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Thesaurus > Related Words: burn

Words related to burn

Related / Similar Words: burn mark, tan, suntan, sunburn, burning, cauterize, cauterise, combust, incinerate, fire, burn down, burn off, burn up, cut, bite, sting, glow

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

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    Hyponyms: scald, cigarette burn, electric burn, scorch, singe, first-degree burn, second-degree burn, third-degree burn, char, blacken, burn down, burn up, go up, smolder, smoulder, sear, deflagrate, flame, flare, flame up, blaze up, blaze, backfire, cremate, torch, nettle, urticate, ignite, light, set ablaze, set aflame, set on fire, set afire, coal, gutter

    Grouped Verbs: fire, burn down, incinerate, combust, cut, bite, sting, erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, conflagrate

    Entailments: sear, scorch, fire, burn down

    Derivational Morphology: incinerate, combust, fire, burn down, cauterize, cauterise, sunburn, suntan, tan, bronze, bite, sting, erythema solare, burn mark, cautery, cauterization, cauterisation, cauterant, combustion, burning, incineration, incinerator, burner, flame, flaming, stinging, stinger, incandescence, glow


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