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• bur
  bur

  noun

  a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
• bur.
  bur.

  abbreviation

  bureau.
• Bur.
  Bur.

  abbreviation

  Burma.
• BUR
  BUR

  abbreviation

  Myanmar (international car registration)

bur

¹ American  

[bur] / bɜr /

noun

1. a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.

2. any bur-bearing plant.

3. something that adheres like a bur.

4. Machinery. burr.

5. 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.

6. Surgery. a cutting tool resembling that of a dentist, used for the excavation of bone.

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verb (used with object)

burred, burring

1. to extract or remove burs from.

bur ² American  

[bur] / bɜr /

noun

1. burr.

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bur. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. bureau.

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Bur. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Burma.

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Bur. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Myanmar (Burma)

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bur ² British  

/ bɜː /

noun

1. a seed vessel or flower head, as of burdock, having hooks or prickles

2. any plant that produces burs

3. a person or thing that clings like a bur

4. a small surgical or dental drill

5. a variant spelling of burr 3 burr 4

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verb

1. (tr) to remove burs from

BUR ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Myanmar (international car registration)

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bur Scientific  

/ bûr /

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of bur

1300–50; Middle English burre, apparently cognate with Danish burre, Norwegian, Swedish borre bur

Example Sentences

Even after the rigors of 9/11 TSA security, BUR still feels like the mini-mart of airports, a place where you can just roll into in your jammies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2023