Burr - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|bɜːr|
Brit.
|bɜː|
noun
- seed vessel having hooks or prickles (syn: bur)
- rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
- 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)
- rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
- small bit used in dentistry or surgery (syn: bur)
- rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
- 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)
- rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
- small bit used in dentistry or surgery (syn: bur)
verb
Extra examples
...heard the burr of a distant engine...
...the pitch burred past the batter's ear...
The telephone clacked and burred at length.
Word forms
noun
singular: burr
plural: burrs
singular: burr
plural: burrs
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