Burn
nounNoun
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Similar:BurningType of:PainHurtinga browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
Type of:DefectMarBlemishan injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
Type of:InjuryHarmHurtdamage inflicted by fire
Type of:HarmDamageScathe
Verb
cause to undergo combustion
“burn garbage”
“The car burns only Diesel oil”
Similar:Incinerateundergo combustion
“Maple wood burns well”
Similar:CombustType of:Turnuse up (energy)
“burn off calories through vigorous exercise”
Type of:ConsumeEatExhaustshine intensely, as if with heat
“The candles were burning”
Similar:GlowType of:ShineBeamcause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
“The sun burned his face”
create by duplicating data
“burn a CD”
Similar:CutType of:CreateProduceMakedestroy by fire
“They burned the house and his diaries”
Similar:FireType of:RuinDestroycause to burn or combust
“The sun burned off the fog”
Similar:Combustfeel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
“She was burning with anger”
“He was burning to try out his new skies”
Type of:ExperienceFeeldamage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
“The iron burnt a hole in my dress”
Type of:Damageexecute by tying to a stake and setting alight
“Witches were burned in Salem”
Type of:Executefeel hot or painful
“My eyes are burning”
Type of:HurtAcheSmartspend (significant amounts of money)
“He has money to burn”
Type of:WasteBlowSquanderget a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
Similar:SunburnType of:DiscolorColorColourburn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
Type of:Treat
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