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| 1. | [ adjective ] having undergone oxidation | |
| Synonyms: | burnt | |
| Examples: | : "burned powder" |
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| Related terms: | unburned burn burn | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] injured by intense heat (as of fire or the sun) | |
| Examples: | "his cracked, black burned lips" |
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| Related terms: | injured | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] hardened by subjecting to intense heat | |
| Synonyms: | burnt baked | |
| Examples: | "baked bricks" "burned bricks" |
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| Related terms: | tempered | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point | |
| Synonyms: | burnt | |
| Examples: | "burnt sienna" |
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| Related terms: | treated | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] destroyed or badly damaged by fire | |
| Synonyms: | burned-out burnt-out burnt | |
| Examples: | "a row of burned houses" "a charred bit of burnt wood" "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" |
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| Related terms: | destroyed | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (food) ruined by overcooking | |
| Synonyms: | burnt | |
| Examples: | "she served us underdone bacon and burnt buscuits" |
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| Related terms: | cooked | |
| Similar spelling: |
Burnette burnett burnt burn_down |
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