burroughs
/bˈʌɹoʊz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.08 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An English topographical surname from Middle English, from Old English beorg (“hill”) or burg (“fort”), for someone who lived near a hill or fort.
name
A neighbourhood of Savannah, and former town in Chatham County, Georgia, United States.
Example Sentences
- "Judge Allison Burroughs agreed with Harvard’s arguments that the administration imposed the funding freeze in retaliation for the Ivy League university’s refusal to capitulate to demands for reforms that violated First Amendment protections under the Constitution."
Inflected Forms
Burrough (alternative)
Burrow (alternative)
Burrowes (alternative)
Burrows (alternative)
the Burroughs (canonical)