CURD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does curd mean? 

• CURD (noun)
  The noun CURD has 2 senses:

1. a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd

2. coagulated milk; used to make cheese

  Familiarity information: CURD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CURD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coagulated liquid resembling milk curd

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Context example:

lemon curd

Hypernyms ("curd" is a kind of...):

food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "curd"):

bean curd; tofu (cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Coagulated milk; used to make cheese

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Context example:

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey

Hypernyms ("curd" is a kind of...):

dairy product (milk and butter and cheese)

Holonyms ("curd" is a substance of...):

cheese (a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk)