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Definitions for Burton

[1] any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
[2] Spanish burton.
[3] go for a burton , British Slang . to be lost, missing, or destroyed. to die.
[4] Harold Hitz [hits] /hɪts/ , 1888–1964, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1945–58.
[5] Sir Richard Richard Jenkins , 1925–84, English actor, born in Wales.
[6] Sir Richard Francis, 1821–90, English explorer, Orientalist, and writer.
[7] Robert Democritus Junior , 1577–1640, English clergyman and author.
[8] a town in central Michigan.
[9] a male given name.
[10] nautical a kind of light hoisting tackle
[11] go for a burton British slang to be broken, useless, or lost to die
[12] Sir Richard Francis . 1821–90, English explorer, Orientalist, and writer who discovered Lake Tanganyika with John Speke (1858); produced the first unabridged translation of The Thousand Nights and a Night (1885–88)
[13] Richard , real name Richard Jenkins . 1925–84, Welsh stage and film actor: films include Becket (1964), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), and Equus (1977)
[14] Robert , pen name Democritus Junior . 1577–1640, English clergyman, scholar, and writer, noted for his Anatomy of Melancholy (1621)
[15] Tim. born 1958, US film director whose work includes Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Corpse Bride (2005), and Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Words nearby Burton

bursting point, bursting strength, burstone, burt, burthen, burton, burton-upon-trent, buru, burundi, burundian, burushaski

Origin of Burton

2First recorded in 1940–45; orig. disputed

Word origin for Burton

C15: of uncertain origin