English Words Starting With B

• burn off

  nounverbB2
  /ˌbɜːn ˈɒf/To remove something, typically excess, by burning; to use up energy or calories through physical activity.
• burn out

  nounverbC1
  /ˌbɜːn ˈaʊt/To cease functioning or become exhausted from overuse, stress, or excessive effort; also, to stop burning due to lack of fuel.
• burn pit

  nounC1
  /ˈbɜːn ˌpɪt/A designated open-air area used to burn waste, often in military contexts or remote locations.
• burn rate

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈbɜːn ˌreɪt/The rate at which a company spends its available capital, especially venture capital, before generating positive cash flow from operations.
• burn-up

  nounC1
  /ˈbɜːn ʌp/The act of burning something completely or the process of being completely consumed by fire, often resulting in ashes or total destruction. In physics/engineering: the total consumption of fuel in a nuclear reactor.
• burnaby

  nounLow
  /ˈbɜː.nə.bi/A city in British Columbia, Canada, part of the Metro Vancouver region.
• burne-jones

  nounC2
  /ˌbɜːn ˈdʒəʊnz/A reference to Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898), a famous British artist and designer associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement and Victorian romanticism.
• burner

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˈbɜːnə(r)/A device that produces a flame or heat, typically for cooking, heating, or industrial purposes.
• burner phone

  nounC1 / C2 (Specialised vocabulary, common in crime/political thrillers, tech/privacy discourse)
  /ˈbɜː.nə ˌfəʊn/An inexpensive prepaid mobile phone, typically used temporarily and disposed of, often to maintain anonymity or avoid tracking.
• burnet

  nounC1
  /ˈbɜː.nɪt/A perennial herbaceous plant of the rose family (genus Sanguisorba), typically with small, dark crimson, button-like flower heads.
• burnet rose

  nounlow
  /ˌbɜːnɪt ˈrəʊz/A low-growing wild rose species (Rosa pimpinellifolia) native to Europe, bearing small white or pale pink flowers and dark purple to black hips.
• burnett

  nounLow
  /bɜːˈnɛt/A surname of English and Scottish origin, often used as a proper noun.
• burney

  nounVery Low
  /ˈbɜːni/A surname or family name, most famously associated with the 18th-century English author Fanny Burney.
• burnham

  nounVery Low
  /ˈbɜːnəm/A family name and toponym, originating from Old English, primarily referring to a settlement or homestead ('ham') by a stream ('burna' or 'burne').
• burnham scale

  nounLow
  /ˈbɜːnəm skeɪl/A specific salary scale for teachers and lecturers in the UK, historically used to determine pay based on role and experience.
• burning

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˈbɜː.nɪŋ/Being on fire; consuming or destroyed by fire.
• burning bush

  nounLow
  /ˈbɜː.nɪŋ bʊʃ/A shrub (Euonymus alatus) known for its brilliant red autumn foliage, or a biblical reference to the miraculous bush that burned without being consumed, through which God spoke to Moses.
• burning ghat

  nounC2
  /ˌbɜː.nɪŋ ˈɡɑːt/A riverside location in South Asia, particularly India, where bodies are cremated in open-air funeral pyres.
• burning glass

  nounLow
  /ˈbɜː.nɪŋ ˌɡlɑːs/A convex lens that concentrates the sun's rays to create intense heat and set combustible materials on fire.
• burnish

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈbɜː.nɪʃ/To polish (a surface, especially metal) by rubbing to make it shiny and smooth.

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