burner vs putter

burner

noun
  • A gun. 

  • A pyrotechnic tear gas canister. 

  • An elaborate piece of graffiti. 

  • Someone or something which burns. 

  • A device that allows data or music to be stored on a CDR or CD-ROM. 

  • A device that burns fuel; e.g. a diesel engine; a hot-air balloon's propulsion system. 

  • A device that generates localized heat for experiments; a Bunsen burner. 

  • A device for burning refuse; an incinerator. 

  • An app that creates temporary phone numbers for a user. 

  • An element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking. 

putter

noun
  • A shot-putter. 

  • A person who is taking a putt or putting. 

  • One who puts or places. 

  • A golf club specifically intended for a putt. 

  • One who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine. 

verb
  • To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks. 

  • To produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating. 

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