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# fur

noun (fur, furs; uncountable for the hair, countable for coats)

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

## Everyday

1. Fur is the soft thick hair that covers the bodies of many animals, like cats, dogs, rabbits and bears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fur/#m1)
2. A fur is a coat or piece of clothing made from animal fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fur/#m2)
3. Fake fur is soft material made to look like animal fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fur/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths a word of the story, sometimes a colour or a material that picks which animals to count. In science: fur keeps mammals warm by trapping air; animals in cold places have thick fur, and many grow thicker fur in winter and shed it in spring. In stories: soft, fluffy, warm. Phrases: «fur coat», «covered in fur», «fake fur».

### Examples

- The cat has white fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fur/#x1)
- A coat has a fur collar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fur/#x2)
- Three of the puppies have brown fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fur/#x3)
- A polar bear's thick fur keeps it warm on the ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fur/#x4)
- Our dog sheds fur all over the couch in spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fur/#x5)
- The rabbit's fur felt soft under my hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fur/#x6)
- My hat is lined with fake fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fur/#x7)
- Mammals have fur or hair, birds have feathers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fur/#x8)
- A hot wind knocked him senseless and red fire singed his fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fur/#x9)

### Note

Usually no clue in maths; it may describe which animals to count (those with brown fur). Do not treat it as a quantity. Usually uncountable: «a lot of fur», not «many furs» (unless it means fur coats). Homophone: fir (a kind of tree).

## On Mova

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