English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Burrowed (imp. & p. p.)

of Burrow

Burrower (n.)

One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole under ground and lives in it.

Burrowing (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Burrow

Burrstone (n.)

See Buhrstone.

Burry (a.)

Abounding in burs, or containing burs; resembling burs; as, burry wool.

Bursa (n.)

Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane, interposed between tendons and bony prominences.

Bursae (pl. )

of Bursa

Bursal (a.)

Of or pertaining to a bursa or to bursae.

Bursar (n.)

A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; as, the bursar of a college, or of a monastery.

Bursar (n.)

A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support.

Bursarship (n.)

The office of a bursar.

Bursary (n.)

The treasury of a college or monastery.

Bursary (n.)

A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies.

Bursch (n.)

A youth; especially, a student in a german university.

Burschen (pl. )

of Bursch

Burse (n.)

An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use.

Burse (n.)

A kind of bazaar.

Burse (n.)

An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse.

Burse (n.)

A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries.

Burse (n.)

A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull.