bur
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1. small bit used in dentistry or surgery (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | bit, |
definition | : | the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | burr drill, dentist's drill, |
definition | : | a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth (noun.artifact) |
2. seed vessel having hooks or prickles (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | pericarp, seed vessel, |
definition | : | the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | beggar-ticks, spanish needles, |
definition | : | the seed of bur marigolds (noun.plant) |
3. remove the burrs from (verb.change)
4. seed vessel having hooks or prickles (noun.plant)
5. remove the burrs from (verb.change)
6. seed vessel having hooks or prickles (noun.plant)
7. remove the burrs from (verb.change)
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