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blur
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- pronunciation:
- blUr
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
blurs, blurring, blurred |
| definition 1: |
to cause to run together or become obscure or confused, as by smearing.
His argument blurred several important distinctions.Water blurred the ink on the page.- synonyms:
- confuse, fog, muddy
- similar words:
- blot, obfuscate, obscure, smear, veil
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| definition 2: |
to make dim; dull the perception of.
In high doses, the drug may blur a patient's vision.- synonyms:
- blear, fog, mist
- similar words:
- anesthetize, deaden, dim, dull
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to become vague or indistinct.
The landscape blurred as we sped past.- synonyms:
- dim, mist
- similar words:
- cloud, fog
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| definition 2: |
to produce indistinct marks or smudges.
The paint blurred on the wet paper.- synonyms:
- smudge
- similar words:
- blot, smear, splotch
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| related words: |
glaze |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a smudge or indistinct mark.
I can't read the rest of the sentence because there's a blur on the page.- synonyms:
- smudge, smutch
- similar words:
- mark, smear, spot
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| definition 2: |
a state of confusion or disorientation.
My mind was in a blur when I woke up, and I had no idea where I was.- similar words:
- fog, haze
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| definition 3: |
a mass of confusion or vagueness.
She tried to remember what happened, but it was all a blur. |
| related words: |
cataract |
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| derivations: |
blurred (adj.), blurry (adj.), blurriness (n.) |
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