Defenition of the word burn
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Defenition of the word burn
- To be consumed by fire.
- An injury to the skin caused by fire, excessive heat or certain chemicals.
- Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.
- To undergo combustion.
- To cause to undergo fire combustion.
- A browning of the skin obtained from exposure to the sun.
- cause a sharp of stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
- damage inflicted by burning
- an injury cause by exposure to fire or chemicals or radiation
- burn with heat, fire, or radiation: "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
- feel strong emotion, esp. anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
- feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"
- spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"
- burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"
- cause to burn
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- a burned place or area
- undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
- destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
- shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
- burn up completely; reduce to ashes; "burn garbage"
- use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
- burn or sear (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
- a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
- burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
- burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
- cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
- create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
- feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
- cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
- damage inflicted by fire
- a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
- an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
- burn with heat, fire, or radiation
- burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
- undergo combustion
- cause to undergo combustion
- destroy by fire
- use up (energy)
- create by duplicating data
- feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- feel hot or painful
- spend (significant amounts of money)
- burn at the stake
- cause to burn or combust
- shine intensely, as if with heat
Synonyms for the word burn
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- bite
- burn down
- burn mark
- burn off
- burn up
- burning
- cauterise
- cauterize
- combust
- cut
- fire
- glow
- incinerate
- sting
- sunburn
- suntan
- tan
Hyponyms for the word burn
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- backfire
- blacken
- blaze
- blaze up
- burn down
- burn up
- char
- cigarette burn
- coal
- cremate
- deflagrate
- electric burn
- first-degree burn
- flame
- flame up
- flare
- go up
- gutter
- ignite
- light
- nettle
- scald
- scorch
- sear
- second-degree burn
- set ablaze
- set afire
- set aflame
- set on fire
- singe
- smolder
- smoulder
- third-degree burn
- torch
- urticate
Hypernyms for the word burn
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- ache
- beam
- blemish
- blow
- care for
- change integrity
- change state
- color
- colour
- consume
- create
- damage
- defect
- deplete
- destroy
- discolor
- discolour
- eat
- eat up
- execute
- exhaust
- experience
- feel
- harm
- hurt
- hurting
- hyperpigmentation
- injury
- make
- mar
- pain
- physiological state
- produce
- put to death
- ruin
- run through
- scathe
- shine
- smart
- squander
- trauma
- treat
- turn
- use up
- waste
- wipe out
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