blur

  • 11blur — ► VERB (blurred, blurring) ▪ make or become unclear or less distinct. ► NOUN ▪ something that cannot be seen, heard, or recalled clearly. DERIVATIVES blurry adjective (blurrier, blurriest) …

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  • 12blur — [blʉr] vt., vi. blurred, blurring [16th c.; ? akin to BLEAR] 1. to smear or stain without obliterating; blot; smudge 2. to make or become hazy or indistinct in outline or shape 3. to make or become dim or dull n. 1. the state of being blurred …

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  • 13Blur — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Blur (игра). Blur …

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  • 14Blur — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Blur (homonymie). Blur …

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  • 15blur — I UK [blɜː(r)] / US [blɜr] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms blur : present tense I/you/we/they blur he/she/it blurs present participle blurring past tense blurred past participle blurred 1) if a thing blurs, or if something blurs it, it… …

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  • 16blur — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dim, faint, pale ▪ The object was a dim blur in the moonlight. PREPOSITION ▪ blur of …

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  • 17blur — blur1 [ blɜr ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) if a thing blurs, or something blurs it, it becomes difficult to see it clearly, often because its edges are not clear: With eyesight as poor as mine, faces blur into featureless ovals. The… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18blur — blur1 [blə: US blə:r] n [C usually singular] 1.) a shape that you cannot see clearly blur of ▪ I just saw the blur of the car as it passed in front of me. ▪ The island was a faint blur through misty rain. 2.) something that you cannot remember… …

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  • 19blur — [[t]blɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] blurs, blurring, blurred 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A blur is a shape or area which you cannot see clearly because it has no distinct outline or because it is moving very fast. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a blur of movement on …

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  • 20blur — {{11}}blur (n.) 1540s, smear on the surface of writing; perhaps akin to BLEAR (Cf. blear). Extended sense of confused dimness is from 1860. {{12}}blur (v.) 1580s, and thus probably from BLUR (Cf. blur) (n.), but the dates are close and either… …

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