fur

Other forms of fur

plural

furs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fur

What does fur mean?

fur means "the dressed hairy coat of a mammal". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fur?

fur has 1 syllable: fur. In IPA it is /ˈfɝ/.

What is another word for fur?

Close synonyms include pelt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fur a common word?

fur is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with fur?

7 words rhyme with fur. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.