- a rough edge or ridge left on metal or other material by cutting or drilling
- a washer on the small end of a rivet
- bur (senses , , & )
Origin of burr
variant, variety of bur- to form a rough edge on
- to remove burrs from (metal)
noun
- An example of a burr is a Scottish accent.
- An example of burr is the sharp edge on a newly-drilled hole.
The definition of a burr is the sound of the trilling of the r with the top of the tongue or a rough edge left on metal after drilling.
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burr
- the trilling of r, with uvula or tongue, as in the dialectal speech of N England and Scotland
- a whirring sound
Origin of burr
probably echoic- to speak with a burr
- to make a whir
to pronounce with a burr
buhrstone
Burr
1756-1836; U.S. political leader: vice president of the U.S. (1801-05): killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel (1804)
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burr
noun
- A rough edge or area remaining on material, such as metal, after it has been cast, cut, or drilled.
- Variant of bur1
transitive verb
burred, burr·ing, burrs- To form a burr on.
- To remove burrs from.
Origin of burr
Variant of bur 1also bur
noun
- A trilling of the letter r, usually made with the tip of the tongue and characteristic of Scottish speech.
- A buzzing or whirring sound.
verb
burred, burr·ing, burrs, also bursverb
transitiveTo pronounce with a burr.
verb
intransitive- To speak with a burr.
- To make a buzzing or whirring sound.
Origin of burr
Imitativealso bur
noun
A washer that fits around the smaller end of a rivet.
Origin of burr
Middle English burre ring, disk alteration of burwhe circle, diskTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural burrs)
- A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
- A bur; a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing.
- A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting 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.
- The earlobe.
- The knot at the bottom of an antler.
Origin
From Middle English burre, perhaps from Old English byrst (“bristle”), from Old Norse
Noun
(plural burrs)
- A rough humming sound.
- A rolled "r".
Verb
(third-person singular simple present burrs, present participle burring, simple past and past participle burred)
- To pronounce with a rolled "r".
- (intransitive) To make a rough humming sound.
Origin
Onomatopoeia, influenced by bur.
Origin
Origin uncertain.
Origin
From burl
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Sentence Examples
- The machinations of Aaron Burr are of interest in connexion with Louisiana annals, and likewise the settlement and revolutionizing of West Florida by Americans.
- He had a voice both sweet and deep-toned, and its effect was not injured by his Northumbrian burr, which, though strong, was entirely free from harshness and vulgarity."
- If these denunciations were known to Burr they were ignored by him until his last defeat.
- The pin oak, sometimes called the "burr-oak," Q.
- The Valentine Museum is in a house on Eleventh and Clay Streets, in which Aaron Burr was entertained while he was on trial, and which with $50,000 and his collections was devised to a board of trustees in 1892.
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