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1. | [ verb ] destroy by fire | |
Synonyms: | burn_down fire | |
Examples: | "They burned the house and his diaries" |
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Related terms: | destroy cremate scorch backfire torch fire fire | |
2. | [ verb ] shine intensely, as if with heat | |
Synonyms: | glow | |
Examples: | "The coals were glowing in the dark" "The candles were burning" |
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Related terms: | shine gutter incandescence | |
3. | [ verb ] undergo combustion | |
Synonyms: | combust | |
Examples: | "Maple wood burns well" |
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Related terms: | change_state smolder burn_down flare deflagrate scorch flame blaze combustion | |
4. | [ verb ] cause a sharp of stinging pain or discomfort | |
Synonyms: | bite sting | |
Examples: | "The sun burned his face" |
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Related terms: | ache urticate nettle stinger stinger | |
5. | [ verb ] cause to burn or combust | |
Synonyms: | combust | |
Examples: | "The sun burned off the fog" "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" |
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Related terms: | change_integrity ignite set_ablaze char deflagrate ignite | |
6. | [ verb ] cause to undergo combustion | |
Synonyms: | incinerate | |
Examples: | "burn garbage" "The car burns only Diesel oil" |
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Related terms: | change_integrity incinerate burner incineration | |
7. | [ verb ] feel strong emotion, esp. anger or passion | |
Examples: | "She was burning with anger" "He was burning to try out his new skies" |
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Related terms: | feel | |
8. | [ verb ] (surgery) burn or sear (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent | |
Synonyms: | cauterise cauterize | |
Examples: | "The surgeon cauterized the wart" |
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Related terms: | treat cautery cautery sear | |
9. | [ noun ] a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun | |
Synonyms: | tan sunburn suntan | |
Related terms: | hyperpigmentation physiological_state sunburn tan | |
10. | [ verb ] (law) burn at the stake | |
Examples: | "Witches were burned in Salem" |
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Related terms: | execute | |
11. | [ verb ] spend (significant amounts of money) | |
Examples: | "He has money to burn" |
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Related terms: | waste | |
12. | [ verb ] (color) get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun | |
Synonyms: | sunburn | |
Related terms: | discolor tan | |
13. | [ verb ] feel hot or painful | |
Examples: | "My eyes are burning" |
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Related terms: | ache bite | |
14. | [ noun ] (medicine) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire | |
Synonyms: | burning | |
Related terms: | pain | |
15. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 30675 | |
16. | [ verb ] record a performance on | |
Synonyms: | cut | |
Examples: | "cut a record" |
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Related terms: | produce record cut cut cut | |
17. | [ noun ] a burned place or area | |
Synonyms: | burn_mark | |
Related terms: | blemish cigarette_burn | |
18. | [ verb ] use up (energy) | |
Synonyms: | burn_off burn_up | |
Examples: | "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" |
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Related terms: | consume | |
19. | [ verb ] burn with heat, fire, or radiation | |
Examples: | : "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" |
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Related terms: | damage singe char scald | |
20. | [ noun ] (medicine) an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation | |
Related terms: | injury scorch sunburn first-degree_burn second-degree_burn third-degree_burn scald electric_burn cauterize | |
21. | [ noun ] damage inflicted by burning | |
Related terms: | damage scald | |
Similar spelling: |
burnett Burnette burn_out burned |