Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burnover

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: burnover
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From burn + over.

Usage

Inflected Forms

burnovers (plural)

Questions

What does burnover mean?: The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.
Where does burnover come from?: From burn + over.

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