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Plural for a continuous low humming sound
“The next morning, she was awakened by the burr of an engine.”
Plural for a rough edge or ridge on an object
“Use a metal file to remove any burrs and to dull the sharp cut edges.”
Plural for 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.”
Plural for spiny plant, often prickly, typically tangled, with relation to roses and blackberries
Plural for a surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, f
Plural for a close-cropped hairstyle resembling cut bristles
Plural for a musical note or sound used as a signal on a communications device (such as a telephone)
Plural for a tool, like a grinder or hone, used to sharpen cutting edges
Plural for the lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear
Plural for a rattling or uvular utterance of the r-sound
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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