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Type Words
Synonyms burning
Type of pain, hurting
Type Words
Synonyms combust
Type of change state, turn
Has types deflagrate, flame, flame up, flare, go up, burn up, burn down, scorch, sear, blaze up, blaze, singe, smolder, smoulder
Verb group burn down, fire
Derivation burnable


Maple wood burns well.
Type Words
Synonyms burn off, burn up
Type of consume, eat, eat up, use up, wipe out, exhaust, deplete, run through


burn off calories through vigorous exercise.
Type Words
Synonyms sunburn
Type of discolor, color, colour, discolour
Type Words
Synonyms incinerate
Type of change integrity
Verb group burn down, fire, incinerate
Derivation burnable, burner


burn garbage.
The car burns only Diesel oil.
Type Words
Synonyms glow
Type of shine, beam
Has types gutter


The candles were burning.
Type Words
Synonyms sunburn, suntan, tan
Type of hyperpigmentation
Type Words
Synonyms combust
Has types set ablaze, char, ignite, set aflame, deflagrate, set afire, coal, set on fire, light
Verb group combust, conflagrate, ignite, catch fire, erupt, take fire
Derivation burnable


The sun burned off the fog.
Type Words
Synonyms bite, sting
Type of smart, ache, hurt
Has types nettle, urticate


The sun burned his face.
Type Words
Synonyms cauterise, cauterize
Type of care for, treat
Type Words
Synonyms burn mark
Type of defect, mar, blemish
Has types cigarette burn
Type Words
Synonyms cut
Type of create, produce, make
Verb group cut


burn a CD.
Type Words
Synonyms burn down, fire
Type of ruin, destroy
Has types backfire, scorch, cremate, torch
Verb group combust, incinerate
Derivation burnable


They burned the house and his diaries.
Type Words
Type of injury, harm, hurt, trauma
Has types third-degree burn, electric burn, first-degree burn, scald, scorch, second-degree burn, singe
Type Words
Type of damage
Has types char, scald, cauterise, cauterize, scorch, sear, blacken
Derivation burnable


The iron burnt a hole in my dress.
Type Words
Type of harm, damage, scathe, hurt
Has types scald
Type Words
Type of put to death, execute


Witches were burned in Salem.
Type Words
Type of hurt, ache, smart
Verb group sting, bite


My eyes are burning.
Type Words
Type of experience, feel


She was burning with anger.
He was burning to try out his new skies.
Type Words
Type of waste, blow, squander


He has money to burn.

Examples of burn

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When you fly a lot, you earn a lot, and you usually earn more than you can burn.
From the cnn.com
The Atlanta-based shipper once developed a motor that could burn cheap corn oil.
From the businessweek.com
These allow subscribers to listen to, download or burn limited numbers of songs.
From the businessweek.com
Why does our country allow states to burn energy and money attacking each other?
From the freep.com
Burn it or haul it offsite in preparation for replanting the area in the future?
From the sciencedaily.com
A neighbour shouted abuse at one, who responded with a threat to burn the house.
From the nzherald.co.nz
To unload a pound of fat in a week, you need to burn roughly 500 calories a day.
From the suntimes.com
If Serena's off-court interests prevent burn-out, her vanity keeps her in shape.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Pruning, raking and digging are all ways to burn calories and get some exercise.
From the delawareonline.com
More examples
  • Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
  • Destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
  • Shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
  • Tan: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
  • Undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
  • An injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
  • A burn is a type of injury to the skin caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation or friction. Total Burn Care, 3rd Edition, Edited by David Herndon, Saunders, 2007. Most burns only affect the skin (epidermal tissue and dermis). ...
  • Burn! (Italian title: Queimada) is a 1969 film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo; starring Marlon Brando. The plot is loosely based on events in the history of Guadeloupe. The main character is named after William Walker, the famous American filibuster. ...
  • "Burn" is a song by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released as the third single from their 2005 album Crimson. It peaked at #34 on the UK Singles Chart. ...