debur
UK/diːˈbɜː(ɹ)/
debur is the alternative form of deburr.
Meaning of deburr
Verb
deburr (third-person singular simple present deburrs, present participle deburring, simple past and past participle deburred)
- To remove burrs from (a workpiece).
- After drilling the hole, use an abrasive to deburr the edges.
- To remove debris from (raw wool).
Forms of debur
| third-person singular present | deburs |
|---|---|
| present participle | deburring |
| past participle | deburred |
| past | deburred |
Origin of debur
From de- + bur.
Words that rhyme with debur
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- per
- purr
- birr
- bur
- cellular
- concur
- defer
- entrepreneur
- incur
- infer
- occur
- prefer
- were
- whirr
- aver
- brr
- cur
- deter
- diaperfur
- err
- fir
- myrrh
- aberr
- astir
- bestir
- chauffeur
- chur
- churr
- curmur
- deburr
- farceur
- flurr
- force majeure
- froideur
- grr
- her
- hurr
- inter
- knur
- masseur
- profer
- shirr
- voyeur
- xir
- agripreneur
- artpreneur
- auteur
- Big Sur
Questions about debur
- What is debur the alternative form of?
- Debur is the alternative form of deburr.
- How do you pronounce debur?
- Debur is pronounced /diːˈbɜː(ɹ)/ (UK).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: debur (page history and authors); deburr (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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