burr

1. n. Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs. Source: opted

2. n. The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2. Source: opted

3. n. A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4. Source: opted

4. n. The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5. Source: opted

5. n. The sweetbread. Source: opted

6. n. A clinker; a partially vitrified brick. Source: opted

7. n. A small circular saw. Source: opted

8. n. A triangular chisel. Source: opted

9. n. A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used by dentists. Source: opted

10. n. The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head. Source: opted

11. n. A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1. Source: opted

12. n. 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 bullet in casting. Source: opted

13. n. A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down. Source: opted

14. n. A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping. Source: opted

15. n. The lobe or lap of the ear. Source: opted

16. n. A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr. Source: opted

17. n. The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8. Source: opted

18. v. i. To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur. Source: opted

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