| cured | (adjective) (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) | Synonyms: vulcanised, vulcanized |
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| (adjective) (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening | - |
| (adjective) freed from illness or injury | Synonyms: healed, recovered |
| (adjective) (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process | Synonyms: aged |
| (adjective) (used especially of meat) cured in brine | Synonyms: corned |
| (adjective) (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry | - |