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Buret
- noun - measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration
Burgh
- noun - a borough in Scotland
Burgs
- noun - colloquial American term for a town; "I've lived in this burg all my life"
Burin
- noun - a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving
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"
Burke
- noun - British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
- get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"
- murder without leaving a trace on the body
- United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
Burls
- noun - a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
- remove the burls from cloth
- soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
- the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
Burly
- adjective - 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"
Burma
- noun - a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"