Burpee
1
8.0
- proper noun
- /ˈbɜrpi/
- There is a time for everything: a time for seeking a neon mechanic, and a time to just read the manual instead and wait for spring, even as gardeners all over our region are curling up under quilts with the Book of Burpee.
- W. Atlee Burpee
- Burpee & Co.
- Burpee Seeds
Examples
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My grandfather often spoke about his friend Burpee, who was an expert gardener.
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- Burpee?
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Bean Burpee said he next anticipated sending out a police blotter on Oct. 26.
Blog text (15) -
(Apparently, it's catching on: the June 23 Stamford Advocate reported that mail-order seed company Burpee's sales of vegetable seeds and plants increased 40 percent since this time last year.)
Academic text (2008) -
The Burpee family has a long history in horticulture and gardening innovations.
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Many prestigious awards have been given to Burpee for their contributions to plant breeding.
Synonyms
133
7.4
A family name sometimes used for places or institutions
84
3.7
A family or first name used by people
18
6.6
A last name used by some people
15
9.2
A family name used as a last name
14
5.9
A family name some people have
10
8.9
A French last name used by many people
8
9.0
A family name used by people and sometimes as a place name
8
9.9
A last name used by members of a family
8
6.5
A last name that some people have
7
9.9
A last name that a family shares
6
9.3
A last name that some people have
6
6.7
A family name that some people have
6
9.4
A family name people use as their last name
4
9.0
A family name that some people have
4
9.9
A family name some people have
4
8.6
A Spanish or Portuguese family name
3
5.6
A family name used as a last name and sometimes as a first name
3
8.8
A family name that some people use
3
9.8
A family name used in English-speaking countries
3
9.9
A last name that some people have
3
9.3
A family name that people use as their last name
3
8.2
A family name people use as a last name
2
9.9
A family name that some people have as their last name
2
9.9
A family name used by some people
2
9.9
A last name that people share to show they are from the same family
1
9.6
A family name that people have after their first name
1
9.1
A last name some people have
1
8.1
A family name that some people have, for example the basketball player Manute Bol
1
9.4
A family name that some people have
1
9.5
A family name used as a last name
1
9.9
A family name that some people have
1
9.9
A family name used by some people
1
8.1
A family name people use as their last name
1
9.5
A family name used by some people
1
8.8
A family name used by some people
1
9.9
A family name that some people have
1
8.6
A last name used by people in the same family
1
9.5
A family name used by some people
1
9.5
A name that people use as their last name
1
9.5
A family name that people use as their last name
1
9.9
A family name used by some people
1
9.7
A family name shared by members of the same family
1
9.9
A last name that some people and families have
A family name used as a last name
A family name used by some people
Surface Forms
Etymology
Burpee is an English family name that probably began as the name of a place or an early person's name. A helpful way to remember Burpee is to think of it as a family 'label' that shows who a person belongs to, which is why it is still used today as a surname.