cure
nounA medicine or treatment that makes someone well again.
verbTo make someone healthy after they have been ill.
verbTo preserve food by salting it or smoking it.
nounAn answer that fixes a problem.
Syllables
1 syllable
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: Hard C
C makes the /k/ sound before A, O, U, or a consonant, like in 'cat' and 'cup'.
The letter C makes the hard /k/ sound when followed by A, O, U, or a consonant. This is the default C sound. Examples: cat, cup, coat, cold, crab, class.
Tip
C says K before A, O, U — cat, cup, coat!
Examples
Phonics Rule: URE says /ʊər/
URE makes the /ʊər/ sound, like in 'sure', 'cure', and 'pure'.
URE is an r-controlled team saying /ʊər/ or /jʊər/: sure, cure, pure, secure, mature. (Different from the -ture suffix in 'picture'.)
Tip
Are you sure it's pure — sure, cure, pure!
Examples
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