Definition of bur - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
toolTECH. rotary cutting tool with variously shaped headsTECH.
- The dentist used a bur to shape the tooth.
2.
plantTECH. seed vessel or flower head with hooked spines or pricklesTECH.
- The dog's fur was full of burs after walking through the field.
3.
manufacturingTECH. rough edge or ridge left on metal or other materialTECH.
- The machinist filed off the bur to smooth the metal piece.
4.
clingyRare person or thing that clings persistentlyRare
- He's like a bur, never leaving my side.
Verb
cleaningTECH. remove burs from surfaces or objectsTECH.
- She had to bur her dog's fur after the walk.
Images of bur
rotary cutting tool with variously shaped heads 
seed vessel or flower head with hooked spines or prickles
Expressions with bur
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plant in the Bidens genus with clinging pointed fruits
Bur marigold seeds stuck to my socks.
north american nightshade with prickly foliage
Buffalo bur has yellow flowers and sharp leaves.
north american tree with large acorns and fringed cups
The bur oak grows well in prairies.
sparganium, marsh species with round flower balls and spiky fruits
We found bur reed growing along the pond’s shallow edge.
Origin of bur
Middle English, burre (prickly seed case)
Terms with bur included in their meaning
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plant
bur that attaches to clothing
Examples of bur in a sentence
A bur was needed to finish the metalwork. The hiker's socks were covered in burs. Burs clung to his pants as he walked. He noticed a bur on the edge of the cut metal. The bur needed to be removed before welding. The toddler was a bur, clinging to his mother.
Her ideas stuck like a bur in my mind. He used a tool to bur the metal edges. The technician had to bur the plastic parts before assembly.
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- French:fraise, retirer, ...
- German:Fräser, entgraten, ...
- Italian:fresa, sbavare, ...
- Spanish:fresa, quitar rebabas, ...
- Portuguese:broca, tirar os carrapichos, ...
- Chinese:车针, 去刺, ...
- Japanese:バー, バリを取る, ...
- Arabic:مِثْقَب, أَزَالَ الشَّوْك, ...
- Hebrew:רֹאשׁ קִדּוּחַ שִׁנִּים, לְהַסִּיר קוֹצִים, ...
- Russian:бор, удалять колючки, ...
- Ukrainian:бор, видаляти колючки, ...
- Hindi:बुर, हटाना, ...
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