Nouns Starting With BUR
Here's the list of all the 222 Nouns Starting With BUR in the English Language.
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| bureau | 1. an administrative unit of government 2. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes More Definitions → |
| burning | 1. the act of burning something 2. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire More Definitions → |
| burn | 1. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire 2. an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation More Definitions → |
| burden | 1. an onerous or difficult concern 2. weight to be borne or conveyed More Definitions → |
| burner | 1. an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) 2. the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking More Definitions → |
| burst | 1. the act of exploding or bursting 2. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms More Definitions → |
| burial | 1. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave 2. concealing something under the ground More Definitions → |
| burger | 1. a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients More Definitions → |
| burgundy | 1. a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color More Definitions → |
| bur | 1. seed vessel having hooks or prickles 2. small bit used in dentistry or surgery More Definitions → |
| burgess | 1. a citizen of an English borough More Definitions → |
| burr | 1. seed vessel having hooks or prickles 2. rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting More Definitions → |
| bureaucracy | 1. nonelective government officials 2. a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials More Definitions → |
| burglary | 1. entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property More Definitions → |
| burglar | 1. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal More Definitions → |
| burnside | 1. facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) More Definitions → |
| burg | 1. colloquial American term for a town More Definitions → |
| burrito | 1. a flour tortilla folded around a filling More Definitions → |
| burying | 1. concealing something under the ground More Definitions → |
| burrow | 1. a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter More Definitions → |
| bursary | 1. the treasury of a public institution or religious order More Definitions → |
| burp | 1. a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth More Definitions → |
| burl | 1. the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer 2. a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree More Definitions → |
| burgh | 1. a borough in Scotland More Definitions → |
| burlesque | 1. a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease) 2. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way More Definitions → |
| bursa | 1. a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints More Definitions → |
| bureaux | 1. an administrative unit of government 2. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes More Definitions → |
| bursar | 1. the treasurer at a college or university More Definitions → |
| bureaucrat | 1. an official of a bureaucracy More Definitions → |
| burlap | 1. coarse jute fabric More Definitions → |
| bursitis | 1. inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder More Definitions → |
| burro | 1. small donkey used as a pack animal More Definitions → |
| burdock | 1. any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs More Definitions → |
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