--- title: F — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 47 description: The 906 words of the English dictionary under F, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/47/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / F # F — The English dictionary · page 47 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Fumes are smoke, gas or strong smells that are unpleasant or harmful to breathe, like car exhaust or paint fumes.[↗](../../fume/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To fume is to be very angry, often quietly or while waiting.[↗](../../fume/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To fume is to give off smoke or gas.[↗](../../fume/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal, UK) «I'm fuming» means I'm really angry.[↗](../../fume/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The car's exhaust fumes made me cough.[↗](../../fume/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Open the window; the paint fumes are strong.[↗](../../fume/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters wore masks against the toxic fumes.[↗](../../fume/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad fumed when the train was late again.[↗](../../fume/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I was fuming when my brother broke my model\![↗](../../fume/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The chemical began to fume when it touched the water.[↗](../../fume/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm running on fumes after that long day.[↗](../../fume/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **fumes** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Gas or smoke that smells strong and can be harmful to breathe, like from cars, paint or chemicals.[↗](../../fumes/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb, fume) To be very angry, often quietly.[↗](../../fumes/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Exhaust fumes from the cars made the air smelly.[↗](../../fumes/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Open the window — the paint fumes are strong.[↗](../../fumes/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never mix bleach with other cleaners; it makes dangerous fumes.[↗](../../fumes/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters wore masks against the smoke and fumes.[↗](../../fumes/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He was fuming when his little brother broke his model.[↗](../../fumes/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Walking on quiet streets means fewer traffic fumes.[↗](../../fumes/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Glue fumes can make you dizzy, so use it in an airy room.[↗](../../fumes/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She stood there fuming about the unfair penalty.[↗](../../fumes/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The tree that had been killed by the fumes of gas, the steam of kitchens, and the bad air of the city, was put upon the wagon and driven away.[↗](../../fumes/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **fun** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Enjoyment and pleasure; a good time: «We had fun at the party».[↗](../../fun/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Enjoyable: «a fun game».[↗](../../fun/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Make fun of: to laugh at someone in an unkind way.[↗](../../fun/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* If you do something in fun, you do it as a joke and not seriously.[↗](../../fun/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had lots of fun at the park.[↗](../../fun/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Have fun at the sleepover\![↗](../../fun/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Swimming is fun.[↗](../../fun/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Here's a fun fact: an octopus has three hearts.[↗](../../fun/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It's not kind to make fun of people.[↗](../../fun/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We played the game just for fun.[↗](../../fun/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It's no fun playing alone.[↗](../../fun/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The fair was great fun.[↗](../../fun/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It was only said in fun.[↗](../../fun/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **function** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The job or purpose of something or someone.[↗](../../function/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To work or operate properly.[↗](../../function/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A formal party or event.[↗](../../function/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (maths) A rule that turns each input number into exactly one output number, like a function machine.[↗](../../function/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The function of the lungs is to take in air.[↗](../../function/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The lift is not functioning today.[↗](../../function/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Put 4 into the function machine "× 3": the output is 12.[↗](../../function/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The school held a function to raise money.[↗](../../function/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This table also functions as a desk.[↗](../../function/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the function of a full stop?[↗](../../function/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The computer stopped functioning.[↗](../../function/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The true fabulist, therefore, discharges a most important function.[↗](../../function/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Second sect admitted Three great Powers ; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../function/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The Second sect admitted Three great Powers; two of them as in the first case, and a third Power whose function was to decide between \[p. 7\] the two others, a supreme arbitrator.[↗](../../function/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../function/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · It’s possible that these four are meant to signify the four stomachs of ruminants, the functions of which were not wholly understood in the past and may have been believed to be present in humans.[↗](../../function/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../function/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **functional** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Working properly and able to do its job: a functional lift goes up and down.[↗](../../functional/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Made to be useful and practical rather than pretty: a functional kitchen has what you need and no decorations.[↗](../../functional/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (maths) To do with functions, rules that turn each input number into one output number.[↗](../../functional/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal) Having a job or role inside a system: the heart is a functional part of the body.[↗](../../functional/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old printer is slow, but it is still functional.[↗](../../functional/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our design must be functional as well as good-looking.[↗](../../functional/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The school canteen has plain, functional tables.[↗](../../functional/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After the storm, only one lift was functional.[↗](../../functional/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wellies are functional rather than fashionable.[↗](../../functional/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The robot we built in class is now fully functional\![↗](../../functional/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A function machine turns each input into one output.[↗](../../functional/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Each part of a flower has a functional role.[↗](../../functional/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **functionally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that is about how something works or what it does, not how it looks.[↗](../../functionally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* For practical purposes; in effect: «functionally the same».[↗](../../functionally/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The two kettles look different but are functionally the same.[↗](../../functionally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Functionally, the old bike still works well.[↗](../../functionally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The broken phone is functionally useless.[↗](../../functionally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The room was designed functionally, with lots of storage.[↗](../../functionally/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A calculator and a phone app are functionally equivalent for adding numbers.[↗](../../functionally/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Functionally speaking, the bridge is safe, though it looks old.[↗](../../functionally/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **fund** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An amount of money saved or collected for a special purpose.[↗](../../fund/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (plural, funds) Money that is available to spend.[↗](../../fund/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A large supply of something: «a fund of stories».[↗](../../fund/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To give the money that pays for something.[↗](../../fund/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We are raising funds for a new playground.[↗](../../fund/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The class put the money from the bake sale into the trip fund.[↗](../../fund/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The charity is short of funds this winter.[↗](../../fund/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa has a fund of funny stories.[↗](../../fund/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The council will fund the new swimming pool.[↗](../../fund/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school fund paid for the visiting author.[↗](../../fund/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **fundamental** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* basic and most important; the foundation that other things are built on.[↗](../../fundamental/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The three fundamental letters א״מ״ש have as their basis the balance.[↗](../../fundamental/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../fundamental/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The three fundamental letters א"מ"ש have as their basis the balance.[↗](../../fundamental/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../fundamental/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They consist of a decade out of nothing \[5\] and of twenty-two fundamental letters.[↗](../../fundamental/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../fundamental/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **fundamentally** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* in the most basic way; at the root.[↗](../../fundamentally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The edition which I now offer is fundamentally that of the ancient Hebrew codices translated into English, and collated with the Latin versions of Pistorius, Postellus, and Rittangelius.[↗](../../fundamentally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../fundamentally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **fundamentals** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* the basic parts or principles from which everything else comes.[↗](../../fundamentals/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Three of them, however, are the first elements, fundamentals or mothers, seven double and twelve simple consonants.[↗](../../fundamentals/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../fundamentals/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **funded** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Paid for by money from a person, group or government.[↗](../../funded/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Given enough money to work: «well-funded», «underfunded».[↗](../../funded/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The new park was funded by the town council.[↗](../../funded/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our trip was partly funded by the parents' association.[↗](../../funded/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Public libraries are funded by taxes.[↗](../../funded/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The project was fully funded, so building could start.[↗](../../funded/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hospital is underfunded and needs more nurses.[↗](../../funded/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The research was funded by a big charity.[↗](../../funded/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **funding** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Money given by a government, organisation or person for a special purpose, such as a school, project or research.[↗](../../funding/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school got funding for new computers.[↗](../../funding/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The project needs more funding.[↗](../../funding/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Funding for the library was cut.[↗](../../funding/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists applied for funding to study whales.[↗](../../funding/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The charity provides funding for sports clubs.[↗](../../funding/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The funding was split equally between three classes.[↗](../../funding/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **fundraise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To collect money for a charity, a school or a good cause, often by holding events.[↗](../../fundraise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To ask people or organisations to give money to support a project.[↗](../../fundraise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our class is going to fundraise for the animal shelter.[↗](../../fundraise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We fundraised £250 with a cake sale.[↗](../../fundraise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The PTA fundraises every year for new books.[↗](../../fundraise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin is fundraising by running a half marathon.[↗](../../fundraise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They need to fundraise $500 to pay for the school trip.[↗](../../fundraise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Kids in Canada often fundraise by selling chocolate bars.[↗](../../fundraise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If we have raised £180 of a £300 target, we still need to fundraise £120.[↗](../../fundraise/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The scouts fundraised by washing cars on Saturday.[↗](../../fundraise/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **funds** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Funds are money that is available to spend, especially for a purpose.[↗](../../funds/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the school is raising funds for a new playground".[↗](../../funds/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A fund is an amount of money saved or collected for a special purpose.[↗](../../funds/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a holiday fund".[↗](../../funds/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To fund something means to pay for it.[↗](../../funds/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the council funds the library".[↗](../../funds/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A fund of something is a large supply.[↗](../../funds/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a fund of stories".[↗](../../funds/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our class raised funds for the animal rescue centre.[↗](../../funds/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The club is short of funds this year.[↗](../../funds/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The trip is funded by the parents' association.[↗](../../funds/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We started a fund to buy new books.[↗](../../funds/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The class had 200 dollars of funds and spent 75, so 125 dollars of funds were left.[↗](../../funds/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The charity relies on public funds.[↗](../../funds/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa has a fund of funny stories.[↗](../../funds/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If you wish me to remain in your service, furnish me with the necessary funds, else I must withdraw."[↗](../../funds/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **funeral** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ceremony held after someone dies, when family and friends say goodbye and remember the person, and the body is buried or cremated.[↗](../../funeral/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We went to Grandpa's funeral.[↗](../../funeral/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · People wore black to the funeral.[↗](../../funeral/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At the funeral we shared stories about her.[↗](../../funeral/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It's OK to feel sad at a funeral.[↗](../../funeral/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We held a little funeral for our goldfish.[↗](../../funeral/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cars drove slowly in the funeral procession.[↗](../../funeral/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He came to his mother's funeral.[↗](../../funeral/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **funereal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Funereal means connected with a funeral, or slow, sad and dark like one.[↗](../../funereal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They held funereal rites for the hero.[↗](../../funereal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The mourners walked in funereal silence.[↗](../../funereal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The room had a funereal gloom.[↗](../../funereal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **funfair** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An outdoor show with rides, games, stalls and sweets that people pay to enjoy, often travelling from town to town.[↗](../../funfair/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, Australia) The usual word for what Americans call a carnival or a fair.[↗](../../funfair/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The funfair comes to our park every summer.[↗](../../funfair/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I won a goldfish at the funfair\![↗](../../funfair/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We rode the dodgems and the big wheel at the funfair.[↗](../../funfair/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each ride at the funfair costs £2, so four rides cost £8.[↗](../../funfair/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Stay together at the funfair so nobody gets lost.[↗](../../funfair/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The funfair lights glowed across the dark field.[↗](../../funfair/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In America they usually call it a carnival or a county fair.[↗](../../funfair/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum bought candyfloss at the funfair.[↗](../../funfair/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **fungus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A fungus is a living thing such as a mushroom, toadstool, mould or yeast that is neither a plant nor an animal; it feeds on dead or living things.[↗](../../fungus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Fungus is a growth of mould on food, walls or skin.[↗](../../fungus/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A mushroom is a kind of fungus.[↗](../../fungus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fungi help break down dead leaves on the forest floor.[↗](../../fungus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There's green fungus on that old bread.[↗](../../fungus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Yeast is a tiny fungus used to make bread.[↗](../../fungus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Never pick and eat wild fungi.[↗](../../fungus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Athlete's foot is caused by a fungus.[↗](../../fungus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Fungus grew on the damp wall.[↗](../../fungus/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But Iktomi's ears were like the fungus on a tree.[↗](../../fungus/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **funnel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A funnel is a tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used to pour liquids or powders into a small opening.[↗](../../funnel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A funnel is also a chimney on a ship or steam train.[↗](../../funnel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A funnel cloud is the spinning, cone-shaped cloud of a tornado.[↗](../../funnel/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To funnel means to move things or people through a narrow space.[↗](../../funnel/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Use a funnel to pour the water into the bottle.[↗](../../funnel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We put filter paper in the funnel to separate sand from water.[↗](../../funnel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship had three red funnels.[↗](../../funnel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A funnel cloud came down from the storm.[↗](../../funnel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd was funnelled through one gate.[↗](../../funnel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum used a funnel to fill the salt shaker.[↗](../../funnel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The steam train puffed smoke from its funnel.[↗](../../funnel/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And hop! hop! without hesitating, the rats took the leap, swam straight to the funnel, plunged in head foremost and disappeared.[↗](../../funnel/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **funnily** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a funny or strange way: «He walked funnily after the long ride.».[↗](../../funnily/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mainly in «funnily enough»: used to say something is surprising or a strange coincidence.[↗](../../funnily/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Funnily enough, my teacher has the same birthday as me.[↗](../../funnily/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The clown walked funnily in his huge shoes.[↗](../../funnily/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Funnily enough, I was just thinking about you.[↗](../../funnily/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My leg felt funnily heavy after sitting on it.[↗](../../funnily/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Funnily enough, the dog ate the carrot but not the meat.[↗](../../funnily/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She spoke funnily because she had a cold.[↗](../../funnily/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **funny** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Funny means making you laugh or smile: a funny joke.[↗](../../funny/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Funny can mean strange or unusual: a funny smell, that's funny.[↗](../../funny/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Feeling funny can mean feeling a bit unwell.[↗](../../funny/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The clown was really funny.[↗](../../funny/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tell me a funny joke\![↗](../../funny/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That's funny; I left my keys right here.[↗](../../funny/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There's a funny smell in the kitchen; is something burning?[↗](../../funny/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I feel a bit funny; I think I ate too much.[↗](../../funny/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Very funny\![↗](../../funny/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") Now give me back my hat.[↗](../../funny/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He hit his funny bone and his arm tingled.[↗](../../funny/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It's not funny to laugh at someone who fell.[↗](../../funny/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Oh how funny!" said Ida, and she laughed.[↗](../../funny/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **fur** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fur is the soft thick hair that covers the bodies of many animals, like cats, dogs, rabbits and bears.[↗](../../fur/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A fur is a coat or piece of clothing made from animal fur.[↗](../../fur/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Fake fur is soft material made to look like animal fur.[↗](../../fur/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cat has white fur.[↗](../../fur/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A coat has a fur collar.[↗](../../fur/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Three of the puppies have brown fur.[↗](../../fur/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A polar bear's thick fur keeps it warm on the ice.[↗](../../fur/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our dog sheds fur all over the couch in spring.[↗](../../fur/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The rabbit's fur felt soft under my hand.[↗](../../fur/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My hat is lined with fake fur.[↗](../../fur/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Mammals have fur or hair, birds have feathers.[↗](../../fur/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A hot wind knocked him senseless and red fire singed his fur.[↗](../../fur/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) … [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/46/) **47** [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/48/) [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/49/) - ← previous: [page 46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/46/) - next →: [page 48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/48/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)