- burred
- adjective see burr I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
burred
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Burred — Burr Burr, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Burred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burring}.] To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burred — adjective having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. a horse with a short bristly mane bristly shrubs burred fruits setaceous whiskers • Syn: ↑barbed, ↑barbellate, ↑briary … Useful english dictionary
burred — /berrd/, adj. 1. prickly or rough in texture. 2. having a bur or burs. [1905 10; BUR1 + ED2] * * * … Universalium
burred — bird … American English homophones
burred — bÉœË n. mechanical whirring noise; sound made by cars; guttural pronunciation of r (in Scottish and Northern English dialects); rough edge; prickly seedpod v. make a mechanical whirring noise; speak with a burr; create a rough edge or point … English contemporary dictionary
burred wheel — A wheel which has metal slivers or roughness around the edge of the rim … Dictionary of automotive terms
bird — burred … American English homophones
English-language vowel changes before historic r — In the phonological history of the English language, vowels followed (or formerly followed) by the phoneme /r/ have undergone a number of phonological changes. In recent centuries, most or all of these changes have involved merging of vowel… … Wikipedia
bur — I. /bɜ/ (say ber) noun → burr1. II. /bɜ/ (say ber) noun, verb (t) (burred, burring) → burr2. III. /bɜ/ (say ber) …
barbed — adjective 1. capable of wounding (Freq. 1) a barbed compliment a biting aphorism pungent satire • Syn: ↑biting, ↑nipping, ↑pungent, ↑mordacious … Useful english dictionary
