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Showing words for CURLEW using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Curlew

curlew

5 Letter Words for Curlew

cruel, lucre, ulcer

4 Letter Words for Curlew

clew, clue, crew, crue, cure, curl, ecru, eruc, luce, lure, rule

3 Letter Words for Curlew

cel, cer, clr, crl, cru, cue, cul, cur, ecu, ler, leu, lew, lue, lur, rec, rel, rew, rle, ruc, rue, ule, ure, wer, wur

Definitions for Curlew

[1] any of several shorebirds of the genus Numenius, having a long, slender, downcurved bill, as the common N. arquata, of Europe.
[2] any of various similar birds.
[3] any large shore bird of the genus Numenius, such as N. arquata of Europe and Asia: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes. They have a long downward-curving bill and occur in northern and arctic regions Compare stone curlew

Words related to Curlew

grouse, quail, partridge, pheasant, plover, sandpiper, snipe, wildfowl, woodcock

Words nearby Curlew

curl, curl one's hair, curl up, curled paperwork, curler, curlew, curlew sandpiper, curley, curli, curlicue, curling

Origin of Curlew

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French curleu, cognate with Middle French corleu; perhaps imitative

Word origin for Curlew

C14: from Old French corlieu, perhaps of imitative origin

Synonyms for Curlew

grouse, partridge, pheasant, plover, quail, sandpiper, snipe, wild turkey, wildfowl, woodcock