furring

/'fə:riɳ/

Thân thiện

A carpenter attaches furring strips to a wooden wall frame.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A leveling strip: A thin strip of wood or other material applied to a wall, ceiling, or floor to create a level surface or provide a nailing base for attaching finishing materials like wallboard or paneling.
   • A furlike coating: An unwanted, soft, fuzzy, or scaly layer of matter that accumulates on a surface, such as on the tongue, inside pipes, or in kettles.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Leveling strip): The carpenter installed furring strips on the uneven brick wall before hanging the drywall.To insulate the basement, we first nailed furring to the concrete walls to create an air gap.

• Noun (Furlike coating): A thick furring on his tongue was a sign of dehydration.The old pipes were clogged with mineral furring from hard water.

Advanced Usage

• "Furring out": The process of applying furring strips to a surface to build it out, level it, or create a cavity.

Variants and Related Words

• Fur (noun): The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals. (e.g., )
• Furry (adjective): Covered with or resembling fur. (e.g., )
• Furred (adjective): Having a coating resembling fur. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• For the strip: Batten, strapping, lath.
• For the coating: Incrustation, scale, deposit, coating.

Related Phrases

• Furring strip: The specific piece of material (often wood) used for furring.

Học thuật

Noun

1. strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
2. a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue

Từ đồng nghĩa

• furring strip