curs
Dogs without pedigrees
Curs is the plural of cur, a worthless or mongrel dog.
The word carries contempt—a cur is not just any mutt but one regarded as inferior, mangy, or cowardly.
Extended to people, cur is an insult suggesting someone contemptible or cowardly: Those curs abandoned their posts at the first sign of trouble.
Left behind completely
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- wandererRootless, roving person
- lostUnable to navigate
- neglectedNot given proper attention
roaming · vagrant · displaced · adrift · outcast · scavenger · nomadic · feral
Mixed-breed dog
- strayWander from course
- mongrelDog of mixed ancestry
- crossbreedMixed-lineage organism
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
pound · shelter · alley · scrappy · scruffy · mangy · flea-bitten · ragged
Not domesticated or controlled
- untamedNot domesticated
- savageFierce and untamed
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
instinctual · pack · territorial · snarling · aggressive · dangerous · vicious · biting
Canine vocal outburst
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
- bayingProlonged, mournful howling
- yappingHigh-pitched repetitive barking
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
menacing · chasing · roaming · scavenging · prowling · troublesome · pesky · bothersome
abandoned
Left behind completely
neglected · roaming · vagrant · displaced · adrift · outcast · scavenger · nomadic · feral · streetwise
mutt
Mixed-breed dog
- strayWander from course
- mongrelDog of mixed ancestry
- crossbreedMixed-lineage organism
hybrid · pound · shelter · alley · scrappy · scruffy · mangy · flea-bitten · ragged · motley
wild
Not domesticated or controlled
predatory · instinctual · pack · territorial · snarling · aggressive · dangerous · vicious · biting · growling
barking
Canine vocal outburst
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
- bayingProlonged, mournful howling
- yappingHigh-pitched repetitive barking
snapping · menacing · chasing · roaming · scavenging · prowling · troublesome · pesky · bothersome · harassing
cowardly
Without bravery or nerve
despised · lowly · wretched · contemptible · sniveling · cowering · spineless · base · ignoble · miserable
- dog termshounds, mastiffs, spaniels, greyhounds, beagles
curspurebreds
Animals of documented lineage
pedigrees · thoroughbreds · show dogs · best in show · champions
- curse wordsTaboo expletives
- curse itFrustrated exclamation
- a blessing and a curseSomething with dual nature
- curse like a sailorUse abundant profanity
- curse outAttack with profanity
- cursor keysDirectional input buttons
curse, cursed, curses, cursing, precursor, excursion, cursory, incursion, discursive