BURR


Meaning of BURR in English

(~s)

Note: The spelling 'bur' is also used for meaning 1.

1.

A ~ is the part of some plants which contains seeds and which has little hooks on the outside so that it sticks to clothes or fur.

N-COUNT

2.

If someone has a ~, they speak English with a regional accent in which ‘r’ sounds are pronounced more strongly than in the standard British way of speaking.

...a warm West Country ~.

N-COUNT: usu sing

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