burke

Plural: burkes

Noun

British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
Alternative form of berk.

Verb

Verb Forms: burked, burking, burkes

To murder by suffocation; to suppress or bypass.
murder without leaving a trace on the body
get rid of, silence, or suppress
- "burke an issue"
To murder by suffocation.
To murder for the same purpose as Burke, to kill in order to have a body to sell to anatomists, surgeons, etc.
To smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress.

Examples

His opponent tried to burke his chances by blocking all the premium squares.

Origin / Etymology

Eponymous, from William Burke.

Synonyms

Burk, Calamity Jane, Edmund Burke, Martha Jane Burk, Martha Jane Burke

Scrabble Score: 11

burke: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
burke: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
burke: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

burke: valid Words With Friends Word