burry
- adjective
- /ˈbɜːri/
:
espinoso
- The dog's fur became tangled with burry seeds after our walk through the meadow.
Examples
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They avoided the burry stems of the wild raspberry bushes.
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Hikers complained about burry plants sticking to their clothes.
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The burry plant hurt my hand.
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This burry bush is hard to walk through.
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Hikers complained about burry plants sticking to their clothes.
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The dog's fur became tangled with burry seeds after our walk through the meadow.
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They avoided the burry stems of the wild raspberry bushes.
Synonyms
14
3.3
Covered with sharp points like thorns that can hurt to touch
6
4.4
A thing with sharp points like wire or animal spines that can hurt and catch on things
6
4.2
Covered with sharp points like those on rose bushes
3
3.9
Covered with sharp points or thorns that can hurt you
1
4.6
Covered with short, stiff hairs that feel rough
1
9.0
Having sharp pointed parts like thorns that protect a plant or animal
Covered with many small sharp hooks 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 those on a brush
Having many short stiff hairs like bristles
Full of thorny plants that can prick you
Antonyms
How Prickly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Burry comes from an old word bur meaning a small, spiky seed that 'sticks' to clothes, the same idea you see in burrs on plants. So, burry means covered in those prickly, sticky bits.