curry

curry is a 5-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping, cleansing, beating, smoothing, and coloring; -- said of leather. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping, cleansing, beating, smoothing, and coloring; -- said of leather.
2. transitive verb. To dress the hair or coat of (a horse, ox, or the like) with a currycomb and brush; to comb, as a horse, in order to make clean.
3. transitive verb. To beat or bruise; to drub; -- said of persons.
4. noun. A kind of sauce much used in India, containing garlic, pepper, ginger, and other strong spices.
5. noun. A stew of fowl, fish, or game, cooked with curry.
6. transitive verb. To flavor or cook with curry.
7. noun. (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
8. verb. give a neat appearance to

   "groom the dogs"

   "dress the horses"

   Synonyms: dress, groom

9. verb. treat by incorporating fat

   "curry tanned leather"

10. verb. season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking

Synonyms

dress, groom

Common word forms

curried, currier, curries, currying

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