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Burr
Burr may refer to:Things* Bur, type of seed or fruit with short, stiff bristles or hooks* The Burr distribution, continuous probability distribution* A burr , deformation of metal wherein a raised edge forms on a metal part which has been machined

Burra
Burra is the collective name for two of the Shetland Islands, West and East Burra , which are connected by bridge to one another, and to the Shetland Mainland via Trondra

Burra (disambiguation)
-Places:* Burra, the collective name for two of the Shetland Islands** West and East Burra.*Burra, South Australia, a pastoral centre and historic tourist town in the mid-north of South Australia.

Burras
Burras is a village in west Cornwall, United Kingdom, approximately five miles south of Redruth on the B3297 road.

Burret
Burret is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Burret are called Burretois.

Burri
Burri is a surname, and may refer to:* Alberto Burri , Italian abstract painter and sculptor* Franz Burri , Swiss political figure* René Burri , Swiss photographer

Burrito
A burrito , or taco de harina, is a type of Mexican food. It consists of a wheat flour tortilla wrapped or folded around a filling. The flour tortilla is usually lightly grilled or steamed, to soften it and make it more pliable. In Mexico, refried beans or meat are sometimes the only fillings

Burroughs
The Burroughs Corporation was a major American manufacturer of business equipment. The company was founded in 1886 as the American Arithmometer Company and was assimilated in the 1986 merger that resulted in the creation of Unisys. The company's history paralleled many of the major developments in computing

Burroughs
Burroughs may refer to:* Burroughs , people and fictional characters* The Burroughs, a district of London* Burroughs , on Mars* 21811 Burroughs, an asteroid

Burrow
A burrow is a hole or tunnel dug into the ground by an animal to create a space suitable for habitation, temporary refuge, or as a byproduct of locomotion. Burrows provide a form of shelter against predation and exposure to the elements, so the burrowing way of life is quite popular among the animals

Burrows
Burrows is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into existence in the provincial election of 1958. The riding is located in the northern part of Winnipeg.

Burrows (surname)
Burrows is an English surname, and may refer to:* Abe Burrows , American humorist and author* Adrian Burrows , former English footballer* Alexandre Burrows , Canadian ice hockey player* Andy Burrows Burrows is an English surname, and may refer to:* Abe Burrows (1910-1985), American humorist and author* Adrian Burrows (b. 1959), former English footballer* Alexandre Burrows (b. 1981), Canadian ice hockey player* Andy Burrows Burrows is an English surname, and may refer to:* Abe Burrows (1910-1985), American humorist and author* Adrian Burrows (b. 1959), former English footballer* Alexandre Burrows (b. 1981), Canadian ice hockey player* Andy Burrows (b

Bursa (genus)
Bursa is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Bursidae, the frog snails or frog shells. -Species:Species within the genus Bursa include :* Bursa affinis

Bursar
A bursar is a senior professional financial administrator in a school or university.Billing of student tuition accounts are the responsibility of the Office of the Bursar. This involves sending bills and making payment plans with the ultimate goal of getting the student accounts paid off

Bursary
A bursary is strictly an office for a bursar and his or her staff in a school or college.In modern English usage, the term has become synonymous with "bursary award", a monetary award made by an institution to an individual or a group to assist the development of their education.According to The Hobsons UK Boarding Schools Guide, many independent schools have bursaries, which are

Burseraceae
Burseraceae is a moderate-sized family of 17-18 genera and about 540 species of flowering plants. The actual numbers differ according to the time period in which a given source is written describing this family. The Burseraceae is also known as the Torchwood family, the frankincense and myrrh family, or simply the incense tree family

Burst
Burst may refer to:*Burst mode , a mode of operation where events occur in rapid succession**Burst transmission, a term in telecommunications**Burst switching, a feature of some packet-switched networks**Bursting, a signaling mode of neurons

Burt
-Surname:*Alfred Burt , American jazz musician*Alfred Alexander Burt , English recipient of the Victoria Cross*Alistair Burt , British politician*Andrew Burt , British actor

Burton
- Canada :* Burton, British Columbia* Burton, New Brunswick* Burton, Ontario* Burtons, Nova Scotia* Burton, Durham Region, Ontario* Burton, Parry Sound District, Ontario* Burton, Prince Edward Island* Lac-Burton, Quebec* Burton Lake, Saskatchewan- England :

Burundi
Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura

Burundian
Burundian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of Burundi* A person from Burundi, or of Burundian descent. For information about the Burundian people, see Demographics of Burundi and Culture of Burundi

Bury
Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester

Bury (UK Parliament constituency)
Bury was a borough constituency centred on the town of Bury in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament ) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Bury the Hatchet
Bury the Hatchet may mean:*Bury the hatchet, an American English colloquialism, referring to a Native American custom*Bury the Hatchet , a 1999 album by the Irish rock band The Cranberries

Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are used for longer distance services

Bus Driver (video game)
Bus Driver is a game created by SCS Software using OpenGL. The game was completed in March 2007 and with a full feature 1 hour demo.-Gameplay:

Bus lane
A bus lane or bus only lane is a lane restricted to buses, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion

Bus Lane (2007 film)
Bus Lane is a 2007 Thai action-comedy film directed by Kittikorn Liasirikun.-Cast:*Udom Taephanit as Go*Kiat Kitjaroen as Sap*Suthep Po-ngam as Laa*Naowarat Yuktanan as Pawng*Siriphan Cheenchombun as Tik*Arisara Wongchalee as Plaa

Bus stop
A bus stop is a designated place where buses stop for passengers to board or leave a bus. These are normally positioned on the highway and are distinct from off-highway facilities such as bus stations. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage

Busa
Busa may refer to:*Busa language , a language used in New Guinea*Busa language , a language used in Africa*BUSA, the former British Universities Sports Association, now known as the British Universities & Colleges Sport

Busboy
Busser, busboy and busgirl are terms used in the United States for someone who works in the restaurant and catering industry clearing tables, taking dirty dishes to the dishwasher, setting tables and otherwise assisting the waiting staff.

Bush
-Nouns:* Shrub, a type of woody plant, smaller than normal trees. Usually grows in the soil. Most bushes are low to the ground and have branches which rise up from the bottom of the plant.

Bush (1916 automobile)
The Bush was a mail-order car made by the Bush Motor Company of Chicago from 1916 to 1924. Bush Motors did no manufacturing but bought in cars from other makers. Lycoming and Continental motors were often used for the 4- and 6-cylinder versions of the car. Amongst others, cars were made by Huffman and Piedmont.

Bushel
A bushel is an imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 4 pecks or 8 gallons. It is used for volumes of dry commodities , most often in agriculture

Bushido
, meaning "Way of the Warrior-Knight", is a Japanese word which is used to describe a uniquely Japanese code of conduct and a way of the samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry. It originates from the samurai moral code and stresses frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honor unto death

Bushing
A bushing or rubber bushing is a type of vibration isolator. It provides an interface between two parts, damping the energy transmitted through the bushing. A common application is in vehicle suspension systems, where a bushing made of rubber separates the faces of two metal objects while allowing a certain amount of movement

Bushman (reggae singer)
Bushman is a Jamaican reggae singer. He was raised in the Rastafari culture from a young age.-Biography:Born Dwight Duncan in Prospect Beach, St. Thomas, Jamaica in 1973, he was raised as a Rastafarian. He attended the Lysson All Age School, where his music teacher noticed his potential for music and nurtured him in his developing stages

Bushranger (disambiguation)
A bushranger is an outlaw who used the Australian bush to avoid capture.Bushranger may also refer to:* Victorian Bushrangers, an Australian cricket team* Bushrangers, an Australian rules football team in the AFLQ State Association

Bushranger (horse)
Bushranger was an American Thoroughbred steeplechase racehorse. Prepared for flat racing, at age two the grandson of Man o' War demonstrated little ability in that venue and as such his owner decided to try him in steeplechase racing. In the hands of future Hall of Fame steeplechase trainer J

Bushwhacker
Bushwhacking was a form of guerrilla warfare common during the American Revolutionary War, American Civil War and other conflicts in which there are large areas of contested land and few Governmental Resources to control these tracts

Bushy
Bushy may refer to:* Bushy , an American political supporter of George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, or Jeb Bush* Ron Bushy , co-founder and drummer of the rock band Iron Butterfly

Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit or state-owned

Business (disambiguation)
A business is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods or services.Business may also refer to:*Business , an EP by Jet Lag Gemini*Business , a single by Eminem*A collective name for a group of ferrets

Business (EP)
Business is the debut EP from New Jersey, Pop-Rock band Jet Lag Gemini,. Recorded in Madison, NJ at Northshore Studios when two of the band members were still 15 years old, the EP was released June 6, 2006 on Doghouse Records.-Track listing:

Business As Usual (BUCK Enterprises album)
Business As Usual is the second full-length album released by Christian ska band BUCK Enterprises. The album was released under the band's changed name of BUCK Enterprises. This was also the first album featuring the new lead singer, Seth Mercer

Business as Usual (film)
Business as Usual is a 1987 drama film written and directed by Lezli-An Barrett, the only feature film of her directing career. It stars Glenda Jackson and John Thaw.-Plot:

Business card
Business cards are cards bearing business information about a company or individual. They are shared during formal introductions as a convenience and a memory aid. A business card typically includes the giver's name, company affiliation and contact information such as street addresses, telephone number, fax number, e-mail addresses and website

Business failure
Business failure refers to a company ceasing operations following its inability to make a profit or to bring in enough revenue to cover its expenses

Busk (disambiguation)
A Busk is an element of a corset. Busk is also a surname and a place, it may refer to:* Spoon busk, a specialised kind of buskBusk may also refer to:Places*Busk, Cumbria, a locality in Cumbria, England

Busman's Holiday (game show)
Busman's Holiday is a British television game show, which was produced by Granada Television and ran on the ITV network from 26 February 1985 to 28 June 1993. Its hosts over the years were Julian Pettifer, Sarah Kennedy and Elton Welsby.-Game:

Busque
Busque is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Buss
Buss may refer to:* Buss , a family name*Herring buss, a small fishing boat*Kiss, the pressing of lips

Bussa (butterfly)
Bussa is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Bussa (disambiguation)
Bussa can refer to:-* an old Devonshire and Cornish word meaning a calf kept on a cow till it weans itself * an early large jar originating from Cornwall, England, see Cornish Bussa* a former town in Nigeria, see Bussa, Nigeria

Bust
Bust may refer to:*Bust , a sculpture depicting a person's head and shoulders*Bust , a feminist pop culture magazine*Bust, Bas-Rhin, a city in north-eastern France*Bust, a word for a woman's breasts

Bustard
Bustards, including floricans and korhaans, are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World

Busted
Busted were an English pop band consisting of members James Bourne and Matt Willis and previously Charlie Simpson who left the band in 2005. Busted split up in January 2005 after Simpson decided to leave to join his own band Fightstar. During their run, they released two studio albums, a compilation and a live album

Busted (disambiguation)
Busted may refer to:* "Busted" , a 1962 Harlan Howard song made famous by Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, and John Conlee* "Busted" , a 2001 song by Joanne Accom* "Busted" , a song on the TV series Phineas and Ferb

Busted (US album)
Busted is a compilation album by British pop rock band Busted, released in the United States in October 2004. Ten of the twelve tracks had been released as singles in the United Kingdom, with "Falling For You" being included with the intention of its being released as the group's first single in the United States, and "Teenage Kicks" being included due to its popularity amongst British

Buster
-Works:* Buster , a film starring Phil Collins** Buster , the soundtrack to the film* "Buster", theme song by Nanna Lüders Jensen for the Danish television show Busters verden-Characters and mascots:

Buster (dog)
Buster was a dog belonging to Roy Hattersley, a British politician and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Buster was a mixed-breed dog, as his father was a German Shepherd, and his mother a Staffordshire Bull Terrier. He was a former rescue dog adopted by Hattersley from Brent Animal Shelter, in 1995.In 1996, Buster attacked and killed a goose in St James's Park, London

Buster (soundtrack)
Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1988 British film Buster. The album is essentially a collection of oldies, tucked in between two Phil Collins songs that were recorded for the film, in which he starred

Bustier
A bustier is a form-fitting garment for women, which is traditionally worn as lingerie. Its primary purpose is to push up the bust by tightening against the upper midriff and forcing the breasts up, while gently shaping the waist. Nowadays, it might also be worn as a push-up bra under a low-backed dress, or as a camisole for outer wear

Busting
Busting is a 1974 film directed by Peter Hyams, starring Elliott Gould and Robert Blake as Los Angeles police detectives.-Plot:The film is episodic, depicting the two detectives teaming on several different cases, with varying degrees of success

Bustitution
The word bustitution is a neologism sometimes used to describe the practice of replacing a passenger train service with a bus service either on a temporary or permanent basis. The word is a portmanteau of the words "bus" and "substitution"

Bustle
A bustle is a type of framework used to expand the fullness or support the drapery of the back of a woman's dress, occurring predominantly in the mid-to-late 19th century. Bustles were worn under the skirt in the back, just below the waist, to keep the skirt from dragging. Heavy fabric tended to pull the back of a skirt down and flatten it

Bustle (disambiguation)
In English, bustle usually refers to a type of framework used to expand the fullness or support the drapery of the back of a woman's dress, popular during the mid-to-late 19th century.Bustle also refers to:

Bustle (regalia)
The Native American bustle is a traditional part of a man's regalia worn during a dance exhibition or wachipi and originates from the Plains region of the United States. In its modern form, the men's bustle is typically made of a string of eagle or hawk feathers attached to a backboard

Busy
Busy may refer to:* a busy signal* Busy, Doubs, a commune in France* Mr. Busy, a Mr. Men character* Little Miss Busy, a Little Miss character* Busy Bee, an American rapper* Busy Philipps, an American film actress* Everett M

BUT
BUT and similar may refer to:* British United Traction, a division of Leyland Motors Ltd* Brno University of Technology, a university located in Brno, Czech Republic* "BUT"/"Aishō", a 2007 J-Pop single by Koda Kumi