| 单词 | burr |
| 释义 | burr (once / 9227 pages) 1n 2nv WORD FAMILY burr: burring, burrlike, burrs, burry USAGE EXAMPLESIn a Scottish burr, a man counted down from 10. New York Times(Dec 02, 2016) The editorial called Norris “the burr Nebraska delights in putting under the Eastern saddle.” Washington Times(Oct 27, 2016) It leaves no room for the actors’ originality or personality, and no burrs of gesture or inflection for a viewer’s imagination to get caught on. The New Yorker(Sep 15, 2016) 1 n seed vessel having hooks or prickles 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper bur Spanish needles, beggar-ticks the seed of bur marigolds pericarp, seed vessel the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary 1n rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting Hyper projection any structure that branches out from a central support 2n rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece Hyper power tool a tool driven by a motor 3n small bit used in dentistry or surgery Syn|Hyper bur bit the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press 4v remove the burrs from Syn|Hyper bur remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract Burr (once / 2536 pages) n WORD FAMILY Burr: Burrs USAGE EXAMPLESHe called Burr a latter-day Catiline, the ancient Roman senator who attempted a populist uprising against the Republic. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Directed and choreographed by Jessica Burr, the show does include some lovely performances. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) Jefferson and Burr finished tied for first place while incumbent President John Adams finished third with 65 electoral votes. The Guardian(Dec 18, 2016) n United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836) Syn|Exp Aaron Burr pol, political leader, politician, politico a person active in party politics |
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