Dictionary Entry
curtail
curtail is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce.
- 2noun
The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.
- 3verb
place restrictions on
"curtail drinking in school"
- 4verb
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
"My speech was cut short"
"Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
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