bur

Plural: burs

Noun

• seed vessel having hooks or prickles
• small bit used in dentistry or surgery
• 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.
• Alternative form of burr (“small piece of material”).

Verb

Verb Forms: burred, burring, burs

• To speak with a trilled 'r' sound or make a whirring sound.
• remove the burrs from

Examples

• The sound of the clock seemed to bur as he contemplated his next move in Scrabble.

Synonyms

burr

Anagrams of bur