Associations to the word «Burgeon»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
BURGEON, noun. (obsolete) bud, sprout, shoot
BURGEON, verb. (intransitive) To grow or expand.
BURGEON, verb. (intransitive) To swell to the point of bursting.
BURGEON, verb. (intransitive) (archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.
Dictionary definition
BURGEON, verb. Grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population".
Wise words
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principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
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