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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

burlesque
adjective relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; `burlesque theater`

Burma padauk
Burmese rosewood noun tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany

Burmannia
genus Burmannia noun type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth

Burmanniaceae
family Burmanniaceae noun family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers

Burmeisteria
genus Burmeisteria noun a genus of Dasypodidae

Burmese
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people; `the Burmese capital`; `Burmese tonal languages`

Burmese cat
noun a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or grey coat

burn
burn mark noun a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person`s body)

burn
verb shine intensely, as if with heat; `The coals were glowing in the dark`; `The candles were burning`

burn bag
noun a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned

burn center
noun a center where patients with severe burns can be treated

burn down
verb burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; `The hut burned down`; `The mountain of paper went up in flames`

burn off
burn verb use up (energy); `burn off calories through vigorous exercise`

burn plant
Aloe vera noun very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants

burnable
ignitable adjective capable of burning

burned
burnt adjective ruined by overcooking; `she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits`

burned-out
burnt-out adjective inoperative as a result of heat or friction; `a burned-out picture tube`

burner
noun an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); `a diesel engine is an oil burner`

Burnham
Daniel Hudson Burnham noun United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)

burning
adjective consuming fuel; used in combination; `coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves`

burning
noun execution by fire

burning at the stake
noun execution by fire

burning bush
noun (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses

burning bush
noun deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

burning(a)
adjective of immediate import; `burning issues of the day`

burnous
burnoose noun a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors

Burns
Robert Burns noun celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796)

Burnside
A. E. Burnside noun United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)

burnt sienna
noun a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna

burnt umber
noun dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber

burnup
noun the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)

burp
bubble verb expel gas from the stomach; `In China it is polite to burp at the table`

burp gun
machine pistol noun a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun

burqa
burka noun a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan; `the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa`

burr
noun rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting

burr-headed
adjective having a head of straight hair cut very short (hence bristly)

burrawong
Macrozamia communis noun large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales

burrfish
noun any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines

burrito
noun a flour tortilla folded around a filling

burrlike
adjective resembling a burr; especially in being prickly

burro
noun small donkey used as a pack animal

Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs noun United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)

Burroughs
noun United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)

burrow
tunnel noun a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter

bursa
noun a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints

bursa omentalis
omental bursa noun an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach

bursal
adjective relating to or affecting a bursa

bursar
noun the treasurer at a college or university

bursary
noun the treasury of a public institution or religious order

Bursera
genus Bursera noun type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi

Burseraceae
family Burseraceae noun resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees

bursiform
pouch-shaped adjective shaped like a pouch

bursitis
noun inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder

burst
ruptured adjective suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted` is an informal term for `burst`); `a burst balloon`; `burst pipes`; `burst seams`; `a ruptured appendix`; `a busted balloon`

burst
noun a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); `a burst of applause`; `a fit of housecleaning`

burst forth
break loose verb be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; `His anger exploded`

burst in on
burst upon verb spring suddenly; `He burst upon our conversation`

burst out
verb give sudden release to an expression; `We burst out laughing`; ``I hate you,` she burst out`

Burt
Cyril Burt noun English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)

burthen
noun a variant of `burden`

Burton
noun a strong dark English ale

Burton
Sir Richard Francis Burton noun English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

Burundi
Burundian adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people; `the Burundi capital`

Burundi franc
noun the basic unit of money in Burundi

Burundian
noun a native or inhabitant of Burundi

burweed marsh elder
false ragweed noun tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil is central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever

bury
entomb verb place in a grave or tomb; `Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square`; `The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids`; `My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday`

bury
verb embed deeply; `She sank her fingers into the soft sand`; `He buried his head in her lap`

burying
burial noun concealing something under the ground

bus
autobus noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; `he always rode the bus to work`

bus
noun a car that is old and unreliable; `the fenders had fallen off that old bus`

bus company
bus service noun a public utility providing local transportation

bus fare
carfare noun the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar

bus lane
noun a traffic lane intended for buses only

bus line
noun an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system

bus route
noun the route regularly followed by a passenger bus

bus stop
noun a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers

bus terminal
bus depot noun a terminal that serves bus passengers

bus ticket
noun a ticket good for a ride on a bus

bus topology
bus noun the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar

bus traffic
noun buses coming and going

busbar
noun an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; `the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system`

busboy
waiter`s assistant noun a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes

bush
noun a large wilderness area

Bush
noun United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)

Bush administration
noun the executive under President George H. W. Bush

bush bean
noun a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports

bush clover
lespedeza noun shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States

bush hibiscus
Radyera farragei noun southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus

bush honeysuckle
noun spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers

bush jacket
noun a loose fitting jacket; resembles a shirt with four patch pockets and a belt

bush nasturtium
Tropaeolum minus noun annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common garden nasturtium

bush out
verb grow outward; `the plant quickly bushed out`

bush pea
noun any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers

bush poppy
tree poppy noun evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers

bush shrike
noun an African shrike

bush vetch
Vicia sepium noun European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a weed in hedges

bush violet
browallia noun any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers

bush willow
noun small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers

bush-league
bush adjective not of the highest quality or sophistication