bur

/bər/
/bə/
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Other forms: burs; burred

Definitions of bur
  1. noun
    seed vessel having hooks or prickles
    synonyms: burr
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    types:
    Spanish needles, beggar-ticks
    the seed of bur marigolds
    type of:
    pericarp, seed vessel
    the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
  2. noun
    small bit used in dentistry or surgery
    synonyms: burr
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    type of:
    bit
    the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
  3. verb
    remove the burrs from
    synonyms: burr
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    type of:
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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