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burn > 20 senses
NOUN	1	burn, burning	Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
	2	burn, tan, suntan, sunburn	A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
	3	burn	An injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
	4	burn, burn mark	A burned place or area
	5	burn	Damage inflicted by burning
VERB	1	burn, fire, burn down	Destroy by fire
	2	burn, glow	Shine intensely, as if with heat
	3	burn, combust	Undergo combustion
	4	burn, bite, sting	Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
	5	burn, combust	Cause to burn or combust
	6	burn	Feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
	7	burn, incinerate	Cause to undergo combustion
	8	burn	Burn at the stake
	9	burn	Spend (significant amounts of money)
	10	burn	Feel hot or painful
	11	burn, cauterize, cauterise	Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
	12	burn, sunburn	Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
	13	burn, cut	Create by duplicating data
	14	burn, burn off, burn up	Use up (energy)
	15	burn	Burn with heat, fire, or radiation

burn > pronunciation
Sounds	ber'n
Rhymes	adjourn, andiron, auburn, and 58 more rhymes in ern at the HyperDic website...

burn > noun 1, state
Meaning	Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire.
Synonyms	burning
Broader	pain, hurting
Verbs	burn; burn

burn > noun 2, state
Meaning	A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun.
Synonyms	tan, suntan, sunburn
Broader	hyperpigmentation
Verbs	burn

burn > noun 3, state
Meaning	An injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation.
Narrower	electric burn; scorch, singe; scald; first-degree burn; second-degree burn; third-degree burn
Broader	injury, hurt, harm, trauma
Verbs	burn

burn > 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
Examples	"They burned the house and his diaries"
Synonyms	fire, burn down
Entailed by	burn
Narrower	backfire; cremate; torch; scorch
Broader	destroy, ruin
Similar to	burn, combust; burn, incinerate
Nouns	burn

burn > 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
Examples	"The candles were burning"
Synonyms	glow
Narrower	gutter
Broader	shine, beam

burn > verb 3, change
Meaning	Undergo combustion.
Pattern	Something ----s
Model	The wooden sticks burn; These fabrics burn easily
Examples	"Maple wood burns well"
Synonyms	combust
Caused by	ignite, light; burn, combust
Narrower	burn down, burn up, go up; smolder, smoulder; scorch, sear, singe; deflagrate; flame; flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up; blaze
Broader	change state, turn
Similar to	burn, fire, burn down
Participle	unburned; burned, burnt
Nouns	burn

burn > verb 4, perception
Meaning	Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"The sun burned his face"
Synonyms	bite, sting
Narrower	nettle, urticate
Broader	ache, smart, hurt
Similar to	burn
Nouns	burn

burn > verb 5, weather
Meaning	Cause to burn or combust.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	They burn the trees
Examples	"The sun burned off the fog"
Synonyms	combust
Cause to	burn, combust
Narrower	ignite, light; set ablaze, set aflame, set on fire, set afire; char, coal; deflagrate
Similar to	erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate

burn > 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

burn > 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"
Synonyms	incinerate
Broader	change integrity
Similar to	incinerate; burn, fire, burn down
Nouns	burn; burn; burner

burn > verb 9, possession
Meaning	Spend (significant amounts of money).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"He has money to burn"
Broader	waste, blow, squander

burn > 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
Broader	treat, care for
Nouns	burn

burn > verb 12, body
Meaning	Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	sunburn
Broader	discolor, discolour, colour, color
Nouns	burn

burn > verb 14, consumption
Meaning	Use up (energy).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
Synonyms	burn off, burn up
Broader	consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

burn > verb 15, change
Meaning	Burn with heat, fire, or radiation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Examples	"The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
Narrower	scald; char, blacken, scorch
Broader	damage
Nouns	burn; burn