Clues for the word "BURR"
We've had 128 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 195 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on August 12, 2026.
Definition of burr
- n. - Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs.
- n. - The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2.
- n. - A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4.
- n. - The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5.
- n. - The sweetbread.
- n. - A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.
- n. - A small circular saw.
- n. - A triangular chisel.
- n. - A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used by dentists.
- n. - The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head.
- n. - A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1.
- n. - The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left on a bullet in casting.
- n. - A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.
- n. - A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping.
- n. - The lobe or lap of the ear.
- n. - A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr.
- n. - The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8.
- v. i. - To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.
Referring Clues
- Extra-short haircut
- Dueler with Hamilton
- Northern English pronunciation
- First U.S. vice president not to become president
- Gore Vidal biographical novel
- Extrashort haircut
- Vice president under Jefferson
- Famous duelist
- Dueler of 1804
- 1973 Gore Vidal political novel
- Vice president who graduated from Princeton at 16
- Gore Vidal historical novel
- Jefferson's first vice president
- Power-driven shop tool
- A Scot has one
- Victor in a duel with Hamilton
- Hamilton's dueling opponent
- Mason portrayer
- Aaron or Raymond
- "Rear Window" actor Raymond
- Gore Vidal novel
- Raymond of "Perry Mason"
- He dueled Hamilton
- Raymond or Aaron
- Trilling speech?
- "Ironside" star
- Raymond who played Perry Mason
- 1804 duel winner
- Perry Mason portrayer
- Jefferson's veep
- Jefferson's vice president
- Jefferson vice president
- Scottish accent
- "Perry Mason" star
- Perry Mason portrayer Raymond
- "Ironside" actor
- Veep who had a duel
- He shot Hamilton
- Jefferson veep
- Hamilton adversary
- Hamilton foe
- Veep who had a famous duel
- Aaron in a duel
- "Perry Mason" star
- Protuberance
- Laird's accent
- 1804 duelist
- "Rear Window" actor
- Hamilton's opponent
- Saskatchewan address
- "Perry Mason" star Raymond
- Hamilton's duel opponent
- 'Ironside' star
- Ironside portrayer
- 'Perry Mason' star
- Prickly husk
- VP who killed Hamilton
- Scot's accent
- See 26 Down
- Scottish trill
- Jefferson's VP
- Historical subject for Gore Vidal
- Hamilton shooter
- He killed A. Hamilton
- Historical novel by Gore Vidal
- No friend of Hamilton, he
- Angus accent
- Duel personality?
- Hamilton opponent
- Part of a Scottish accent
- Prickly seed case
- Aaron who was vice president under Jefferson
- Third U.S. VP
- Canadian actor Raymond ___
- Clingy seedpod
- Duelist Aaron
- "Hamilton" role
- Victor of a historic duel
- Victor of a historic dual
- "Hamilton" duelist
- Hamilton's foe
- "Wait For It" singer in "Hamilton"
- Alexander Hamilton foe
- First vice president not to become president
- Prickly seed
- Rotary file - feature of some regional accents
- Hooker, one sounding rough?
- Prickly seed container - regional accent
- (Sound made by) drill or dialect
- Prickly seed case - sound particular to certain dialects
- Rotary file
- English dialect sound - notorious US vice-president, charged with treason
- Prickly seed case that sticks
- A natural hanger-on, in a manner of speaking
- Dialectal characteristic - rough edge from sawing
- Accent, maybe Northumbrian or West Country
- Prickly seed case that clings to clothing
- Former US vice-president - dialect way of pronouncing R
- Seed pod with hooks - filing tool
- Sound of the kookaburra?
- He had a hand in Kukla
- Element of a Scottish accent
- Kukla's creator
- Got redhead to massage back with rough edge
- Rough or dialectic pronunciation: rough edge on metal
- Rotary file's whirring sound
- Third vice president
- Slayer of Hamilton
- Dueler in "Hamilton"
- Godzilla star Raymond
- Dueler of Hamilton
- "Hamilton" antagonist
- Hamilton foe Aaron
- “Wait for It” singer in “Hamilton”
- Hamilton's nemesis
- Sound of the kookaburra?
- "Aaron ___, Sir" (song from "Hamilton")
- A rotary tool used in burrowing
- One singer of "Dear Theodosia" in "Hamilton"
- Gucci Mane ad-lib
- Punny last name for a snowman
- Hamilton's duel foe
- Odom's "Hamilton" role
- Vice president after Jefferson
- Hamilton's rival in "Hamilton"
- Leslie Odom Jr.'s "Hamilton" role
- A VP of Thomas Jefferson
- Comedian Bill who plays Migs Mayfeld on "The Mandalorian"
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - August 12, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - August 03, 2026
- LA Times - March 03, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - February 25, 2026
- Family Time - March 03, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 24, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 10, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 19, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 15, 2024
- Family Time - March 31, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 07, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 04, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 26, 2023
- New York Times - August 10, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 04, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - January 11, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 31, 2022
- New York Times - September 21, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - January 31, 2018
- Washington Post Classic - January 28, 2018
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 02, 2018
- New York Times - December 02, 2017
- Washington Post Classic - November 19, 2017
- Universal - November 13, 2017
- Guardian Quick - November 08, 2017
- Netword - October 17, 2017
- Universal - October 16, 2017
- USA Today - September 18, 2017
- LA Times - September 08, 2017
- Universal - July 30, 2017
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