Noun

• S: (n) burn, burning (pain that feels hot as if it were on fire)
• S: (n) tan, suntan, sunburn, burn (a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun)
• S: (n) burn (an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation)
• S: (n) burn, burn mark (a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body))
• S: (n) burn (damage inflicted by fire)

Verb

• S: (v) burn, fire, burn down (destroy by fire) "They burned the house and his diaries"
• S: (v) burn, glow (shine intensely, as if with heat) "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
• S: (v) burn, combust (undergo combustion) "Maple wood burns well"
• S: (v) bite, sting, burn (cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort) "The sun burned his face"
• S: (v) burn, combust (cause to burn or combust) "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
• S: (v) burn (feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion) "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
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• S: (v) burn, incinerate (cause to undergo combustion) "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
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• S: (v) change integrity (change in physical make-up)
• S: (v) change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature) "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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• S: (v) burn (execute by tying to a stake and setting alight) "Witches were burned in Salem"
• S: (v) burn (spend (significant amounts of money)) "He has money to burn"
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• S: (v) waste, blow, squander (spend thoughtlessly; throw away) "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
• S: (v) burn (spend (significant amounts of money)) "He has money to burn"
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• S: (v) burn (feel hot or painful) "My eyes are burning"
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• S: (v) cauterize, cauterise, burn (burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent) "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
• S: (v) sunburn, burn (get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun)
• S: (v) cut, burn (create by duplicating data) "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
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• S: (v) burn off, burn, burn up (use up (energy)) "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
• S: (v) burn (damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation) "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"