Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [bur-ee]
- /ˈbɜr i/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [bur-ee]
- /ˈbɜr i/
Definitions of burry word
- adjective burry full of or covered in burs 3
- adjective burry resembling burs; prickly 3
- adjective burry full of burs 3
- adjective burry like a bur; prickly 3
- adjective burry having a burr 3
- adjective burry characterized by or spoken with a burr. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of burry
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at bur1, -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Burry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
burry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% 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".
burry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with burry
- which to burry us or the hatchet?
- where is burry port?
- how to spell burry?
- what does burry mean?
- how to burry a dog?
- why do dogs burry bones?