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

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce.
2. noun. The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.
3. verb. place restrictions on

   "curtail drinking in school"

   Synonyms: curb, restrict

4. verb. 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"

   Synonyms: clip

Synonyms

curb, restrict, clip

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in curtail:

trucial, urtical

Common word forms

curtails, curtailed, curtailer, curtailing, curtailment

Words from these letters

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