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FURRING
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
Synonyms:
furring; furring strip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("furring" is a kind of...):
strip (thin piece of wood or metal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A furlike coating of matter as on the tongue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("furring" is a kind of...):
symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb fur