burr

1. 1.

   remove the burrs from

   Synonymsbur

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Other forms of burr

plural

burrs·

past tense

burred·

present participle

burring·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about burr

What does burr mean?

burr means "seed vessel having hooks or prickles". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in burr?

burr has 1 syllable: burr. In IPA it is /ˈbɝ/.

What is another word for burr?

Close synonyms include bur, Aaron Burr, bur, bur. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is burr a common word?

burr is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with burr?

3 words rhyme with burr. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.