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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [bur]
- /bɜr/
- /bɜːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bur]
- /bɜr/
Definitions of burr word
- countable noun burr A burr 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. 3
- countable noun burr If someone has a burr, they speak English with a regional accent in which 'r' sounds are pronounced more strongly than in the standard British way of speaking. 3
- noun burr a small power-driven hand-operated rotary file, esp for removing burrs or for machining recesses 3
- noun burr a rough edge left on a workpiece after cutting, drilling, etc 3
- noun burr a rough or irregular protuberance, such as a burl on a tree 3
- noun burr a burl on the trunk or root of a tree, sliced across for use as decorative veneer 3
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Origin of burr
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; spelling variant of bur1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Burr
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
burr popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
burr usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for burr
noun burr
- knob — a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- tunnel — an underground passage.
- nut — the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
- accent — Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from.
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