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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

fur out en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) Synonym of fur (“to level a surface by applying furring to it”).
    • A ⁵⁄₄-inch cornerboard furred out ¼ inch gives a matching shadowline to a 1½-inch original cornerboard. 2010, Aaron Lubeck, Green Restorations: Sustainable Building and Historic Homes:
    • Sometimes built-ins or plumbing fixtures make it impossible to fur out a wall or build a false one. 1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 11:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
furring out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
furred out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
furred out Tense=Past lexicographic
furs out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

fur