burner
a person or thing that burns.
that part of a gas fixture, lamp, etc., from which flame issues or in which it is produced.
any apparatus or receptacle in which fuel or refuse is burned.
Informal. burner phone.
temporary or disposable, often used to remain anonymous: burner email accounts;a burner digital identity.
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How to use burner in a sentence
Reed’s wife Justine is suspected by some in the golf community of not only tweeting from his official account but also of using an anonymous, so-called “burner” account to vehemently defend him.
Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed situations now appear very different with new information from PGA Tour | Des Bieler | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostDry the pan well on a warm burner, add a bit of oil, and give it a quick wipe with a paper towel.
The debate between cast-iron haters and loyalists is as enduring as the pan itself | Emily Heil | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostI’ve attached it to clothing, stuck it to my car, and put it on the open lid of my two-burner camp stove, creating a nicely lit camp-kitchen area.
We cook outside in the van, too, and that requires us pulling out our small table, setting it up, and then popping our two-burner on there.
Sprinter vs. Teardrop Trailer: What's Best for Camping? | Will Taylor | November 28, 2020 | Outside OnlineIt was doable for a weekend but not ideal, and it meant the second burner cooked things a little slower.
An Off-Grid Test of Airstream's Most Rugged Trailer | Hayden Coplen | November 22, 2020 | Outside Online
Denzel Washington in Philadelphia: “There was something like that [with Philadelphia] where I was on the back-burner.”
Bill Murray’s Words of Wisdom: On Comedy, the Greatness of In-N-Out, and Searching For Great Love | Marlow Stern | October 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is, however, obedient about not turning on the stove burner without permission.
He testified that he immediately got to work with a set of “burner” phones bought on company expenses.
“Growing up, my grandmother always had fideo going on her simple four-burner stove,” he said.
And while his Town & Country photo shoot nearly broke the Internet, modeling is on the back burner: “Acting is my first priority.”
Scott Eastwood Is More Than Just Clint’s Smokin’ Hot Son | Anna Klassen | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI pointed through the woods to a bit of clearing made by a charcoal burner.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydIs he like Duclosse the mealman, or Lajeunesse the blacksmith, or Garotte the lime-burner-and the rest?
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThe little hut of the lime-burner was beyond in a hollow, and behind that again was a lean-to, like a small shed or stable.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThe hall is lighted with gas, and the burner is placed between the two doors.
Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match | Francis C. WoodworthAt the high temperature of the triple burner, a semi-solid, red, greasy substance collected in and closed the condenser tube.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson Syme
British Dictionary definitions for burner
/ (ˈbɜːnə) /
the part of a stove, lamp, etc, that produces flame or heat
an apparatus for burning something, as fuel or refuse: an oil burner
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