| Noun | 1. | burn - pain that feels hot as if it were on firehurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" | |
| 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 radiationharm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. electric burn - a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current scald - a burn cause by hot liquid or steam second-degree burn - burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis | |
| 4. | burn - a burned place or areablemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" cigarette burn - a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette; "a cigarette burn on the edge of the table" | |
| 5. | burn - damage inflicted by burningscald - the act of burning with steam or hot water | |
| Verb | 1. | burn - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"burn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" incinerate, burn - cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" backfire - set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire cremate - reduce to ashes; "Cremate a corpse" torch - burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns" scorch - destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land" ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" | |
| 2. | burn - shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" gutter - burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" | |
| 3. | burn - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" burn down, burn up, go up - burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" scorch, sear, singe - become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" deflagrate - burn with great heat and intense light; "the powder deflagrated" flame - be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset" blaze - burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze" | |
| 4. | burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"nettle, urticate - sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation burn - feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" | |
| 5. | burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"ignite, light - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" char, coal - burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything" | |
| 6. | burn - feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" | |
| 7. | burn - cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"incinerate - become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly" | |
| 8. | burn - burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" | |
| 9. | burn - spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"squander, waste, blow - spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" | |
| 10. | burn - feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"sting, bite, burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" | |
| 11. | burn - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" | |
| 12. | burn - get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun | |
| 13. | burn - create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" | |
| 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"scald - burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out" damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" blacken, char, scorch - burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" | |