Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Burarra A Burarran Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken at Maningrida on the north coast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Burarran A family of non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal prefixing languages spoken in northern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Burauen A municipality of Leyte, Philippines. Buray A barangay of Oton, Iloilo, Philippines. burb A suburb. Burba A surname. Burbach A surname from German. Burback A surname from German. Burbage A surname. Burbank A heavy cotton canvas, used for convertible tops for cars in the early 20th century Burbankian Of or relating to Luther Burbank (1849–1926), American botanist and agricultural scientist. Burbankism The use of science to improve agricultural processes. burbankite A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, carbon, cerium, oxygen, sodium, and strontium. burbark A tropical shrub of the genus Triumfetta. Burberried Dressed in clothing of the Burberry brand. Burberry A surname. Burbidge A surname. burble A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek. burbler One who burbles. burbling A burble, the sounds of a burble. burbly burbling, bubbling burbot A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter. Burbridge A surname. Burbury A surname. Burby A surname from Old Norse. Burch A surname. Burchall A surname. Burcham A surname. Burchard A surname. Burchell A surname. Burcher A locality in the Lachlan council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Burchett A surname from Old English. Burchette A surname. Burchfield A surname from Old English. Burchill A surname. Burchillian Of or relating to Julie Burchill (born 1959), polemical British writer. Burchuladze A surname from Georgian. Burciaga A surname. Burckhard A surname from German. Burckhardtian Of or relating to Jacob Burckhardt (1818–1897), historian of art and culture. burckhardtite A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and tellurium. burclover Any of various European and North African herbs of the genus Medicago. Burco A city in Somaliland. burd maiden, young woman Burda A surname. Burdak A surname from Hindi. burdalane The last child that survives in a family. Burdale A locality in Wharram parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE8762). burdash A form of fringed sash or cravat worn by gentlemen burdei A half-dugout shelter, a combination of a sod house and a log cabin, found in Eastern Europe Burdekin A surname. Burdell A surname. burden A heavy load. burdened Encumbered by a literal or figurative burden; having too much to deal with. burdenedness The state or condition of being burdened. burdener One who burdens; an oppressor. burdenful Marked by burdens. burdenless Without a burden. burdenlessness Freedom from burdens. burdenous Heavy; oppressive. burdensome Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding. burdensomely In a burdensome fashion. burdensomeness The state or quality of being burdensome. Burdeos A municipality of the province of Quezon, Philippines. Burder A surname. burdet A cotton fabric. Burdett An English surname from French derived from the French surnames Burdette, Bourdette, and back to Bourdet. Burdette A surname from French. Burdge A surname. Burdick A surname. Burdigalian A subdivision of the Miocene epoch. Burdine A surname from French. Burditt A surname from French. burdizzo A castration device employing a large clamp designed to break the blood vessels leading into the testicles, causing testicular necrosis and deterioration. Burdo A surname. burdock Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium. burdon A pilgrim's staff. Burdsall A surname. Burdur A province in southwestern Turkey. Burdwan former name of Bardhaman, a city in West Bengal, India. bure A traditional Fijian cottage with a steep thatched roof and wide windows. bureau An administrative unit of government; office. bureaucracy Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers. bureaucrat An official who is part of a bureaucracy. bureaucratese A style of language, used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding. bureaucratess A female bureaucrat. bureaucratic Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats. bureaucratical Synonym of bureaucratic. bureaucratically In a bureaucratic manner. bureaucratism Bureaucratic policies or behaviour. bureaucratist Focused on or in favor of bureaucratic approaches. bureaucratistic Characteristic of bureaucratism; bureaucratic. bureaucratitis Excessive bureaucracy; red tape. bureaucratization The formation of, or the conversion of something into, a bureaucracy. bureaucratize To bring under the control of a bureaucracy; to make bureaucratic. bureaucratspeak Synonym of bureaucratese. bureaucrazy pointless or illogical bureaucracy bureaugamous Married (literally or metaphorically) to a bureaucracy. bureaugamy marriage (literal or metaphorical) to a bureaucracy bureaupathic Following bureaucracy to the point of harming business operations or upsetting customers. bureaupathological Synonym of bureaupathic. bureaupathology Harmful traits of a bureaucratic organization, such as inflexibility and impersonality. bureausis A psychological aversion to bureaucracies or bureaucratic behaviors, which are perceived to be impersonal and dehumanizing. bureautic bureaucratic Bureen A locality in the Muswellbrook council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Burehifasdhoo An uninhabited island of Noonu, Maldives. burek A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire. burel A coarse woolen cloth. Burell A surname. Buren A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. burerk A woman, sometimes one who is showily dressed. bures A village in Bures Hamlet parish, Braintree district, Essex and Bures St Mary parish, Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9034). Buresh A surname. burette A glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and titration. Bureya An urban locality in Bureysky district, Amur Oblast, Russia. Burfoot A surname. Burford A surname. burg Burgundy wine. burgage A medieval tenure in socage under which property in England and Scotland was held under the king or a lord of a town and was maintained for a yearly rent or for rendering an inferior service (not knight's service) such as watching and warding. Burgalese Of or related to Burgos, Spain. burgall A cunner, a fish of species (Tautogolabrus adspersus). Burgan A surname. Burgard A surname. Burgas A city in eastern Bulgaria. Burgaw A town, the county seat of Pender County, North Carolina, United States. Burgdoff A surname. Burgdorf A town in the Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany. Burge A surname. burgee A flag, usually a broad tapering pennant, often with a swallowtail, flown by yachts to identify the owner's yacht club. Burgener A surname. Burgenland The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria. Burgeo A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. burgeon A bud, sprout, or shoot. burgeoning The act of budding or sprouting. burgeoningly In a burgeoning manner. burger A hamburger. burgerflation An increase in the prices of burgers and other fast food. burgerland The United States of America. burgerless Without a burger or burgers. burgerlicious Delicious in a way that involves burgers. burgerlike Resembling or characteristic of a burger. burgermaking The process of cooking or preparing burgers. burgernomics An informal measurement of the purchasing power parity between currencies, based on the price of a Big Mac in various countries. burgerology The study of burgers. burgery The governing body of a burgh or borough; burgage. Burges A surname. Burgeson A surname. burgess An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen. burgessdom The role or status of burgess. Burgessian Of or relating to Anthony Burgess (John Anthony Burgess Wilson, 1917–1993), English writer and critic.