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# fir

noun (a fir, firs; also fir tree)

«fir» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tall evergreen tree with flat needles and upright cones; many are used as Christmas trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fir/#m1)
2. The wood of this tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fir/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and nature lessons, firs are conifers: they keep their needles in winter and have cones. In everyday life, fir trees are popular Christmas trees and their wood is used for building. Phrases: «fir tree», «fir cone», «Douglas fir».

### Examples

- We decorated a fir tree for Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fir/#x1)
- Fir trees stay green all winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fir/#x2)
- The forest smelled of fir and pine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fir/#x3)
- Squirrels nibbled seeds from the fir cones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fir/#x4)
- The cabin was built from fir wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fir/#x5)
- A fir's needles are soft and flat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fir/#x6)
- They had the scent of fir-trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fir/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Homophone trap: «fir» (tree) sounds the same as «fur» (animal hair). Many trees called «pine» or «spruce» look like firs; fir cones stand upright on branches and fall apart there.

## In Jewish tradition

In science and nature lessons, firs are conifers: they keep their needles in winter and have cones. In everyday life, fir trees are popular Christmas trees and their wood is used for building. Phrases: «fir tree», «fir cone», «Douglas fir».

### Examples

- Wherein the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house. (Writings PSA.104.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fir/#x1)

### Note

Countable. Homophone trap: «fir» (tree) sounds the same as «fur» (animal hair). Many trees called «pine» or «spruce» look like firs; fir cones stand upright on branches and fall apart there.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fir» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fir/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fir» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fir.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «fir» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fir/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fir» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fir.html) on Mova free.