burner

[BurnĀ·er]

An apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)

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One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.

Noun
an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner"

Noun
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"


n.
One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.

n.
The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is produced.


Burner

Burn"er , n. 1. One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything. 2. The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is produced. Bunsen's burner (Chem.), a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom. Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame. -- Argand burner, Rose burner, etc. See under Argand, Rose, etc.

One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.

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Usage Examples

The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Marriage brings up all the things I pushed to the back burner - the fears, the mistrust, the doubts, the insecurities. It's like opening Pandora's box.

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