SMUR

Etymology

Noun

smur (countable and uncountable, plural smurs)

(dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) drizzle, light rain

Verb

smur (third-person singular simple present smurs, present participle smurring, simple past and past participle smurred)

(dialectal, chiefly, Scotland, intransitive) to drizzle, to rain lightly

Anagrams

• RMUs, URMs, rums

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

14 April 2025

FOCUS

(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”


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