These are the meanings of the letters BURFI when you unscramble them.
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Bur (n.)
Alt. of Burr
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Fib (n.)
A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically.
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Fib (v. i.)
To speak falsely.
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Fib (v. t.)
To tell a fib to.
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Fir (n.)
A genus (Abies) of coniferous trees, often of large size and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir, etc. The Scotch fir is a Pinus.
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Fub (n.)
Alt. of Fubs
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Fub (v. t.)
To put off by trickery; to cheat.
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Fur (n.)
The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser.
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Fur (n.)
The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as, a cargo of furs.
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Fur (n.)
Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for warmth or for ornament.
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Fur (n.)
Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.).
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Fur (n.)
Any coating considered as resembling fur
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Fur (n.)
A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever.
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Fur (n.)
The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
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Fur (n.)
The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
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Fur (n.)
One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six.
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Fur (a.)
Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur cap; the fur trade.
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Fur (v. t.)
To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes.
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Fur (v. t.)
To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.
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Fur (v. t.)
To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall, by way of protection against damp.
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Rib (n.)
One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.
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Rib (n.)
That which resembles a rib in form or use.
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Rib (n.)
One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel.
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Rib (n.)
A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it.
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Rib (n.)
One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended.
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Rib (n.)
A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth.
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Rib (n.)
A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun.
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Rib (n.)
The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf.
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Rib (n.)
Any longitudinal ridge in a plant.
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Rib (n.)
In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like.
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Rib (n.)
A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like.
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Rib (n.)
Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein.
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Rib (n.)
An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support.
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Rib (n.)
A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib.
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Rib (v. t.)
To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth.
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Rib (v. t.)
To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
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Rub (v. t.)
To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper.
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Rub (v. t.)
To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.
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Rub (v. t.)
To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.
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Rub (v. t.)
To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
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Rub (v. t.)
To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.
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Rub (v. t.)
To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
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Rub (v. i.)
To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.
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Rub (v. i.)
To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.
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Rub (v. i.)
To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.
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Rub (n.)
The act of rubbing; friction.
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Rub (n.)
That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch.
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Rub (n.)
Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness.
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Rub (n.)
Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.
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Rub (n.)
Imperfection; failing; fault.
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Rub (n.)
A chance.
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Rub (n.)
A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone.