| burk |
| burk | (n) United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903), Syn. Calamity Jane, Martha Jane Burke, Martha Jane Burk, Burke |
| burke | (n) British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797), Syn. Edmund Burke |
| burke | (v) murder without leaving a trace on the body |
| burke | (v) get rid of, silence, or suppress, Example: burke an issue |
| burkina faso | (n) a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960, Syn. Upper Volta |
| burkina faso franc | (n) the basic unit of money in Burkina Faso |
| Burke | v. t. The court could not burke an inquiry, supported by such a mass of a affidavits. C. Reade. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Burkism | n. The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Burkina Faso (Obervolta) [ geogr. ] | Burkina Faso (bf) [Add to Longdo] |