burton
1 Americanverb phrase
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Harold Hitz 1888–1964, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1945–58.
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Sir Richard Richard Jenkins, 1925–84, English actor, born in Wales.
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Sir Richard Francis, 1821–90, English explorer, Orientalist, and writer.
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Robert Democritus Junior, 1577–1640, English clergyman and author.
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a town in central Michigan.
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a male given name.
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Sir Richard Francis . 1821–90, English explorer, Orientalist, and writer who discovered Lake Tanganyika with John Speke (1858); produced the first unabridged translation of The Thousand Nights and a Night (1885–88)
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Richard , real name Richard Jenkins . 1925–84, Welsh stage and film actor: films include Becket (1964), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), and Equus (1977)
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Robert , pen name Democritus Junior . 1577–1640, English clergyman, scholar, and writer, noted for his Anatomy of Melancholy (1621)
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Tim. born 1958, US film director whose work includes Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Corpse Bride (2005), and Alice in Wonderland (2010)
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nautical a kind of light hoisting tackle
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slang
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to be broken, useless, or lost
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to die
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Etymology
Origin of burton1
1695–1705; probably by metathesis from Breton ( takles ), Brytton ( takles ) (late 15th cent.); Breton, Briton
Origin of burton2
First recorded in 1940–45; origin unclear
Example Sentences
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The city was put on the map by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, who came in the early 1960s for the filming of “The Night of the Iguana.”
"What stands out in the research is the consistency of evidence linking pecans to markers of heart health and overall diet quality," notes Britt Burton Freeman, PhD, MS, Director of the Center for Nutrition Research, Illinois Institute of Technology.
From Science Daily
Burton Malkiel, in his legendary 1973 tome on the efficient markets theory, “A Random Walk Down Wall Street,” famously declared that a “blindfolded monkey” throwing darts at a page of listed stocks could create a portfolio that would match one put together by financial experts.
From Barron's
The newly announced cast members also include Harry Lawtey, who recently played Welsh actor Richard Burton, and Bohemian Rhapsody star Lucy Boynton.
From BBC
Industry and Mr Burton star Lawety will play Stuart Sutcliffe, the band's original bassist before he left in 1961, while Farhan Akhtar will portray famous Indian composer Ravi Shankar.
From BBC
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