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buro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • board verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
  • bureau noun A government department or agency, especially one handling a specific area of administration.
  • clay noun A fine-grained, sticky earth that becomes pliable when wet and hardens when fired or dried — used for pottery, bricks, and sculpture.

Senses

buro is used for these senses in English:

  • board A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.
  • bureau An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.
  • bureau (chiefly, British) A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers.
  • clay A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
  • writing desk A desk at which someone may write.

board — full definition

  1. verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
  2. verb To provide or receive regular meals and a place to sleep, usually for payment.
  3. noun A flat, thin piece of wood or similar rigid material.
  4. noun A group of people who officially manage or advise a company or organization.

bureau — full definition

  1. noun A government department or agency, especially one handling a specific area of administration.
  2. noun A chest of drawers for storing clothes, or a writing desk with compartments.

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