mechanical whirring noise; sound made by cars; guttural pronunciation of "r" (in Scottish and Northern English dialects); rough edge; prickly seedpod
make a mechanical whirring noise; speak with a burr; create a rough edge or point
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Burr Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping.
A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping.
(n.)
A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.
A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.
(n.)
A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used by dentists.
A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used by dentists.
(n.)
A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr.
A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr.
(n.)
A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1.
A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1.
(n.)
A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4.
A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4.
(n.)
A small circular saw.
A small circular saw.
(n.)
A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.
A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.
(n.)
A triangular chisel.
A triangular chisel.
(n.)
Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs.
Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs.
(n.)
The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8.
The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8.
(n.)
The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5.
The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5.
(n.)
The lobe or lap of the ear.
The lobe or lap of the ear.
(n.)
The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head.
The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head.
(n.)
The sweetbread.
The sweetbread.
(n.)
The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left on a bullet in casting.
The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left on a bullet in casting.
(n.)
The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2.
The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2.
(v. i.)
To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.
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burr
\burr\ (&?;), n. [see bur.] (bot.)
1. a prickly seed vessel. see bur, 1.
2. the thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left on a bullet in casting. the graver, in plowing furrows in the surface of the copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs. on.
3. a thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.
4. a broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping.
5. the lobe or lap of the ear.
6. [probably of imitative origin.] a guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the newcastle, northumberland, or tweedside, burr.
7. the knot at the bottom of an antler. see bur, n., 8.
burr
\burr\ (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. burred (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. burring.] to speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur. browning.
similar words(2)
burr millstone
burr oak
Noun
1. United States politician who served as Vice President under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
(synonym) Aaron Burr
(hypernym) politician, politico, pol, political leader
Noun
1. seed vessel having hooks or prickles
(synonym) bur
(hypernym) pericarp, seed vessel
(hyponym) spanish needles, beggar-ticks
(derivation) bur
2. rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
(hypernym) projection
3. rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
(hypernym) power tool
4. small bit used in dentistry or surgery
(synonym) bur
(hypernym) bit
(part-holonym) dentist's drill, burr drill
Verb
1. remove the burrs from
(synonym) bur
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(derivation) bur
Burr Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Burr Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream of burrs, denotes that you will struggle to free self from some unpleasant burden, and will seek a change of surroundings.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectBurr Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Burr Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Burr may refer to:
- Things
- The Northumbrian Burr, a distinctive pronunciation of the letter R found in the northeast of England
- Bur, type of seed or fruit with short, stiff bristles or hooks
- The Burr distribution, continuous probability distribution
- A burr (edge), deformation of metal wherein a raised edge forms on a metal part which has been machined
- A burr (cutter), small cutter used in rotary tools for metalworking
- A burr puzzle, type of interlocking mechanical puzzle
- Burr (novel), book about Aaron Burr by Gore Vidal
- Burr, or Borr, god of Norse Mythology
- British spelling for burl, deformed grain growth in trees.
- Burr, abbreviation for the orchid genus Burrageara
- Burr Truss, architectural feature often used in covered bridges
- Burr (crater), crater on Callisto
- A Dental drill
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