A particularly stealthy burglar, especially one who gains undetected entry through the use of agility.

as secure as possible against burglary

Alternative form of burn the candle at both ends

(obsolete) A bud, sprout, shoot.

(intransitive) To grow or expand. / (intransitive) To swell to the point of bursting. / (intransitive, archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.

(chemistry) A glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and titration. / (religion) An altar cruet.

(countable) A section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others. / (figuratively, uncountable) A state of low urgency; a state of low current importance.

Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding

Used to make the names of hamburgers served in buns with the addition of the specified foodstuff, or with that foodstuff used in place of the usual meat.

A warning device that is activated by trespassers, intended to deter burglars. / The loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm.