| burger |
a cooked ground beef patty, usu. served as a sandwich; hamburger. [2 definitions] |
| burgess |
a citizen who lives in an English borough. |
| burgh |
a town in Scotland that has been incorporated by governmental charter; borough. |
| burgher |
someone who lives in a town or city, esp. one who belongs to the middle class. |
| burglar |
someone who forces entry into a building in order to commit robbery. |
| burglarize |
to break into a building with the intention of committing a crime, esp. stealing. |
| burglary |
the act of breaking into a building with the intent of committing a crime, esp. stealing. |
| burgle |
(informal) to force entry in order to commit robbery; burglarize. |
| burgomaster |
the mayor or chief magistrate in a Dutch, Austrian, German, or Flemish town or city. |
| Burgundy |
a region in central France. [3 definitions] |
| burial |
the act or process of putting something underground, esp. a dead body. |
| burial ground |
a place where ancient or primitive civilizations buried their dead, or a place where many soldiers were buried after a battle. |
| burin |
a pointed tool with a round handle, used for engraving metal or carving stone. |
| burka |
a long, loose garment that covers the face and body, worn in public by many Muslim women with a space left open for the eyes and typically covered by a mesh screen. [2 definitions] |
| burke |
to suppress quietly. [2 definitions] |
| Burkina Faso |
a country in West Africa, south of Mali; formerly Upper Volta. |
| burl |
a rounded growth on the side of a tree, often used, in slices, to make veneer. [3 definitions] |
| burlap |
a rough fabric made from strong plant fibers such as hemp or jute, used esp. for large packing bags. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. [5 definitions] |
| burley |
(often cap.) a low-nicotine, light-colored tobacco grown chiefly in Kentucky. |
| burly |
having a large, husky body; brawny. |