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- [thurm]
- /θɜrm/
- /ˈθɜːm/
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- [thurm]
- /θɜrm/
Definition of thurm word
- verb with object thurm to carve (a piece of wood, as a post or table leg) across the grain so as to produce an effect of turning. 1
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Origin of thurm
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; perhaps metathetic variant of thrum2
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Parts of speech for Thurm
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thurm popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.