Entry Word: cure

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable <a fun hobby is always a good cure for boredom>

Synonyms corrective, remedy

Related Words cure-all, elixir, panacea; answer, solution; aid, help, relief, succor; balm, palliative

2 a substance or preparation used to treat disease <researchers tirelessly working to find a cure for cancer> — see medicine