| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | burn·er |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  bûr n r |
| NOUN: | 1. One that burns, especially: a. A device, as in a furnace, stove, or gas lamp, that is lighted to produce a flame. b. A device on a stovetop, such as a gas jet or electric element, that produces heat. 2a. A unit, such as a furnace, in which something is burned: an oil burner. b. An incinerator. 3. Slang a. An elaborate mural painted by a graffiti artist, usually on the wall of an abandoned building. b. A large, multicolored graffito. | | IDIOMS: | on the back burner As a low priority: kept the project on the back burner all summer. on the front burner As a high priority.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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