burnt-out | ||
1. | [ adjective ] inoperative as a result of heat or friction | |
Synonyms: | burned-out | |
Examples: | "a burned-out picture tube" |
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Related terms: | unserviceable | |
2. | [ adjective ] exhausted as a result of long-time stress | |
Synonyms: | burned-out | |
Examples: | "she was burned-out before she was 30" |
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Related terms: | tired | |
3. | [ adjective ] destroyed or badly damaged by fire | |
Synonyms: | burnt burned-out burned | |
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 | |
Similar spelling: |
burned-out burn_out burnett Burnette burnt_lime burnt_umber |