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Pur

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • A Middle English form of pure.
  • noun. A simplified spelling of purr.
  • noun. See purr.
  • noun. A term of unknown meaning used in the game of post and pair.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does when pleased.
  • transitive verb. To signify or express by purring.
  • noun. The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment or pleasure.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Dated form of purr (low murmuring sound as of a cat)
  • Word Usage
    "I have some homemade pumpkin purée standing in my fridge: I think your bread will be my after-hours party bread"
    Form
    purred  purring  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Burr  Fleur  Fur  Kerr  Monsieur  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    eppur  moindre  
    variant
    purr