English words: burkeite to Burrill

300 English words, part 135 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 31 have a page of their own.

English words burkeite to Burrill

burkeite noun: An evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate with the chemical formula Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂, found at Searles Lake, California.
burker noun: One who burkes; one who murders in order to sell the body to an anatomist, surgeon, etc.
Burkert proper noun: A surname.
Burkett proper noun: A surname.
Burkey proper noun: A surname.
burkha noun: Alternative spelling of burqa.
Burkhalter proper noun: A surname.
Burkhanism noun /ˌbɜː(ɹ)ˈkɑːnɪzəm/: A indigenist new religious movement of the Altai Republic.
Burkhanist adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Burkhanism.
Burkhard proper noun: A surname from German.
Burkhead proper noun: A surname.
Burkholder proper noun: A surname.
burkholderial adjective: Relating to proteobacteria of the genus Burkholderia.
Burkian adjective: Alternative form of Burkean.
Burkina Fasoan adjective, noun: Of or from Burkina Faso.
Burkinabe adjective, noun /ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/: A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
Burkinese adjective, noun: In, of or otherwise relating to Burkina Faso, the former Upper Volta, or its citizens.
burkini noun: Alternative spelling of burqini.
Burkinshaw proper noun: A surname.
Burkism noun: Murder for the purpose of selling the body for dissection.
burkite noun: A resurrection man.
Burkitt proper noun: A surname.
Burkitt lymphoma noun: Alternative form of Burkitt's lymphoma.
Burkitt's lymphoma noun: A cancer of the lymphatic system, particularly B lymphocytes found in the germinal center.
Burkle proper noun: A surname.
Burkley proper noun: A surname.
Burkman proper noun: A surname.
burkundauze noun: Alternative form of burkundaz.
burkundaz noun: An armed guard or watchman.
burkundoss noun: Alternative form of burkundaz.
Burkwood viburnum noun: Viburnum × burkwoodii, a hybrid flowering plant that is a cross between V. carlesii and V. utile.
Burky proper noun: A surname.
burl noun, verb /bɝl/: A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner; a burr knot.
Burla proper noun: A commune and village in Suceava County, Romania.
burladero noun: A protective barrier behind which people in the bullring protect themselves from the bull.
burlak noun: Formerly in Russia, a man employed in dragging barges or ships upstream.
Burland proper noun: A village in Burland and Acton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6153).
burlap noun, verb /ˈbɝlæp/: A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.
burlap bag noun: A large bag woven from burlap.
burlapped adjective, verb: Containing burlap.
burlappy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of burlap.
burle noun: A cold north wind that blows in the winter in south-central France.
burlecue noun: Burlesque (adult entertainment show).
Burleigh proper noun: A surname.
burler noun: Someone who burls (removes knots from cloth).
burlesk noun: Obsolete spelling of burlesque.
Burleson proper noun: A surname.
burlesque adjective, noun, verb /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/: Parodical; parodic
burlesquely adverb: In a burlesque manner.
burlesqueness noun: The state or quality of being burlesque.
burlesquer noun: A burlesque performer.
burlesquery noun: That which is burlesque; a parody.
burlesquing noun, verb: An instance of burlesque.
burletta noun /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛtə/: A comic operetta; a musical farce.
Burlew proper noun: A surname.
burley adjective, noun /ˈbɜː(ɹ)li/: A tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky, used in making cigarettes.
burleycue noun: Alternative form of burlecue.
burlicue noun: Alternative form of burlecue.
burlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a bur.
burlily adverb: In a burly manner.
burlin' adjective: drunk, intoxicated
burliness noun: The characteristic of being burly.
Burlingame proper noun /ˈbɜːrlɪŋɡeɪm/: A surname.
Burlingamer noun: Someone from or residing in the city of Burlingame in San Mateo County, California, United States.
Burlingham proper noun: Three villages in Lingwood and Burlingham civil parish, Norfolk, England: Burlingham Green, North Burlingham and South Burlingham.
burlingiid adjective, noun: Any trilobite in the family †Burlingiidae.
burlingiiform adjective: Of the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a proparian pattern in which anterior and posterior sutures run subparallel to create roughly rectangular...
Burlington proper noun /ˈbɝ.lɪŋ.tən/: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Burlington Bertie noun: gambling odds of 10/3, or one hundred to thirty
Burlington bun noun: A jelly doughnut.
Burlison proper noun: A surname.
burlwood noun: burl (a type of wood on a tree).
burly adjective /ˈbɜːli/: Large, well-built, and muscular.
burlywood adjective, noun: A brown sandy colour, of RGB hexadecimal value #DEB887.
Burma proper noun /ˈbɜː.mə/: A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.
Burma Road noun: An important military supply route.
Burman adjective, noun /ˈbɜː(ɹ)mən/: Of or relating to the principal, Burmese-speaking ethnic group of Myanmar.
Burmanization noun: The process of Burmanizing; adaptation to Burman cultural norms.
Burmanize verb: To make Burman.
burmanniaceous adjective: Belonging to the family Burmanniaceae.
Burmeister proper noun: A surname from German.
Burmese adjective, noun /bɜːˈmiːz/: Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.
Burmese boxing noun: Synonym of lethwei
Burmese cat noun: Alternative form of Burmese.
Burmese coriander noun: culantro
Burmese python noun: Python bivittatus, a large python native to Southeast Asia and invasive in Florida.
Burmese rosewood noun: Dalbergia oliveri, a southeast Asian tree and its wood, valuable for its red lumber used in ornamental work including woodturning and furniture. The sapwood...
Burmese snub-nosed monkey noun: Synonym of Myanmar snub-nosed monkey.
Burmese star tortoise noun: The tortoise Geochelone platynota.
Burmeseness noun: Quality of being Burmese.
Burmester proper noun: A surname.
Burmilla noun: A medium-sized shorthair domestic cat breed, originating in Great Britain.
Burmish adjective: Belonging or relating to a language family that includes Burmese, Arakanese, and other Burmese dialects.
burn noun, verb /bɜːn/: A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
burn a hole in someone's pocket verb: To cause someone to spend money or be tempted to spend money.
burn away verb: To remove or be removed by burning.
burn, baby, burn phrase: Used to express a sense of satisfaction or schadenfreude at seeing an enemy or rival in pain, as a form of payback or retribution for their past wrongs or...
burn bag noun: A bag for securely holding sensitive or classified documents which are to be destroyed by fire or pulping after a certain period of time.
burn-baited adjective, verb: Prepared for agricultural use by burning
burn barrel noun: A large metal container in which waste materials are disposed of by burning.
burn-beat verb: To prepare land for agricultural use by burning the topsoil, used especially on sour or wet soil.
burn book noun: A book for writing unpleasant information about others.
burn bread verb: To cause something unfortunate to happen to (someone) by mentioning it; to jinx something for (someone).
burn building noun: A structure built to be set on fire to train firefighters.
burn center noun: A hospital specializing in the treatment of burns.
burn-clearing noun: Slash and burn (technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop)
burn daylight verb: To use artificial light during the daytime when one could simply use the sunlight.
burn down verb: To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.
burn in noun, verb: The process by which components of a system are exercised prior to being placed in service (and sometimes before assembly), forcing certain failures to...
burn-mouth-vine noun: Synonym of jumby bean
burn notice noun: An announcement of dismissal of an agent or source which an intelligence agency considers to have become unreliable.
burn off verb: To dissipate as the result of heat.
burn one down verb: To smoke a joint (cannabis cigarette).
burn one's boats verb: To cut oneself off from all chance of retreat; to stake everything on success.
burn one's bridges verb: To destroy one's path, connections, reputation, opportunities, etc., particularly intentionally.
burn one's candle at both ends verb: Alternative form of burn the candle at both ends.
burn one's fingers verb: To harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.
burn one's toast verb: To cause inconvenience; to spoil someone's fun or enjoyment of something.
burn out noun, verb: To destroy by fire.
burn pavement verb: To drive on pavement at high speed.
burn phone noun: A cell phone purchased anonymously with cash, used for only a short time and then discarded so that the owner is untraceable.
burn pit noun: An open-air pit where waste is burned. Long-term exposure to its smoke is associated with health problems.
burn rate noun: The speed at which a resource, especially cash, is consumed.
burn rubber verb: To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.
burn someone at the stake verb: To execute (someone) by tying them to a post and setting a fire beneath them.
burn someone's ass verb: To irritate, bother, grind one's gears.
burn someone's ears verb: To cause blushing of someone's ears due to strong embarrassment.
burn that bridge when one comes to it verb: To anticipate dealing with a problem or situation either by acting in a manner that alienates or cuts ties with others, or merely with the expectation of...
burn the candle at both ends verb: To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.
burn the midnight oil verb: To work studiously, especially late into the night.
burn the roof verb: To experience a great time enjoying and dancing to the music in a dancehall or nightclub.
burn the water verb: To spear salmon by torchlight.
burn-the-wind noun: A blacksmith.
burn through verb: To use up in a hasty or destructive manner.
burn time noun, verb: The amount of time in which which the propellant charge of a rocket engine is completely consumed.
burn to a crisp verb: To burn (usually food) very severely.
burn unit noun: Synonym of burn center.
burn up noun, verb: To catch fire and burn until destroyed.
burnability noun: The quality or degree of being burnable.
burnable adjective, noun /ˈbɝnəbəl/: Able to be burned; combustible
Burnaby proper noun /ˈbɜɹnəbi/: A city in British Columbia, Canada.
Burnage proper noun: A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8692).
Burnam proper noun: A surname.
Burnand proper noun: A surname.
burnbeat verb: Alternative form of burn-beat.
burndown noun: The use of a herbicide to destroy existing foliage.
burned adjective, verb /ˈbɜːnd/: Damaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process.
burned out adjective, verb: Alternative form of burnt out.
burnedness noun: Alternative form of burntness.
Burnell proper noun: A surname.
burner noun /ˈbɜːnə/: An element on a kitchen stove, hob, or cooktop that generates localized heat for cooking.
burner account noun: An anonymous account (typically on a social media website) used (temporarily) for activities that the user does not desire to have tied to their main account.
burner phone noun: Alternative form of burn phone.
burnerless adjective: Without a burner.
burnet noun /ˈbɜːnɪt/: Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.
burnet moth noun: A zygaenid moth with crimson spots on the wings.
burnet rose noun: A wild rose native to coastal areas of Europe and northwestern Africa, Rosa pimpinellifolia
burnet saxifrage noun: Pimpinella saxifraga, a plant of the family Apiaceae.
burnetiamorph noun: Any therapsid of the clade Burnetiamorpha.
burnetiid noun: Any member of the family Burnetiidae.
Burnett proper noun: A surname from Old French.
Burnett salmon noun: Synonym of Australian lungfish.
Burnette proper noun: A surname from Old French.
Burnettian adjective: Of or relating to Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924), Anglo-American novelist and playwright.
burnettise verb: Alternative form of burnettize
burnettize verb: To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of zinc chloride, to prevent decay.
Burney proper noun: A surname from Anglo-Norman.
burnfire noun: A bonfire.
Burnham proper noun /ˈbɝnəm/: A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district, and partly in Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9382).
Burnham bounce noun: The rapid improvement in the popularity of the Labour Party, according to opinion polls, after Andy Burnham succeeded Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader...
Burnhamism noun /ˈbɜː(ɹ)nəmɪzəm/: The philosophy and politics espoused by the British politician Andy Burnham (born 1970).
burnie noun: A small brook.
burnin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of burning.
burninate verb: To destroy by fire; to burn.
burnination interjection, noun: An instance of intense burning; conflagration.
burning adjective, noun, verb /ˈbɝnɪŋ/: So hot as to seem to burn (something).
burning bar noun: A thermal lance.
burning bush noun: A biblical object described in Exodus 3:1-22, used by Yahweh to communicate with Moses.
burning feet syndrome noun: A medical condition, either inherited or caused by pressure on the nerves, that causes severe burning and aching of the feet, hyperesthesia, and vasomotor...
burning-ghat noun: A flat area near the top of a river ghat where Hindus burn their dead; a funeral pyre.
burning glass noun /ˈbəːnɪŋɡlɑːs/: A magnifying lens, as used to focus sunlight on to an object.
burning hot adjective: Extremely hot.
burning house noun: The furnace in which tin ores are calcined, to sublime the sulfur and arsenic from the pyrites.
burning index noun: A number describing the potential amount of effort needed to contain a single fire of a particular fuel type within a certain area.
burning lens noun: A large convex lens or concave mirror that can concentrate the sun's rays onto a small area, heating up the area and thus resulting in ignition of the...
burning mirror noun: A concave mirror for producing heat by concentrating the sun's rays.
burning mouth syndrome noun: Synonym of glossodynia.
burning nuclear plasma noun: A plasma undergoing nuclear fusion where the amount of fusion reactions is sufficient to produce enough energy to maintain the temperature of the plasma at...
burning plasma noun: Abbreviation of burning nuclear plasma.
burning question noun: An important and pertinent question that urgently requires an answer.
burning tongue syndrome noun: Glossodynia of the tongue.
burningbush noun: Alternative form of burning bush.
Burningham proper noun: A surname.
burningly adverb: in a burning manner
burningness noun: The property of burning or seeming to burn.
burnish noun, verb /ˈbɜːnɪʃ/: To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
burnished adjective, verb: Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
burnisher noun: A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing.
burnishest verb: (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of burnish
burnishing noun, verb: A polishing.
burnishment noun: burnishing
burnlet noun: A small burn (stream).
Burnley proper noun /ˈbɜː(ɹ)nli/: A market town in Lancashire, England.
burnlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a burn.
burnoff noun: The act or process of burning off.
Burnomania noun: Enthusiasm for the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759–1796).
burnoose noun /bɝˈnus/: A thick hooded cloak worn by Berbers and Arabs in Northwest Africa.
burnoosed adjective: Dressed in a burnoose.
burnou noun: 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.
burnous noun: Alternative spelling of burnoose.
burnouse noun: Alternative spelling of burnoose.
burnout noun /ˈbɜː(ɹ)naʊt/: The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career.
burnoutness noun: The state or quality of being burnt out (overworked to exhaustion).
burnover noun: The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.
burnproof adjective: Resistant to burning.
Burns dinner noun: The traditional dinner served on Burns night.
Burns night noun /ˈbɜːns naɪt/: An event held on or around the evening of 25th January in celebration of the Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns (born on that day in 1759), usually...
Burns stanza noun: The type of stanza used in Standard Habbie verse.
Burns supper noun: Synonym of Burns night.
Burnsian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish poet and lyricist, or his writings.
burnside noun: A moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin.
Burnside-Butler syndrome noun: The effects of microdeletion of DNA sequences involving four specific neurodevelopmental genes, sometimes involving developmental and psychiatric disorders.
burnsite noun: A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal dark red mineral containing cadmium, chlorine, copper, oxygen, potassium, and selenium.
burnstickle noun: A stickleback.
Burnsville proper noun: A city in Dakota County, Minnesota.
burnt adjective, noun, verb /bɜːnt/: Damaged or injured by fire or heat.
burnt cream noun: Synonym of crème brûlée.
burnt ear noun: A disease of grain in the genus Ustilago resembling smut, but where the black powder that appears in the ear is external, and either the grain has never...
burnt ends noun: Flavorful pieces of meat cut from the "point" half of a smoked brisket.
burnt knight noun: The mushroom Tricholoma ustale
burnt lime noun: Synonym of quicklime.
burnt offering noun /bɜːnt ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/: A slaughtered animal offered and burnt on an altar as an atonement for sin.
burnt orange adjective, noun: A dark shade of orange.
burnt out adjective, verb: Completely damaged by fire or heat.
burnt run noun: A failure, a waste of time or a mistake.
burnt sienna adjective, noun: dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna.
burnt-tailed barb noun: A species of cyprinid; Balantiocheilos ambusticauda.
burnt umber adjective, noun: A deep brown colour.
Burntisland proper noun: A royal burgh (town) in the Fife council area of Scotland (OS grid ref NT2385).
burntness noun: The state or quality of being burnt.
Burntwood proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0509).
burnup noun: A measure of the consumption of fuel in a nuclear reactor.
burnweed noun: Any of the flowering plants of the genus Erechtites.
burny adjective: Tending to burn.
buron noun: A traditional Auvergne shepherd's hut with a thatched roof, or a rustic mountain chalet in the same style.
burong isda noun: A Filipino dish consisting of cooked rice and raw filleted fish fermented with salt and angkak.
burong mangga noun: A Filipino pickle made with salted mangoes and sugar water.
burong mustasa noun: Pickled mustard leaves.
buroo noun /bəˈɹuː/: The Labour Bureau; hence, unemployment benefits; the dole.
burosumab noun: A human monoclonal antibody medication for the treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia and tumor-induced osteomalacia.
burp noun, verb /bɜːp/: A belch.
burp gun noun: A small submachine gun
burpalite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.
burpee noun /ˈbɜːpi/: A physical exercise performed by bending over, performing a squat thrust, returning to a standing position, and jumping once.
burper noun: One who burps.
burpin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of burping.
burping noun, verb: The sound of a burp.
burpingly adverb: With a burp.
burpless adjective: Not causing the eater to burp.
Burpo proper noun: A surname.
burpy adjective /ˈbɜːpi/: Full of burps.
burqa noun /ˈbɜː.kə/: An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist...
burqaed adjective: Dressed in a burqa.
burqaless adjective: Without a burqa; not wearing a burqa.
burqini noun /bɜːˈkiː.ni/: A head-to-toe swimsuit, enabling women to conform to the Islamic dress code when bathing on a public beach.
burqua noun: Alternative spelling of burqa.
Burqueño adjective, noun /bəˈkiːn.jəʊ/: Of or relating to Albuquerque.
burr noun, verb /bɝ/: A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
burr cell noun: A red blood cell with abnormal appearance characterized by many small, evenly spaced thorny projections.
burr cucumber noun: Any vine of the genus Sicyos.
burr gherkin noun: Cucumis anguria, a vine related to the common cucumber.
burr hole noun: A hole drilled into the cranium
burr in one's saddle noun: Synonym of bee in one's bonnet.
burr knot noun: A knot on a tree caused by root tissue growing in the trunk or a limb; a burl.
burr millstone noun: A burrstone.
burr oak noun: Alternative form of bur oak.
burr puzzle noun: An interlocking puzzle consisting of notched sticks to be assembled into a three-dimensional structure.
burr rose noun: A wild rose native to the Himalayas and Eastern China, Rosa roxburghii.
burr thistle noun: Burdock (Arctium spp.)
burr under one's saddle noun: Alternative form of burr in one's saddle.
burra adjective /ˈbʌɹə/: Big or important, used as a respectful honorific.
burra-khana noun: A great entertainment or feast.
Burrage proper noun: A surname.
burramyid noun: Any of the pygmy possums in the family Burramyidae.
burramys noun: A small pygmy possum, Burramys parvus, of alpine southeast Australia.
Burrard proper noun: A surname.
burrata noun /bʊˈɹɑːtə/: A fresh southern Italian cheese similar to creamy mozzarella.
burrawang noun: Any of various cycads of the genera Macrozamia and Cycas, especially Macrozamia communis, a tree with fronds yielding edible nuts.
burrel noun /ˈbʌɹəl/: Alternative form of borrel
burrel fly noun: The botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis).
Burrell proper noun: A surname from Old French.
Burrell indicator noun: A device for detecting combustible gases, used in mines.
Burren proper noun: A large area of northern County Clare in western Ireland.
burrer noun: One who burrs (speaks with uvular r).
Burress proper noun: A surname.
burrfish noun: Chilomycterus schoepfi, a fish of the family Diodontidae distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter and blunter spines covering the somewhat...
burrhole noun: Alternative form of burr hole.
Burrian adjective, noun: Of or relating to the ideas and policies of American politician Aaron Burr (1756-1836).
Burridge proper noun: A surname.
Burrill proper noun: A surname from Old French.

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.