BURRIER

BURRY

barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny

(adjective) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; “a horse with a short bristly mane”; “bristly shrubs”; “burred fruits”; “setaceous whiskers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Burrier (plural Burriers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Burrier is the 22471st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1145 individuals. Burrier is most common among White (93.19%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


BURRY

Burr"y, a.

Definition: Abounding in burs, or containing burs; resembling burs; as, burry wool.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 February 2025

CRAZY

(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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