burn (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 20 senses of the word *burn*:
VERB	change	burn, fire, burn down	destroy by fire
weather	burn, glow	shine intensely, as if with heat
change	burn, combust	undergo combustion
perception	burn, bite, sting	cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
weather	burn, combust	cause to burn or combust
emotion	burn	feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
change	burn, incinerate	cause to undergo combustion
social	burn	burn at the stake
possession	burn	spend (significant amounts of money)
perception	burn	feel hot or painful
change	burn, cauterize, cauterise	burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
body	burn, sunburn	get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
creation	burn, cut	create by duplicating data
consumption	burn, burn off, burn up	use up (energy)
change	burn	burn with heat, fire, or radiation
NOUN	state	burn, burning	pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
state	burn, tan, suntan, sunburn	a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
state	burn	an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
attribute	burn, burn mark	a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
act	burn	damage inflicted by fire

burn > pronunciation
Sounds	ber'n
Rhymes	adjourn ... yearn: 61 rhymes with ern...

English > *burn*: 20 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	pain that feels hot as if it were on fire.
Synonym	burning
Broader	pain, hurting	A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
Spanish	ardor, quemazón
Catalan	ardor, cremor
Verbs	burn	cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Verbs	burn	feel hot or painful

English > *burn*: 20 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun.
Synonyms	tan, suntan, sunburn
Broader	hyperpigmentation	unusual darkening of the skin
Spanish	bronceado, morenez, moreno, tostado
Catalan	bronzejat, cremada
Verbs	burn	get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

English > *burn*: 20 senses > noun 3, state
Meaning	An injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation.
Narrower	electric burn	A burn caused by heat produced by an electric current
	first-degree burn	Burn causing redness of the skin surface
	scald	A burn cause by hot liquid / liquid or steam
	scorch, singe	A surface burn
	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
Broader	injury, hurt, harm, trauma	Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
Spanish	quemada, quemadura
Catalan	cremada
Verbs	burn	burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

English > *burn*: 20 senses > noun 4, attribute
Meaning	A place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body).
Synonym	burn mark
Narrower	cigarette burn	A burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette
Broader	blemish, defect, mar	A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
Spanish	quemadura
Catalan	cremada
Verbs	burn	cause to undergo combustion
	burn	destroy by fire
	burn	burn with heat, fire, or radiation

English > *burn*: 20 senses > noun 5, act
Meaning	damage inflicted by fire.
Narrower	scald	The act of burning with steam or hot water
Broader	damage, harm, hurt, scathe	The act of damaging something or someone
Spanish	quemadura
Catalan	cremada
Verbs	burn	undergo combustion
	burn	cause to undergo combustion
	burn	burn with heat, fire, or radiation

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Destroy by fire.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Model	They burn the trees
Example	"They burned the house and his diaries"
Synonyms	fire, burn down
Entailed by	burn	Burn at the stake
Narrower	backfire	Set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest / forest to prairie fire
	cremate	Reduce to ashes
	scorch	Destroy completely by or as if by fire
	torch	Burn maliciously, as by arson
Broader	destroy, ruin	Destroy completely
Similar to	burn, combust	Undergo combustion
Similar to	burn, incinerate	Cause to undergo combustion
Spanish	arder, incendiar, quemarse, quemar
Catalan	brusar, cremar-se, cremar, incendiar
Adjectives	burnable	capable of burning
Nouns	burn	a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 2, weather
Meaning	shine intensely, as if with heat.
Pattern	Something ----s
Model	Lights burn on the horizon; The horizon is burning with lights
Example	"The candles were burning"
Synonym	glow
Narrower	gutter	Burn unsteadily, feebly, or low
Broader	shine, beam	emit light
Spanish	abrasar, achicharrar, brillar, incendiar, pegar fuerte, quemar
Catalan	abrasar, brillar, incendiar, picar, rostir, torrar

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	Undergo combustion.
Pattern	Something ----s
Model	The wooden sticks burn; These fabrics burn easily
Example	"Maple wood burns well"
Synonym	combust
Caused by	burn, combust	Cause to burn or combust
Caused by	ignite, light	Cause to start burning
Narrower	blaze	Burn brightly and intensely
	burn down, burn up, go up	Burn completely
	deflagrate	Burn with great heat and intense light
	flame	Be in flames or aflame
	flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up	Burn brightly
	scorch, sear, singe	Become superficially burned
	smolder, smoulder	Burn slowly and without a flame
Broader	change state, turn	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Similar to	burn, fire, burn down	Destroy by fire
Spanish	arder, consumirse, incendiar, quemarse
Catalan	abrasar, consumir-se, cremar, incendiar
Adjectives	burnable	capable of burning
Nouns	burn	damage inflicted by fire

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 4, perception
Meaning	Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"The sun burned his face"
Synonyms	bite, sting
Narrower	nettle, urticate	sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
Broader	ache, smart, hurt	Be the source of pain
Similar to	burn	Feel hot or painful
Spanish	abrasar, incendiar, quemar
Catalan	abrusar-se, cremar-se, incendiar, mossegar-se, tallar-se
Nouns	burn	pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 5, weather
Meaning	Cause to burn or combust.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	They burn the trees
Example	"The sun burned off the fog"
Synonym	combust
Cause to	burn, combust	Undergo combustion
Narrower	char, coal	Burn to charcoal
	deflagrate	Cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity
	ignite, light	Cause to start burning
	set ablaze, set aflame, set on fire, set afire	Set fire to
Similar to	erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate	start to burn or burst into flames
Spanish	abrasar, arder, incinerar, quemarse, quemar
Catalan	abrasar, abrusar, cremar-se, cremar, incinerar
Adjectives	burnable	capable of burning

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 6, emotion
Meaning	Feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"She was burning with anger" "He was burning to try out his new skies"
Broader	feel, experience	Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
Spanish	arder
Catalan	cremar

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 7, change
Meaning	Cause to undergo combustion.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"burn garbage" "The car burns only Diesel oil"
Synonym	incinerate
Broader	change integrity	change in physical make-up
Similar to	burn, fire, burn down	Destroy by fire
Similar to	incinerate	Become reduced to ashes
Spanish	arder, incendiar, incinerar, quemar
Catalan	cremar, incendiar, incinerar, recremar
Adjectives	burnable	capable of burning
Nouns	burn	damage inflicted by fire
	burn	a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
	burner	an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 8, social
Meaning	Burn at the stake.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"Witches were burned in Salem"
Entails	burn, fire, burn down	Destroy by fire
Broader	execute, put to death	kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
Spanish	abrasarse, incendiar
Catalan	abrusar-se, incendiar

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 9, possession
Meaning	spend (significant amounts of money).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"He has money to burn"
Broader	waste, blow, squander	spend thoughtlessly

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 10, perception
Meaning	Feel hot or painful.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"My eyes are burning"
Broader	ache, smart, hurt	Be the source of pain
Similar to	bite, sting, burn	Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Nouns	burn	pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 11, change
Meaning	Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	cauterize, cauterise
Entails	sear, scorch	make very hot and dry
Broader	burn	Burn with heat, fire, or radiation
Broader	treat, care for	Provide treatment for
Spanish	cauterizar, foguear, incendiar
Catalan	cauteritzar, incendiar
Nouns	burn	an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 12, body
Meaning	Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonym	sunburn
Broader	discolor, discolour, colour, color	change color, often in an undesired manner
Spanish	broncearse, incendiar, quemarse
Catalan	bronzejar-se, colrar-se, cremar-se, cremar, embrunir-se, incendiar
Nouns	burn	a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 13, creation
Meaning	create by duplicating data.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"burn a CD"
Synonym	cut
Broader	produce, make, create	create or manufacture a man-made product
Similar to	cut	record a performance on (a medium)

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 14, consumption
Meaning	use up (energy).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
Synonyms	burn off, burn up
Broader	consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out	use up (resources or materials)
Spanish	agotar, consumir, incendiar, quemar
Catalan	cremar, incendiar

English > *burn*: 20 senses > verb 15, change
Meaning	Burn with heat, fire, or radiation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Example	"The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
Narrower	cauterize, cauterise, burn	Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
	char, blacken, sear, scorch	Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color / color
	scald	Burn with a hot liquid / liquid or steam
Broader	damage	inflict damage / damage upon
Spanish	abrasarse, abrasar, incendiar, quemarse, quemar
Catalan	abrasar, cremar-se, cremar, incendiar, rostir-se, rostir
Adjectives	burnable	capable of burning
Nouns	burn	damage inflicted by fire
Nouns	burn	a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

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