CURTAIL

7 letters 9 Scrabble points /kɜːˈteɪl/

Definition of CURTAIL

noun

  1. A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

verb

  1. To cut short the tail of an animal

    "Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair."

  2. To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.

    "When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech."

  3. To limit or restrict, keep in check.

Related words: crop dock behedge control limit restrain abbreviate shorten

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters C U R T A I L
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 9 points

Anagrams of CURTAIL

Words that use the same letters:

TRUCIAL URTICAL

Words Containing "CURTAIL"

CURTAILED CURTAILEDLY CURTAILER CURTAILING CURTAILMENT CURTAILMENTS CURTAILS NONCURTAILING NONCURTAILMENT UNCURTAILABLE UNCURTAILABLY UNCURTAILED

Words Starting with "CURTAIL"

CURTAILED CURTAILEDLY CURTAILER CURTAILING CURTAILMENT CURTAILMENTS CURTAILS