hamburger Definition
☆ ham·burger (ham′bʉr′gər)
noun
- ground beef
- a fried, broiled, or baked patty of such meat
- a sandwich made with such a patty, usually in a round bun
Etymology: earlier Hamburg steak, after Hamburg
hamburger Synonyms
hamburger
n.
hamburger Usage Examples
Converse of object
- eat: I'm not afraid of eating hamburgers, I don't think eating one is going to make me sick.
- sell: That is, they need to shift the focus from " How can we sell more hamburgers?
- buy: Every New Yorker who buys a hamburger receives an indirect subsidy.
- order: It can't even walk into a MacDonald's on the high street to order a hamburger.
- make: William Hughes March 8, 2006 " Sacred cows make the best hamburger.
- have: On every corner you can have fatty, greasy hamburger in McDonald's or Burger King.
Adjective modifier
- good: William Hughes March 8, 2006 " Sacred cows make the best hamburger.
- giant: Few have done it whilst simultaneously enjoying hit singles and backing giant dancing hamburgers.
- hot: The island's famous had passengers of hot dogs hamburgers different age groups.
- expensive: Now you can have the " most expensive hamburger " at home, for a fraction of the price.
Modifies a noun
- patty: She drank during dinner and ate a hamburger patty.
- mary: Husband for a day press trip a hamburger mary 's.
- bun: It's almost impossible to get a hamburger bun without sesame seeds sprinkled on top.
- meat: On it was depicted a Big Mac with a dead baby in place of the hamburger meat, a bullet hole through its stomach.
- joint: The employment office has sent him to Viggo's hamburger joint.
- restaurant: Which Popeye character lent his name to a chain of hamburger restaurants in the UK?
Noun used with modifier
- cola: Beer cola hamburgers classic a complete are not limited.
- beer: Beer cola hamburgers classic a complete are not limited.
- dog: The island's famous had passengers of hot dogs hamburgers different age groups.
- fast-food: Today a typical fast-food hamburger patty contains meat from more than 1,000 different cattle, raised in as many as five different countries.
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