fur

UK/fɜː/

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British/fəː/

fur noun: the hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick. Also the pronunciation spelling of for.

Noun (1)

fur (countable and uncountable, plural furs)

(uncountable) The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
(uncountable) The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing.
(countable) An animal pelt used to make, trim or line clothing.
- During the colonial period, Britain used Canada as a major source of furs.
(countable) A garment made of fur.
- November 17, 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, letter to the Countess of Mar
  wrapped up in my furs
(uncountable) A thick pile of fabric.
(uncountable) The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
(uncountable) The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
(uncountable) The layer of epithelial debris on a tongue.
(countable) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures, such as ermine and vair.
(uncountable) Rabbits and hares, as opposed to partridges and pheasants (called feathers).
(countable) A furry, a member of the furry fandom.
- "You want to know what brings furries together?" she asks. "Furs are here because they don't fit in anywhere else. For real furs, this is the only place they feel comfortable."2006, Shari Caudron, Who Are You People?
(informal, uncountable) Human body hair, especially when abundant.
(slang, uncountable, vulgar) Pubic hair.
(slang, uncountable, vulgar) Sexual attractiveness.

Verb

fur (third-person singular simple present furs, present participle furring, simple past and past participle furred)

(transitive) To cover with fur or a fur-like coating.
(intransitive) To become covered with fur or a fur-like coating.
- The college water supply was practically undrinkable because of its salinity and the pipes furred up so rapidly that they had to be replaced every few years.2015, Tom Michell, The Penguin Lessons
(transitive) To level a surface by applying furring to it.

Synonyms:

fur out

Noun (2) capitalized: Fur

Fur (plural Furs or Fur)

A member of a Nilo-Saharan people of western Sudan.

Proper noun capitalized: Fur

Fur

The language of this people.

Also used as

fur is also the pronunciation spelling of for.

fur meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Nepali and Pashto

fur in Hindi

hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick: रोआँ roā̃, ऊर्णाजिन ūrṇājin, पशम paśam

fur in Urdu

hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick: سَمُور samūr, پَشَم paśam

fur in Nepali

hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick: रौँ ra͠u, झुस् jhus, भुत्ला bhutlā, भुवा bhuwā

fur in Pashto

hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick: پوست post

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fur in Arabic: فَرْو farw, مِعْطَف miʕṭaf, ثَوْبٌ مُفَرًّى ṯawbun mufarran, فَرَّى farrā
fur in Malay: bulu
fur in Indonesian: bulu
fur in Thai: ขน kǒn
fur in Vietnamese: lông
fur in Myanmar: အမွေး a.mwe:

Examples of fur in a sentence

The platypus is a curious creature, with fur like a mammal and a beak like a bird.
Does I need fur t' mek som muck fur yis two?
The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.

All 40 example sentences with fur

Synonyms of fur

fur out

Forms of fur

Noun
plural	furs
plural	Furs
plural	Fur
Verb
third-person singular present	furs
present participle	furring
past participle	furred
past	furred

Plural of fur: furs

Origin of fur

From Middle English furre, forre, from Anglo-Norman forre, fuerre (“case; sheath”), from Frankish *fōdar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) (compare Old English fōdor (“sheaf”), Dutch voering (“lining”), German Futter (“lining”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr, “sheath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-, *poh₂- (“to protect”) (compare Lithuanian piemuō (“protection”), Ancient Greek πῶῠ̈ (pôŭ̈, “flock”), πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”), Old Armenian հաւրան (hawran, “herd, flock”), Northern Kurdish pawan (“to watch over”), Sanskrit पाति (pāti, “he watches, protects”). The verb is from Middle English furren, from Anglo-Norman furrer, forrer, fourrer (“to line, stuff, fill”), from the noun.

Words formed from fur

Words that rhyme with fur

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Questions about fur

What does fur mean?: Fur means the hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
What is fur in Hindi?: Fur in Hindi is रोआँ (roā̃), ऊर्णाजिन (ūrṇājin), पशम (paśam). See Fur meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is fur?: Fur can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce fur?: Fur is pronounced /fɜː/ (UK).
What is the plural of fur?: The plural of fur is furs.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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