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  • 31burn-up — burnˈ up noun The using up of fuel in a nuclear reactor • • • Main Entry: ↑burn …

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  • 32burn|er — «BUR nuhr», noun. 1. the part of a lamp, stove, or furnace where the flame is produced. 2. a thing or part that burns or works by heat: »Some stoves are oil burners; others are gas burners. 3. a person whose work is burning something: »a charcoal …

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  • 33burn|up — «BURN UHP», noun. the consumption of fuel in a nuclear reactor …

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  • 34burn-up — urn up n. a high speed motorcycle race on a public road. [British slang] [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 35Burn — (spr. börn), Amos, engl. Schachspieler, geb. 31. Dez. 1848 in Hull, erlangte früh eine bedeutende Spielstärke, trat aber erst 1886 in die große Öffentlichkeit. 1889 errang B. vier Turnierpreise, darunter den zweiten in Breslau und den ersten in… …

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  • 36burn up — index consume, deflagrate, dissipate (expend foolishly) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 37Burn in —   [engl.], einbrennen …

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  • 38burn up — burn completely (usually things not buildings) The uniforms burned up in the fire …

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  • 39burn up — burn (someone) up to anger someone a lot. I was really burned up by her comment …

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  • 40burn up — (something) 1. to use a lot of a system. The singer s fans have burned up the Internet with speculation about her cancelled tour. 2. to use all of something. Commuting to and from my job burns up all my free time …

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