| burn one's bridges |
to eliminate all possibilities of going back or of reconsidering something one has said or done. |
| burn (one's) candle at both ends |
to use up (one's) energy or youth too fast or on too many activities. |
| burnoose |
a cloak with a hood, worn esp. by Arabs. |
| burnout |
a malfunction of a motor, electrical device, or the like caused by excess heat from electric current. [3 definitions] |
| burn out |
to become extinguished or stop functioning because of excessive friction or heat. [4 definitions] |
| burnsides |
a mustache and side whiskers worn with the chin clean-shaven. (See sideburns.) |
| burnt |
a past tense and past participle of burn. [2 definitions] |
| burn the midnight oil |
to stay awake very late for work or study. |
| burnt sienna |
see "sienna." |
| burnt umber |
see "umber." |
| burn up |
to burn (something) completely. [2 definitions] |
| burp |
(informal) the act of noisily expelling gas from the mouth; belch. [3 definitions] |
| burp gun |
see "machine pistol." |
| burr1 |
a protrusion or roughness left on a surface as a result of cutting or casting. [3 definitions] |
| burr2 |
a harsh, trilled pronunciation of the letter "r," like that of the Scots. [5 definitions] |
| burr3 |
a variety of limestone containing silica, or a millstone made of it; buhrstone. |
| burrito |
in Mexican cooking, a flour tortilla stuffed with meat, cheese, beans, or the like. |
| burro |
a donkey, esp. a small one used to carry supplies. |
| burrow |
a hole or tunnel dug by certain animals, such as rabbits, for use as a hiding place or dwelling. [5 definitions] |
| burry1 |
covered with or full of burs. [2 definitions] |
| burry2 |
of speech, as in the dialect of Scotland, having a burr. |