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bur

1

[ bur ]

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 1( defs 1, 3 ).
  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.


verb (used with object)

, burred, bur·ring.
  1. to extract or remove burs from.

bur

2

[ bur ]

noun

bur.

3

abbreviation for

  1. bureau.

Bur.

4

abbreviation for

BUR

1

abbreviation for

  1. Myanmar (international car registration)
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bur

2

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to remove burs from
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Bur.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Myanmar (Burma)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bur

/ 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of bur1

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

Origin of bur1

from Burma

Origin of bur2

C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish burre bur, Swedish kardborre burdock
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Example Sentences

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.

Riprisintatives iv th' Chicago packers insisted that in time canary bur-rds cud be taught to eat pork chops.

Here, with the help of their nearest neighbors, they built in a day a cabin of rough, bur-oak logs.

It is distinguished from others of the same species by the name of Cubbeer Bur, which was given it in honour of a famous saint.

Arbor, r′bur, n. the main support of a machine: an axis or spindle on which a wheel revolves.

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