currant - current

currant - current
These words are both pronounced .
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◊ 'currant'
Currant is a noun. A currant is a small dried grape.

...dried fruits such as currants, raisins and dried apricots.

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◊ 'current' used as a noun
Current can be used as a noun or an adjective.
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A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river or lake, or in the sea.

The child had been swept out to sea by the current.

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A current is also a steady flowing movement of air, or a flow of electricity through a wire or circuit.

A current of heated air rose all day from the mountain top.

There was a powerful electric current running through the wires.

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◊ 'current' used as an adjective
Current is used to describe things which are happening or being used now, rather than at some time in the past or future.

Our current methods of production are far too expensive.

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Several other words can be used with a similar meaning to current. For more information on these, see entry at ↑ new.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Current — Cur rent (k?r rent), a. [OE. currant, OF. curant, corant, p. pr. of curre, corre, F. courre, courir, to run, from L. currere; perh. akin to E. horse. Cf. {Course}, {Concur}, {Courant}, {Coranto}.] 1. Running or moving rapidly. [Archaic] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Current — Currếnt, adj. et adv. gleichfalls aus dem Lat. currere, oder Ital. corrente. Currente Waare, welch im Gebrauche gänge und gebe ist. Noch mehr aber in einigen Zusammensetzungen. Current Geld, eine gemeine gangbare Münze, welche im täglichen Handel …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • currant — current …   American English homophones

  • current — currant …   American English homophones

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