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Synonyms for burr

  • noun
  • British English

Most common

ear lobe brough slub wharl knar

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.

Related words

Word family
burly burdock burry burseed
Phrases
burr gherkin burr rose burr cell burr millstone
Other spellings
bur burl

Forms

Plural
burrs → knots, pods, slubs, stickers…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
burrsteady
broughfalling
slubfalling
wharlsteady
knarsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pod1
4 letters
knot1, slub, knar
5 letters
wharl
6 letters
brough1
7 letters
sticker2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sticker2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
loupe
Deutsch
Lupe