BURKE

/bɜː(ɹ)k/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 13

Scrabble letter values: B3U1R1K5E1 = 11

Definition

  1. verb murder without leaving a trace on the body.
  2. verb get rid of, silence, or suppress.
  3. noun British statesman famous for his oratory. — synonyms: Edmund_Burke
  4. noun United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903). — synonyms: Burk, Martha_Jane_Burk, Martha_Jane_Burke, Calamity_Jane

Examples

  • “burke an issue”
  • “pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)”

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