Burlington
1: the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont
burly
1: muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: {beefy}, {husky}, {str...
Burma
1: a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar" [syn: {Myanmar}, {Union of Burma}]
Burma padauk
1: tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany [syn: {Burmese rosewood}, {Pterocarpus macrocarpus}]
Burmannia
1: type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth [syn: {genus Burmannia}]
Burmanniaceae
1: family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers [syn: {family Burmanniaceae}]
Burmeisteria
1: a genus of Dasypodidae [syn: {genus Burmeisteria}]
Burmese
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people; "the Burmese capital"; "Burmese tonal languages" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Myanmar 2: the official language of Burma
Burmese cat
1: a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or gray coat
Burmese rosewood
1: tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany [syn: {Burma padauk}, {Pterocarpus macrocarpus}]
Burmese-Yi
1: the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan [syn: {Lolo-Burmese}]
burn
1: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire [syn: {burning}] 2: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {tan}, {suntan}, {sunburn}] 3: an injury cause by exposure ...
burn bag
1: a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned
burn center
1: a center where patients with severe burns can be treated
burn down
1: burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" [syn: {burn up}, {go up}] 2: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diar...
burn mark
1: a burned place or area [syn: {burn}]
burn off
1: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" [syn: {burn}, {burn up}] 2: clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
burn out
1: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: {blow out}, {blow}]
burn plant
1: 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 [...
burn up
1: burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" [syn: {flare}, {flame up}, {blaze up}] 2: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" [syn: {burn off}, {burn}] 3: ...
burnable
1: possible to burn [syn: {flammable}, {ignitable}, {ignitible}, {inflammable}]
burned
1: having undergone oxidation; "burned powder" [syn: {burnt}] [ant: {unburned}] 2: injured by intense heat (as of fire or the sun); "his cracked, black burned lips" 3: treated by heating to a high tem...
burned-out
1: exhausted as a result of long-time stress; "she was burned-out before she was 30" [syn: {burnt-out}] 2: inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out picture tube" [syn: {burnt-out}] 3...
burner
1: an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner" 2: the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking; "the electric range had one ...
burnet bloodwort
1: European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads [syn: {salad burnet}, {pimpernel}, {Poterium sanguisorba}]
Burnett
1: United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924) [syn: {Frances Hodgson Burnett}, {Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett}]
Burnham
1: United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912) [syn: {Daniel Hudson Burnham}]
burning
1: producing or having a painfully hot sensation; "begged for water to soothe his burning throat" 2: intensely hot; "a burning fever"; "the burning sand" [syn: {burning(a)}] 3: characterized by intens...
burning bush
1: (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses 2: deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {wahoo}, {Euonymus atropurpureu...
burnish
1: the property of being smooth and shiny [syn: {polish}, {gloss}, {glossiness}] v : polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" [syn: {buff}, {furbish}, {flush}]
burnished
1: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; ...
burnoose
1: a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors [syn: {burnous}, {burnouse}]
burnous
1: a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors [syn: {burnoose}, {burnouse}]
burnouse
1: a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors [syn: {burnous}, {burnoose}]
Burns
1: United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) [syn: {George Burns}, {Nathan Birnbaum}] 2: celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796) [syn: {Robert Burns}]
Burnside
1: United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881) [syn: {A. E. Burnside}, {Ambrose Everett Burnside}] 2: beard grown down...
burnt lime
1: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime}, {calx}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}]
burnt sienna
1: a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: {reddish brown}, {sepia}, {Venetian red}] 2: a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna
burnt umber
1: dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber 2: a medium to dark brown color [syn: {chocolate}, {coffee}, {deep brown}, {umber}]
burnt-out
1: exhausted as a result of long-time stress; "she was burned-out before she was 30" [syn: {burned-out}] 2: inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out picture tube" [syn: {burned-out}]...
burnup
1: a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road 2: the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)
burp
1: a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth [syn: {belch}, {belching}, {burping}, {eructation}] v : expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"...
burp gun
1: a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun [syn: {machine pistol}]
burping
1: a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth [syn: {belch}, {belching}, {burp}, {eructation}]
burqa
1: 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" [syn: {burka}]
burr
1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: {bur}] 2: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting 3: United States politician who served as Vice President under Jefferson; he mort...
burr drill
1: a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth [syn: {dentist's drill}]
burr marigold
1: any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing [syn: {bur marigold}, {beggar-ticks}, {beggar's-ticks}, {sticktight}]
burr oak
1: medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood [syn: {bur oak}, {mossy-cup oak}, {mossyc...
burr-headed
1: having a head of straight hair cut very short (hence bristly)
burrawong
1: large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales [syn: {Macrozamia spiralis}] 2: large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales [syn: {Macrozamia communis}]
burrfish
1: any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines
Burrhus Frederic Skinner
1: United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Skinner}, {Fred Skinner}, {B. F. Skinner}]
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Burrill Bernard Crohn
1: United States physician who specialized in diseases of the intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis which is now known as Crohn's disease (1884-1983) [syn: {Crohn}]
burrito
1: a flour tortilla folded around a filling
burrlike
1: resembling a burr; especially in being prickly
burro
1: small donkey used as a pack animal
burro deer
1: long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers [syn: {mule deer}, {Odocoileus hemionus}]
Burroughs
1: United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997) [syn: {William Burroughs}, {William S. Burroughs}, {William Seward Burroughs}] 2: United States inventor who...
burrow
1: a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter [syn: {tunnel}] v : move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest" [syn: {tunnel}]
burry
1: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {ba...
Bursa
1: a city in northwestern Turkey [syn: {Brusa}] 2: a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
bursa omentalis
1: an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach [syn: {omental bursa}, {lesser peritoneal cavity}]
bursal
1: relating to or affecting a bursa
bursar
1: the treasurer at a college or university
bursary
1: the treasury of a public institution or religious order
Bursera
1: type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi [syn: {genus Bursera}]
Bursera microphylla
1: small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers [syn: {elephant tree}]
Bursera simaruba
1: tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes [syn: {gumbo-limbo}]
Burseraceae
1: resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees [syn: {family Burseraceae}, {torchwood family}]
bursiform
1: shaped like a pouch [syn: {pouch-shaped}, {pouchlike}, {saclike}]
bursitis
1: inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder
burst
1: 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 ba...
burst forth
1: jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes" [syn: {leap out}, {rush out}, {sally out}] 2: be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise; "His a...
burst in on
1: spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation" [syn: {burst upon}]
burst out
1: give sudden release to an expression; "We burst out laughing"; "'I hate you,' she burst out" 2: appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley" [syn: {pop out}] 3: erupt or intensify s...
burst upon
1: spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation" [syn: {burst in on}]
burster
1: a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" [syn: {charge}, {bursting charge}, {explosive charge}]
bursting
1: (of munitions) going off; "bursting bombs"; "an exploding nuclear device"; "a spectacular display of detonating anti-tank mines" [syn: {detonating}, {exploding}]
bursting charge
1: a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" [syn: {charge}, {burster}, {explosive charge}]
bursting explosive
1: a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack [syn: {disrupting explosive}]
Burt
1: English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971) [syn: {Cyril Burt}, {Cyril Lodowic Burt}]
burthen
1: a variant of `burden' v : weight down with a load [syn: {burden}, {weight}, {weight down}] [ant: {unburden}]
Burton
1: English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) [syn: {Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard Francis Burton}] 2: Welsh film actor wh...
Burundi
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people; "the Burundi capital" [syn: {Burundian}] n : a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika ...
Burundian
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people; "the Burundi capital" [syn: {Burundi}] n : a native or inhabitant of Burundi
burunduki
1: terrestrial Siberian squirrel [syn: {baronduki}, {baranduki}, {barunduki}, {Eutamius asiaticus}, {Eutamius sibiricus}]
burweed marsh elder
1: 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 [syn: {false ragweed}, {Iva xan...
bury
1: cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas" 2: place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My ...
burying
1: concealing something under the ground [syn: {burial}]
burying ground
1: a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery}, {graveyard}, {burial site}, {burial ground}, {memorial park}, {necropolis}]
bus
1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}...
bus company
1: a public utility providing local transportation [syn: {bus service}]
bus depot
1: a terminal that serves bus passengers [syn: {bus terminal}, {bus station}, {coach station}]
bus driver
1: someone who drives a bus [syn: {busman}]
bus fare
1: the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar [syn: {carfare}]
bus lane
1: a traffic lane intended for buses only
bus line
1: an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system
bus route
1: the route regularly followed by a passenger bus
bus service
1: a public utility providing local transportation [syn: {bus company}]
bus station
1: a terminal that serves bus passengers [syn: {bus terminal}, {bus depot}, {coach station}]
bus stop
1: a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers
bus terminal
1: a terminal that serves bus passengers [syn: {bus depot}, {bus station}, {coach station}]
bus topology
1: the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar [syn: {bus}]
busbar
1: 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" [syn: {bus}]
busboy
1: a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes [syn: {waiter's assistant}]
busby
1: tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions [syn: {bearskin}, {shako}]
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