Bur Definition
bʉr
burred, burring
noun
The rough, prickly seedcase or fruit of certain plants, as the sticktight, cocklebur, etc.
Webster's New World
A weed or other plant with burs.
Webster's New World
Anything that clings like a bur.
Webster's New World
A persistently clinging or nettlesome person or thing.
American Heritage
A rough protuberance, especially a burl on a tree.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Bureau.
Webster's New World
Bureau.
Webster's New World
Burma.
Webster's New World
Burmese.
Webster's New World
verb
burred, burring
To remove burs from.
Webster's New World
To burr.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
prefix
Placename prefix, indicated site of a fortified place.
Wiktionary
Origin of Bur
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From a Scandinavian language, such as Danish burre (“bur, burdock”). See also burr.
From Wiktionary
Middle English burre of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English burh (“fortified place”)
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