- the part of a cooker, etc. that produces a flame see also Bunsen burnerTopics Cooking and eatingc2
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- a large, solid metal piece of equipment for burning wood or coal, used for heating a room
- a wood burner
- (also burner phone(informal) a cheap mobile phone, paid for in advance and often only used for a short time/ˈbɜːnə fəʊn//ˈbɜːrnər fəʊn/)
- He used three different burner numbers to conceal his identity.
- The organizers bought burner phones to avoid being traced.
Idioms
See burner in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryon the back burner
- (informal) (of an idea, a plan, etc.) left for the present time, to be done or considered later see also back-burner compare on the front burner
on the front burner
- (informal, especially North American English) (of an issue, a plan, etc.) being given a lot of attention because it is considered important
- Anything that keeps education on the front burner is good.
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