Phrase Hound found 37 phrases and 32 compound words that contain cure. The most common are listed below. Open cure in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 37
- cure for cancerThe ultimate breakthrough or achievement in any challenging field, symbolizing an elusive, transformative solution to a seemingly insurmountable problem, a Holy Grail.
- take the cureTo enter into a rehabilitation program.
- taken the curepast participle of take the cure: To enter into a rehabilitation program.
- takes the curethird-person singular simple present indicative of take the cure: To enter into a rehabilitation program.
- taking the curepresent participle and gerund of take the cure
- took the curesimple past of take the cure
- La CureA village on the border between Switzerland and France, with the greater part in the municipality of Saint-Cergue, Vaud canton, Switzerland and the remainder in Les Rousses commune, Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France.
- cure-allSynonym of panacea: a medicine or practice that cures all human ailments.
- water-cureAlternative form of water cure.
- prevention is better than cureIt is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
- mind cureA method or act of treating a disease using a mental procedure to treat it like a neurosis.
- faith-cureThe act or process of curing disease by calling on the faith and expectations of the patient, without the use of medication or physical forms of therapy.
- anti-cureOpposed to a cure, especially where the condition being cured may be regarded as an acceptable alternative state of being.
- Wiltshire cureA traditional English technique for curing bacon and ham, originally by applying dry salt and more recently by soaking in brine.
- cure upTo cure (someone or something) or to become cured.
- cure-nurse mergerA phonemic merger, common in East Anglia, where the /ʊə̯(ɹ)/ (o͝or) vowel merges into the /ɜː(ɹ)/ (ûr) vowel, especially after palatal and palatoalveolar consonants; yod dropping in the /jʊə̯(ɹ)/ (yo͝or) sound may apply as well.
- cure-fir mergerSynonym of cure-nurse merger: A phonemic merger, common in East Anglia, where the /ʊə̯(ɹ)/ (o͝or) vowel merges into the /ɜː(ɹ)/ (ûr) vowel, especially after palatal and palatoalveolar consonants; yod dropping in the /jʊə̯(ɹ)/ (yo͝or) sound …
- pro-cureIn support of a cure, especially in opposition to anti-cure movements.
- sun cureA medical cure or programme of recovery involving exposure to sunlight.
- Lunenburg cureA kind of heavily salted, air-dried cod, produced in Nova Scotia and traded especially in the Caribbean.
- cure cancerTo achieve an impossible goal or to attain the ultimate triumph over a seemingly insurmountable, multifaceted, and deeply entrenched problem.
- cure downTo cure tobacco leaves thoroughly by drying them to prepare them for use.
- cure timeThe amount of time required for a coating of paint or another product to reach maximum hardness and protection before subjecting the project to daily use.
- cure timesplural of cure time: The amount of time required for a coating of paint or another product to reach maximum hardness and protection before subjecting the project to daily use.
- dry-cureTo preserve food using salt, and sometimes sodium nitrite.
Compound words 32
- curingpresent participle and gerund of cure
- curateAn assistant rector or vicar.
- curelessLacking a cure; incurable.
- curebieOne who wishes to cure a condition (such as autism) that may be regarded as an acceptable alternative state of being.
- outcureTo cure more effectively than; to surpass in curing.
- sweetcureA method of curing meat or fish using relative low salt and a certain amount of sugar.
- CureheadA fan of the English rock band The Cure.
- miscureTo cure incorrectly.
- overcureTo cure (meat, etc.) excessively.
- precureTo treat (rubber) to enhance its dimensional stability prior to curing.