1. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles
   "The dog's fur was covered in burs after running through the field";
   - burr
    
2. Small bit used in dentistry or surgery
   "The dentist used a bur to remove the decayed portion of the tooth";
   - burr

1. Remove the burrs from
   "They burred the wool before processing";
   - burr

Sounds like: burr, birr

Derived forms: burs, burred

Type of: bit, pericarp, remove, seed vessel, take, take away, withdraw

Part of: burr drill, dentist's drill

Encyclopedia: Bur, Yemen