English words starting with fur - page 1

Meanings of Furfurals:

noun

A colourless liquid used in synthetic resin manufacture, originally obtained by distilling bran.

Usage examples:

Glucose loses two water molecules and rearranges to form hydroxymethyl furfural, which polymerizes …

Meanings of Furfurol:

noun

Used attributively with reference to a modified form of the saybolt viscometer with a large orifice, for use with oils of high viscosity. also as adjective (as postpositive).

Meanings of Furies:

noun

Wild or violent anger.

Usage examples:

Tears of fury and frustration

Meanings of Furioso:

adverb

(especially as a direction) furiously and wildly.

Usage examples:

The fourth variation, which is to be played furioso, is especially good

adjective

Played in a furious and wild manner.

Usage examples:

He uses a baroque guitar for some of the furioso pieces

Meanings of Furious:

adjective

Extremely angry.

Usage examples:

He was furious when he learned about it

Meanings of Furiously:

adverb

In an extremely angry manner.

Usage examples:

He furiously denies the claims

Meanings of Furiousness:

noun

Extreme anger

Usage examples:

She tried her best to hide her furiousness and be polite., he felt a furiousness in his heart., the…

Meanings of Furl:

verb

Roll or fold up (something) neatly and securely.

Usage examples:

He shouted to the crew to furl sails

Meanings of Furled:

adjective

Neatly and securely rolled or folded up.

Usage examples:

A furled umbrella

verb

Roll or fold up (something) neatly and securely.

Usage examples:

He shouted to the crew to furl sails

Meanings of Furling:

noun

Equipment for rolling up sails securely and neatly around their yards or booms.

Usage examples:

In-mast and headsail furling is standard

verb

Roll or fold up (something) neatly and securely.

Usage examples:

He shouted to the crew to furl sails

Meanings of Furlong:

noun

An eighth of a mile, 220 yards.

Usage examples:

Eight furlongs into the ten furlong race, gatwick looked to have next to no chance.

Meanings of Furlongs:

noun

An eighth of a mile, 220 yards.

Usage examples:

Eight furlongs into the ten furlong race, gatwick looked to have next to no chance.

Meanings of Furlough:

noun

Suspension or discharge of a worker or workers on account of economic conditions or shortage of work, especially when temporary.

Usage examples:

Half of employers say they will put the majority of their staff on furlough

verb

Leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the services or a missionary.

Usage examples:

A civil servant home on furlough

Meanings of Furloughed:

verb

Grant leave of absence to.

adjective

(of a worker) suspended or discharged from a job, especially temporarily, on account of economic conditions or shortage of work.

Usage examples:

Furloughed government employees

Meanings of Furloughing:

verb

Grant leave of absence to.

noun

Suspension or discharge of a worker or workers on account of economic conditions or shortage of work, especially when temporary.

Usage examples:

Half of employers say they will put the majority of their staff on furlough

Meanings of Furloughs:

noun

Suspension or discharge of a worker or workers on account of economic conditions or shortage of work, especially when temporary.

Usage examples:

Half of employers say they will put the majority of their staff on furlough

verb

Leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the services or a missionary.

Usage examples:

A civil servant home on furlough

Meanings of Furls:

verb

Roll or fold up (something) neatly and securely.

Usage examples:

He shouted to the crew to furl sails

Meanings of Furmety:

noun

An old-fashioned dish consisting of hulled wheat boiled in milk and seasoned with cinnamon and sugar.

Usage examples:

They served it with frumenty, the wet ancestor of the packeted breakfast cereal, and with an early …

Meanings of Furmity:

noun

A kind of porridge (= a thick, soft food made from grain, eaten hot for breakfast) made of wheat and milk with sugar or honey and spices

Usage examples:

Proper old-fashioned frumenty can take hours to cook., he was sitting at the table with a bowl of h…

Meanings of Furnace:

noun

An enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures, e.g. for smelting metals.

Usage examples:

Continuous power was required to maintain the temperature in a furnace in which metal was melted.

Meanings of Furnaces:

noun

An enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures, e.g. for smelting metals.

Usage examples:

Continuous power was required to maintain the temperature in a furnace in which metal was melted.

Meanings of Furnish:

verb

Provide (a house or room) with furniture and fittings.

Usage examples:

The proprietor has furnished the bedrooms in a variety of styles

Meanings of Furnish-with:

phrasal verb

To provide someone with something

Usage examples:

Furnished with a compass and sandwiches, they set off for a day's hiking.

Meanings of Furnished:

adjective

(of accommodation) available to be rented with furniture.

Usage examples:

A full-sized, fully furnished apartment

verb

Provide (a house or room) with furniture and fittings.

Usage examples:

The proprietor has furnished the bedrooms in a variety of styles

Meanings of Furnisher:

noun

A person who supplies furniture.

Usage examples:

Sought after not only by collectors of early music machines, gramophones like this sell well to int…