burg
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 4
/bɜːɡ/
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/bɜːɡ/ · /bɝɡ/
Definition of burg
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Burgundy wine.
“Many 2006 Burgundy reds are drinking well now, the better 2007s, especially Chambolles, have been beautiful for a while, and the 2008s could be left alone for a year or so to resolve their tannins. I find many 2011 and 2012 Burgs seductive, and irresistible, just bursting with fruit.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)Burgundy wine.
“Many 2006 Burgundy reds are drinking well now, the better 2007s, especially Chambolles, have been beautiful for a while, and the 2008s could be left alone for a year or so to resolve their tannins. I find many 2011 and 2012 Burgs seductive, and irresistible, just bursting with fruit.”
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(Canada, US)A city or town.
“Tell mother that I will write her in a day or two, probably from Chicago, as I have always had an idea that that was one burg where I could make good.”
“Imagine my surprise when I learned that he was not only a Canadian but lived in Ottawa, that icy burg I had left so many kilometers -- sorry, miles -- behind me.”
“It's been said that Wilder modeled that fictional setting on Peterborough, a quaint burg tucked away in New Hampshire's verdant southwestern hills.”
- (historical)A fortified town in medieval Europe.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang)Clipping of burger.
“I hate this emptiness and the redundancy of eating burgs at Burger Town.”
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Etymology
Clipping of Burgundy.
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