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burn::noun | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

Type	Words
Synonyms	burning
Type of	pain, hurting

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

undergo combustion

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.

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

use up (energy)

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.

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

Type	Words
Synonyms	sunburn
Type of	discolor, color, colour, discolour

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

cause to undergo combustion

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.

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

shine intensely, as if with heat

Type	Words
Synonyms	glow
Type of	shine, beam
Has types	gutter

The candles were burning.

burn::noun | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

Type	Words
Synonyms	sunburn, suntan, tan
Type of	hyperpigmentation

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

cause to burn or combust

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.

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Type	Words
Synonyms	bite, sting
Type of	smart, ache, hurt
Has types	nettle, urticate

The sun burned his face.

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

Type	Words
Synonyms	cauterise, cauterize
Type of	care for, treat

burn::noun | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

Type	Words
Synonyms	burn mark
Type of	defect, mar, blemish
Has types	cigarette burn

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

create by duplicating data

Type	Words
Synonyms	cut
Type of	create, produce, make
Verb group	cut

burn a CD.

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

destroy by fire

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.

burn::noun | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

Type	Words
Type of	injury, harm, hurt, trauma
Has types	third-degree burn, electric burn, first-degree burn, scald, scorch, second-degree burn, singe

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation

Type	Words
Type of	damage
Has types	char, scald, cauterise, cauterize, scorch, sear, blacken
Derivation	burnable

The iron burnt a hole in my dress.

burn::noun | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

damage inflicted by fire

Type	Words
Type of	harm, damage, scathe, hurt
Has types	scald

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

execute by tying to a stake and setting alight

Type	Words
Type of	put to death, execute

Witches were burned in Salem.

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

feel hot or painful

Type	Words
Type of	hurt, ache, smart
Verb group	sting, bite

My eyes are burning.

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion

Type	Words
Type of	experience, feel

She was burning with anger.

He was burning to try out his new skies.

burn::verb | Spocien Dictionary

burn

/bɜrn/

spend (significant amounts of money)

Type	Words
Type of	waste, blow, squander

He has money to burn.