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burred

Australia, UK/bɜːd/US/bɜɹd/Scotland/bʌɹd/New Zealand/bøːd/

A form of burr — A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.

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barbed barbellate briary briery bristled bristly burry prickly

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Meanings

verb

participlepastsimple past and past participle of burr

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

Similar

barbed barbellate briary briery bristled bristly burry prickly setose setaceous spiny thorny armed

Also see

barbed barbellate briary briery bristled bristly burry prickly setaceous setose spiny thorny

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with burred

word third heard keyword bird preferred insured assured absurd inferred blurred erred unheard spurred curd Kurd gird furred ferd surd Bay de Verde begird birdsite blerd

Sounds the same

bird (fern–fir–fur merger)bared bearedBaird (all fair–fur merger)

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Cite this entry

APA

burred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burred

MLA

“burred.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burred. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burred,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burred.

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