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Quick definitions from WordNet (burn)
▸ noun: damage inflicted by burning
▸ noun: a burned place or area
▸ noun: an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
▸ noun: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
▸ noun: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
▸ verb: feel hot or painful ("My eyes are burning")
▸ verb: spend (significant amounts of money) ("He has money to burn")
▸ verb: burn at the stake ("Witches were burned in Salem")
▸ verb: cause to burn or combust ("The sun burned off the fog")
▸ verb: shine intensely, as if with heat ("The candles were burning")
▸ verb: undergo combustion ("Maple wood burns well")
▸ verb: cause to undergo combustion ("Burn garbage")
▸ verb: destroy by fire ("They burned the house and his diaries")
▸ verb: feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion ("She was burning with anger")
▸ verb: burn with heat, fire, or radiation ("The iron burnt a hole in my dress")
▸ verb: get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
▸ verb: use up (energy) ("Burn off calories through vigorous exercise")
▸ verb: create by duplicating data ("Burn a CD")
▸ verb: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort ("The sun burned his face")
▸ verb: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #30675)
▸ Also see burnt
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to burn
▸ Usage examples for burn
▸ Idioms related to burn (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing burn
▸ Words that often appear near burn
▸ Rhymes of burn
▸ Invented words related to burn
▸ noun: damage inflicted by burning
▸ noun: a burned place or area
▸ noun: an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
▸ noun: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
▸ noun: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
▸ verb: feel hot or painful ("My eyes are burning")
▸ verb: spend (significant amounts of money) ("He has money to burn")
▸ verb: burn at the stake ("Witches were burned in Salem")
▸ verb: cause to burn or combust ("The sun burned off the fog")
▸ verb: shine intensely, as if with heat ("The candles were burning")
▸ verb: undergo combustion ("Maple wood burns well")
▸ verb: cause to undergo combustion ("Burn garbage")
▸ verb: destroy by fire ("They burned the house and his diaries")
▸ verb: feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion ("She was burning with anger")
▸ verb: burn with heat, fire, or radiation ("The iron burnt a hole in my dress")
▸ verb: get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
▸ verb: use up (energy) ("Burn off calories through vigorous exercise")
▸ verb: create by duplicating data ("Burn a CD")
▸ verb: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort ("The sun burned his face")
▸ verb: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #30675)
▸ Also see burnt
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to burn
▸ Usage examples for burn
▸ Idioms related to burn (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing burn
▸ Words that often appear near burn
▸ Rhymes of burn
▸ Invented words related to burn