CURED
Scrabble letter values: C3U1R1E1D2 = 8
Definition
- adjective freed from illness or injury. — synonyms: healed, recovered
- adjective (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity). — synonyms: vulcanized, vulcanised
- adjective (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening.
- adjective (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry.
- adjective (used especially of meat) cured in brine. — synonyms: corned
- adjective (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable). — synonyms: aged
Examples
- “the patient appears cured”
- “the incision is healed”
- “appears to be entirely recovered”