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Meaning of "scur" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCUR

scur  [skɜː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scur is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scur

A scur is an incompletely developed horn growth. In cattle, scurs are not attached to the skull, whereas horns are attached and have blood vessels and nerves. Scurs may also occur in sheep.

Definition of scur in the English dictionary

The definition of scur in the dictionary is a small unattached growth of horn at the site of a normal horn in cattle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCUR


claqueur
klæˈkɜː
co-occur
ˌkəʊəˈkɜː
Coeur
kɜː
concur
kənˈkɜː
cur
kɜː
curr
kɜː
incur
ɪnˈkɜː
Kerr
kɜː
kir
kɜː
nonconcur
ˌnɒnkənˈkɜː
occur
əˈkɜː
recur
rɪˈkɜː
reincur
ˌriːɪnˈkɜː
reoccur
ˌriːəˈkɜː
skirr
skɜː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCUR

scuppernong
scurf
scurfiness
scurfy
scurried
scurrier
scurries
scurril
scurrile
scurrility
scurrilous
scurrilously
scurrilousness
scurriour
scurry
scurvier
scurviest
scurvily
scurviness
scurvy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCUR

amateur
amour
Arthur
auteur
colour
four
fur
glamour
honour
hour
humour
Kultur
our
pour
retour
sense of humour
Sur
Timur
tour
your

Synonyms and antonyms of scur in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scur» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCUR

Find out the translation of scur to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scur from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scur» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

SCUR
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

SCUR
570 millions of speakers

English

scur
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

SCUR
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

scur
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

SCUR
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

SCUR
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scur
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

SCUR
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangkai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

SCUR
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

SCUR
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

SCUR
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scur
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scur
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कर्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

SCUR
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

SCUR
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

SCUR
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

SCUR
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Scur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCUR»

The term «scur» is regularly used and occupies the 88.112 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scur» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scur» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scur

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCUR»

Discover the use of scur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
Pitchstone and Porphyry Coulees of the Scur. That feature of the island of Eigg which renders it so remarkable and conspicuous an object on the west coast is the long ridge of the Scur. Bising gently from the valley which crosses the island ...
‎1871
2
The Treasury of knowledge and library of reference ...
... scurfy Scur fy, a. having scurfs or scabs Scur'rile, a. low, mean, lewdly jocose Scur-rll'i-ty, a. grossness of reproach, opprobrious language, lewdness of jocularity Scur'rtl-ous, a. railing, saucy, abustvt Rcur'rll-ous-ly, ad. with gross reproach ...
A gentleman of the New York bar, Hugh Moore, 1850
3
Oracle Real Application Clusters
After the conversion, the status of the block is shared current (SCUR) A NULL to X conversion occurs when reading the block into the SGA for a DML operation ( INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE). If the lock is not already held in exclusive mode, the  ...
Murali Vallath, 2004
4
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z ...
Scur, skur, v.t. to graze, to jerk: to scour over.—v.i. to flit hurriedly.—Also Skirr.[A variantof scour.] Scur,skur, n.(Scot.) astunted horn. Scurf, skurf, n. the crust or flaky matter formed on the skin: anything adhering to thesurface: scum: a graybull  ...
Various
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
SCUR'RIL, a. [L. scurrilis, from scurra, a buffoon; G. scheren, D. scheeren, to,;eer.] Such as befits a buffoon or vulgar jester ; low; mean; grossly opprobrious in language; scurrilous; as, scurril jests; scurrit scoffing ; scurril taunts. Shak. Dryden .
Noah Webster, 1832
6
Advances in Visual Computing: 7th International Symposium, ...
Step 2: Shot to scene comparison – Consider as current shot scur the first shot which is not yet assigned to any of the already detected scenes. Detect the ... of scenes anterior to scur and located at a temporal distance inferior to parameter dist.
George Bebis, Richard Boyle, Bahram Parvin, 2011
7
The New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language
SCUR'RA (s. inornitbosozy) The jackdaw, ' SCUR'RIL, SCUR'RILE (adj.from NJC Lat. scurriiis, no mach ilfl'd) Scurrilous. Dryden. ScurrlL/lty (s. from l'currile) Low language, foul abuse, mean bussoonery. ucur'nlous (adjl from scurrile) Crossly ...
John Ash, 1775
8
A Bouquet of Archaeozoological Studies: Essays in Honour of ...
No examples are found that date to the Early Middle Ages or later periods. Scur size, scur shape and head shape The collection of the Groningen Institute of Archaeology contains a considerable number of polled cattle skulls. A large number ...
D. C. M. Raemaekers, E. Esser, Roel C. G M. Lauwerier, 2012
9
Traditional Subjectivities: The Old English Poetics of Mentality
The world's first weather forecast is a little different in the English version: cymed haegles scur hefone getenge; faered forst on gemang. (Genesis B, ll. 808-9a) [a storm of hail will come, touching heaven; frost will come at the same time.] ...
Britt Mize, 2013
10
Raising Goats For Dummies
Another problem I have seen is a scur that grows toward the goat's eye. A friend with this problem resolved it by cutting a kid's “water noodle” (used for swimming) into a short piece and gluing it around the scur to hold it out of his eye. In some ...
Cheryl K. Smith, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scur is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Four days in Brazil
Founder Leandro Jose Scur explains how he started with crocodile 21 years ago and then moved to snake; the passion he has for the business is obvious. «Leather International, Jul 15»
2
Alastair Reynolds' Slow Bullets Is A Fast, Clever Space Opera
The novel opens with Scur being captured and tortured at the hands of a notorious war criminal, Orvin, right after the end of a major, interstellar war. He injects ... «io9, Jun 15»
3
5 out-of-this-world tales to read this summer
As a solar-system-spanning war winds down, a soldier named Scur is captured and left for dead. When she awakens, prisoners from both sides emerge from ... «Entertainment Weekly, May 15»
4
Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction, mid-March
A long independent novella, military space opera, less action-oriented than a character study. Scur, our narrator, is a soldier, conscripted for the long-ongoing ... «Locus Online, Mar 15»
5
Freiberufler müssen Umsatzsteuer ausweisen
Muss man aber, sagt der Berliner Rechtsanwalt Christian Scur von der ... in einen steuerpflichtigen und einen steuerfreien Betrag aufzusplitten", erläutert Scur. «Ärzte Zeitung, Mar 15»
6
Das bringt 2015 für Steuerzahler und Arbeitgeber
Bislang, so erläutert Rechtsanwalt Scur, wurde bei Kindern die zwischen Januar und Juli das 6. Lebensjahr vollendeten die Schulpflicht geprüft. Wurden sie ... «Ärzte Zeitung, Jan 15»
7
Pinheiro 'pirata' é eleito o mais bonito do Natal Luz de Gramado
“A gente utilizou cada elemento dos piratas como o tesouro e os objetos do navio, e os transformamos em decoração de Natal”, explica Gabriela Scur Dalateia, ... «Globo.com, Nov 14»
8
Zement rollt umweltfreundlich durchs Land
Deren Inhalt wird in Silos zwischengelagert und per Lkw auf kurzen Wegen zu den Baustellen gebracht", erzählt Peter Scur, Leiter Umweltschutz bei Cemex. «Märkische Oderzeitung, May 14»
9
Festival Fit: Driving St Patrick out of the big city
New York, Dublin, Savannah, Sydney or Seoul? Nah, Keshcarrigan on the banks of Lough Scur, Co Leitrim. When their premiere parade was too big for the only ... «Irish Times, Mar 14»
10
DA sets date for Luthuli House march
Johannesburg - The DA will march to the ANC's headquarters in Johannesburg next week, party leader Helen Zille scur on Wednesday. “At a meeting with the ... «Independent Online, Feb 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Scur [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scur>. Apr 2024 ».
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