Bur

What do we mean by bur?

A rough prickly husk or covering surrounding the seeds or fruits of plants such as the chestnut or the burdock. noun

A plant producing such husks or coverings. noun

A persistently clinging or nettlesome person or thing. noun

A rough protuberance, especially a burl on a tree. noun

Any of various rotary cutting tools designed to be attached to a drill. noun

An abnormal outgrowth of wood, frequently of large size, occurring on the trunk or branch of a tree, usually as the result of some injury. See burl, 2. noun

The rough, prickly case or covering of the seeds of certain plants, as of the chestnut and burdock. noun

Hence The plant burdock: as, “rude burs and thistles,” noun

In general, a protuberance upon, or a raised portion of, an object, usually more or less rough or irregular in form. noun

The name of various tools and appliances. noun

A partially vitrified brick; a clinker. Also called bur-brick. noun

The blank driven out of a piece of sheet-metal by a punch. noun

Waste raw silk. noun

A name for the club-moss, Lycopodium clavatum. noun

The sweetbread. noun

Same as burl, 2. noun

Same as burstone. noun

A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.

Any of several plants having such husks.

A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads.

Words that are spelled similarly to bur:
bur.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word bur:
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Words that rhyme with bur:
defer, confer, infer, entrepreneur, concur, incur, spur, refer, transfer, were, demur, per, occur, amateur, prefer, stir, deter, er, blur, slur, fir, inter, connoisseur, burr, her, fur, chauffeur, recur, cur, sir, myrrh, purr, liqueur, ur, durr, fer, ter, pur, fleur, sur, reoccur, der, saboteur, restaurateur, monsieur, ver, shirr, birr, larkspur, kerr, yer, pere, ker, hur, restauranteur, douglas fir, bir, murr, sher, shir, longspur, thur, spurr, eure, schnur, furr, cofer, shur, gurr, big sur, derbyshire, schur, mercosur, balsam fir, lafleur, white fir, dirr, santa lucia fir, scher, coffee liqueur, silver fir, schwer, legal transfer, orange liqueur, oregon fir, colorado fir, grand fir, green douglas fir, pacific silver fir, true fir, alpine fir, joint fir, ground fir, gum myrrh, red silver fir, fraser fir, california white fir, giant fir, rocket larkspur, lowland fir.

Adjectives that are often used to describe bur:
round, small, inverted, large, tapered, dental, shaped, surgical, speed, cut, fine, sharp, cutting, sterile, prickly, weather, vulcanite, straight, cylindrical, suitable, spiny, rotary, dull, fissure, plain, fluted, heavy, larger, sized, cockle, tipped, test, smaller, length, green, coarse, thin, oval, spherical, driven, ended, largest, slow, pointed, shank, bladed, flat, dentate, shanked, buffalo, smooth, rough, helical, butter, smallest, end, highspeed, passing, acrylic, chestnut, head, reference, composite, motorized, glidden, cooled, headed, type, australian, point, scotch.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective bur:
sin, clover, malottke, marigold, reeds, oak, reed, grass, holes, marigolds, den, net, tree, sage, mil, cucumber, chap, goin, dens, dock, nayt, pat, tis, cultivation, thistle, ger, clovers, tee, thegn, hole, roi, sis, lin, sagale, stone, ohz, det, cuts, gentilmun, num, techniques, chuys, selem, head, docks, burbur, shot, marks, salum, lee, tanac, oaks, rds, gur, dee, nut, prince, jau, bodies, markovska, drill, burdock, rowing, dot.

Consonant match to bur:
be, by, boy, bay, buy, bow, b, bee, boo, beau, burr, bye, bae, bough, bowe, bo, bi, beaux, bea, bey, bah, birr, boe, bao, bir, baugh, beu, baye, boye, bui, bayh, boeh.

Words that sound like bur:
burr, ber, bur, bre, bir, birr, brz, brh, beur, bwr, bhr, per, purr, pur, pere, ppor, prr, purre, perh, pwr, ppar, be, bear, bee, bar, beer, bare, b, berg, bae, ba, bert, bah, bea, beret, berth, bauer, bern, berk, barre, bers, barr, berm, baer, bair, bayer, bere, bery, aber, baw, baugh, bai, berr, beh, bered, baur, berd, beare, berge, baar, berne, bergh, berle, b., beyer, baehr, berke, bahr, behr, baru, abr, beir, bearn, berl, bearce, auber, beere, bearse, berte, beier, bahre, baier, aybar, baee, beor, b.a, bayar, beeh, berthe, bgh, berde, be-, beurs, bawe, .be, berck, berht, beurk, abbr, baeyer.