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birr
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun birr has 2 senses
- birr(n = noun.quantity) Array - the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents; Array is a kind of ethiopian monetary unit
- birr(n = noun.event) whir, whirr, whirring - sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" is a kind of sound
has parts: cent
Derived form verb birr1
Verb birr has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
birr, v. i. [Cf. OE. bur, bir, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel. byrr wind. Perh. imitative.].
To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in motion. [1913 Webster]
birr, n.
- A whirring sound, as of a spinning wheel. [1913 Webster]
- A rush or impetus; force. [1913 Webster]
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