spurry

spur·ry

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spur-ee, spuhr-ee]
- /ˈspɜr i, ˈspʌr i/
- /spˈʌri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spur-ee, spuhr-ee]
- /ˈspɜr i, ˈspʌr i/

Definitions of spurry word

noun plural spurry any of several plants belonging to the genus Spergula, of the pink family, especially S. arvensis, having white flowers and numerous linear leaves. 1
noun plural spurry any of various allied or similar plants. 1
noun spurry any of a genus (Spergula) of European plants of the pink family; esp., the common corn spurry (S. arvensis) with small white flowers, now a weed in North America 0

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Origin of spurry

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80; spur1 + -y1

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Parts of speech for Spurry

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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spurry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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