noun. A rough edge or area remaining on material, such as metal, after it has been cast, cut, or drilled.

noun. undefined

transitive verb. To form a burr on.

transitive verb. To remove burrs from.

noun. A trilling of the letter r, usually made with the tip of the tongue and characteristic of Scottish speech.

noun. A buzzing or whirring sound.

intransitive verb. To pronounce with a burr.

intransitive verb. To speak with a burr.

intransitive verb. To make a buzzing or whirring sound.

noun. A washer that fits around the smaller end of a rivet.

noun. etc. See bur, bur, etc.

intransitive verb. To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.

noun. A prickly seed vessel. See bur, 1.

noun. 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.

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 gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping.

noun. The lobe or lap of the ear.

noun. 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 burr, Northumberland burr, or Tweedside burr.

noun. The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8.

noun. A rough humming sound.

noun. A rolled "r".

verb. To pronounce with a rolled "r".

verb. To make a rough humming sound.

noun. Alternative spelling of burl.

noun. A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.

noun. A bur; a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing.

noun. A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.

noun. A metal ring at the top of the hand-rest on a spear.

verb. remove the burrs from

noun. rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting

noun. seed vessel having hooks or prickles

noun. rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece

noun. 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)

noun. small bit used in dentistry or surgery

"I came to bed to sleep, and every time I'm dozing off nicely and comfortably you begin _burr, burr, burr_, and I can't understand you a bit. ""

burred  burring  deburr  

Pol.  bit  political leader  politician  politico  

Fleur  Fur  Kerr  Monsieur  Shir  

beep  buzz  chirp  clang  corrosion  

accent  adherent  adhesive  barnacle  belch  

bur  

burred  burring  burrs