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--adj. 4 satirical, derisive, mock-heroic, mock-pathetic: She
sang a burlesque opera based on Hamlet, called 'Omelette'.
burly adj. stout, sturdy, corpulent, large, big, hefty, stocky,
thickset, brawny, chunky, heavy, beefy, muscular, strong,
strapping, rugged, tough, Colloq husky: Two rather burly
gentlemen were called in to help me out of the place.
burn v. 1 blaze, flame, flare, smoulder: A fire was burning on the
hearth. 2 ignite, set on fire, fire, light, kindle, incinerate,
Slang torch: He burnt the incriminating papers in the
fireplace. 3 desire, yearn, wish, long, itch: He wrote
'Darling, I am burning to be with you tonight'. 4 waste, throw
or fritter away, squander: Don't worry about Norman, he has
money to burn. 5 overcook, blacken, char, singe: If you're not
careful, you'll burn the toast again.
burning adj. 1 flaming, blazing, fiery; ablaze, aflame, afire, on fire:
When we arrived, the entire building was burning. 2 vehement,
ardent, excited, passionate, fervent, fervid, intense, fiery,
enthusiastic: She had a burning desire to join that illustrious
company. 3 raging, violent, parching: His burning fever had
finally subsided a little. 4 hot, blazing, scorching, seething,
withering: She was married on a burning hot day in July.
burrow n. 1 excavation, hole, warren, tunnel: The rabbit retreated to
its burrow under the hedge.
--v. 2 dig, delve, tunnel, bore; excavate: The larvae burrow
into the wood where the birds can hear them moving about.
burst v. break (asunder), rupture, shatter, explode, blow up;
puncture; Slang bust: If it keeps raining the dam will burst
and the valley will be flooded.
bury n. 1 inter, inhume, lay to rest: They buried her next to her
husband as she had requested. 2 abandon, forget, consign to
oblivion, eradicate, extirpate: The residents buried their
differences and united to repel the town planners. 3 submerge
(oneself), exile (oneself), plunge, become engrossed or
absorbed: She buried herself in her book. 4 conceal, obscure,
hide, cover up: The real story was by now completely buried