birr¹ /bûr or bir/ (esp Scot and US)

1. Impetus, force, vigour
2. A violent push (Scot)
3. Emphasis, stress in speaking
4. Any sharp whirring sound

To whirr

• sauce hollandaise
• sauceless
• saucepan
• saucepan-fish
• saucepan-fishes
• saucepans
• saucer
• saucer eye
• saucer-eyed
• saucer eyes
• saucerful
• saucerfuls
• saucerless
• saucers
• sauces
• sauch
• saucier
• sauciest
• saucily
• sauciness
• saucinesses
• saucing
• saucisse
• saucisses
• saucisson