Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A violent windstorm of the Eurasian steppes, accompanied in summer by dust and in winter by snow.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A snowstorm; especially, a long-continued snowstorm, accompanied by high winds.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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In Round No. 1 -- in which participants misspelled the words buran, shaman, peruse, suture, buffoon, gainsay, copious and marshal -- David Burnett from Melrose Elementary School was reinstated for using an alternate spelling of the word marshal.
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BOAT ME lalushka for Philippine Blog Awards purihin nyo ako love love me love me (Idol kita Reyns hehehe look at me, ADD at walang tarbahu lols) reply on September 23, 2008: alam mo! leche ka talaga! pede ka namang mag-iwan nang pagkain dun! sa totoo lang! puro na lang tira-tira ang pinapakain nyo saken lately, taz bubub-buran mo pa nang bwisit na ajinomoto! sa totoo lang no! ba't mo ko hinihilo? grrrr! intayin mo ako sa DC! leche ka, i'm leaving mga 7am, balik ako sa Philly nang gabi! drive ang lola, samahan mo ako!!!!
reyna elena dot com reynz 2008
bilby commented on the word buran
Russian - Буран, snowstorm or blizzard.
Wikipedia will give you numerous options including a line of watches, a cruise missile, a Persian sovereign, an eavesdropping device and an African tribe. Oh, and a space shuttle.
April 15, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word buran
Yeah, and I love their song "Hungry Like the Wolf"!
April 15, 2009
reesetee commented on the word buran
*snort*
April 17, 2009