(idiomatic) Not immediate; inactive; receiving or requiring less than full or regular attention.

A deep brown colour.

Of a deep brown colour.

dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna.

Of a dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna.

(sciences) A small laboratory gas burner whose air supply may be controlled with an adjustable hole.

(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.

(transitive) To make (something) smooth or shiny by rubbing; to polish or shine (something)

Polish; lustre.

Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.