adj
Meaning 1
Abounding in burs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- burry wool
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
burry
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CMU ARPABET: B ER1 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Resembling or characteristic of a bur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Characterized by a burr.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: or other produced sound
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name
Meaning 4
A surname.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English burry, bury, equivalent to bur + -y.
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