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burner

burn·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bur-ner]
    • /ˈbɜr nər/
    • /ˈbɜː.nər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bur-ner]
    • /ˈbɜr nər/

Definitions of burner word

  • countable noun burner A burner is a device which produces heat or a flame, especially as part of a cooker, stove, or heater. 3
  • noun burner the part of a stove, lamp, etc, that produces flame or heat 3
  • noun burner an apparatus for burning something, as fuel or refuse 3
  • noun burner the part of a stove, furnace, etc. from which the flame or heat comes 3
  • noun burner an apparatus for burning fuel or trash; furnace, incinerator, etc. 3
  • noun burner A burner is a nozzle that fuel passes through before combustion. 3
See all 22 definitions of burner

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Origin of burner

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, burner is from the Middle English word brenner. See burn1, -er1

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Parts of speech for Burner

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Burner

burner popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for burner

noun burner

  • heater — any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
  • lamp — any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
  • jet — a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
  • warmer — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
  • cooker — A cooker is a large metal device for cooking food using gas or electricity. A cooker usually consists of a grill, an oven, and some gas or electric rings.
All 8 Synonyms of burner

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Related words

  • front burner

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

  • 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.

  • meker burner

    a gas burner similar to the Bunsen burner but producing a hotter flame by virtue of having at its mouth a metal screen to allow a more intimate mixture of air and gas.

  • argand burner

    a gas or oil burner designed to let air flow inside and outside a cylindrical wick

  • baseburner

    a stove into which coal is automatically fed from a hopper above the fire chamber

  • bunsen burner

    a gas burner, widely used in scientific laboratories, consisting of a metal tube with an adjustable air valve at the base
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