flue-cure

flue-cu·ré

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [floo kyoo-rey, kyoo r-ey]
- /flu kyʊˈreɪ, ˈkyʊər eɪ/
- /fluː kjʊə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [floo kyoo-rey, kyoo r-ey]
- /flu kyʊˈreɪ, ˈkyʊər eɪ/

Definitions of flue-cure word

verb with object flue-cure to dry or cure by warm air that has been passed through flues. 1
verb flue-cure to cure (tobacco) by means of radiant heat from pipes or flues connected to a furnace 0

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Origin of flue-cure

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Flue-cure

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flue-cure

flue-cure popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.