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What (who) is Burr - definition
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Burr (disambiguation)
burr
(burrs)
Note: The spelling 'bur' is also used for meaning 1.
1.
A burr is the part of some plants which contains seeds and which has little hooks on the outside so that it sticks to clothes or fur.
N-COUNT
2.
If someone has a burr, they speak English with a regional accent in which 'r' sounds are pronounced more strongly than in the standard British way of speaking.
...a warm West Country burr.
N-COUNT: usu sing
Burr
·noun A triangular chisel.
II. Burr ·noun A small circular saw.
III. Burr ·noun The lobe or lap of the ear.
IV. Burr ·noun A prickly seed vessel. ·see Bur, 1.
V. Burr ·noun The lobe of the ear. ·see Burr, ·noun, 5.
VI. Burr ·noun The Sweetbread.
VII. Burr ·noun A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.
VIII. Burr ·noun The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head.
IX. Burr ·noun A ring of iron on a lance or spear. ·see Burr, ·noun, 4.
X. Burr ·noun The knot at the bottom of an antler. ·see Bur, ·noun, 8.
XI. Burr ·vi To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.
XII. Burr ·noun A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank;
- used by dentists.
XIII. Burr ·noun The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. ·see Burr, ·noun, 2.
XIV. Burr ·noun A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping.
XV. Burr ·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.
XVI. Burr ·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.
XVII. Burr ·noun Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs.
XVIII. Burr ·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, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr.
burr
¦ noun
1. a whirring sound.
a rough pronunciation of the letter r, as in some regional accents.
2. (also bur) a rough edge left on a metal object by the action of a tool.
3. (also bur) a small drill used in woodworking, dentistry, or surgery.
4. a siliceous rock used for millstones.
a whetstone.
5. (also bur) a prickly seed case or flower head that clings to clothing and animal fur.
6. (also bur) [as modifier] denoting wood containing a pattern of dense swirls in the grain.
7. the coronet of a deer's antler.
¦ verb
1. make a whirring sound.
speak with a burr.
2. form a rough edge on (metal).
Origin
ME: prob. of Scand. origin; the accent sense is prob. imitative.
Examples of use of Burr
1. Burr said U.S.–Russia relations remained healthy.
2. So let them have it: the Hamilton and Burr, perhaps.
3. Coburn and Richard Burr eventually accepted a reasonable compromise.
4. Richard Burr (R–N.C.). Maybe, lawmakers are starting to learn.
5. "I appreciate the comfort and the support," Burr said.