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Curtail

Curtail is a 7 letter word, used as a verb, an SAT word a compound word, with Old French origins, and has the letters acilrtu (acilrtu). Starts with c, ends with l, four consonants, three vowels and two syllables.

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7 Letters
4 Consonants
3 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use curtail as a verb in a sentence.
About Curtail
A 2 syllables verb and 7 letters with the letters a, c, i, l, r, t, and u, 4 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter t. Curtail starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, cu, cur, curt, curta, and the ending characters are l, il, ail, tail, rtail, ..
Definition
Place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
Origin/Roots
Old French
Compound Words
A compound word, curtail has more than one word within it. There's 4 words which are cur, tail, curt, and ail.
School Grade
Curtail is set as a sat word that starts with c, ends with l, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 7 letters.
Scrabble
Is curtail a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Curtail in Pig Latin is said as "urtailcay or urtailcway".
Unigram
c | u | r | t | a | i | l
Bigram
cu | ur | rt | ta | ai | il
Trigram
cur | urt | rta | tai | ail
Quadrigram
curt | urta | rtai | tail
Word Gram
Verb Examples
place restrictions on;
"curtail drinking in school"
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 (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Curtail"

There are 351 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to curtail.

SynonymDefinition
Abatebecome less in amount or intensity
"The storm abated"
"The rain let up after a few hours"
Abbreviateshorten
"Abbreviate `New York'' and write `NY''"
Abradestrike against an object
"She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"
Abridgereduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
Abstracta concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
"he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
Abstractiona general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
Adda condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
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Adherefollow through or carry out a plan without deviation
"They adhered to their plan"

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from curtail.
Anagram Definition
Curtailplace restrictions on
"curtail drinking in school"

View English words with the unique letters used in curtail. Words With The Letters Acilrtu

Derives

Curtail derives from 5 words.
Word Definition
Bridlethe act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
"his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
Checkthe act of inspecting or verifying
"they made a check of their equipment"
"the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
Curbthe act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
"his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
Limitationan act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
Restrictionan act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

Hypernyms

Curtail has 3 hypernyms.
Word Definition
Circumscriberestrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
Confineplace limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"
"limit the time you can spend with your friends"
Limitthe greatest possible degree of something
"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"
"to the limit of his ability"

Hyponyms

There are 2 hyponyms for curtail
Word Definition
Immobilisecause to be unable to move;
"The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
Immobilizecause to be unable to move;
"The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word curtail.

Is curtail a scrabble word or can you use curtail in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 171549 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 219529 games. This 7 letter 9 point scrabble word can be rearranged 5,040 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, c, i, l, r, t, and u? There's 7 with 9 letters or less with the letters a, c, i, l, r, t, and u. Here is a list of 7 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Culturati (9 letters) 11 +2 15 +3 culturati
Cultivar (8 letters) 13 +4 17 +5 cultivar
Curtail (7 letters) 9 12 curtail
Articular (9 letters) 11 +2 14 +2 articular
Cuticular (9 letters) 13 +4 18 +6 cuticular
Actuarial (9 letters) 11 +2 14 +2 actuarial
Circuital (9 letters) 13 +4 17 +5 circuital

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