| VERB | social | burke | murder without leaving a trace on the body |
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| change | burke | get rid of, silence, or suppress | |
| NOUN | person | Burke, Edmund Burke | British statesman famous for his oratory |
| person | Burke, Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity Jane | United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) |
| Sounds | ber'k | |
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| Rhymes | artwork ... work: 53 rhymes with erk... | |
| Meaning | British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797). | |
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| Synonym | Edmund Burke | |
| Instance of | orator, speechmaker, rhetorician, public speaker, speechifier | A person who delivers a speech or oration |
| statesman, solon, national leader | A man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs | |
| Spanish | Burke, Edmund Burke | |
| Catalan | Edmund Burke | |
| Meaning | United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903). | |
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| Synonyms | Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity Jane | |
| Instance of | frontierswoman | A woman who lives on the frontier |
| Spanish | Burke, Calamity Jane | |
| Catalan | Burke, Calamity Jane | |
| Meaning | murder without leaving a trace on the body. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove | kill intentionally and with premeditation |
| Meaning | Get rid of, silence, or suppress. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "burke an issue" | |
| Broader | suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer | To put down by force or authority |
| Spanish | silenciar | |
| Catalan | silenciar | |
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