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blur
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- pronunciation:
- blUr
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
blurs, blurring, blurred |
| definition 1: |
to cause to run together or become confused.
Spilled water blurred the ink on the page.This paragraph blurs several different points.- synonyms:
- confuse
- similar words:
- blot, obscure, smear, veil
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| definition 2: |
to make dim; dull the senses of.
That cold medicine blurs my vision.- synonyms:
- fog, mist
- similar words:
- deaden, dim, dull
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| definition 3: |
to become less clear or harder to see.
The landscape blurred as we sped past.- synonyms:
- mist
- similar words:
- cloud, fog
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a smudge or unclear mark.
That blur on the page was caused by dirt in the printer.- synonyms:
- smudge
- similar words:
- mark, smear, spot
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| definition 2: |
the state of being blurred.
My mind was in a blur after I woke up from my nap.- similar words:
- fog, haze
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| related words: |
cataract |
| derivations: |
blurred (adj.), blurry (adj.), blurriness (n.) |
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