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   Burr

   /bər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a whirring sound, such as a phone ringing tone or the sound of cogs turning.
   • ▪ a rough sounding of the sound r, especially with a uvular trill (a “French r”) as in certain Northern England accents.
   • ▪ (loosely) a regional accent: "a soft Scottish burr"
   • 2. a rough edge or ridge left on an object (especially of metal) by the action of a tool or machine.
   • 3. a small rotary cutting tool with a shaped end, used chiefly in woodworking and dentistry.
   • ▪ a small surgical drill for making holes in bone, especially in the skull.
   • 4. a type of siliceous rock used for millstones.
   • ▪ a whetstone.
   • 5. a prickly seed case or flower head that clings to clothing and animal fur.
   • ▪ a plant that produces burrs, for example bur reed.
   • 6. denoting wood containing knots or other growths which show a pattern of dense swirls in the grain when sawn, used for veneers and other decorative woodwork: "burr walnut"
   • 7. a ring of bone at the base of a deer's antler.

   verb

   • 1. make a whirring sound.
   • ▪ speak with an accent in which the sound r is trilled: "“I like to have a purrrpose,” she burrs"
   • 2. form a rough edge on (metal): "the handles were fixed by rivets burred over on the shield's front"

   Word Origin Middle English (in burr (sense 5 of the noun)): probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Danish burre ‘burr, burdock’, Swedish kard-borre ‘burdock’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   The meaning of BURR is a rough or prickly envelope of a fruit. How to use burr in a sentence.

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   a rough or irregular protuberance on any object, as on a tree. a small, handheld, power-driven milling cutter, used by machinists and die makers for deepening, widening, or undercutting small recesses. a lump of brick fused or warped in firing.

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   BURR definition: 1. a way of speaking English in which the "r" sound is more noticeable than usual: 2. a very…. Learn more.

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   Define burr. burr synonyms, burr pronunciation, burr translation, English dictionary definition of burr. n. 1. A rough edge or area remaining on material, such as metal, after it has been cast, cut, or drilled.

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   noun. 1. a small power-driven hand-operated rotary file, esp for removing burrs or for machining recesses. 2. a rough edge left on a workpiece after cutting, drilling, etc. 3. a rough or irregular protuberance, such as a burl on a tree. 4. British.

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   the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. verb. remove the burrs from. synonyms: bur. see more. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.

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