Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bur

2 senses of bur

Sense 1
bur, burr -- (seed vessel having hooks or prickles)
       => pericarp, seed vessel -- (the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary)

Sense 2
bur, burr -- (small bit used in dentistry or surgery)
       => bit -- (the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bur

1 sense of bur

Sense 1
bur, burr -- (remove the burrs from)
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")