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A continuous low humming sound
“The next morning, she was awakened by the burr of an engine.”
A rough edge or ridge on an object
“Use a metal file to remove any burrs and to dull the sharp cut edges.”
An accent or a particular manner of speaking
“He is a man of medium height, with iron-gray hair, a humorously enquiring scrutiny in his steel-gray eyes, and a strong Scotch burr in his speech.”
Brush cut
The lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear
A rattling or uvular utterance of the r-sound
Thorny bush
A musical note or sound used as a signal on a communications device (such as a telephone)
A hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool
To move or vibrate with a buzzing or whirring sound
“He pushed the buzzer on the underside of the big table and heard it burr twice in the kitchen.”
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