burns

Other forms of burns

plural

burnses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about burns

What does burns mean?

burns means "United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in burns?

burns has 1 syllable: burns. In IPA it is /ˈbɝnz/.

What is another word for burns?

Close synonyms include George Burns, Nathan Birnbaum, Robert Burns. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is burns a common word?

burns is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.