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astir
adjective \ə-ˈstər\
: in an active state
: awake and out of bed
Full Definition of ASTIR
1
: exhibiting activity <streets astir with shoppers>
2
: being out of bed : up <no one was astir>
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First Known Use of ASTIR
1765
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Rhymes with ASTIR
as per, auteur, aver, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir
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