back burner

back burn·er

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak bur-ner]
- /bæk ˈbɜr nər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak bur-ner]
- /bæk ˈbɜr nər/

Definitions of back burner words

singular noun back burner If you put an issue on the back burner, you leave it in order to deal with it later because you now consider it to have become less urgent or important. 3
noun back burner a state of temporary suspension, low priority, etc. 3
noun back burner a condition of low priority or temporary deferment (usually used in the phrase on the back burner): Put other issues on the back burner until after the election. 1
noun back burner A section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others. 0
noun back burner (Idiomatic) A state of low urgency; a state of low current importance. 0

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Origin of back burner

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50; from the custom in cooking of placing pots not requiring immediate attention toward the rear of the stove

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Parts of speech for Back burner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Back burner

back burner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for back burner

noun back burner

abeyance — a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily
cold storage — If something such as food is put in cold storage, it is kept in an artificially-cooled place in order to preserve it.
limbo — (often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
suspension — the act of suspending.

All 4 Synonyms of back burner

Antonyms for back burner

noun back burner

front burner — Informal. a condition or position of top priority: Put the project on the front burner and finish it as soon as possible.

Just one Antonym for back burner

back burner

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Origin of back burner

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Parts of speech for Back burner

back burner popularity

back burner usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for back burner

noun back burner

Antonyms for back burner

noun back burner

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