Cur and Mouse

Cur

Cur noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.

Mouse and cur are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mouse" instead a noun "Cur".

Mouse

Mouse noun - Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails.
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Synonyms for Mouse

Cur and mouse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cur" instead a noun "Mouse".

Nearby Words: mousy, mousey, moused, mousing

Both words in one sentence

  • Judge, Jury, and Executioner Said the Mouse to the cur, "Such a trial, dear sir, With no jury or judge, would be wasting our breath." "I'll be judge, I'll be jury," Said cunning old Fury, "I'll try the whole cause and condemn you to death."
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