burr

n.

1. A rough edge or area remaining on material, such as metal, after it has been cast, cut, or drilled.
2. Variant of bur¹.

tr.v., burred, burr·ing, burrs.

1. To form a burr on.
2. To remove burrs from.

[Variant of BUR¹.]

burr² also bur (bûr)
n.

1. A trilling of the letter r, usually made with the tip of the tongue and characteristic of Scottish speech.
2. A buzzing or whirring sound.

v., burred, burr·ing, burrs, also burs.

v.tr.
To pronounce with a burr.

v.intr.

1. To speak with a burr.
2. To make a buzzing or whirring sound.

[Imitative.]

burr³ also bur (bûr)
n.
A washer that fits around the smaller end of a rivet.

[Middle English burre, ring, disk, alteration of burwhe, circle, disk.]

also bur

noun

A continuous low-pitched droning sound: bumble, buzz, drone, hum, whir, whiz. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

verb

To make a continuous low-pitched droning sound: bumble, buzz, drone, hum, whir, whiz. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

1. A waste brick from the kiln which has been partially fused.
2. A batch of bricks fused together.
3. A rough or sharp edge left on metal by a cutting tool.
4. Same as burl, 1.

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1. a plant seed capsule carrying many hooked structures which catch in animal coats thus promoting dissemination of the plant. The word is also used as a collective name for plants that carry burrs, e.g. Noogoora burr, Buffalo burr, burr medic, burr trefoil.
2. a surgical instrument. See bur.
3. the irregular cartilage formation seen inside a dog's ear.

• b. buttercup — ranunculus testiculatus.
• b. tongue — physical injury to tongue by foreign bodies especially plant awns and burrs.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - ru kant, grat
v. tr. - lave grat, afgrate

2.
n. - brummen, summen
v. tr. - snurre på r-erne
v. intr. - tale utydeligt, mumle

idioms:

• burr drill    rosenbor

3.
n. - slutskive

Nederlands (Dutch)
bromgeluid, rollende r, scherpe rand, slijpsteen, klis(kruid), iemand die aan je kleeft, brouwen, brommen, spreken met een brouwend accent

Français (French)
1.
n. - aspérité (d'un métal), instrument rotatif fixé à un ébarboir
v. tr. - former des barbes sur, (Tech) ébarber

2.
n. - bourdonnement, ronflement (d'une machine), grasseyement (de la gorge)
v. tr. - prononcer l'r de la gorge, grasseyer
v. intr. - ronfler (une machine)

idioms:

• burr drill    ébarboir

3.
n. - (Tech) rondelle, joint

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Grat, Bohrer, Wetzstein, (bot.) Klette
v. - ausbohren, abgraten

2.
n. - Schnarrton, gutturale Aussprache des Buchstaben r
v. - guttural sprechen, undeutlich sprechen, guttural ausprechen

idioms:

• burr drill    (tech.) Drillbohrer

3.
n. - Dichtungsring für Nieten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βόμβος, βουητό, γρέζι, φρέζα οδοντιάτρου

idioms:

• burr drill    φρέζα οδοντιάτρου

Italiano (Italian)
ricciolo

idioms:

• burr drill    trapano da dentista

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rebarba (f) de metal, broca (f), pronúncia (f) áspera da letra r (Fon.), disco (m) de rebite, som (m) estridente

idioms:

• burr drill    broca (f) de dentista

Русский (Russian)
оселок, шип

idioms:

• burr drill    перфоратор

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - rebaba
v. tr. - quitar las rebabas

2.
n. - zumbido
v. tr. - hacer zumbido de taladro
v. intr. - zumbido de taladro

idioms:

• burr drill    taladro, fresa de dentista

3.
n. - arandela remachada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skorrning, brynsten, kvist

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 刺果, 有芒刺的草, 刺球状花序, 粘附着的东西, 从...除去芒刺, 在...上形成毛边

idioms:

• burr drill    牙钻

2. 颤动小舌的r音, 粗浊的地方音, 颤动舌尖的r音, 呼呼声, 以粗喉音发出, 发颤动小舌的r音, 粗声粗气地说话

3. 磨石, 臼石

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 刺果, 有芒刺的草, 刺球狀花序, 粘附著的東西
v. tr. - 從...除去芒刺, 在...上形成毛邊

idioms:

• burr drill    牙鑽

2.
n. - 顫動小舌的r音, 粗濁的地方音, 顫動舌尖的r音, 呼呼聲
v. tr. - 以粗喉音發出
v. intr. - 發顫動小舌的r音, 粗聲粗氣地說話

3.
n. - 磨石, 臼石

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 깔쭉깔쭉하게 깎은 자리
v. tr. - ~을 깔쭉깔쭉하게 하다

2.
n. - 후음, 거친 발음, 윙윙
v. tr. - 후음으로 말하다, 거칠게 발음하다, 윙윙 소리가 나다
v. intr. - 후음으로 말하다, 거칠게 발음하다, 윙윙 소리가 나다

3.
n. - 철재

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - いが

idioms:

• burr drill    バードリル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كيس بذور, حافه خشنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זמזום ארוך, תרמיל-צמח דביק, רעש מכונות, נסורת מתכת, אבן משחזת, אבן צורן המשמשת לאבני-דרך, בליטות הנוצרות על פני מתכת כאשר חותכים אותה או קודחים לתוכה, בליטה על פני עצמים שונים, מכשיר חשמלי לכרסום מתכת‬
v. tr. - ‮יצר בליטה או שטח מחוספס על פני מתכת‬
n. - ‮ספחת, הגיית ריש גרונית‬
v. tr. - ‮דיבר עם ריש גרונית‬
v. intr. - ‮דיבר עם ריש גרונית, דיבר במבטא לא ברור‬
n. - ‮מקדחת-שיניים, טבעת חיזוק למקדחת-שיניים‬

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