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burnie

burnie noun: a small brook.

Noun

burnie (plural burnies)

  1. (Scotland) A small brook.
    • But, Willie, set your fit to mine, / An' cock your crest, / We'll gar our streams an' burnies shine / Up wi' the best.1785, Robert Burns, Epistle To William Simson Schoolmaster, Ochiltree
    • A bramble shade around our head,
      A burnie popplin byc. 1820s, James Hogg, "Sing on, Sing on, My Bonnie Bird"

Proper noun capitalized: Burnie

Burnie

  1. A surname.
  2. A port city and local government area (City of Burnie) in northern Tasmania, Australia. It was named after William Burnie.

Forms of burnie

pluralburnies

Origin of burnie

From burn + -ie.

Words formed from burnie

Questions about burnie

What does burnie mean?
Burnie means a small brook.
What part of speech is burnie?
Burnie can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of burnie?
The plural of burnie is burnies.

Words near burnie in the dictionary

  1. Burnham-on-Crouch
  2. Burnham-on-Sea
  3. Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge
  4. Burnhamism
  5. Burnhams
  6. burnie
  7. burnies
  8. burnin'
  9. burninate
  10. burninated
  11. burninates

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