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Noun burl has 3 senses

burl - the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
--₁ is a kind of wood
--₁ is a substance of burl
burl - a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
--₂ is a kind of plant process, enation
--₂ is a part of tree
--₂ has substance: burl
slub, knot, burl - soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
--₃ is a kind of roughness

Derived form: verb burl₁

Verb burl has 1 sense

burl - remove the burls from cloth
--₁ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw

Derived form: noun burl₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something