Definitions from Wiktionary (burr)
▸ noun: A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
▸ noun: A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the grip, to prevent the hand from slipping.
▸ noun: The ear lobe.
▸ noun: A burr knot or burl.
▸ noun: The knot at the bottom of an antler.
▸ noun: (engineering) A revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces used to grind hard products in a grinder or mill.
▸ verb: (transitive, engineering) To grind using a burr (revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces).
▸ noun: A rough humming sound.
▸ noun: A uvular "r" sound, or (by extension) an accent characterized by this sound.
▸ verb: (transitive) To pronounce with a uvular "r".
▸ verb: (intransitive) To make a rough humming sound.
▸ noun: (historical) A metal ring at the top of the hand-rest on a spear.
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ noun: A number of places in the United States:
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Florida Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Missouri.
▸ noun: A village in Otoe County, Nebraska, named after burr oak trees.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
▸ noun: A community in Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340, central Saskatchewan, Canada.
▸ noun: Alternative form of bur (“rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants”). [A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.]
▸ noun: (British) Alternative spelling of burl [A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner; a burr knot.]
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▸ noun: A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
▸ noun: A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the grip, to prevent the hand from slipping.
▸ noun: The ear lobe.
▸ noun: A burr knot or burl.
▸ noun: The knot at the bottom of an antler.
▸ noun: (engineering) A revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces used to grind hard products in a grinder or mill.
▸ verb: (transitive, engineering) To grind using a burr (revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces).
▸ noun: A rough humming sound.
▸ noun: A uvular "r" sound, or (by extension) an accent characterized by this sound.
▸ verb: (transitive) To pronounce with a uvular "r".
▸ verb: (intransitive) To make a rough humming sound.
▸ noun: (historical) A metal ring at the top of the hand-rest on a spear.
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ noun: A number of places in the United States:
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Florida Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Missouri.
▸ noun: A village in Otoe County, Nebraska, named after burr oak trees.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
▸ noun: A community in Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340, central Saskatchewan, Canada.
▸ noun: Alternative form of bur (“rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants”). [A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.]
▸ noun: (British) Alternative spelling of burl [A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner; a burr knot.]
▸ Also see burr
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