Burb

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Informal A suburb: "when the condos get so dense out in those 'burbs that the deer have to run right through hot tubs” ( Russell Baker).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Short form of suburb.
  • Word Usage
    "When you live in an unincorporated "burb," you don't have to worry about cluttered junk around the yard or my tin building, which is full of old computers; and outside of it, I have gutted Macintoshes and various other digital peripherials."
    Equivalent
    Verb Form
    burned    burning    burns    burnt   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    change integrity    care for    treat    hurting    pain    put to death    execute    colour    color    discolour   
    Variant
    burnt    brand   
    Hyponym
    set aflame    set afire    char    coal    ignite    set ablaze    deflagrate    set on fire    light   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    scorch    scald    blister    singe    char    sear    bake    cauterize    consume    oxidize   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bern    Berne    Fern    Hearn    Herne    Kern    Laverne    Stern    Sterne    Verne   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    flame    wound    smoke    injury    heat    cut    glow    explosion    burst    bruise