Burns

//bɜːnz// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of burn form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of burn form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable

    "We adopted a formal policy on this," Mayor Pat Burns said. "It went before the council, and we unanimously agreed that Huntington Beach is not a sanctuary city. We took deliberate action to make our non-sanctuary stance clear.""

  2. 2
    plural of Burn form-of, plural
  3. 3
    A surname.; Robert Burns, Scottish writer. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A city in Marion County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A township in Henry County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; A township in Shiawassee County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A place in the United States:; A town in Alleghany County, New York. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Harney County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A place in the United States:; A town in Dickson County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A place in the United States:; A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A place in the United States:; A town in Laramie County, Wyoming. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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nathan birnbaumrobert burns

Example

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"Warm yourself while the fire burns."

Etymology

* As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Burnis, Burnes, Burnhouse, containing the noun burn (“stream”). * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Burn or Barnes. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Broin, see Byrne. * As a Jewish surname, Americanized and shortened from Bernstein.

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