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Definition: Barnburner |
BarnburnerNoun1. Someone who burns down a barn. 2. (informal) a impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Note: Barnburner \Barn"burn`er\, noun. [So called in allusion to the fable of the man who burned his barn in order to rid it of rats.]. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | The strife, between an old hunker, a barnburner and a no party man. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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"Barnburner" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Brabournes, Bradburne. (additional references) | |
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| Words rhyming with "barnburner" (pronounced 'Barn"burn`er'): Acetifier, Acidifier, Aletaster, Almsgiver, Amplifier, Ant-eater, Anywhither, Armor-bearer, Backbiter, Backhander, Bagpiper, Ball-flower, Barkeeper, Barnstormer, Bartender, Base-burner, Basifier, Batfowler, Beaucatcher, Beautifier, Bedmaker, Bedswerver, Bee-eater, Beefeater, Bellwether, Benefiter, Birdcatcher, Blackmailer, Blacksalter, Bloodflower, Bloodsucker, Bogsucker, Bondholder, Bookbinder, Bookholder, Bookkeeper, Bookmaker, Bookseller, Bootmaker, Bottleholder, Boxkeeper, Boycotter, Breechloader, Brickfielder, Bricklayer, Brickmaker, Bull-roarer, Bushfighter, Bushwhacker, Bystander. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-b-e-n-n-r-r-r-u" | |
-3 letters: branner, urbaner. | |
-4 letters: banner, barber, barren, burner, burrer, nabber, rubber, runner, rurban, unbear, urbane. | |
-5 letters: barbe, barer, barre, buran, rarer, rebar, reran, rerun, unban, unbar, urare, urban. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 61 72 6E 62 75 72 6E 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... .- .-. -. -... ..- .-. -. . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01100001 01110010 01101110 01100010 01110101 01110010 01101110 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B a r n b u r n e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0061 0072 006E 0062 0075 0072 006E 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)36678480688784807184 |
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