burr.
A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
Meaning & usage
A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
Alternative form of bur (“rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants”).
A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.
You left a bunch of burrs on those parts yesterday. You've already been told not to miss the deburring operation.
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.
A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the grip, to prevent the hand from slipping.
A metal ring at the top of the hand-rest on a spear.
The ear lobe.
A burr knot or burl.
The knot at the bottom of an antler.
A revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces used to grind hard products in a grinder or mill.
burr grinder
Where this word comes from
From Middle English burre, perhaps related to Old English byrst (“bristle”). Cognate with Danish burre, borre (“burdock, burr”), Swedish borre (“sea-urchin”).
To grind using a burr (revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English burre, perhaps related to Old English byrst (“bristle”). Cognate with Danish burre, borre (“burdock, burr”), Swedish borre (“sea-urchin”).
A rough humming sound.
A uvular "r" sound, or (by extension) an accent characterized by this sound.
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic, influenced by bur. Compare to French bruire.
To pronounce with a uvular "r".
To make a rough humming sound.
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic, influenced by bur. Compare to French bruire.
Synonym of brough (“halo around the sun or moon”)
Where this word comes from
Like brough, an alternative form of burgh (“mound, settlement”) employed in a special sense; thus a doublet of those terms, borough, Brough, burrow, and Bury.
Alternative spelling of burl.
Where this word comes from
From burl.
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