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burrs
 
Noun burr has 5 senses
  1. bur, burr - seed vessel having hooks or prickles
    --1 is a kind of pericarp, seed vessel
    --1 has particulars: spanish needles, beggar-ticks
    Derived form: verb burr1
  2. burr - rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
    --2 is a kind of     projection
  3. Burr, Aaron Burr - 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)
    --3 is a kind of politician, politico, pol, political leader
  4. burr - rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
    --4 is a kind of     power tool
  5. bur, burr - small bit used in dentistry or surgery
    --5 is a kind of bit
    --5 is a part of dentist's drill, burr drill
Verb burr has 1 sense
  1. bur, burr - remove the burrs from
    --1 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Derived form: noun burr1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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