Burn (IPA: /ˈbɝn/)
| Burn (v. t.) |
To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood. |
| Burn (v. t.) |
To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char; to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one's face in the sun; the sun burns the grass. |
| Burn (v. t.) |
To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some property or properties of, by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime. |
| Burn (v. t.) |
To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the application of fire or heat; as, to burn a hole; to burn charcoal; to burn letters into a block. |
| Burn (v. t.) |
To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does; as, to burn the mouth with pepper. |
| Burn (v. t.) |
To apply a cautery to; to cauterize. |
| Burn (v. t.) |
To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as, a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration; to burn iron in oxygen. |
| Burn (v. i.) |
To be of fire; to flame. |
| Burn (v. i.) |
To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat. |
| Burn (v. i.) |
To have a condition, quality, appearance, sensation, or emotion, as if on fire or excessively heated; to act or rage with destructive violence; to be in a state of lively emotion or strong desire; as, the face burns; to burn with fever. |
| Burn (v. i.) |
To combine energetically, with evolution of heat; as, copper burns in chlorine. |
| Burn (v. i.) |
In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought. |
| Burn (n.) |
A hurt, injury, or effect caused by fire or excessive or intense heat. |
| Burn (n.) |
The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking; as, they have a good burn. |
| Burn (n.) |
A disease in vegetables. See Brand, n., 6. |
| Burn (n.) |
A small stream. |
| Burn |
Injury to flesh or skin, often caused by excessive heat |
| Burn |
Type of watercourse |
| Burn |
Place where there was a fire before; result of being burned |
| Burn |
Energy drink brand |
| Burn |
1974 studio album by Deep Purple |
| Burn Synonyms |
Burn Mark |
| Burn Synonyms |
Burning |
| Burn Synonyms |
Sunbur, Tan, Suntan |
| Burn Synonyms |
Bite, Sting |
| Burn Synonyms |
Burn Up, Burn Off |
| Burn Synonyms |
Cauterise, Cauterize |
| Burn Synonyms |
Combust |
| Burn Synonyms |
Combust |
| Burn Synonyms |
Cut |
| Burn Synonyms |
Burn Down, Fire |
| Burn Synonyms |
Glow |
| Burn Synonyms |
Incinerate |
| Burn Synonyms |
Sunburn |
| Burn (Last Name / Surname) |
Burn is the #20,664 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 1,281 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Burn in Spanish is Quemar |
| Tagalog Translation |
Burn in Tagalog is Pasuin |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " " prepare eveything to burn Baku to the ground, if there is an attack"" - Vladimir Lenin |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " "it's better to burn out than to fade away." - Last words |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (To his men) Burn the bodies. Search the outbuildings." - Underworld: Evolution |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A light to burn all the empires" - My Chemical Romance |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " BURN! Burn it all! Winds! Carry the flames of Wu to the sky!" - Dynasty Warriors |
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