backburner
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backburner
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From back + burner.
noun backburners
- Alternative form of back burner There had been plans to extend electrification from Harrow to Rickmansworth. But when the First World War broke out in 1914, this and a new branch to Watford were placed on the backburner, along with further housing development.
verb backburners · backburnering · backburnered
- To relegate to a lower priority. "What I noticed was that my sadness and loneliness got backburnered," she told the BBC.
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verb to relegate to a lower priority
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Talk about this word "backburner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/backburner. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. backburner. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/backburner "backburner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/backburner.
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@misc{backburner_2026,
title = {backburner},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backburner},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
