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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

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