Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: burning |
2. | burn - a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun | |
3. | burn - an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation | |
4. | burn - a burned place or area Synonyms: burn mark | |
5. | burn - damage inflicted by burning | |
Verb | 1. | burn - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" |
2. | burn - shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" Synonyms: glow | |
3. | burn - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" Synonyms: combust | |
4. | burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" | |
5. | burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" Synonyms: combust | |
6. | burn - feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies" | |
7. | burn - cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" Synonyms: incinerate | |
8. | burn - burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem" | |
9. | burn - spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn" | |
10. | burn - feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" | |
11. | burn - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" | |
12. | burn - get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun Synonyms: sunburn | |
13. | burn - create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" Synonyms: cut | |
14. | burn - use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" | |
15. | burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" |