Burr Synonyms

bûr
A continuous low-pitched droning sound
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bur
  2. buzz
  3. bumble
  4. accent
  5. briar
  6. drone
  7. circle
  8. cut
  9. halo
  10. hum
  11. knob
  12. notch
  13. nut
  14. whir
  15. pad
  16. rib
  17. ring
  18. whiz
  19. sticker
  20. gem-engraving
  21. tunnel
  22. washer
  23. whetstone
  24. glass cutting
  25. inscript
  26. type-cutting
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)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. aaron burr
Remove the burrs from
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bur
To make a continuous low-pitched droning sound
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bumble
  2. buzz
  3. drone
  4. hum
  5. whir
  6. whiz

Words Related to Burr

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. sounds
  2. buckner
  3. nason

Burr Sentence Examples

  • In 1796 he began the study of law, completing his preparation in 1802 at New York, where he studied under William Peter Van Ness (1778-1826), an eminent lawyer and later Aaron Burr's second in the duel with Alexander Hamilton.

  • He removed to Richmond in 1803, and during his last years was a leader of the Virginia bar; in 1807 he was one of Aaron Burr's counsel.

  • At Burr's trial at Richmond in 1807 Eaton was one of the witnesses, but his testimony was unimportant.

  • He read Burr's character correctly from the beginning; deemed it a patriotic duty to thwart him in his ambitions; defeated his hopes successively of a foreign mission, the presidency, and the governorship of New York; and in his conversations and letters repeatedly and unsparingly denounced him.

  • And see his comments on Burr's ambitions, Works, x.

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