Burr synonyms

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briar
Any thorny plant, now especially a wild rose.
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accent
(Geometry) A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc., as in 12' 27'', meaning twelve minutes and twenty-seven seconds.
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buzz
Buzz can mean gossip or news, an excited atmosphere, a feeling of euphoria or to a telephone call.
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circle
The definition of a circle is a curved line that is the same distance from the center all the way around and connects at the point where it began.
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cut
A share or portion.
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halo
A ring of light that seems to encircle the sun, moon, or other luminous body: it results from the refraction of light through ice crystals in our atmosphere
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knob
(Geography) A prominent rounded hill.
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notch
A concave or V-shaped cut or indentation in an edge or across a surface
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nut
Nut is a slang term for a crazy or eccentric person or a fan of someone or something.
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pad
Anything made of or stuffed with soft material to fill out a shape, protect against friction, pressure, jarring, or blows, etc.; cushion
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rib
(Botany) The main vein or any of the prominent veins of a leaf or other plant organ.
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ring
The definition of a ring is a small banded piece of jewelry worn around the finger, an object of a circular shape, or a bell sound.
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sticker
(US, politics) A paster.
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tunnel
A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
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washer
A flat disk or ring of metal, leather, rubber, etc., used variously to make a seat as for a nut or the head of a bolt, to lock a nut in place, to prevent leakage, etc.
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whetstone
A hard, fine-grained stone for honing tools.
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drone
Drone means a low tone that doesn’t stop.
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hum
A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
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whir
Alternative spelling of whirr.
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whiz
(--- Informal) A person who is very quick, adroit, or skilled at something; expert
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bumble
To move, act, or proceed clumsily.
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sounds (related)
Plural form of sound
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bur (related)
A rough prickly husk or covering surrounding the seeds or fruits of plants such as the chestnut or the burdock.
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aaron burr
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)
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glass cutting
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buckner (related)
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Find another word for burr. In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for burr, like: briar, accent, buzz, circle, cut, halo, knob, notch, nut, pad and rib.
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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.

  • Hamilton had opposed Burr's aspirations for the vice-presidency in 1792, and had exerted influence through Washington to prevent his appointment as brigadier-general in 1798, at the time of the threatened war between the United States and France.

  • It was also in a measure his efforts which led to Burr's lack of success in the New York gubernatorial campaign of 1804; moreover the two had long been rivals at the bar.

  • Jumel (1769-1865), a rich New York widow; the two soon separated, however, owing to Burr's having lost much of her fortune in speculation.

  • For the traditional view of Burr's conspiracy, see Henry Adams's History of the United States, vol.

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