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Burring :: Burring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bur.

Gribble :: Gribble (n.) A small marine isopod crustacean (Limnoria lignorum or L. terebrans), which burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber, such as the piles of wharves, both in Europe and America..

Burr :: Burr (v. i.) To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.

Burrel :: Burrel (n.) A sort of pear, called also the red butter pear, from its smooth, delicious, soft pulp..

Wormhole :: Wormhole (n.) A burrow made by a worm.

Aard-vark :: Aard-vark (n.) An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue..

Burr :: Burr (n.) A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4..

Burr :: Burr (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..

Burrel :: Burrel (n.) Same as Borrel.

Fossorial :: Fossorial (a.) Fitted for digging, adapted for burrowing or digging; as, a fossorial foot; a fossorial animal..

Chigre :: Chigre (n.) A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger..

Scratch :: Scratch (v. t.) To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow..

Earth :: Earth (v. i.) To burrow.

Burr :: Burr (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..

Burr :: Burr (n.) The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2..

Squirrel :: Squirrel (v. i.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera of the family Sciuridae. Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species live in burrows..

Toad :: Toad (n.) Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the family Bufonidae. Toads are generally terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid..

Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground..

Sandworm :: Sandworm (n.) Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in the sand of the seashore.

Burrow :: Burrow (n.) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.

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