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 burlesquer A burlesque performer. burlesquery That which is burlesque; a parody. burlesquing An instance of burlesque. Burleton A surname from Old English. burletta A comic operetta; a musical farce. Burlew A surname. burley A tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky, used in making cigarettes. burlike Resembling or characteristic of a bur. burlily In a burly manner. burliness The characteristic of being burly. burling A surname. Burlingame A surname. Burlingamer Someone from or residing in the city of Burlingame in San Mateo County, California, United States. Burlingham Three villages in Lingwood and Burlingham civil parish, Norfolk, England: Burlingham Green, North Burlingham and South Burlingham. burlingiid Any trilobite in the family †Burlingiidae. burlingiiform Of the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a proparian pattern in which anterior and posterior sutures run subparallel to create roughly rectangular fixigenae. Burlingjobb A hamlet in Old Radnor community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO2558) Burlington A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador. Burlinskoye A salt lake in Altai Krai, Russia. Burlison A surname. Burlton A surname, variant of Burleton. burlwood burl (a type of wood on a tree). burly Large, well-built, and muscular. burlywood A brown sandy colour, of RGB hexadecimal value #DEB887. Burma A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar. Burman Of or relating to the principal, Burmese-speaking ethnic group of Myanmar. Burmanization The process of Burmanizing; adaptation to Burman cultural norms. Burmanize To make Burman. burmanniaceous Belonging to the family Burmanniaceae. Burmarsh A hamlet in Marden parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5346). Burmaster A surname from German. Burmeister A surname from German. Burmese Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language. Burmeseness Quality of being Burmese. Burmeso A language isolate spoken in Indonesia. Burmester A surname. Burmic A branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages distantly related to Tibetan and spoken in East Asia over the borders of Burma, including dialects of the Burmese-Lolo (Burmish) subgroup (including Burmese) and the Kachin subgroup. Burmilla A medium-sized shorthair domestic cat breed, originating in Great Britain. Burmish Belonging or relating to a language family that includes Burmese, Arakanese, and other Burmese dialects. burn A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. burnability The quality or degree of being burnable. burnable Able to be burned; combustible Burnaby A city in British Columbia, Canada. Burnage A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8692). Burnam A surname. Burnamy A male given name. Burnand A surname. Burnaston A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2832). Burnbank A northern suburb of the town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7056). Burnby A village in Hayton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8346). Burnden A southern suburb of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7207). burndown The use of a herbicide to destroy existing foliage. Burndred A surname. burne A surname. burned Damaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process. Burnell A surname. burner An element on a kitchen stove, hob, or cooktop that generates localized heat for cooking. burnerless Without a burner. Burneside A village in Strickland Ketel parish and Strickland Roger parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5095). burnet Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas. burnetiamorph Any therapsid of the clade Burnetiamorpha. burnetiid Any member of the family Burnetiidae. Burnett A surname from Old French. Burnette A surname from Old French. Burnettian Of or relating to Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924), Anglo-American novelist and playwright. burnettize To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of zinc chloride, to prevent decay. Burnewang A locality in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia Burney A surname from Anglo-Norman. burnfire A bonfire. Burnford A surname. Burngullow A hamlet in St Mewan parish and St Stephen-in-Brannel parish, near St Austell, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9852). Burnham A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district, and partly in Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9382). Burnhamism The philosophy and politics espoused by the British politician Andy Burnham (born 1970). burnie A small brook. burninate To destroy by fire; to burn. burnination An instance of intense burning; conflagration. burning So hot as to seem to burn (something). Burningham A surname. burningly in a burning manner burningness The property of burning or seeming to burn. burnish To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine. burnished Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher). burnisher A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing. burnishest (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of burnish burnishing A polishing. burnishment burnishing Burniston A village and civil parish in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0193). burnlet A small burn (stream). Burnley A market town in Lancashire, England. burnlike Resembling or characteristic of a burn. Burnmouth A coastal village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9560). burnoff The act or process of burning off. Burnomania Enthusiasm for the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759–1796). burnoose A thick hooded cloak worn by Berbers and Arabs in Northwest Africa. burnoosed Dressed in a burnoose. Burnopfield A village in north County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1756). burnou A cape with a hood made of wool, of Algerian origin, used as a baby garment, popular with French mothers from the early 20th century through the 1960s. burnout The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career. burnoutness The state or quality of being burnt out (overworked to exhaustion). burnover The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it. burnproof Resistant to burning. burns A surname. Burnsall A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0361). Burnsed A surname. Burnsian Of or pertaining to Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish poet and lyricist, or his writings. burnside A moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin. burnsite A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal dark red mineral containing cadmium, chlorine, copper, oxygen, potassium, and selenium. burnstickle A stickleback. Burnsville A city in Dakota County, Minnesota. Burnsworth A surname. burnt Damaged or injured by fire or heat. Burntisland A royal burgh (town) in the Fife council area of Scotland (OS grid ref NT2385). burntness The state or quality of being burnt. Burntwood A town and civil parish with a town council in Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0509). burnup A measure of the consumption of fuel in a nuclear reactor. burnweed Any of the flowering plants of the genus Erechtites. Burnworth A surname from Old English. burny Tending to burn. Burol A barangay of Calamba, Laguna, Philippines. buron A traditional Auvergne shepherd's hut with a thatched roof, or a rustic mountain chalet in the same style. Buronga A locality in the Wentworth council area, south western New South Wales, Australia. buroo The Labour Bureau; hence, unemployment benefits; the dole. burosumab A human monoclonal antibody medication for the treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia and tumor-induced osteomalacia. Burot A barangay of Tarlac City, Tarlac, Philippines. Burow A surname. burp A belch. burpalite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium. burpee A physical exercise performed by bending over, performing a squat thrust, returning to a standing position, and jumping once. burper One who burps. Burpham A suburb of Guildford, Surrey, England, north-east of the town centre (OS grid ref TQ0152). burping The sound of a burp. burpingly With a burp. burpless Not causing the eater to burp. Burpo A surname. burpy Full of burps. burqa An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty). burqaed Dressed in a burqa. burqaless Without a burqa; not wearing a burqa. burqini A head-to-toe swimsuit, enabling women to conform to the Islamic dress code when bathing on a public beach. Burque Nickname for Albuquerque: a city in New Mexico, United States. burr A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter. burra Big or important, used as a respectful honorific. Burrabazar A neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Burraboi A locality in the Murray River council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Burradoo A locality in the Wingecarribee council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Burraga A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Burragate A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Burrage A surname. Burragorang A locality and former town (now flooded) in Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, Australia. Burrahaa An uninhabited island of Laamu, Maldives.