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

3 senses of burl

Sense 1
burl -- (the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer)
       => wood -- (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Sense 2
burl -- (a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree)
       => plant process, enation -- (a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ)

Sense 3
slub, knot, burl -- (soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design)
       => roughness, raggedness -- (a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven)

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

1 sense of burl

Sense 1
burl -- (remove the burls from cloth)
       => 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")