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• bur|geon — «BUR juhn», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to bud; grow or shoot forth; sprout. 2. Figurative. to grow or develop rapidly; flourish: »New suburbs burgeoned all around the city. –v.t. to shoot out; put forth as buds. –n. a bud; sprout. Also, bourgeon …   Useful english dictionary

• geon — clap·per·dud·geon; cur·mud·geon; cur·mud·geon·ish; cur·mud·geon·ly; gur·geon; hab·er·geon; hum·dud·geon; me·lun·geon; mur·geon; pi·geon·dom; pi·geon·eer; pi·geon·gram; pi·geon·ite; pi·geon·ry; pig·wid·geon; stur·geon; sur·geon; sur·geon·cy;… …   English syllables

• bur — al·bur·num; Bur·ber·ry; bur·bler; bur·bly; bur·bot; bur; bur·chell s; bur·de·kin; bur·den·less; bur·den·man; bur·den s; bur·den·some; bur·den·some·ly; bur·den·some·ness; bur·el; bur·gage; bur·gall; bur·ga·mot; bur·gao; bur·gee; bur·gess;… …   English syllables

• bour|geon — «BUR juhn», noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb. = burgeon. (Cf. ↑burgeon) …   Useful english dictionary

• burgeon — bur·geon …   English syllables

• burgeon — bur|geon [ˈbə:dʒən US ˈbə:r ] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: burgeon [i] bud (13 19 centuries), from Old French burjon, from Vulgar Latin burrio, from Latin burra; BUREAU] formal to grow or develop quickly ▪ the burgeoning market for digital cameras …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• burgeon — bur|geon [ bɜrdʒən ] verb intransitive LITERARY to grow or develop quickly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• burgeoning — bur|geon|ing [ bɜrdʒənıŋ ] adjective growing or developing quickly: the nation s burgeoning middle class …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• burgeon — bur•geon or bourgeon [[t]ˈbɜr dʒən[/t]] v. i. 1) cvb to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city[/ex] 2) cvb to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often fol. by out, forth) • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• Burgeon — Bur geon, v. i. To bud. See {Bourgeon}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English