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Meaning of curry
noun
- One of a family of dishes originating from South Asian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce.
- A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavoured with curry powder.
- Curry powder.
verb
- To cook or season with curry powder.
verb
- To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.
- To dress (leather) after it is tanned by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
- To beat, thrash; to drub.
- To try to win or gain (favour) by flattering.
verb
- To perform currying upon.
verb
- To scurry; to ride or run hastily
- To cover (a distance); (of a projectile) to traverse (its range).
- To hurry.
noun
- A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate. Example: Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
What is a Dictionary Checker?
A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
How It Works
The tool cleans the input, compares it against a local English word list, and then tries to load definitions from a free dictionary source when available.