English Explanatory Dictionary

burns

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of burn
noun
  1. plural of burn
name
  1. A surname.
  2. Robert Burns, Scottish writer.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado.
  5. A city in Marion County, Kansas.
  6. A township in Henry County, Illinois.
  7. A township in Shiawassee County, Michigan.
  8. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
  9. A town in Alleghany County, New York.
  10. A city, the county seat of Harney County, Oregon.
  11. A town in Dickson County, Tennessee.
  12. A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
name
  1. plural of Burn

Pronunciation

/bɜːnz/ /bɝnz/ /bɔːnz/

Word forms

burns Burnses

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.

Derived words

Burns Creek Burns dinner Burns night Burns supper Burnsville Ken Burns effect
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