HyperDic: burr

English > 6 senses of the word burr / Burr:
NOUNplantburr, burseed vessel having hooks or prickles
artifactburrrough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
person Burr, Aaron BurrUnited States politician / politician who served as vice president under Jefferson
artifactburrrotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
artifactburr, bursmall bit used in dentistry or surgery
VERBchangeburr, burremove the burrs from
burr / Burr > pronunciation
Soundsber'
Rhymesabsorber ... weber / Weber: 72 rhymes with ber...
English > burr: 6 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningseed vessel having hooks or prickles.
Synonymbur
NarrowerSpanish needles, beggar-ticksThe seed of bur marigolds
Broaderpericarp, seed vesselThe ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
Spanisherizo
Catalaneriçó
Adjectivesburrlikeresembling a burr
burryhaving or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Verbsburrremove the burrs from
English > burr: 6 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaningrough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting.
BroaderprojectionAny structure that branches out from a central support
English > Burr: 6 senses > noun 3, person
MeaningUnited States politician / politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836).
SynonymAaron Burr
Instance ofpolitician, politico, pol, political leaderA person active in party politics
SpanishAaron Burr
CatalanAaron Burr
English > burr: 6 senses > noun 4, artifact
MeaningRotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece.
Broaderpower toolA tool driven by a motor
English > burr: 6 senses > noun 5, artifact
Meaningsmall bit used in dentistry or surgery.
Synonymbur
Part ofdentist's drill, burr drillA high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth
BroaderbitThe cutting part of a drill
English > burr: 6 senses > verb 1, change
MeaningRemove the burrs from.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymbur
Broaderremove, take, take away, withdrawRemove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Nounsburrseed vessel having hooks or prickles

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