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burn·er

(bûr′nər)
n.
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.
2.
a. A unit, such as a furnace, in which something is burned: an oil burner.
b. An incinerator.
c. See combustor .
3. A sharp pain caused by compression of a nerve, often resulting from a sports injury. Also called stinger.
4. An inexpensive cell phone, especially one for which usage is paid in advance and which can be thrown away easily if necessary: "Ana hasn't shown up to her waitressing job ... for three days, the address her boss has on file is a dead end, and her cell phone is a burner" (Jessica Derschowitz). Also called burner phone.
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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burner

(ˈbɜːnə)
n
1. the part of a stove, lamp, etc, that produces flame or heat
2. an apparatus for burning something, as fuel or refuse: an oil burner.
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burn•er

(ˈbɜr nər)

n.
1. a person or thing that burns.
2. the part of an appliance, as a stove, from which flame or heat issues.
3. any apparatus in which fuel or refuse is burned.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:burner - an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)]burner - an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner"
apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function
blowlamp, blowtorch, torch - a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
gas bracket - a pipe with one or more burners projecting from a wall
gas burner, gas jet - burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame
2. burner - the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking; "the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one"
heating element - the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat
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Translations
شُعْلَه، حارِق
hořák
brænder
abrasador fuego hardware de grabación
brennari
horák

burner

[ˈbɜːnəʳ] N (on cooker etc) → quemador m
see also back
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burner

[ˈbɜːrr] nbrûleur m
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burner

n (of gas cooker, lamp)Brenner m
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burner

[ˈbɜːnəʳ] n (on cooker) → fornello (Tech) → bruciatore m, becco (a gas)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

burn

(bəːn) past tense, past participles burned, ~burnt (-t) verb
1. to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc. The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat. brand يَحْرِقُ изгарям queimar (s)pálit verbrennen brænde καίω, καταστρέφω καίγοντας quemar põletama, kõrvetama سوختن؛ سوزاندن polttaa brûler לִשְרוֹף जलना, जलाना zapaliti (el)éget membakar loga, brenna bruciare 焼く 타다, 파괴하다 (su)deginti, nudeginti []degt; apdegt; piedegt bakar verbranden brenne palić سوځول queimar a arde сжигать (s)páliť zažgati spaliti brinna (bränna, elda) [upp], vidbränna เผาไหม้ yakmak 燒毀 палити جلا کر راکھ کرنا đốt cháy 烧坏
2. to use as fuel. brandstof يُشْعِلُ، يثضيئ използвам за гориво queimar pálit verbrennen brænde καίω, καταναλώνω quemar põletama به عنوان سوخت مصرف کردن käyttää polttoaineena brûler לִשְרוֹף इंधन की तरह उपयोग करना izgoriti fűt, tüzel menggunakan sebagai bahan bakar brenna infiammare 燃やす 연소하다 kūrenti, deginti []dedzināt bahan bakar branden brenne spalać د سوځیدو په نوم یی مصرف کول queimar a arde использовать в качестве топлива páliť prižgati zapaliti elda med, bränna ใช้เป็นเชื้อเพลิง yakmak 當作燃料使用 припалювати ایندھن کے طور پر استعمال کرنا làm cháy 使用某物为燃料
3. to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc. The acid burned a hole in my dress. brand يَكْوي، يَلْسَعُ بالنّار прогарям queimar propálit, vypálit brennen brænde κάνω τρύπα καίγοντας quemar põletama, söövitama سوراخ کردن؛ خراب کردن polttaa reikä faire un trou לַחֲרוֹך आग से छेद इत्यादि करना progoriti kiéget membakar gera gat (í) consumare 焼いてつくる 태워 뚫다 išdeginti izdedzināt membakar branden brenne wypalić خرابول،سوری کول queimar a găuri прожигать, выжигать vypáliť narediti (luknjo) probušiti bränna (fräta) hål ไหม้ yakmak 燒出 випалювати جلا کر سوراخ کرنا làm thủng 烧成
4. to catch fire. Paper burns easily. brand يَشْتَعِلُ горя arder hořet brennen brænde; fænge καίγομαι arder tuld võtma آتش گرفتن syttyä tuleen brûlé לְהִישָׂרֵף आग पकड़ना goriti (el)ég terbakar brenna bruciare 燃える 불이 붙다 užsidegti aizdegties terbakar branden ta fyr palić się اور اخیستل arder a arde гореть horieť vžgati se zapaliti se ta eld, brinna ติดไฟ yanmak, tutuşmak 著火 горіти; палати آگ پکڑنا bắt lửa 着火,(使)燃烧
noun
an injury or mark caused by fire etc. His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet. brandplek إحْراق ، حَرْق изгорено място queimadura popálenina, propálené místo die Brandwunde,-stelle brandsår; brændmærke έγκαυμα, κάψιμο quemadura põletushaav, põlenud koht سوختگی palovamma brûlure כְּוִויָה जलने का घाव opeklina égés(i seb) luka bakar brunasár; brunagat ustione やけど 화상 išdegusi vieta, nudegimas apdegums; deguma vieta kesan bakar brandwond brannsår, forbrenning oparzenie, wypalona dziura سوزیدلی queimadura arsură ожог; прожженное место popálenina, vypálená diera opeklina, ožganina opekotina brännsår, brännmärke บริเวณที่ไหม้ yanma; yanık 燒傷 опік, пропалина جلنے کا داغ vết cháy; vết bỏng 烧伤
ˈburner noun
any device producing a flame. I'll have to use a burner to get this paint off. brander شُعْلَه، حارِق горелка queimador hořák der Brenner brænder καμινέτο, συσκευή που παράγει φλόγα quemador põleti هر وسیله ای که ایجاد آتش می کند poltin bec, chalumeau מַבעֵר बर्नर plamenik égő alat pembakar brennari bruciatore, becco a gas バーナー 버너 degiklis, degimo lempa deglis penunu brander brenner palnik هر هغه وسیله چی اور منځته راوړلی maçarico arzător; aprinzător горелка kahan, horák gorilnik plamenik brännare เตา; หัวตะเกียง ocak, fırın, kazan 燃燒器 пальник جلانے والا لیمپ ، وہ حصہ جس میں شعلہ جلتا ہے đèn 燃烧器
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I was going to tell you there's one thing that worries me-- my burner!"
As I approached it I saw that it was the dead and mummified remains of a little old woman with long black hair, and the thing it leaned over was a small charcoal burner upon which rested a round copper vessel containing a small quantity of greenish powder.
The same year William Burner, a son of the celebrated Bishop Burnet, arrived in Boston with the commission of governor.
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Then we asked hospitality at the hut of a charcoal burner, and got what was to be had.
Well, as it turned out, this charcoal burner was just the twin of the Southern "poor white" of the far future.
So saying, the thoughtless fellow lit a match by striking it on the sole of his boot; and approached the burner fixed to the receptacle, in which the carbonized hydrogen, stored at high pressure, sufficed for the lighting and warming of the projectile for a hundred and forty-four hours, or six days and six nights.
By a huge stove, called a base burner, in the living room of the house sat the daughter reading a book.
But he seemed very much interested in his surroundings, looked all round the hall, noted the costly wood of the door panels, paid some attention to the silver statuette holding up the defective gas burner at the foot of the stairs, and, finally, asked whether this was in very truth the house of the most excellent Senora Dona Rita de Lastaola.
A double line of glass-stoppered bottles was drawn up upon the wall opposite the door, and the table was littered over with Bunsen burners, test-tubes, and retorts.

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