Burj-dubai
noun
a slender tapering skyscraper in Dubai; completed in 2009; the world’s tallest man-made structure, standing at 818m (2684 ft)
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Martha Jane, 1852?–1903, Calamity Jane. Historical Examples Down the Yellowstone Lewis R. Freeman The Long Roll Mary Johnston Of the Capture of Ticonderoga Ethan Allen The White Rose of Memphis William C. Falkner Frank Merriwell Down South Burt L. Standish The White Rose of Memphis William C. Falkner Ted Strong in Montana Edward C. Taylor […]
- Burka
a loose garment covering the entire body and having a veiled opening for the eyes, worn by Muslim women. Contemporary Examples Kidman’s New Cause Tim Fernholz October 20, 2009 Afghan Women Fear Backsliding As President Karzai Negotiates With Taliban Magsie Hamilton-Little February 18, 2012 Kidman’s New Cause Tim Fernholz October 20, 2009 Can Congress Protect […]
- Burkburnett
a town in N Texas.
- Burked
to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence. to suppress or get rid of by some indirect maneuver. Historical Examples Our Stage and Its Critics “E.F.S.” of “The Westminster Gazette” Tracks of a Rolling Stone Henry J. Coke History of the Commune of 1871 P. Lissagary Number Seventeen […]
- Burker
to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence. to suppress or get rid of by some indirect maneuver. Historical Examples The Fiend’s Delight Dod Grile The History of Burke and Hare George Mac Gregor verb (transitive) to murder in such a way as to leave no marks on […]