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fur

/fɜː(r)/noun

उच्चारण फ़र

फ़र, रोएँ, समूर

Core wordPYP · asked 1 time

Asked in previous papers

as synonym

SSC CHSL Pre 2021
noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the soft thick mass of hair that grows on the body of some animals

    फ़र, रोएँ, समूर

    • the cat's soft fur
    • A thick coat of fur keeps polar bears warm in freezing weather.
    • The dog's fur was wet after the monsoon rain.
    + 2 more examples
    • Brush the rabbit's fur gently every morning.
    • Cats leave fur on the sofa all through the year.

    Synonyms hair coat fleece pelt wool

  2. 2

    [C]

    the skin of an animal with the fur still on it, used for making clothes

    समूरदार खाल

    • a fur coat
    • Many countries have banned the trade in fur.
    • Fur from wild animals is no longer fashionable in many shops.
    + 1 more example
    • The hunters sold the fur in the market.

    Synonyms pelt hide skin

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

fur (uncountable)

Fur is uncountable when it means the soft hair covering an animal; it takes no a or an and has no plural in this sense.

जानवर को ढकने वाले मुलायम बालों के अर्थ में 'fur' uncountable है; इसके साथ a या an नहीं आता और इस अर्थ में plural नहीं बनता।

  • The cat's fur was soft and warm.
  • Rabbits have thick fur in winter.

fur (clothing and trade)

Fur is also the skin of an animal with the hair, used for coats; furs (plural) means several fur garments or animal skins in trade.

'Fur' जानवर की बालों वाली खाल भी है जिससे कोट बनते हैं; बहुवचन 'furs' व्यापार में कई फ़र वस्त्रों या खालों को बताता है।

  • She wore a coat trimmed with fur.
  • Trade in furs has been banned in many places.

fur + noun

As a modifier, fur describes products and places: fur coat, fur trade, fur farm.

Modifier के रूप में 'fur' उत्पादों और स्थानों को बताता है: fur coat, fur trade, fur farm।

  • A fur coat is needless in India's warm climate.

furry (adjective)

Furry describes animals or things covered with fur or something like it, as in furry toys.

'Furry' उन जानवरों या चीज़ों को बताता है जो फ़र या उस जैसी चीज़ से ढकी हों, जैसे furry toys।

  • The child hugged a furry toy.

fur (coating)

In British English, fur can mean a hard white layer inside a kettle or on the tongue.

ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में 'fur' केतली के भीतर जमी सफ़ेद परत या जीभ की परत भी हो सकती है।

  • Hard water leaves fur inside the kettle.
+Collocations 4

adjective + fur

softthicksilkyblackwhitesynthetic

  • The kitten had soft grey fur.

verb + fur

strokegroomshedbrushruffle

  • The dog sheds its fur in summer.

fur + noun

coatcollartradehatliningrug

  • The jacket had a fur collar.

fur + preposition

ofoninfromwith

  • Hairs of fur were all over the sofa.
“More examples 5
  • The snow leopard's thick fur protects it from the cold.

हिम तेंदुए का घना फ़र उसे ठंड से बचाता है।

  • Radhika brushed the fur of her pet rabbit every morning.

राधिका हर सुबह अपने पालतू खरगोश के बाल सँवारती थी।

  • Wearing real fur is now unpopular because of animal rights.

असली फ़र पहनना अब पशु-अधिकारों के कारण अलोकप्रिय है।

  • Cat fur on the chair made him sneeze.

कुर्सी पर बिल्ली के बालों के कारण उसे छींकें आने लगीं।

  • The shop sells fake fur jackets for winter.

दुकान सर्दियों के लिए नकली फ़र की जैकेट बेचती है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The cat has a soft fur.

✓ The cat has soft fur.

Fur is uncountable in this sense, so a is not used.

इस अर्थ में 'fur' uncountable है, इसलिए a नहीं लगता।

✗ The dog's furs are black.

✓ The dog's fur is black.

Fur has no plural for an animal's coat and takes a singular verb.

जानवर के बालों के अर्थ में 'fur' का plural नहीं होता और singular verb आती है।

◇Word family
furry adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Homophone, asked often: fur (animal hair) and fir (a type of evergreen tree with needle-shaped leaves) are both pronounced /fɜː/.

Homophone अक्सर पूछा जाता है: fur (जानवर के बाल) और fir (सुई जैसी पत्तियों वाला सदाबहार पेड़, देवदार) दोनों की pronunciation /fɜː/ है।

Keep the animal-covering words together: fur (soft thick hair), fleece (the wool of a sheep), hide (the skin of a large animal), pelt (the skin with fur), feathers (birds), scales (fish and snakes).

जानवर के आवरण के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: fur (नरम घने बाल), fleece (भेड़ का ऊन), hide (बड़े जानवर की खाल), pelt (फ़र सहित खाल), feathers (पक्षी, पंख), scales (मछली और साँप, शल्क)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

The fur will fly (there will be an angry argument).

Idiom 'the fur will fly' (क्रोधपूर्ण बहस होगी)।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

The shahtoosh shawl, made from the fur of the Tibetan antelope, is banned.

तिब्बती मृग के फ़र से बनी शाहतूश शॉल प्रतिबंधित है।