2 ADJ If you describe something as funny , you think it is strange, surprising, or puzzling. □ Children get some very funny ideas sometimes! □ There's something funny about him. □ It's funny how love can come and go.
3 ADJ If you feel funny , you feel slightly ill. [INFORMAL ] □ My head had begun to ache and my stomach felt funny.
4 N‑PLURAL The funnies are humorous drawings or a series of humorous drawings in a newspaper or magazine. [AM , INFORMAL ]
fu n|ny bone (funny bones ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] Your funny bone is the soft part of your elbow which gives you an uncomfortable feeling on your skin if it is hit. [INFORMAL ]
funny|man /fʌ nimæn/ (funnymen ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] A funnyman is a male comedian . [JOURNALISM ] □ The TV funnyman takes to the road with his biggest tour ever.
fu n run (fun runs ) N‑COUNT A fun run is a long distance race which anyone can take part in. Fun runs are often held to raise money for charity. [BRIT , AUSTRALIAN ]
fur /fɜː r / (furs )
1 N‑VAR Fur is the thick and usually soft hair that grows on the bodies of many mammals. □ This creature's fur is short, dense and silky.
2 N‑VAR [oft N n] Fur is the fur-covered skin of an animal that is used to make clothing or small carpets. □ She had on a black coat with a fur collar. □ …the trading of furs from Canada.
3 N‑COUNT A fur is a coat made from real or artificial fur, or a piece of fur worn round your neck. □ There were women in furs and men in comfortable overcoats.
4 N‑VAR Fur is an artificial fabric that looks like fur and is used, for example, to make clothing, soft toys, and seat covers.
fu|ri|ous /fjʊə riəs/
1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ , ADJ that] Someone who is furious is extremely angry. □ [+ at/with ] He is furious at the way his wife has been treated. □ I am furious that it has taken so long to uncover what really happened. ● fu|ri|ous|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □ He stormed out of the apartment, slamming the door furiously behind him.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Furious is also used to describe something that is done with great energy, effort, speed, or violence. □ A furious gunbattle ensued. ● fu|ri|ous|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □ Officials worked furiously to repair the centre court.
furl /fɜː r l/ (furls , furling , furled ) VERB When you furl something made of fabric such as an umbrella, sail, or flag, you roll or fold it up because it is not going to be used. □ [V n] An attempt was made to furl the headsail. □ [V -ed] …a furled umbrella.
fur|long /fɜː r lɒŋ, [AM ] -lɔːŋ/ (furlongs ) N‑COUNT A furlong is a unit of length that is equal to 220 yards or 201.2 metres.
fur|lough /fɜː r loʊ/ (furloughs , furloughing , furloughed )
1 N‑VAR If workers are given furlough , they are told to stay away from work for a certain period because there is not enough for them to do. [AM ] □ This could mean a massive furlough of government workers.
2 VERB If people who work for a particular organization are furloughed , they are given a furlough. [AM ] □ [be V -ed] We regret to inform you that you are being furloughed indefinitely. □ [V n] The factories have begun furloughing hundreds of workers.
3 N‑VAR When soldiers are given furlough , they are given official permission to leave the area where they are based or are fighting, for a certain period. [AM ] □ I was at home on furlough. in BRIT, use leave
fur|nace /fɜː r n I s/ (furnaces ) N‑COUNT A furnace is a container or enclosed space in which a very hot fire is made, for example to melt metal, burn rubbish, or produce steam.
fur|nish /fɜː r n I ʃ/ (furnishes , furnishing , furnished )
1 VERB If you furnish a room or building, you put furniture and furnishings into it. □ [V n + with ] Many proprietors try to furnish their hotels with antiques. [Also V n]
2 VERB If you furnish someone with something, you provide or supply it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n + with ] They'll be able to furnish you with the rest of the details.
fur|nished /fɜː r n I ʃt/
1 ADJ A furnished room or house is available to be rented together with the furniture in it.
2 ADJ [adv ADJ ] When you say that a room or house is furnished in a particular way, you are describing the kind or amount of furniture that it has in it. □ We took tea by lamplight in his sparsely furnished house.
fur|nish|ings /fɜː r n I ʃ I ŋz/ N‑PLURAL The furnishings of a room or house are the furniture, curtains, carpets, and decorations such as pictures.
fur|ni|ture ◆◇◇ /fɜː r n I tʃə r / N‑UNCOUNT Furniture consists of large objects such as tables, chairs, or beds that are used in a room for sitting or lying on or for putting things on or in. □ Each piece of furniture in their home suited the style of the house.
fu|ro|re /fjʊrɔː ri, fjʊə rɔː r / in AM, use furor N‑SING [oft adj N ] A furore is a very angry or excited reaction by people to something. □ The disclosure has already caused a furore among MPs. [Also + over ]
fur|ri|er /fʌ riə r , [AM ] fɜː r-/ (furriers ) N‑COUNT A furrier is a person who makes or sells clothes made from fur.
fur|row /fʌ roʊ, [AM ] fɜː r-/ (furrows , furrowing , furrowed )