6-letter words starting with CUR
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter CUR. This section showcases how CUR at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with CUR, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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cursed | 9 | deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier | villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed |
curfew | 14 | an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited | - |
curses | 8 | - | - |
curved | 12 | having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend | the curved tusks of a walrus |
curing | 9 | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | - |
curled | 9 | (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl | - |
curtsy | 11 | bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting | - |
curate | 8 | a person authorized to conduct religious worship | - |
currie | 8 | - | - |
cursor | 8 | (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 | - |
curdle | 9 | turn into curds | curdled milk |
curler | 8 | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it | a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight |
curare | 8 | a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles | curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction |
curtly | 11 | in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner | he told me curtly to get on with it |
curios | 8 | - | - |
curlew | 11 | large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill | - |
cursus | 8 | - | - |
cursal | 8 | - | - |
curred | 9 | - | - |
curran | 8 | - | - |
curser | 8 | - | - |
curvey | 14 | having curves | - |
curtal | 8 | (archaic) cut short | a dog with a curtal tail |
curter | 8 | - | - |
curule | 8 | - | - |
curves | 11 | - | - |
curvet | 11 | a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down | - |
curacy | 13 | the position of a curate | - |
curets | 8 | - | - |
curagh | 12 | - | - |
curara | 8 | - | - |
curari | 8 | - | - |
curats | 8 | - | - |
curbed | 11 | - | - |
curber | 10 | - | - |
curded | 10 | - | - |
curers | 8 | - | - |
curpel | 10 | - | - |
curiae | 8 | - | - |
curial | 8 | - | - |
curias | 8 | - | - |
curies | 8 | - | - |
curiet | 8 | - | - |
curite | 8 | - | - |
curium | 10 | a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei | - |
curney | 11 | - | - |