BURRS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word burrs. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BURRS
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| hooks | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • large strong hand (as of a fighter) | ||||||||
| splinters | nounn | |||||||
noun • wood in small pieces or splinters | ||||||||
| barbs | nounn | |||||||
noun • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • the pointed part of barbed wire • a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove • one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather verb • provide with barbs | ||||||||
| needles | nounn | |||||||
noun • the leaf of a conifer • a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument • a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) • a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record verb • annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism • prick with a needle | ||||||||
| prickles | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf verb • cause a prickling sensation • cause a stinging or tingling sensation • make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn | ||||||||
| spines | nounn | |||||||
noun • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord • any sharply pointed projection • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved • a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin | ||||||||
| stickers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • an adhesive label • a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem • a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing | ||||||||
| thorns | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that causes irritation and annoyance • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • a Germanic character of runic origin | ||||||||
| bur | nounn | |||||||
noun • seed vessel having hooks or prickles • small bit used in dentistry or surgery verb • remove the burrs from | ||||||||
| sticker | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • an adhesive label • a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem • a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing | ||||||||
| aaron burr | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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) | ||||||||
