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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
burr
n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr]
2: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or
cutting
3: 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) [syn: Burr,
Aaron Burr]
4: rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
5: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr]
v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Bur \Bur\, Burr \Burr\ (b[^u]r), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan.
borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle
(burr- for burz-), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff;
also, according to Cotgrave, "the downe, or hairie coat,
wherewith divers herbes, fruits, and flowers, are covered,"
fr. L. burrae trifles, LL. reburrus rough.]
1. (Bot.) 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; a seed vessel
having hooks or prickles. Also, any weed which bears burs.
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Amongst rude burs and thistles. --Milton.
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Bur and brake and brier. --Tennyson.
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2. The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal.
See Burr, n., 2.
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3. A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4.
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4. The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5.
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5. The sweetbread.
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6. A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.
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7. (Mech.)
(a) A small circular saw.
(b) A triangular chisel.
(c) A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; --
especially a small drill bit used by dentists.
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8. [Cf. Gael. borr, borra, a knob, bunch.] (Zool.) The round
knob of an antler next to a deer's head. [Commonly written
burr.]
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Bur oak (Bot.), a useful and ornamental species of oak
(Quercus macrocarpa) with ovoid acorns inclosed in deep
cups imbricated with pointed scales. It grows in the
Middle and Western United States, and its wood is tough,
close-grained, and durable.
Bur reed (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sparganium, having
long ribbonlike leaves.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Burr \Burr\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Burring.]
To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.
--Mrs. Browning.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Burr \Burr\ (b[^u]r), n. [See Bur.] (Bot.)
1. A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1.
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2. 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.
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The graver, in plowing furrows in the surface of the
copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs.
--Tomlinson.
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3. 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.
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4. A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe,
to prevent the hand from slipping.
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5. The lobe or lap of the ear.
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6. [Probably of imitative origin.] 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.
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7. The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8.
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5. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Burr, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 66
Housing Units (2000): 40
Land area (2000): 0.084109 sq. miles (0.217841 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.084109 sq. miles (0.217841 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07205
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.536891 N, 96.300651 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68324
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Burr, NE
Burr
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Thesaurus Results for burr:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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