furry

«furry» in Mova's school dictionary: covered with fur, or soft and thick like fur — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (furry, furrier, furriest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Furry means covered with fur, or soft and thick like fur. tree →

2) Furry can describe a coating that looks like fur, like a furry tongue or mould. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, furry animals are mammals with fur that keeps them warm. In everyday life it describes pets, teddy bears, slippers and hats. In stories it makes animals sound soft and cuddly. Phrases: «furry animals», «furry friend», «a furry toy».

examples

• Our hamster is small and furry. tree →
• She wore furry boots in the snow. tree →
• The furry caterpillar crawled up the leaf. tree →
• The kitten is the furriest of all. tree →
• I hugged my furry teddy bear. tree →
• The cheese has gone furry with mould. tree →
• Polar bears have thick, furry coats. tree →
• "Can you hop on your hind legs?" asked the furry rabbit. tree →

note

Comparatives: furrier, furriest. Not to be confused with «fury» (great anger) or «furious». Safety: some furry caterpillars can sting or irritate skin, so don't touch them. Not a number word.

In the corpora

• Baby hares are born furry with open eyes and can hop soon after birth, while baby rabbits are born bare and blind underground.
• Bumblebees can fly on cold days because they shiver their flight muscles to warm up, and their furry coats keep the heat in.
• Goosebumps happen when tiny muscles pull hairs upright; in furry animals this fluffs up the fur to trap warm air or look bigger.
• On a cold spring morning a fat furry bumblebee queen is often the first bee out.
• Every evening she lies across Sam's bedroom door like a furry draught excluder.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «furry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.