English words: buquineran to Burkean

300 English words, part 134 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 42 have a page of their own.

English words buquineran to Burkean

buquineran noun: A dimethoxyquinazoline derivative.
buquinolate noun: An antiprotozoal drug.
buquiterine noun: A particular bronchospasmolytic agent.
bur adjective, noun /bɝ/: A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.
bur block noun: A block (cuboid) with holes in it of varying sizes, designed for various-sized burs (drill bits).
bur marigold noun: A plant, the beggar's ticks (Bidens spp.).
bur oak noun: Quercus macrocarpa.
bur oak blight noun: A disease of the bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) caused by a Tubakia fungus.
bur-reed noun: A group (genus Sparganium) of widespread flowering perennial marsh plants widespread in wet areas in temperate regions.
bur sage noun: Alternative form of bursage.
Bura proper noun: A Chadic language spoken in Nigeria.
burak noun: Alternative form of borak.
buraku noun: The burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities
burakumin noun: A member of a Japanese social minority group, descendants of feudal-era outcasts.
buran noun: Alternative form of borani.
burangaite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
burani noun: Alternative form of borani.
buranji noun: historical chronicle of Assam.
buransh noun: The tree rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum).
burao noun: A tropical flowering tree, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus), found in the South Pacific.
Buraq proper noun: The horse-like creature that Muhammad is said to have ridden during the Night Journey.
burau noun: Alternative form of burao.
burb noun /bɝb/: A suburb.
Burba proper noun: A surname.
Burbach proper noun: A surname from German.
Burbage proper noun: A surname.
Burbank noun: A heavy cotton canvas, used for convertible tops for cars in the early 20th century
Burbankian adjective: Of or relating to Luther Burbank (1849–1926), American botanist and agricultural scientist.
Burbankism noun: The use of science to improve agricultural processes.
burbankite noun: A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, carbon, cerium, oxygen, sodium, and strontium.
burbark noun: A tropical shrub of the genus Triumfetta.
Burberried adjective: Dressed in clothing of the Burberry brand.
Burberry proper noun: A surname.
Burbidge proper noun: A surname.
burble noun, verb /ˈbɝ.bl̩/: A bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.
burbler noun: One who burbles.
burbling noun, verb: A burble, the sounds of a burble.
burbly adjective: burbling, bubbling
burbot noun /ˈbɜ(ɹ).bət/: A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.
Burbridge proper noun: A surname.
Burbury proper noun: A surname.
burcak noun: Alternative form of burčák.
Burch proper noun /bɜːt͡ʃ/: A surname.
Burcham proper noun: A surname.
Burchard proper noun: A surname.
Burchell proper noun: A surname.
Burchell's zebra noun: Equus quagga burchellii, a southern subspecies of the plains zebra.
Burchett proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Burchfield proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Burchill proper noun: A surname.
Burchillian adjective: Of or relating to Julie Burchill (born 1959), polemical British writer.
Burciaga proper noun: A surname.
Burckhardtian adjective: Of or relating to Jacob Burckhardt (1818–1897), historian of art and culture.
burckhardtite noun: A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and tellurium.
burclover noun: Any of various European and North African herbs of the genus Medicago.
burcucumber noun: Alternative form of burr cucumber.
burd noun: maiden, young woman
burd-alane noun: Alternative form of burdalane.
Burda proper noun: A surname.
burdalane noun: The last child that survives in a family.
burdalone noun: Alternative form of burdalane.
burdash noun: A form of fringed sash or cravat worn by gentlemen
burdei noun: A half-dugout shelter, a combination of a sod house and a log cabin, found in Eastern Europe
Burdekin proper noun: A surname.
Burdekin duck noun: The bird Tadorna radjah, a protected species within Australia.
Burdekin plum noun: Pleiogynium timoriense, a medium-sized fruit-bearing tree native to Malesia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
Burdell proper noun: A surname.
burden noun, verb /ˈbɜːdn̩/: A heavy load.
burden basket noun: A basket fitted with a strap or straps to allow it to be carried on the back with the carrier's arms free.
burden of persuasion noun: The duty upon a party in a legal proceeding to persuade the fact-finder to decide for that party on an assertion of fact; part of the burden of proof,...
burden of production noun: The duty upon a party in a legal proceeding to introduce enough evidence relating to an assertion of fact to have the issue be considered by the fact-finder...
burden of proof noun: The duty of a party in a legal proceeding to prove an assertion of fact; it includes both the burden of production and the burden of persuasion; the onus...
burdened adjective, verb: encumbered by a literal or figurative burden; having too much to deal with.
burdenedness noun: The state or condition of being burdened.
burdener noun: One who burdens; an oppressor.
burdenful adjective: Marked by burdens.
burdenless adjective: Without a burden.
burdenlessness noun: Freedom from burdens.
burdenous adjective: Heavy; oppressive.
burdensome adjective /ˈbɜː.dən.səm/: Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burdensomely adverb: In a burdensome fashion.
burdensomeness noun: The state or quality of being burdensome.
Burder proper noun: A surname.
burdet noun: A cotton fabric.
Burdett proper noun: An English surname from French derived from the French surnames Burdette, Bourdette, and back to Bourdet.
Burdette proper noun: A surname from French.
Burdge proper noun: A surname.
Burdick proper noun: A surname.
Burdine proper noun: A surname from French.
Burditt proper noun: A surname from French.
burdizzo noun: A castration device employing a large clamp designed to break the blood vessels leading into the testicles, causing testicular necrosis and deterioration.
burdock noun /ˈbɜːdɒk/: Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
burdon noun: A pilgrim's staff.
Burdwan proper noun: former name of Bardhaman, a city in West Bengal, India.
bure noun: A traditional Fijian cottage with a steep thatched roof and wide windows.
bureau noun /ˈbjʊ.ɹəʊ/: An administrative unit of government; office.
Bureau-Barrière syndrome noun: Sporadic forms of hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type I.
bureau de change noun /ˈbjʊəɹ.əʊ.dəˌʃɒ̃ʒ/: A place where foreign currency can be exchanged.
bureau plat noun: A flat writing desk.
bureaucracy noun /bjʊəˈɹɒk.ɹə.si/: Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
bureaucrat noun /ˈbjʊəɹəkɹæt/: An official who is part of a bureaucracy.
bureaucratess noun: A female bureaucrat.
bureaucratic adjective /ˌbjʊəɹəˈkɹætɪk/: Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.
bureaucratic centralism noun: A set of principles of organization whereby power is centralized and subordinate bureaucrats must follow decisions and carry out orders made by their superiors.
bureaucratic inertia noun: The tendency of bureaucratic organizations to perpetuate their established procedures, even if they are counterproductive or diametrically opposed to their...
bureaucratical adjective: Synonym of bureaucratic.
bureaucratically adverb: In a bureaucratic manner.
bureaucratisation noun: Alternative spelling of bureaucratization.
bureaucratise verb: Alternative form of bureaucratize.
bureaucratism noun: Bureaucratic policies or behaviour.
bureaucratist adjective, noun: Focused on or in favor of bureaucratic approaches.
bureaucratistic adjective: Characteristic of bureaucratism; bureaucratic.
bureaucratitis noun: Excessive bureaucracy; red tape.
bureaucratization noun: The formation of, or the conversion of something into, a bureaucracy.
bureaucratize verb /bjʊəˈɹɒkɹətʌɪz/: To bring under the control of a bureaucracy; to make bureaucratic.
bureaucratspeak noun: Synonym of bureaucratese.
bureaugamous adjective: Married (literally or metaphorically) to a bureaucracy.
bureaugamy noun: marriage (literal or metaphorical) to a bureaucracy
bureaupathic adjective: Following bureaucracy to the point of harming business operations or upsetting customers.
bureaupathological adjective: Synonym of bureaupathic.
bureaupathology noun: Harmful traits of a bureaucratic organization, such as inflexibility and impersonality.
bureausis noun: A psychological aversion to bureaucracies or bureaucratic behaviors, which are perceived to be impersonal and dehumanizing.
bureautic adjective, noun: bureaucratic
bureautics noun: Alternative form of bureautic.
burek noun: A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire.
burel noun: A coarse woolen cloth.
burelle noun: Alternative form of purrel.
Buren proper noun: A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
burerk noun: A woman, sometimes one who is showily dressed.
buret noun: Alternative spelling of burette.
burette noun /bjʊəˈɹɛt/: A glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and titration.
burfee noun: Alternative form of barfi.
burfi noun: Alternative form of barfi.
burfish noun: Alternative spelling of burrfish
burflower tree noun: The kadam.
Burfoot proper noun: A surname.
Burford proper noun: A surname.
burg noun, suffix /bɜːɡ/: Burgundy wine.
burgage noun /ˈbɝɡɪd͡ʒ/: 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...
Burgalese adjective: Of or related to Burgos, Spain.
burgall noun: A cunner, a fish of species (Tautogolabrus adspersus).
Burgan proper noun: A surname.
burganet noun: Alternative form of burgonet.
Burgard proper noun: A surname.
Burgas proper noun /bʊɚˈɡɑ(ː)s/: A city in eastern Bulgaria.
Burgaw proper noun: A town, the county seat of Pender County, North Carolina, United States.
Burgdorf proper noun: A town in the Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Burge proper noun: A surname.
burgee noun: A flag, usually a broad tapering pennant, often with a swallowtail, flown by yachts to identify the owner's yacht club.
Burgener proper noun: A surname.
Burgenland proper noun /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡənlænd/: The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burgeois adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of bourgeois.
burgeon noun, verb /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒən/: A bud, sprout, or shoot.
burgeoning adjective, noun, verb /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/: The act of budding or sprouting.
burgeoningly adverb: In a burgeoning manner.
burger noun, suffix /ˈbɜːɡə/: A hamburger.
burger bar noun: A fast-food restaurant and/or takeaway selling primarily hamburgers and similar dishes.
burger bun noun: A (sliced) soft white bread roll in which a hamburger, cheeseburger etc. is placed.
burger burn noun: An event where hamburgers are grilled and served, often as a fundraiser or team-building exercise.
burger flipper noun: A cook in a fast food restaurant.
burger highlife noun: A form of highlife music developed by Ghanaian immigrants to Germany, influenced by disco and funk.
burger menu noun: Synonym of hamburger menu.
burger sauce noun: A sauce used on burgers, composed of ketchup, mayonnaise, relish, and sometimes other ingredients, derived from Thousand Island dressing.
burger steak noun: Hamburg steak
burgerflation noun: An increase in the prices of burgers and other fast food.
burgeria noun: Alternative form of burgery.
burgerless adjective: Without a burger or burgers.
burgerlicious adjective: Delicious in a way that involves burgers.
burgerlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a burger.
burgermaking noun: The process of cooking or preparing burgers.
burgermeister noun: Synonym of burgomaster.
burgernomics noun: An informal measurement of the purchasing power parity between currencies, based on the price of a Big Mac in various countries.
burgerology noun: The study of burgers.
Burgers vector noun: A mathematical vector that represents the magnitude and direction of the distortion in a dislocation in a crystal lattice.
burgery adjective, noun: The governing body of a burgh or borough; burgage.
Burges proper noun: A surname.
burgess noun /ˈbɜːd͡ʒɪs/: An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
burgess-ship noun: The state or condition of being a burgess; citizenship.
burgessdom noun: The role or status of burgess.
Burgessian adjective: Of or relating to Anthony Burgess (John Anthony Burgess Wilson, 1917–1993), English writer and critic.
burgessy noun: Citizenship.
Burgett proper noun: A surname.
burggraf noun: Alternative form of burgrave.
burggrave noun: Alternative form of burgrave.
burggravine noun: Alternative form of burgravine.
burgh noun, suffix /ˈbʌɹə/: a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
burgh of barony noun: A burgh in Scotland, distinct from royal burghs in being granted to a landowner who, as a tenant-in-chief, held his estates directly from the crown.
burgh of regality noun: A burgh of barony, spiritual or temporal, enfranchised by crown charter, with regal or exclusive criminal jurisdiction within their own territories.
burghal adjective: Relating to a burgh or borough.
Burghardt proper noun: A surname.
Burghausen proper noun: A town in Altötting district, Bavaria, Germany.
burghbote noun: A tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
Burghclere proper noun: A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4761).
Burghead proper noun: A small coastal town in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ1168).
burgher noun /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡə(ɹ)/: A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
burgherdom noun: The role or status of burgher.
burgheress noun: A female burgher.
burgherhood noun: The role or status of burgher.
burgherly adjective: Befitting a burgher.
burghermaster noun: Alternative form of burgomaster.
burghership noun: The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
burghmaster noun: A burgomaster.
burghmote noun: Synonym of barmote.
burghul noun: Alternative form of bulgur.
Burgin proper noun: A surname from Old French.
burginot noun: Rare spelling of burgonet.
Burgio proper noun: A surname from Italian.
burgir noun: Pronunciation spelling of burger.
burgish adjective: Of, like, resembling, or typical of a burg; citylike.
burglar noun, verb /ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/: A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing a crime, usually theft.
burglar alarm noun: A warning device that is activated by trespassers, intended to deter burglars.
burglar bar noun: Any of a set of metal bars fitted over doors or windows to prevent breaking and entering.
burglar-proof adjective: Alternative form of burglarproof.
burglar's wine noun: Drugged or poisoned wine
burglaree noun: One who is burgled.
burglarer noun: A burglar.
burglaress noun: A female burglar.
burglarious adjective /bɜːˈɡlɛəɹi.əs/: Being or resembling a burglar
burglariously adverb: As a burglar; in order to burgle.
burglariousness noun: the state or quality of being burglarious.
burglarise verb: Rare spelling of burglarize.
burglariser noun: Alternative spelling of burglarizer.
burglarize verb /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡləɹaɪz/: To commit burglary.
burglarizer noun: Synonym of burglar.
burglarous adjective: Of, or related to a burglary.
burglarously adverb: In a burglarous manner.
burglarproof adjective /ˈbɝɡlɚˌpɹuf/: as secure as possible against burglary
burglary noun /ˈbɜː.ɡlə.ɹi/: The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
burglary tourism noun: Travel to another country for the purpose of stealing from wealthy homes.
burgle verb /ˈbɜːɡl̩/: To commit burglary.
burglee noun: A victim of burglary.
Burgman proper noun: A surname from German.
Burgo proper noun /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡoʊ/: A surname from the Latin form, for someone who lived in a fortified place.
burgomaster noun /ˈbɜɹɡəmæstɚ/: The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
burgomastership noun: The role or status of a burgomaster.
burgomeister noun: Alternative spelling of burgomaster.
burgomistress noun: The wife of a burgomaster.
Burgon proper noun: A surname.
burgonet noun /ˈbɝ.ɡəˌnɛt/: A light helmet worn by infantrymen, bearing a crest and hinged cheekpieces, but typically without a visor.
burgoo noun: A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter.
Burgoon proper noun: A village in Sandusky County, Ohio.
Burgos proper noun /ˈbʊə.ɡəʊs/: A province in Castile and León, in northern Spain.
burgout noun: Alternative form of burgoo.
Burgoyne proper noun: A surname from Old French.
burgraf noun: Alternative form of burgrave.
burgrass noun: Any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand and having burs for fruit.
burgrave noun /ˈbɜːɡɹeɪv/: The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
burgraviate noun: The territory of a burgrave.
burgravine noun: The wife of a burgrave.
Burgum proper noun: A surname
Burgundian adjective, noun /bɜːˈɡʌndɪən/: A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
Burgundian system noun: Alternative letter-case form of Burgundian System.
burgundy adjective, noun /ˈbɜ.ɡən.di/: Alternative letter-case form of Burgundy (red wine).
Burgundy mixture noun: A mixture of copper sulphate and sodium carbonate, used as a fungicidal spray for trees and small fruits.
Burgundy pitch noun: A yellowish-brown resinous substance prepared from the exudation of the Norway spruce by melting in hot water and straining through cloth. It was formerly...
burgundyish adjective: Somewhat burgundy in colour.
burgwall noun: A hillfort, a walled fortification.
burh noun /bɜː/: A fortified dwelling place belonging to a king or noble; a prehistoric fort.
Burhan proper noun: A male given name from Arabic.
Burhanpur proper noun: A district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
burhead noun: Any plant in genus Echinodorus.
burhinid noun: Any bird in the family Burhinidae, the stone curlews and thick-knees.
Buri noun: A Germanic tribe dwelling near the territory of the Marcomanni
buri palm noun: Any member of the species Corypha utan of massive, fan-leaved palm trees native to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, and notably the largest in the...
buriable adjective: Able to be, or designed to be buried.
burial noun /ˈbɛɹi.əl/: The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
burial case noun: A form of coffin, usually of iron, made to close air-tight, for the preservation of a dead body.
burial chamber noun: A chamber, often below ground level, used to bury the remains of the dead.
burial ground noun: A cemetery or graveyard.
burial mound noun: A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
burial place noun: Alternative form of burial place.
burial society noun: A form of friendly society that exists to cover funeral expenses.
burialplace noun: Alternative form of burial place.
burian noun: A tomb; sepulchre.
Buriat adjective, noun: From, of, or pertaining to, Buryatia
Buridan proper noun: A surname from French
Buridanian adjective: Of or relating to the 14th-century French philosopher Jean Buridan.
buried adjective, verb /ˈbɛ.ɹid/: Placed in a grave at a burial.
buried penis noun: A condition where a normal-sized penis is concealed beneath folds of skin, tissue, or fat in the lower abdomen, thighs, or scrotum.
buried treasure noun: Something valuable that is concealed for a long time and then rediscovered.
buried valley noun: An ancient river or stream valley that has been filled with glacial or unconsolidated sediment.
Burien proper noun /ˈbju.ɹi.ən/: A city in Washington.
burier noun: One who buries
burikko noun: An adult woman who behaves childishly, especially a Japanese woman or a woman involved with Japanese culture.
burimamide noun /bjʊəˈɹɪməmaɪd/: 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 noun /ˈbjʊəɹɪn/: A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.
burinate verb: To make a burin from a flint
burination noun: A mark made (as if) with a burin
burinist noun: One who engraves with a burin.
burion noun: A red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis).
Buriram proper noun: A province of Thailand.
buriti noun: The moriche palm.
burk verb /bɜːk/: To vomit.
burka noun /ˈbɝkə/: Alternative form of burqa.
burkaed adjective: Alternative spelling of burqaed
Burkard proper noun: A surname from German, variant of Burkhart
Burkart proper noun: A surname.
burkavidin noun: A biotin-binding protein present in Burkholderia
burke noun, verb /bɜː(ɹ)k/: To murder by suffocation.
Burkean adjective, noun /ˈbɜːkɪ.ən/: Of or relating to Edmund Burke (1729–1797), Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher, remembered for his support of the cause of...

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under B: 42,566 words, in 142 parts.