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burner
burner /ˈbɜːnə $ ˈbɜːrnər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: burn, burner; adjective: burning, burnt; verb: burn; adverb: burning
1. British English the part of an oven or heater that produces heat or a flame:
    a gas burner
2.
  American English one of the round parts on the top of a cooker that produce heat
3. put/leave something on the back burner informal to delay doing something until a later time:
    The government quietly put the scheme on the back burner.
Bunsen burner