furred
adjective /fɜːd/
/fɝːd/ Definition
› describes a tongue that is covered in a substance because of illness, smoking, etc.: He had the furred tongue of a sick man.Digestive disorders › describes arteries (= tubes that carry blood from your heart) that are slightly blocked: furred arteries from eating too many fatty foodsClosing and blockingDisorders and diseases of the heart and blood
(Definition of furred adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- barricade verb
- batten down the hatches idiom
- block noun (OBJECT BLOCKING)
- block sth off phrasal verb
- block sth up phrasal verb
- block verb
- blockage noun
- dam sth up phrasal verb
- dam verb
- ensconce verb
- ensconced adjective
- gum sth up phrasal verb
- seal verb (COVERING)
- shut sb/sth out phrasal verb (PREVENT ENTRY)
- shut sth off phrasal verb (AREA)
- shut verb (CLOSE)
- silt (sth) up phrasal verb
- snap verb (MOVE QUICKLY)
- stop verb (BLOCK)
- the darkest hour is just before the dawn idiom
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Closing and blocking
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