cure-all (noun)

  • 1cure-all — cure ,all noun count something that cures every illness or solves every problem: PANACEA …

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  • 2cure-all — noun (C) something that people think will cure any problem: Privatisation is seen as a cure all …

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  • 3cure-all — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cure all : singular cure all plural cure alls something that cures every illness or solves every problem …

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  • 4cure-all — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. panacea, elixir, catholicon, nostrum, patent medicine. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something believed to cure all human disorders: catholicon, panacea. See HELP …

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  • 5cure-all — noun hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑panacea, ↑nostrum, ↑catholicon • Hypernyms: ↑remedy, ↑curative, ↑cure, ↑ …

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  • 6cure-all — noun a remedy that will supposedly cure any ailment or problem …

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  • 7cure-all — noun Date: 1801 a remedy for all ills ; panacea …

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  • 8cure-all — noun A panacea. Syn: panacea …

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  • 9cure-all — /ˈkjʊər ɔl/ (say kyoouhr awl), /ˈkjuər ɔl/ (say kyoohuhr awl) noun a cure for all ills; a panacea …

  • 10cure — vb cured, cur·ing vt: to deal with in a way that eliminates or corrects: as a: to use judicial procedures to undo (damage to a litigant s case caused by procedural errors made during a trial) subsequent proceedings cured harm caused by trial… …

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