different between furze vs fuze

English

Alternative forms

• firrs (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English firse, furs, from Old English fyrs (“furze, gorse, bramble”), from Old English fyres (“furze”), related to Old English f?r (“fire”); otherwise of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??(?)z/
• Rhymes: -??(?)z

Noun

furze (countable and uncountable, plural furzes)

1. A thorny evergreen shrub, with yellow flowers, Ulex gen. et spp., of which Ulex europaeus is particularly common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain and Ireland.

Synonyms

• gorse, whin

Derived terms

• dwarf furze (Ulex nanus)
• common furze (Ulex europaeus)

Translations

Further reading

• Ulex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [f??ts?], [f???ts?]

Verb

furze

1. inflection of furzen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fu.??/

Noun

furze f

1. dative/locative singular of fura

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: fyo?oz, IPA^(key): /fju?z/
• Rhymes: -u?z

Noun

fuze (plural fuzes)

1. (military, professional usage) An auxiliary device with explosive components, used to detonate a munition.

Verb

fuze (third-person singular simple present fuzes, present participle fuzing, simple past and past participle fuzed)

1. (transitive, military, professional usage) To attach a fuze to.

Further reading

• fuze in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• fuze at OneLook Dictionary Search