Standard Lemma guide

furred

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /fɜːd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /fɜɹd/
  • Scotland: /fʌɹd/
  • New-Zealand: /føːd/
  • /feːd/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
  • /fɛːd/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)d
  • homophone: faired
  • homophone: fared (both fair–fur merger)

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having fur.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Made with fur.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Having a covering of thin, soft, short hair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Coated as if with fur

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

adj

Meaning 5

Coated as if with fur

especially, of a tongue having a coating consisting chiefly of mucus and dead epithelial cells.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

verb

Meaning 6

simple past and past participle of fur

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • furred animals
  • a furry teddy bear

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: furry

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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