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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) bur
a rough prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.

2.  bur
any bur-bearing plant.

3.  bur
something that adheres like a bur.

4.  bur
a rotary cutting tool for removing carious material from teeth and preparing cavities for filling.

5.  bur
a surgical cutting tool resembling this, used for the excavation of bone.

6. (v.t.) bur
to extract or remove burs from.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME burre)

Definition of 'BUR'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) bur, burr
seed vessel having hooks or prickles

2. (verb) bur, burr
small bit used in dentistry or surgery

3. (verb) bur, burr
remove the burrs from

Definition of 'BUR'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) BUR
alt. of Burr

'BUR' - Nearby Entries
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