Definitions for birses

birses birse

Spelling: [burs; Scot. birs]
IPA: /bɜrs; Scot. bɪrs/

Birses is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 89 anagrams from letters in birses (beirss).

Definitions for birses

noun

  1. a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
  2. anger; rage.

Origin of birses

before 900; Old English byrst; cognate with Old High German borst, burst, Old Norse burst. See bristle

Examples for birses

birse knew well what the thing was called, but the word is a staggerer to say in company.

But I am still puzzled to dispose of the birse in a (p. 089) becoming manner.

birse and the crows had now the glen road to themselves, and even birse had twice or thrice to bed with me.

The souter gae the sow a kiss; "grumph," quo' she, "it's for a birse."

Hendry Munn,” said birse, “stood upon one leg, wondering whether he should run to the session-house for a glass of water.

It is,” I agreed; “but you were to tell me what birse told you of the disturbance at the Spittal.

And I saw him,” said birse, “put up his hand atween him and the Book, as if he thocht it was to jump at him.

A week later birse told me that the congregation had decided to regard the incident as adding lustre to their kirk.

Footnote 28: A birse, or bunch of hog's bristles, forms the cognizance of the Sutors.

birse was a little behind, but a conversation was being kept up by shouting.

Word Value for birses
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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