A burden is a heavy load someone is carrying. A burden may be a physical one, such as the load the man in the picture is carrying, or it may be an emotional burden.
You can use burden as a verb too, for example, "he burdened her with his secrets".
Burmese cats are originally from Burma, and were once all brown. They are now available in a range of colours. Burmese are friendly and intelligent and make great pets. They like being social with their humans, and are talkative cats and will hold conversations with their humans too.
Scientific name: eructation
A burqa is a garment worn by women that completely covers them. It is worn for religious or cultural reasons, and is only worn when the woman is outside the privacy of her home. The veil part of a burqa is called a purdah, and may cover her entire face or just the part below her eyes.
