bur
/bɜr/
noun
- A seed or fruit with hooks or prickles that sticks to clothing or animal fur.
- The dog came home with burs tangled in its fur.
- She carefully picked the burs off her sweater.
- After walking through the field, his socks were covered in burs.
- A rough, prickly covering or husk, especially of a chestnut or similar nut.
- The chestnut fell from the tree still inside its spiky bur.
- He stepped on a bur and felt a sharp prick through his shoe.
- The children collected the green burs from the ground.
Synonyms
verb
- To remove burs from (something, such as wool or fabric).
- The farmer spent the afternoon burring the wool before shearing.
- She carefully burred the fleece to prepare it for spinning.
- They used a special comb to bur the burrs from the sheep's coat.