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Definitions of burr
  1. noun
    small bit used in dentistry or surgery

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    bur
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    bit
  2. noun
    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)

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  3. verb
    remove the burrs from

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    bur
  4. noun
    seed vessel having hooks or prickles

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    bur
  5. noun
    rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
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  6. noun
    rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
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Definition that contains burr
  • clam burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
  • gopher burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
  • gopher burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
  • armadillo burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
  • wombat burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
  • scaphopod burrowing marine mollusk
  • peromyscus eremicus burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States
  • suricate burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet
  • western blind snake burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States
  • bandicoot rat burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
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