| NOUN | act | burning, combustion | the act of burning something |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | burning, burn | pain that feels hot as if it were on fire | |
| process | burning, combustion | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light | |
| act | burning, electrocution | execution by electricity | |
| act | burning, burning at the stake | execution by fire | |
| act | burning | a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | burning | of immediate import |
| Sounds | ber'nihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Of immediate import. | |
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| Example | "burning issues of the day" | |
| Broader | important, of import | Of great significance / significance or value |
| Spanish | candente | |
| Meaning | The act of burning something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" | |
| Synonym | combustion | |
| Narrower | arson, incendiarism, fire-raising | malicious burning to destroy property |
| ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation | The act of setting something on fire | |
| incineration | The act of burning something completely | |
| Broader | change of integrity | The act of changing the unity or wholeness of something |
| Spanish | combustión, quema, quemazón | |
| Catalan | combustió, crema | |
| Meaning | pain that feels hot as if it were on fire. | |
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| Synonym | burn | |
| Broader | pain, hurting | A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder |
| Spanish | ardor, quemazón | |
| Catalan | ardor, cremor | |
| Meaning | A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | combustion | |
| Narrower | deflagration | combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat |
| fire, flame, flaming | The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke | |
| internal combustion | The combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an internal-combustion engine) | |
| Broader | oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation | The process of oxidizing |
| Spanish | combustión, quemado | |
| Catalan | combustió | |
| Meaning | execution by electricity. | |
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| Synonym | electrocution | |
| Broader | execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty | putting a condemned person to death |
| Spanish | electrocución, quema | |
| Catalan | electrocució | |
| Meaning | execution by fire. | |
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| Synonym | burning at the stake | |
| Narrower | auto-da-fe | The burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition) |
| Broader | execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty | putting a condemned person to death |
| Meaning | A form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin. | |
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| Broader | torture, torturing | The deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason |
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