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  burnie A partially smoked marijuana cigarette A marijuana cigarette shared among smokers (1960s+ Narcotics) Historical Examples Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6 Various An American Four-In-Hand in Britain Andrew Carnegie The Men of the Moss-Hags S. R. Crockett

• Burning

  aflame; on fire. very hot; simmering: The water was burning. very bright; glowing: She wore a burning red bathing suit. caused by or as if by fire, a burn, or heat: He had a burning sensation in his throat. intense; passionate: a burning desire. urgent or crucial: a burning question. the state, process, sensation, or […]

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  Bible. a bush that “burned with fire and … was not consumed,” from which an angel spoke to Moses. (Ex. 3:2). Also called firebush, summer cypress. a shrubby plant, Kochia scoparia, of the amaranth family, having dense, feathery foliage that turns red in fall. any of various plants of the genus Euonymus having bright red […]

• Burning-ghat

  a platform at the top of a riverside ghat where Hindus cremate their dead. Historical Examples Life’s Handicap Rudyard Kipling Kim Rudyard Kipling Following the Equator, Complete Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Soldiers Three Rudyard Kipling East of Suez Frederic Courtland Penfield

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