bur
bur 1
also burr (bûr)n.
1.
a. A rough prickly husk or covering surrounding the seeds or fruits of plants such as the chestnut or the burdock.
b. A plant producing such husks or coverings.
2. A persistently clinging or nettlesome person or thing.
3. A rough protuberance, especially a burl on a tree.
4. Any of various rotary cutting tools designed to be attached to a drill.
[Middle English burre, of Scandinavian origin.]
bur 2
(bûr)n. & v.
Variant of burr2.
bur 3
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bur
(bɜː)n
1. (Botany) a seed vessel or flower head, as of burdock, having hooks or prickles
2. (Botany) any plant that produces burs
3. a person or thing that clings like a bur
4. (Dentistry) a small surgical or dental drill
vb, burs, burring or burred
(tr) to remove burs from
[C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish burre bur, Swedish kardborre burdock]
BUR
abbreviation for
Myanmar (international car registration)
[from Burma]
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bur
(bɜr)n., v. burred, bur•ring. n.
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.
5. a rotary cutting tool for removing carious material from teeth and preparing cavities for filling.
6. a surgical cutting tool resembling this, used for the excavation of bone.
v.t.7. to extract or remove burs from.
[1300–50; Middle English burre]
Bur.
Burma.
bur.
bureau.
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bur
Past participle: burred
Gerund: burring
| Imperative |
|---|
| bur |
| bur |
| Present |
|---|
| I bur |
| you bur |
| he/she/it burs |
| we bur |
| you bur |
| they bur |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I burred |
| you burred |
| he/she/it burred |
| we burred |
| you burred |
| they burred |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am burring |
| you are burring |
| he/she/it is burring |
| we are burring |
| you are burring |
| they are burring |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have burred |
| you have burred |
| he/she/it has burred |
| we have burred |
| you have burred |
| they have burred |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was burring |
| you were burring |
| he/she/it was burring |
| we were burring |
| you were burring |
| they were burring |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had burred |
| you had burred |
| he/she/it had burred |
| we had burred |
| you had burred |
| they had burred |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bur |
| you will bur |
| he/she/it will bur |
| we will bur |
| you will bur |
| they will bur |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have burred |
| you will have burred |
| he/she/it will have burred |
| we will have burred |
| you will have burred |
| they will have burred |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be burring |
| you will be burring |
| he/she/it will be burring |
| we will be burring |
| you will be burring |
| they will be burring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been burring |
| you have been burring |
| he/she/it has been burring |
| we have been burring |
| you have been burring |
| they have been burring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been burring |
| you will have been burring |
| he/she/it will have been burring |
| we will have been burring |
| you will have been burring |
| they will have been burring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been burring |
| you had been burring |
| he/she/it had been burring |
| we had been burring |
| you had been burring |
| they had been burring |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would bur |
| you would bur |
| he/she/it would bur |
| we would bur |
| you would bur |
| they would bur |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have burred |
| you would have burred |
| he/she/it would have burred |
| we would have burred |
| you would have burred |
| they would have burred |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  bur - seed vessel having hooks or pricklespericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary |
| 2. | bur - small bit used in dentistry or surgery bit - the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit" | |
| Verb | 1. | bur - remove the burrs from remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
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burr
also burnoun
A continuous low-pitched droning sound:
To make a continuous low-pitched droning sound:
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