cured
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
freed from illness or injury
the patient appears cured
Related & opposite
- well similar to
Sense 2 adjective
(used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
Related & opposite
- processed similar to
Sense 3 adjective
(used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
Related & opposite
- seasoned similar to
Sense 4 adjective
(used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
Related & opposite
- preserved similar to
Sense 5 adjective
(used especially of meat) cured in brine
Related & opposite
- preserved similar to
Sense 6 adjective
(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
Related & opposite
- preserved similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | well |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | processed |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | seasoned |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | preserved |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | preserved |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | preserved |