cured
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition freed from illness or injury
- definition (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
- definition (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
- definition (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
- definition (used especially of meat) cured in brine
- definition (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process