Look up: Burr

1. burr
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ber Synonyms: bur
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2. Burr
   A large wart-like growth, with twigs sprouting from it, found on the trunk of a tree. Internally the wood tissue is very confused and usually contains numerous dormant bud formations. The wood cut from a burr usually shows very attractive figure and is very highly prized by turners.
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3. Burr
   A fine upstanding strip of metal left on the edge of a tool after grinding or the use of a ticketer. (It is sometime called a wire edge.) This can be honed off but many turners make use of the burr on a scraper to produce a very fine finishing cut.
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4. burr
   [n] - United States politician who served as Vice President under Jefferson 2. [n] - rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece 3. [n] - rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
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5. Burr
   a) The sharp edge left on metal after cutting or punching. b) A rotary cutting tool designed to be attached to a drill.
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6. Burr
   The sharp edge left on metal after cutting or punching.
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7. burr
   A thin, ragged piece of metal produced during a machining operation which has been left on the edge of a piece of metal.
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8. burr
   a) a woody excrescence on a bole, branch, buttress, or rhizome, having a highly contorted grain; b) the characteristically contorted figure obtained therefrom, sometimes including numerous small knot-like growths ('eyes') Category: Botany and zoology • a rough edge, especially of a drill...
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9. burr
   1 Knotty whorls in the grain of wood where there were dense, fibrous swellings on the trunk or roots of a tree, which were used in decorative veneers. See PARQUETRY. 2 See DRYPOINT
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10. Burr
    Burr noun [ See Bur .] (Botany) 1. A prickly seed vessel. See Bur , 1. 2. The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left on a b...
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11. Burr
    Burr intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Burred ; present participle & verbal noun Burring .] To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur. Mrs. Browning.
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12. burr
    A rough or prickly propagule consisting of a seed or fruit and associated floral parts or bracts. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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13. burr
    noun rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
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14. Burr
    Aaron Burr 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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15. burr
    (bur) bur.
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16. Burr
    • (n.) The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8. • (n.) The lobe or lap of the ear. • (n.) The sweetbread. • (n.) A triangular chisel. • (n.) A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4. • (n.) A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1. • (n.) A drill wi...
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17. Burr
    Burr is a Swedish boy name. The meaning of the name is `Youth` Burr doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Burr appeared In the top-1000 was 128 years ago, In 1880. It ranked #576 In that year. . 1880 was a `top year` for the name Burr. (Based on 128 years of name history) I...
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18. burr
    
    • seed vessel having hooks or prickles
    • rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
    • 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)
    • rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
    • small bit used in dentistry or surgery
    
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19. Burr
    The inside of the ear; i.e., the irregular formation visible within the cup.
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20. burr
    Knotty whorls in the grain of wood where there were dense, fibrous swellings on the trunk or roots of a tree, which were used in decorative veneers.
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21. Burr
    the sharp, extended edge of a steel strip created by slitting or blanking operations
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22. Burr
    (cutter) `Burrs` (sometimes called `rotary files`) are small cutters used in die grinders, rotary tools or dentist`s drills. The name may be considered appropriate when their small sized head (3 mm diameter shaft) is compared to that of a seed of the burr fruit or the teeth compared ...
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