📖 B — The English dictionary · page 56

burdened — Everyday, meaning 1: Carrying a heavy load.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Weighed down by worries, duties, debts or problems.↗ Example: The hikers were burdened with heavy backpacks.↗ · He felt burdened by the secret.↗ · Families can be burdened with debt.↗ · The camel was burdened with goods for the market.↗ · She was burdened with too much work.↗ · Don't feel burdened; we'll help you.↗ · The old tree was burdened by snow.↗ · I have not burdened thee with a meal-offering, nor wearied thee with frankincense.↗ (Prophets ISA.43.23, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou hast bought Me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou satisfied Me with the fat of thy sacrifices; but thou hast burdened Me with thy sins, thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.↗ (Prophets ISA.43.24, JPS 1917)↗

burdensome — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Heavy or hard to carry.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Causing a lot of work, worry or difficulty, as in «burdensome rules».↗ Example: The heavy pack became burdensome on the long hike.↗ · Carers can find their duties burdensome.↗ · The new rules were burdensome for small shops.↗ · He did not want to be burdensome to his family.↗ · Too much homework can feel burdensome.↗ · The king's taxes were burdensome to the poor.↗ · And the king said to Absalom: 'Nay, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome unto thee.'↗ And he pressed him; howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.↗ (Prophets 2SA.13.25, JPS 1917)↗

burdock — Everyday, meaning 1: Burdock is a tall weed with big leaves and round prickly seed heads (burrs) that stick to clothes and animal fur.↗ Example: Burdock burrs stuck all over the dog's fur.↗ · Burdock grows along paths and fields.↗ · The idea for Velcro came from burdock burrs.↗ · Burdock has very large leaves.↗ · We picked burdock burrs off our socks after the walk.↗ · Dandelion and burdock is a fizzy drink in Britain.↗ · The largest green leaf in this country is certainly the burdock-leaf.↗

bureau — Everyday, meaning 1: An office or government department that does a special job, such as the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) or a tourist information bureau.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK) A writing desk with drawers and a lid that folds down.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (US) A chest of drawers for clothes.↗ Example: The Bureau of Meteorology says it will rain tomorrow.↗ (Australia)↗ · We changed our money at a bureau de change.↗ · The FBI is the Federal Bureau of Investigation.↗ · Grandma keeps her letters in an old wooden bureau.↗ · My socks are in the top drawer of the bureau.↗ (US)↗ · Ask at the tourist bureau for a map.↗

burger — Everyday, meaning 1: A flat round cake of minced (ground) meat, usually beef, cooked and served in a bread bun.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A similar patty made from other foods, such as a veggie burger, chicken burger or fish burger.↗ Example: We had burgers at the barbecue.↗ · I'd like a cheeseburger with no onions, please.↗ · My sister eats veggie burgers.↗ · Burgers must be cooked until they are not pink inside.↗ · Dad flipped the burgers on the grill.↗ · Each burger costs $4, so 3 burgers cost $12.↗ · We shared a burger and fries after the match.↗

burglar — Everyday, meaning 1: A burglar is a person who breaks into a house, shop or building to steal things.↗ Example: A burglar broke into the shop last night.↗ · The burglar alarm went off.↗ · Always lock the door so burglars can't get in.↗ · The police caught the burglar.↗ · The dog barked and scared the burglar away.↗ · In the cartoon, the burglar wore a striped shirt and a mask.↗ · If you think a burglar is in your house, get out quietly and call the police.↗

burglary — Everyday, meaning 1: Burglary is the crime of breaking into a building to steal things.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A burglary is one time this happens: «There was a burglary next door».↗ Example: There was a burglary on our street last night.↗ · Lock the back door to help prevent burglary.↗ · The police are investigating the burglary.↗ · Burglary is a serious crime.↗ · After the burglary we got a new alarm.↗ · The detective solved three burglaries in one week.↗

burgle — Everyday, meaning 1: (mainly UK, Australia) To burgle a building or a person is to break into their home or building and steal things.↗ Example: Our neighbours were burgled while on holiday.↗ · The shop was burgled twice this year.↗ · Lock your windows so the house doesn't get burgled.↗ · Someone tried to burgle the school.↗ · The thief was caught after burgling five houses.↗ · In the story, the cat foiled a plan to burgle the bakery.↗

burgomaster — Everyday, meaning 1: Old use: the mayor or chief official of a town in some European countries, such as Germany or the Netherlands.↗ Example: The burgomaster made a speech in the square.↗ · The burgomaster's daughter played the piano.↗ · Everyone bowed when the burgomaster passed.↗

burgundy — Everyday, meaning 1: A dark purplish-red colour, like red wine.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) Burgundy is a region in eastern France, famous for its wine.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Wine from Burgundy, red or white.↗ Example: My school blazer is burgundy.↗ · She painted her door a deep burgundy.↗ · Burgundy is a region in France.↗ · The Duke of Burgundy was a rich and powerful ruler.↗ · The velvet curtains were burgundy.↗ · Burgundy is darker than red and a bit purple.↗

burial — Everyday, meaning 1: The act of putting a dead body in the ground or a grave.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A ceremony when a dead person is buried; a funeral.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Putting something under the ground (the burial of rubbish or treasure).↗ Example: The burial took place in the village churchyard.↗ · Archaeologists found a Viking burial site.↗ · The Egyptians built pyramids for royal burials.↗ · Some sailors have a burial at sea.↗ · The family gathered for Grandpa's burial.↗ · The burial of waste can harm the soil.↗ · He went to a festival, but it was a burial feast.↗ · He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.↗ (Prophets JER.22.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, thou hast slain thy people; the seed of evil-doers shall not be named for ever.↗ (Prophets ISA.14.20, JPS 1917)↗ · So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said: 'He is a leper'; and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.↗ (Writings 2CH.26.23, JPS 1917)↗

buried — Everyday, meaning 1: Put into a hole in the ground and covered with earth.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Put into the ground after death, in a grave.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Covered or hidden under lots of something, like sand, snow or papers.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Deep inside something, hard to find or notice.↗ Example: The pirates buried the treasure on the island.↗ · The dog buried its bone in the garden.↗ · My great-grandmother is buried in the village churchyard.↗ · The fossils were buried in rock for millions of years.↗ · We buried our feet in the warm sand.↗ · The car was buried under the snow.↗ · She buried her face in the pillow and cried.↗ · The answer was buried at the bottom of the page.↗ · The whole church was completely buried in sand.↗ · And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath — the same is Beth-lehem.↗ (Torah GEN.35.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted.↗ (Torah NUM.11.34, JPS 1917)↗ · But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.↗ (Torah GEN.15.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And Elisha died, and they buried him.↗ (Prophets 2KI.13.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.↗ (Prophets JDG.10.5, JPS 1917)↗ · and Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem.↗ (Prophets JDG.12.10, JPS 1917)↗

burly — Everyday, meaning 1: A burly person is big, strong and heavily built.↗ Example: A burly policeman grabbed Toad by the collar.↗ · The burly blacksmith lifted the anvil.↗ · Two burly men carried the piano.↗ · The bouncer was tall and burly.↗ · A burly farmer opened the gate.↗ · He had grown into a burly teenager.↗

burmese — Everyday, meaning 1: From or to do with Burma, now called Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The main language of Myanmar.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A person from Myanmar.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A breed of cat with short glossy brown fur.↗ Example: Burmese is the main language of Myanmar.↗ · We visited a Burmese restaurant.↗ · A Burmese python is a very big snake.↗ · Our Burmese cat follows us everywhere.↗ · Burma is now called Myanmar.↗ · The Burmese alphabet has round letters.↗

burn — Everyday, meaning 1: To be on fire, to make flames and heat.↗ e.g. "The wood is burning."↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To damage or destroy with fire or heat.↗ e.g. "I burnt the toast."↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To hurt your skin with heat, fire, chemicals or the sun.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To feel very hot or painful.↗ e.g. "My eyes burn."↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To use as fuel.↗ e.g. "Cars burn petrol."↗ Everyday, meaning 6: As a noun, an injury from heat.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: A small stream (Scottish).↗ Example: The candle burned all night.↗ · I burnt my finger on the pan.↗ · Cool a burn under running water.↗ · Wood burns and turns to ash.↗ · Wear sunscreen so your skin doesn't burn.↗ · The house burned down in the fire.↗ · Running burns energy.↗ · Don't burn the toast!↗ · And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon; of acacia-wood shalt thou make it.↗ (Torah EXO.30.1, JPS 1917)↗ · And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire.↗ (Torah LEV.8.32, JPS 1917)↗ · And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.↗ (Torah EXO.30.7, JPS 1917)↗ · How long will Thy jealousy burn like fire?↗ (Writings PSA.79.5, JPS 1917)↗ · How long shall Thy wrath burn like fire?↗ (Writings PSA.89.47, JPS 1917)↗ · I would with one step burn it altogether.↗ (Prophets ISA.27.4, JPS 1917)↗

burner — Everyday, meaning 1: A burner is the part of a stove, lamp or fire where the flame or heat comes out.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A burner is a person who burns things, such as a charcoal burner who makes charcoal or a brick-burner who bakes bricks in a kiln.↗ Example: The gas burner on the cooker was hot.↗ · The charcoal burners sang as they worked.↗ · The brick-burners came out to meet the stranger.↗

burneth — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «burneth» means «burns», a form of «burn»: To be on fire, to make flames and heat.↗ e.g. "The wood is burning."↗ Example: And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.↗ (Torah LEV.16.28, JPS 1917) · And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.↗ (Torah NUM.19.8, JPS 1917) · For a fire is kindled in My nostril, and burneth unto the depths of the nether-world, and devoureth the earth with her produce, and setteth ablaze the foundations of the mountains.↗ (Torah DEU.32.22, JPS 1917)

burning — Everyday, meaning 1: On fire; giving out flames and heat: a burning building.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Very hot: burning sand.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Feeling sore and hot: a burning feeling in your eyes.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Very strong or important: a burning question, a burning wish.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: The -ing form of burn: «The fire is burning».↗ Example: I can smell something burning!↗ · Get out of a burning building and don't go back in.↗ · The sand was burning hot.↗ · The candle is burning on the table.↗ · My eyes were burning from the smoke.↗ · Burning wood is a change you can't undo.↗ · I have a burning question for the teacher.↗ · Stop, drop and roll if your clothes are burning.↗ · My throat is dry and burning.↗ · burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.↗ (Torah EXO.21.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.↗ (Torah LEV.6.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.↗ (Torah NUM.19.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?'↗ (Prophets ISA.33.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.↗ (Writings JOB.41.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.↗ (Writings 2CH.21.19, JPS 1917)↗

burnished — Everyday, meaning 1: Burnished means polished until it shines brightly, like metal.↗ Example: The sun lit up the burnished silver spoon.↗ · He polished the blade until it was burnished.↗ · The lake shone like burnished silver.↗ · and the pots, and the shovels, and the basins; even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of the LORD, were of burnished brass.↗ (Prophets 1KI.7.45, JPS 1917)↗ · And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.↗ (Prophets EZK.1.7, JPS 1917)↗

burnt — Everyday, meaning 1: Damaged or destroyed by fire or heat.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Cooked too long so it is black or dark and tastes bad.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Hurt by fire, heat, the sun or a strong chemical.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Used up as fuel, like wood, coal or calories.↗ Example: I burnt the toast and the smoke alarm went off.↗ · She burnt her finger on the hot pan.↗ · The old barn burnt down in the storm.↗ · Burnt wood cannot turn back into a tree — it is an irreversible change.↗ · His back was burnt by the sun.↗ · The cookies smelled burnt.↗ · We burnt dry sticks on the campfire.↗ · Running hard burnt lots of energy.↗ · It is burnt to a cinder.↗ · And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces.↗ (Torah LEV.1.6, JPS 1917)↗ · and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses.↗ (Torah EXO.40.27, JPS 1917)↗ · And the flesh and the skin were burnt with fire without the camp.↗ (Torah LEV.9.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt-offerings.↗ (Prophets 2KI.10.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar.↗ (Writings 2CH.29.27, JPS 1917)↗ · Your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto Me.↗ (Prophets JER.6.20, JPS 1917)↗