| burley |
(often cap.) a low-nicotine, light-colored tobacco grown chiefly in Kentucky. |
| burly |
having a large, husky body; brawny. |
| Burma |
see "Myanmar." |
| Burmese |
a native or citizen of Myanmar, or a descendant thereof. [3 definitions] |
| burn |
to be in flames; be on fire. [14 definitions] |
| burnable |
combined form of burn. |
| burn down |
to destroy (a standing structure or tall object) with fire. [2 definitions] |
| burner |
something or someone that burns. [2 definitions] |
| burning |
on fire; in flames. [4 definitions] |
| burnish |
to polish or make shiny by rubbing with a cloth or the like. [2 definitions] |
| 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] |