BURR


Meaning of BURR in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

He was missing two front teeth, and his hair was cut short in a burr .

In most instances, a kink will produce a slight burr on the surface which can be smoothed out.

The burr of reform still rolled in the Garnock Valley.

The burr will prevent a proper fitting being made and can also cut your fingers.

This man was lodging himself like an irritating burr under her skin.

Usually in cases like that, one of the drive teeth has a burr on it.

Where had I heard that burr ?

Yet the one small doubt stuck in her mind like a burr in tweed.

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