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burn (enc)

Burn

Noun1.burn - pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
hurting, 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
hyperpigmentation - unusual darkening of the skin
3.burn - an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
harm, 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
scorch, singe - a surface burn
scald - a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
first-degree burn - burn causing redness of the skin surface
second-degree burn - burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis
third-degree burn - burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis
4.burn - a burned place or area
blemish, 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 burning
scathe, damage, harm, hurt - the act of damaging something or someone
scald - the act of burning with steam or hot water
Verb1.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"
smolder, smoulder - burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"
burn, burn down, fire - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
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 up, burn up, flame up, flare - burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
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"
hurt, smart, ache - be the source of pain
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"
set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, set on fire - set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest"
catch fire, take fire, ignite, combust, conflagrate, erupt - start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
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"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
incinerate - become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly"
burn, burn down, fire - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
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"
hurt, smart, ache - be the source of pain
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
discolour, discolor, color, colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
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"
deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
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"

 

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