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Noun: bur  bur
  1. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles
    - burr
     
  2. Small bit used in dentistry or surgery
    - burr
Verb: bur (burred,burring)  bur
  1. Remove the burrs from
    - burr

Sounds like: burr, birr

Derived forms: burs

Type of: bit, pericarp, remove, seed vessel, take, take away, withdraw

Part of: burr drill, dentist's drill

Encyclopedia: Bur Bur, Yemen

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