Word Type

Noun

Verb

Preposition

Proper Noun

Conjunction

The word "fur" can be used as noun, verb, preposition, proper noun and conjunction.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

cat cats bed department store jacket mammal's skin rich person's closet

Coordinate Terms

color metal stain

Derived Terms

all fur and no knickers all fur coat and no knickers antifur babyfur befur bodyfur cat fur cat-fur defur diaperfur dog fur dogfur everyfur fish fur fun fur fur baby fur beetle fur burger fur cap fur coat fur demon fur farm fur pie fur seal fur trade fur up fur-bearing trout fur-flying furbaby furball furbearer furbearing furcap furcon furdom furfag furfaggotry furfan furgonomic furgonomics furkid furkind furless furlike furlined furmeet furpile furred furriend furrier furry fursecution furson fursona fursonal fursonality fursonally fursuit furtaker furtaking furternity leave furversion furvert hyperfur kettle fur collector let the fur fly littlefur make the fur fly newfur nonfur somefur the fur flies underfur unfur watch the fur fly

Context

heraldry hunting military slang vulgar

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

animal skin coat garment pelage

Type Of (IsA)

animal skin article of clothing coat encumberance to lovemaking garment mammal hair protective system warm and makes good coats

Related Terms

animal animal clothes animal coat animal cover animal hair animal pelt animal product animal skin animals animals skin attractive clothes clothing coat coating coats cover covering debris diaper epithelial fabric furry fuzzy hair hairy hare human lining mammal mink nilo saharan partridge pattern pelt pheasant pile product pubic rabbit sexual skin skin covering soft subculture sudan tincture tongue warmth wool

Used For

insulating insulation justify killing fur bearing animals keep warm keeping animal warm keeping animals warm keeping humans warm make coat make furcoat making clothes making coats making fur coats making rugs pet protect from cold protesting against trapping

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.