| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| bursten | of Breste, p. p. of Burst, v. i. | |
| burbolt | noun | A birdbolt. |
| burdock | noun | A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals. |
| bureaus | plural | of Bureau |
| bureaux | plural | of Bureau |
| burette | noun | An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged. It consists essentially of a graduated glass tube, usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock. |
| burgage | noun | A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft. |
| burgall | noun | A small marine fish; — also called cunner. |
| burgeon | verb i. | To bud. See Bourgeon. |
| burgess | noun | An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough., One who represents a borough in Parliament., A magistrate of a borough., An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers. |
| burghal | adjective | Belonging to a burgh. |
| burgher | noun | A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough., A member of that party, among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath (in which burgesses profess “the true religion professed within the realm”), the opposite party being called antiburghers. |
| burglar | noun | One guilty of the crime of burglary. |
| burrhel | noun | The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep (Ovis burrhel). |
| burking | present participle & vb. noun | of Burke |
| burkism | noun | The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection. |
| burling | present participle & vb. noun | of Burl |
| burmans | plural | of Burman |
| burmese | adjective | Of or pertaining to Burmah, or its inhabitants., A native or the natives of Burmah. Also (sing.), the language of the Burmans. |
| burning | present participle & vb. noun | of Burn, That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery., Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal., The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated. |
| burnish | adjective | To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper., To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large., The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster. |
| burnous | noun | A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Arabs., A combination cloak and hood worn by women. |
| burring | present participle & vb. noun | of Burr |
| burrock | noun | A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed. |
| bursary | noun | The treasury of a college or monastery., A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies. |
| burster | noun | One that bursts. |
| burthen | noun & verb t. | See Burden. |
| burying | present participle & vb. noun | of Bury |