curnoun [ C ]
uk/kɜːr/us/kɝː/literarycur noun [ C ] (DOG)
a mongrel (= dog of mixed type), especially one that is frightening or fierce
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Canines (dogs)
- Afghan hound
- Alsatian
- basset hound
- beagle
- bird dog
- doggy
- fox terrier
- foxhound
- German shepherd
- golden retriever
- mongrel
- mutt
- Pekinese
- pit bull terrier
- pooch
- St Bernard
- terrier
- tracker dog
- vixen
- whelp
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cur noun [ C ] (PERSON)
a person who is thought to be worth nothing or cowardly (= not brave)
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Heroes and cowards
- a big/great girl's blouse idiom
- adventurer
- baby
- candy-ass
- chicken
- daredevil
- fainthearted
- fallen idol
- folk hero
- girl
- heroine
- idol
- knight errant
- marshmallow
- pantheon
- sissy
- sook
- superhero
- wimp
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