fur1 nounfur2 verb
furfur1 /fɜː $ fɜːr/ ●●○ noun 
WORD ORIGINfur
Origin:
1300-1400 fur ‘to cover the inside of with fur’ (14-19 centuries), from Old French forrer, from forre ‘inside covering’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Furs from the far north of Canada were exchanged for cotton and other goods.
- In the hall, Mrs. Welland was putting on her fur.
- the fur industry
- There was cat fur all over the chair.
- Finally I seized his scruff, took a fistful of fur.
- He raked his fingers through fur the color of weak tea, brown, red, golden tint of gaslight.
- I mean the whole, blue-green ball of fur, fin, feathers.
- The darkening path felt warm and soft as fur.
- Why, how, and when does the fur change? 10.
WORD SETS
aardvark, nounadder, nounAfghan, nounalley cat, nounalligator, nounalpaca, nounAlsatian, nounamphibian, nounamphibious, adjectiveangora, nounanimal, nounanteater, nounantelope, nounanthropoid, adjectiveantler, nounape, nounappaloosa, nounarachnid, nounarmadillo, nounasp, nounass, nounbaa, verbbaboon, nounbaby, nounbadger, nounbantam, nounbark, verbbark, nounbarnacle, nounbasset, nounbat, nounbay, nounbay, verbbay, adjectivebeagle, nounbear, nounbeast, nounbeast of burden, nounbeaver, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounbelly, nounbig cat, nounbig game, nounbighorn sheep, nounbilly goat, nounbiped, nounbison, nounbitch, nounbivalve, nounbleat, verbbloodhound, nounbloodstream, nounblow-hole, nounboa, nounboar, nounbobcat, nounbovine, adjectivebow-wow, nounboxer, nounbrainwave, nounbrindled, adjectivebristle, verbbronc, nounbronco, nounbrontosaurus, nounbrush, nounbuck, nounbuffalo, nounbull, nounbulldog, nounbullfrog, nounbullock, nounbull terrier, nounburro, nounburrow, nouncalf, nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
a ban on fur farming (=keeping and killing animals for their fur) a pair of gloves trimmed with fake furCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a ban on fur farming (=keeping and killing animals for their fur) a pair of gloves trimmed with fake fur (=made from an animal’s fur)· In Moscow a lot of the women wear fur coats.
(=something that looks like an expensive material but is a copy of it) an imitation fur coat
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE an imitation fur coat· He was in a blue uniform coat that was thickly encrusted with gold loops and edged with black astrakhan fur.· She could even see it in this thing, the pallor of it, the fine dust of jet black fur.· Her sister-in-law wore canary yellow trimmed with black marten fur.· He wore a heavy velvet robe of deepest crimson and indigo, trimmed with black fur.· It ruffled Roland's black fur.
· Plus the best and most affordable selection of fake fur cushions in town - zebra, leopard, tiger among others.· She was a vision in a pink fake fur Todd Oldham jacket.· My first successes were in fake fur - we had one each.· A vest of fake fur like the one she had made for Jill when she was small?· But for the ultimate indulgence this winter, splash out on one of the new fake furs.· Until my first New York winter rain, when the fake fur matted around my neck, wrists and knees.· It was a tiny fluffy one, a Christmas present, slightly see-through and trimmed with fake fur.· This year their major bow to realness has been replacing fake fur with genuine dead pelts.
· Silver grey costume, grey suede shoes and over it all a grey fur coat.· And Sophia said she had a grey squirrel fur coat too.· She was a plump mole only a little older than the visitor, but with warm motherly eyes and pleasant grey fur.· This one was very small with grey fur all over its body.· Plants with grey fur wilted in pots; cobwebs hung beneath the round table, draped the lopsided chairs.· After a few minutes a woman in a grey fur coat began to cross the street from my building.· A large black automobile pulled in opposite the building, and a woman in a grey fur coat got out.· Wings and body were covered in grey fur.
· The darkening path felt warm and soft as fur.· I buried my face in the dusty, soft white fur of his stomach.· She stroked the soft, thick fur which felt warm, though the cat was trembling.· It was lined with soft fur and my fringed silk scarf.· The result is a kind of knuckle-duster, a row of hard bumps hidden deceptively in the soft, dense fur.· It would be lined with soft fur and decorated with nandina berries.· A soft fur coverlet draped on the foot of the bed.· For a moment Marcus remembered his cat's soft fur, the soft tickle of his breathing.
· In moonlight the white belly fur breaks up the outline of the hunter to perfection.· I buried my face in the dusty, soft white fur of his stomach.· Some rooms were covered in snow and all the animals there had white fur.· Talent Gazette, her hair done up in sophisticated curls, her chin nestled into a glamorous touch of white fur.· Its white fur looked unnatural, bleached on purpose, for a disguise.· Take the example of a polar bear, which is equipped with a thick coat of white fur.· They live mostly on the forest canopy and have white fur crash helmets with black faces and black ears peeping out.· A white fur muff, stuffed with tissue paper, was tied around the neck of the padded hanger.
NOUN· He was warmly wrapped up in a fur coat and had gloves on.· I took him from her, lay him on the fur coat and pressed his chest with my palms.· Some women wear fur coats, others puffa jackets and boots.· He ought to have bought her a fat fur coat.· I didn't want to work in a place where I couldn't wear my fur coat.· I realized that Minna was wearing an elegant new yellowish fur coat.· Perhaps they looked a little incongruous sitting in their smart hats and fur coats, talking more loudly than anybody else.· They bought fur coats and all that stuff.
· He was clad in a long dark coat with a fur collar, and a scarf.· She was wearing a fur hood and a Melton cloth coat with a huge fur collar.· Edusha had dolled herself up and wore a fur collar and carried a muff.
· Must be an escape from a zoo, he thought, just as mink could be from fur farms.
· He is an extreme nationalist, who threatens war and expansion at the drop of a fur hat.· The driver, muffled in his fur hat, had not noticed a thing.· A man in a fur hat, long black leather coat, white shirt and silver tie got into the carriage.· She washed clothes and dealt in smuggled electronic goods, rabbit-fur hats, sunflower seeds, pearl necklaces and noodles.· But beneath the cascading ringlets and whacky fur hats, there was undiluted vintage Gaultier tailoring.· At last, as if at a secret signal, people leave off their fur hats.
· The way to stop the fur trade is to alienate the customer.· The fur trade fast became the chief business of the colonies, exceeding in importance the commerce in timber and fish.· No market for furs equals no shops like that one, equals no fur trade, no species extinction.· Meanwhile, the fur trade is still flourishing.· Until recent years, leopard skins fetched high prices in the fur trade.· He lived most of his life on Manhattan Island, and built his first fortune on the fur trade.· Today you're ripping up the cobblestones and storming the Bastille to stop the fur trade.· Since the fur trade was also well past its zenith, the town snoozed in a rural backwater.
· He had few finances but had in his possession a letter of introduction to a fur trader called John Joseph Astor.· The 98 wolves were brought into the country alive by fur traders.
VERB· We watched as Christopher's expression changed slowly from shock to amazement to joy as he stroked the animal's fur.
· It was a tiny fluffy one, a Christmas present, slightly see-through and trimmed with fake fur.
· Some women wear fur coats, others puffa jackets and boots.· No nasty remarks about the wearing of real fur.· I didn't want to work in a place where I couldn't wear my fur coat.· They know that a whole bunch of famous models would rather go naked than wear fur.· This was when everyone wore furs.· She explained that she wore furs and her jewelry only when she traveled abroad with her husband on state visits.· She never seemed to wear the same fur coat twice.· Tape of the scene shot by news helicopters show a distraught woman, driving a Jaguar, wearing a fur coat.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1- When Marcia found out where Keith was all night, that's when the fur really started to fly.
[uncountable] the thick soft hair that covers the bodies of some animals, such as cats, dogs, and rabbits → furry(1)2[countable, uncountable] the skin of a dead animal with the fur still attached: a fur coat a fur-lined jacket a ban on fur farming (=keeping and killing animals for their fur)3[countable] a coat or piece of clothing made of fur: Lady Yolanda was swathed in elegant furs.4[uncountable] a material that looks and feels like furimitation/fake/artificial etc fur a pair of gloves trimmed with fake fur5[uncountable] a harmful or unpleasant substance that sometimes forms on surfaces that are always wet, such as water pipes SYN scale6the fur flies used to say that an angry argument or fight starts: If you’re both feeling frustrated, the fur may fly.fur1 nounfur2 verb
furfur2 (also fur up British English) verb (past tense and past participle furred, present participle furring) [intransitive] VERB TABLE
fur
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | it | furs |
| Present | fur | |
| Past | it, they | furred |
| Present perfect | they | have furred |
| it | has furred | |
| Past perfect | it, they | had furred |
| Future | it, they | will fur |
| Future perfect | it, they | will have furred |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | they | are furring |
| it | is furring | |
| Past | they | were furring |
| it | was furring | |
| Present perfect | they | have been furring |
| it | has been furring | |
| Past perfect | it, they | had been furring |
| Future | it, they | will be furring |
| Future perfect | it, they | will have been furring |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- The pipes and valves furred with woodchips as though by a half inch of sooty snow.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
to become covered with an unwanted substance—furred adjective: (=made from an animal’s fur)· In Moscow a lot of the women wear fur coats.
(=something that looks like an expensive material but is a copy of it) an imitation fur coat
an imitation fur coat Symptoms include dry lips and a furred tongue.