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- [furn]
- /fɜrn/
- /fɜːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [furn]
- /fɜrn/
Definitions of ferns word
- noun ferns a female given name. 1
- noun ferns Plural form of fern. 1
- noun ferns plural of fern. 0
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Origin of ferns
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English ferne, Old English fearn; cognate with German Farn fern, Sanskrit parná feather
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Parts of speech for Ferns
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ferns popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ferns usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ferns
noun ferns
- thicket — a thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; a thick coppice.
- scrub — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- shrubbery — a planting of shrubs: He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.
- undergrowth — low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.
- grove — Sir George, 1820–1900, English musicologist.
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