| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun flurry.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (flurry) | 1. A rapid active commotion.[Wordnet]. 2. A light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "there was a flurry of chicken feathers".[Wordnet]. 3. A rapid bustling commotion.[Wordnet]. 4. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind.[Websters]. 5. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind.[Websters]. 6. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry.[Websters]. 7. The violent spasms of a dying whale.[Websters]. | |
| Verb Present Tense | 1. Present tense conjugation of the verb flurry.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (flurry) | 1. Move in an agitated or confused manner.[Wordnet]. 2. Cause to feel embarrassment.[Wordnet]. 3. To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: flurrying, flurried, flurries, flurrier, flurriers, flurryingly and flurriedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "FLURRIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1821. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FLURRIES
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Weather | 1: Light snow falling for short durations. No accumulation or just a light dusting is all that is expected. (references) | 2: Light snowfall that generally does not produce a measurable accumulation. (references) | |
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Common Expressions: flurry
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Flurry Star Wars | The fictional spaceship Flurry is the Escort Carrier in the book Truce at Bakura, which is set in the Star Wars universe. (references) | ||
| Gerald Flurry | Gerald Flurry, an ordained minister for over 30 years, is Pastor General of the Philadelphia Church of God. He is editor in chief of The Philadelphia Trumpet magazine, which has a monthly readership of over one million. (references) | ||
| Snow flurry | A light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: FLURRIES
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Snow flurries | Aerospace | Popular term for a light snow shower. (references) | |
| Snow flurries | Forestry | Snow that falls for short durations and which often changes in intensity. Flurries usually produce little accumulation. (references) | |
| Snow flurries | Weather | 1: Light snow showers, usually of an intermittent nature with no measurable accumulation. (references) | |
| 2: They are intermittent light snowfalls of short duration (generally light snow showers) with no measurable accumulation. (references) | |||
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Topics by Level of Interest: flurry | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Gerald Flurry | 12 | Flurry | 2 | |
| Snow flurry | 3 | Gerald Flurry | 12 | |
| Flurry | 2 | Snow flurry | 3 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
