burs
Socks collect them
Burs is the plural of bur, a prickly seed case or flower head that clings to fur and clothing.
Plants like burdock produce burs that hitch rides on passing animals, spreading seeds.
Bur also refers to a rough edge left on metal after cutting or drilling—something a machinist files away.
The dog came back covered in burs.
Spiny flowering weed
- cockleburHooked seed casing
- cleaversHeavy rectangular knives
- sandburSpiky grass seed
- agrimonyBurr-bearing medicinal herb
chestnut · beechnut · acorn · spiny · hooked · barbed · wildflower · weed
Closed one-seeded fruit
- huskDry seed covering
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- spinyHaving sharp points
- hookedDeeply dependent or bent
bristly · capsule · bract · covering · protective · dry fruit · thistle · cocklebur
Urge to scratch
- prickleTiny sharp point
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- annoyanceState of being bothered
removal · picking · grooming · skin · fur · fabric · nuisance · painful
Plant embryos in casings
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- hitchhikingSoliciting free rides
- furAnimal body hair
- spreadingExtending over space
colonization · attachment · transport · distribution · wildlife · mammals · coats · socks
thistle
Spiny flowering weed
agrimony · chestnut · beechnut · acorn · spiny · hooked · barbed · wildflower · weed · composite
achene
Closed one-seeded fruit
hooked · bristly · capsule · bract · covering · protective · dry fruit · thistle · cocklebur · cleavers
velcro
Fabric fastener using hooks
adhesive · tenacious · hook · snag · cling · latch · fasten · barbed · catch · tangle
itch
Urge to scratch
- prickleTiny sharp point
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
annoyance · removal · picking · grooming · skin · fur · fabric · nuisance · painful · embedded
seeds
Plant embryos in casings
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- hitchhikingSoliciting free rides
- furAnimal body hair
spreading · colonization · attachment · transport · distribution · wildlife · mammals · coats · socks · clothing
- bursar's officeSchool's financial administrator location
- burdock rootEdible taproot of prickly weed
bur, reimburse, disburse, bursar, reimbursement, bursary, burdock, burred, disbursement