bur
1a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
any bur-bearing plant.
something that adheres like a bur.
Machinery. burr1 (defs. 1, 3).
Dentistry. a rotary cutting tool usually of steel or other hard metal shaped into a shank and a head, for removing carious material from teeth and preparing cavities for filling.
Surgery. a cutting tool resembling that of a dentist, used for the excavation of bone.
to extract or remove burs from.
Origin of bur
1Words Nearby bur
Other definitions for bur (2 of 4)
Other definitions for bur. (3 of 4)
bureau.
Other definitions for Bur. (4 of 4)
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How to use bur in a sentence
A person earning 10 dollars a week can see a 100% increase by getting a raise to 20 bucks a week—bur remains impoverished.
Canary bur-rd seed will be very cheap this year, an' anny American wurrukin' man needn't go to bed hungry.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley DunneRiprisintatives iv th' Chicago packers insisted that in time canary bur-rds cud be taught to eat pork chops.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley DunneHere, with the help of their nearest neighbors, they built in a day a cabin of rough, bur-oak logs.
Heroes of To-Day | Mary R. ParkmanIt is distinguished from others of the same species by the name of Cubbeer bur, which was given it in honour of a famous saint.
The Book of Curiosities | I. Platts
Arbor, r′bur, n. the main support of a machine: an axis or spindle on which a wheel revolves.
British Dictionary definitions for bur (1 of 3)
/ (bɜː) /
a seed vessel or flower head, as of burdock, having hooks or prickles
any plant that produces burs
(tr) to remove burs from
Origin of bur
1- Also (for senses 1–4): burr
British Dictionary definitions for BUR (2 of 3)
Myanmar (international car registration)
Origin of BUR
2British Dictionary definitions for Bur. (3 of 3)
Myanmar (Burma)
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Scientific definitions for bur
A type of pseudocarp in which the outer surface possesses hooks or barbs. Burs become caught in the feathers or hair of animals, which then carry them away to disperse the seeds.
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