burred
- adjective
- /bɜrd/
:
espinoso
- I found a burred seed pod in the garden.
Examples
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Several animals avoid eating burred fruits because of their sharp projections.
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The child's sweater became stuck to the burred leaves during their walk in the woods.
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The burred stem made it difficult to pick the plant with bare hands.
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Look at that burred cactus over there!
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The burred branches of the thorn bush snagged her clothing as she walked by.
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He carefully avoided the burred edges of the wooden fence to prevent injury.
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The old carpet was covered with burred fibers that made it hard to walk on.
Synonyms
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3.3
Covered with sharp points like thorns that can hurt to touch
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4.4
A thing with sharp points like wire or animal spines that can hurt and catch on things
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4.2
Covered with sharp points like those on rose bushes
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3.9
Covered with sharp points or thorns that can hurt you
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4.6
Covered with short, stiff hairs that feel rough
Having small prickles that stick to clothes or fur
Having many small hooks or bristles that stick to clothes
Covered with many small sharp points like spines
Covered with many short stiff hairs or small sharp points
Having many short stiff hairs like bristles
Having many short stiff hairs like those on a brush
Having leaves with sharp points that can scratch skin
Having leaves covered in sharp points that can hurt
Full of thorny plants that can prick you
How Prickly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word burred comes from burr, the name for a 'prickly seed' or 'seed case' that 'sticks' to fur or clothes, so something burred is covered with those little hooked seeds or sharp points.