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burns¹

  • /bɜːnz/ UK
  • /bɝnz/ US
  • /bɔːnz/ Northumbria

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nz

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of burn

noun

  1. plural plural of burn

Burns²

  • /bɝnz/ US

Sounds like burns

Where it comes from

* As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Burnis, Burnes, Burnhouse, containing the noun burn (“stream”).

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Burn or Barnes.

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Broin, see Byrne.

* As a Jewish surname, Americanized and shortened from Bernstein.

proper noun Burnses · Burns

  1. countable, uncountable A surname. We adopted a formal policy on this," Mayor Pat Burns said. "It went before the council, and we unanimously agreed that Huntington Beach is not a sanctuary city. We took deliberate action to make our non-sanctuary stance clear."
  2. countable, uncountable Robert Burns, Scottish writer.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado.
  4. countable, uncountable A city in Marion County, Kansas.
  5. countable, uncountable A township in Henry County, Illinois.
  6. countable, uncountable A township in Shiawassee County, Michigan.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
  8. countable, uncountable A town in Alleghany County, New York.
  9. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Harney County, Oregon.
  10. countable, uncountable A town in Dickson County, Tennessee.
  11. countable, uncountable A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
  12. countable, uncountable A town in Laramie County, Wyoming.

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Burn

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: burn off, burn down, combust, burn up, incinerate, sunburn, suntan, glow, fire, bite, sting, cauterize, tan, burn mark, barnes, degree

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"burns." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/burns. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

burns. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/burns

Chicago

"burns." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/burns.

BibTeX
@misc{burns_2026,
  title = {burns},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burns},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}