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backburner

noun

Meaning

  1. A section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others.
  2. A state of low urgency; a state of low current importance.
  3. To relegate to a lower priority

Etymology / origin

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Related words

underburn(English)take a back seat(English)underprioritize(English)deprioritize(English)deprioritise(English)underfire(English)subordinate(English)burn(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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