichen Heilmittel, so eine Brunnen , Bade , Trauben , Frühlingscur u.a.; 4) der Anstand auf Hasen …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 17Cur — Cur, lat., Cura, die ärztliche Behandlung eines Kranken; die Heilung desselben durch den Arzt; die dazu angewandten Mittel. Curabel, heilbar …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 18cur — [ kɜr ] noun count 1. ) a dog, especially an angry dog 2. ) an old word meaning a man you dislike or have no respect for …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19cur — (n.) early 13c., curre, earlier kurdogge used of both vicious dogs and cowardly dogs, probably from O.N. kurra or M.L.G. korren both echoic, both meaning to growl. Cf. Swedish dialectal kurre, M.Du. corre house dog …

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  • 20cur — ► NOUN 1) an aggressive dog, especially a mongrel. 2) informal a despicable man. ORIGIN perhaps from Old Norse kurr grumbling …

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