burr
/bɝ/noun, verb1 syllable
Burr means: United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836).
Synonyms for burr4
noun, as in United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
noun, as in seed vessel having hooks or prickles
noun, as in small bit used in dentistry or surgery
verb, as in remove the burrs from
What does burr mean?6
noun
United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
small bit used in dentistry or surgery
rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
verb
remove the burrs from
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with burr?28
four syllables
Burr in a sentence
- Burr decided not to wait for an answer.Source_VOA
- Burr made secret deals with a number of people.Source_VOA
- Burr was not satisfied with Hamilton's answers.Source_VOA
- All had voted for Aaron Burr.Source_VOA
- Four states voted for Aaron Burr.Source_VOA
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Forms of burr
as a noun
- plural
- burrs
as a verb
- past tense
- burred
- present participle
- burring
- third-person singular
- burrs
- past participle
- burred