blur

Speech parts

1. blur - Noun

2. blur - Adjective

3. blur - Verb

Meaning

To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink.

To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.

That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance.

A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur.

A moral stain or blot.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

obscure stain smear fuzz smudge confused fog confuse blurred dim haze mist blot slur jumble
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Antonyms

focus sharpen process show clear describe
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Hypernyms

change representation alter modify weaken rub

Hyponyms

dust muddy obliterate efface resmudge

Phrases with the word

red blur blur together

Derivatives

blurred blurring

Anagrams

burl

Examples

The fog blurs my vision Source: Internet

it happened so fast it was just a blur Source: Internet

he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz Source: Internet

The distinction between the two theories blurred Source: Internet

Her remarks confused the debate Source: Internet

Their words obnubilate their intentions Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bluntnose knifefish bluntslide BLUP blur the line blur the lines blur together