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burb

US/bɝb/UK/bɜːb/

noun

UncommonScrabble 8

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Meanings

nounburb (plural burbs)

plural burbs · alternative 'burb

colloquialin pluralA suburb.

Origin

Clipping of suburb.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with burb

superb herb verb curb disturb Serb refurb reverb blurb kerb perturb gerbe gerb acerb birb deturb

Cite this entry

APA

burb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burb

MLA

“burb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burb.

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