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 burgessy Citizenship. Burget A surname from Czech. Burgett A surname. burggraf A surname from German. burgh A small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names). burghal Relating to a burgh or borough. Burghardt A surname. Burghausen A town in Altötting district, Bavaria, Germany. burghbote A tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town. Burghclere A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4761). Burghead A small coastal town in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ1168). burgher A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class. burgherdom The role or status of burgher. burgheress A female burgher. burgherhood The role or status of burgher. burgherly Befitting a burgher. burghership The state of being a burgher; citizenship. Burghill A village and civil parish north-west of Hereford, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4744). burghmaster A burgomaster. burghmote Synonym of barmote. Burgin A surname from Old French. Burgio A surname from Italian. burgish Of, like, resembling, or typical of a burg; citylike. burglar A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing a crime, usually theft. burglaree One who is burgled. burglarer A burglar. burglaress A female burglar. burglarious Being or resembling a burglar burglariously As a burglar; in order to burgle. burglariousness the state or quality of being burglarious. burglarize To commit burglary. burglarizer Synonym of burglar. burglarous Of, or related to a burglary. burglarously In a burglarous manner. burglarproof as secure as possible against burglary burglary The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal. Burglauenen A settlement in Grindelwald, Bern canton, Switzerland. burgle To commit burglary. burglee A victim of burglary. Burgman A surname from German. Burgo A surname from the Latin form, for someone who lived in a fortified place. burgomaster The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries. burgomastership The role or status of a burgomaster. burgomistress The wife of a burgomaster. Burgon A surname. burgonet A light helmet worn by infantrymen, bearing a crest and hinged cheekpieces, but typically without a visor. burgoo A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter. Burgoon A village in Sandusky County, Ohio. Burgos A province in Castile and León, in northern Spain. Burgoyne A surname from Old French. burgrass Any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand and having burs for fruit. burgrave The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status. burgraviate The territory of a burgrave. burgravine The wife of a burgrave. Burgueno A surname. Burgum A surname Burgundian A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy. burgundy A dark red colour tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine. burgundyish Somewhat burgundy in colour. burgwall A hillfort, a walled fortification. burh A fortified dwelling place belonging to a king or noble; a prehistoric fort. Burhan A male given name from Arabic. Burhanpur A district of Madhya Pradesh, India. burhead Any plant in genus Echinodorus. burhinid Any bird in the family Burhinidae, the stone curlews and thick-knees. Burhou A small island northwest of Alderney that is part of the Channel Islands. Buri A Germanic tribe dwelling near the territory of the Marcomanni buriable Able to be, or designed to be buried. burial The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth. burian A tomb; sepulchre. Burias one of the three major islands of the province of Masbate Buriat From, of, or pertaining to, Buryatia Burich A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Buridan A surname from French Buridanian Of or relating to the 14th-century French philosopher Jean Buridan. buried Placed in a grave at a burial. Burien A city in Washington. burier One who buries burikko An adult woman who behaves childishly, especially a Japanese woman or a woman involved with Japanese culture. burimamide A thiourea derivative that acts as an antagonist at the H2 and H3 histamine receptors and whose discovery ultimately led to the development of cimetidine. burin A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver. burinate To make a burin from a flint burination A mark made (as if) with a burin burinist One who engraves with a burin. burion A red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis). Buriram A province of Thailand. buriti The moriche palm. Buriton A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7320). Burjanadze A transliteration of the Georgian surname ბურჯანაძე (burǯanaʒe). Burji A Cushitic language spoken in southern Ethiopia. Burjuc A commune of Hunedoara County, Romania. burk To vomit. burka A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name), traditionally worn by men of the Caucasus region. Burkard A surname from German, variant of Burkhart Burkart A surname. burkavidin A biotin-binding protein present in Burkholderia burke To murder by suffocation. Burkean Of or relating to Edmund Burke (1729–1797), Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher, remembered for his support of the cause of the American Revolutionaries, and for his later opposition to the French Revolution. Burkeen A surname. burkeite An evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate with the chemical formula Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂, found at Searles Lake, California. Burkel A surname from German. burker One who burkes; one who murders in order to sell the body to an anatomist, surgeon, etc. Burkert A surname. Burkesville A city, the county seat of Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States. Burket A surname. Burkett A surname. Burkettville A village in the town of Appleton, Knox County, Maine, United States. Burkey A surname. Burkhalter A surname. Burkhammer A surname from German. Burkhanism A indigenist new religious movement of the Altai Republic. Burkhanist Of or pertaining to Burkhanism. Burkhard A surname from German. Burkhardt A surname from German. Burkhead A surname. Burkholder A surname. burkholderial Relating to proteobacteria of the genus Burkholderia. Burkinabe A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent. Burkinese In, of or otherwise relating to Burkina Faso, the former Upper Volta, or its citizens. Burkins A surname. Burkinshaw A surname. Burkism Murder for the purpose of selling the body for dissection. burkite A resurrection man. Burkitt A surname. Burkle A surname. Burkley A surname. Burklow A surname from German. Burklund A surname. Burkman A surname. burks A surname. burkundaz An armed guard or watchman. Burky A surname. burl A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner; a burr knot. Burla A commune and village in Suceava County, Romania. burladero A protective barrier behind which people in the bullring protect themselves from the bull. burlak Formerly in Russia, a man employed in dragging barges or ships upstream. Burland A village in Burland and Acton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6153). burlap A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc. burlapped Containing burlap. burlappy Resembling or characteristic of burlap. burle A cold north wind that blows in the winter in south-central France. burlecue Burlesque (adult entertainment show). Burleigh A surname. burler Someone who burls (removes knots from cloth). Burles A surname Burlescombe A village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST0716). Burleson A surname. burlesque Parodical; parodic burlesquely In a burlesque manner. burlesqueness The state or quality of being burlesque.