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Bur
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Verb
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Bur
see synonyms of burnoun
1.
a seed vessel or flower head, as of burdock, having hooks or prickles
2.
any plant that produces burs
3.
a person or thing that clings like a bur
4.
a small surgical or dental drill
5. a variant spelling of burr3, burr4
verbWord forms: burs, burring or burred
6. (transitive)
to remove burs from
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Bur
see synonyms of bur1.
Bureau
2.
Burma
3.
Burmese
noun
1.
the rough, prickly seedcase or fruit of certain plants, as the sticktight, cocklebur, etc.
2.
a weed or other plant with burs
3.
anything that clings like a bur
4. Dentistry
a cutting or drilling bit
5.
burr1, burr2
verb transitiveWord forms: burred or ˈburring
6.
to remove burs from
7.
to burr
bureau
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Bur
see synonyms of burn.
1.
a. A rough prickly husk or covering surrounding the seeds or fruits of plants such as the chestnut or the burdock.
b. A plant producing such husks or coverings.
2. A persistently clinging or nettlesome person or thing.
3. A rough protuberance, especially a burl on a tree.
4. Any of various rotary cutting tools designed to be attached to a drill.
n. & v.
n.
abbr.
Burma
abbr.
bureau
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