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blurs

UK/blɜːz//blɝz/

blurs is the plural of blur.

blurs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blur.

Meaning of blur

Noun

blur (countable and uncountable, plural blurs)

  1. A smear, smudge or blot.
  2. Something that appears hazy or indistinct.
    • The surroundings went by in a blur.
  3. (uncountable) Haziness, blurriness.
    • Unfortunately, a small artificial pupil also tends to increase the amount of diffraction somewhat, but this increase in blur is considerably smaller than the decrease that results from the control of other factors.1978, Stanley Coren, Joan S. Girgus, Seeing Is Deceiving: The Psychology of Visual Illusions, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., →ISBN, page 82
  4. (obsolete) A moral stain or blot.
    • […]with her raillyng sette a great blurre on myne honesty1548, Nicolas Udall, The first tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the newe testamente

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Questions about blurs

What is blurs the plural of?
Blurs is the plural of blur.
How do you pronounce blurs?
Blurs is pronounced /blɜːz/ (UK).

Words near blurs in the dictionary

  1. blurring the lines
  2. blurringly
  3. blurrings
  4. blurrs
  5. blurry
  6. blurs
  7. blurs the line
  8. blurs the lines
  9. Blursday
  10. Blursdays
  11. blurse

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