Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that burns, especially.
- noun A device, as in a furnace, stove, or gas lamp, that is lighted to produce a flame.
- noun A device on a stovetop, such as a gas jet or electric element, that produces heat.
- noun A unit, such as a furnace, in which something is burned.
- noun An incinerator.
- noun A sharp pain caused by compression of a nerve, often resulting from a sports injury.
- idiom (on the back burner) As a low priority.
- idiom (on the front burner) As a high priority.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device for heating a painted surface so that the paint can be removed.
- noun A person who burns or sets fire to anything.
- noun The part of a lamp from which the flame is sues; the part that holds the wick; also, the jetpiece from which a gas-flame issues.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.
- noun The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is produced.
- noun (Chem.) see
Bunsen burner . - noun etc. See under
Argand ,Rose , etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone or something which
burns . - noun An element on a kitchen
stove that generates localized heat for cooking. - noun chemistry A device that generates localized heat for experiments; a
bunsen burner . - noun A device that
burns fuel; e.g. a diesel engine; ahot-air balloon 's propulsion system. - noun A device for
burning refuse; anincinerator - noun computing A device that allows data or music to be stored on a
CDR orCD-ROM . - noun slang A
mobile phone used for only a short time and then thrown away so that the owner cannot betraced . - noun slang An
elaborate piece ofgraffiti .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
- noun the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking
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Examples
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Dacor's control knobs have LED illumination so that you can always tell when a burner is lit.
Dreams of a high-end kitchen range go on the front burner Domenica Marchetti 2010
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The burner is large enough to keep it stable, yet small enough not to cover any vents at the bottom.
Clean Your Laptop To Keep It Running Smooth And Cool | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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The three burner is also used for chili cook-offs.
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The moment that the worthy Charcoal-burner is canvass'd over in conversation he appears to my fancy to loose a part of that singular interest he so promptly and forcibly claims in your recital of his history.
Letter 119 2009
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The burner is our vision to move beyond LEO and I pray those with insight will make the right decisions and listen to our national treasure of engineers and scientists in an ever shrinking pool.
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Now I constantly find myself using Windows 7's built in burner software, and I haven't missed functionality so far.
BurnAware Free 3 Beta Improves Burning Performance, Supports Tons Of Formats | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Be sure to cook them on medium heat; if the burner is set too high, spots on the flatbreads will burn before the dough is cooked though.
A Rant and A (Good) Recipe: Algerian Flatbread - Msemmen [Αλγερινή Πίτα (Ψωμί)] Laurie Constantino 2008
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Be sure to cook them on medium heat; if the burner is set too high, spots on the flatbreads will burn before the dough is cooked though.
Archive 2008-01-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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An external storage device and/or DVD burner is a must with these larger Mp cameras.
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This tends to happen on sony, vertabim and even acer disks (likely more) or the laser on the rewriteable cd or dvd burner is the reason.
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