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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)
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derivationally related form
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"
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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"
S:
(v)
burn
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incinerate
(cause to undergo combustion)
"burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
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"
S:
(v)
burn
(feel hot or painful)
"My eyes are burning"
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S:
(v)
cauterize
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cauterise
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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)
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S:
(v)
discolor
,
discolour
,
colour
,
color
(change color, often in an undesired manner)
"The shirts discolored"
S:
(v)
blush
,
crimson
,
flush
,
redden
(turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame)
"The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
S:
(v)
pale
,
blanch
,
blench
(turn pale, as if in fear)
S:
(v)
tan
,
bronze
(get a tan, from wind or sun)
S:
(v)
sunburn
,
burn
(get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun)
S:
(v)
whiten
,
white
(turn white)
"This detergent will whiten your laundry"
S:
(v)
blacken
,
melanize
,
melanise
,
black
(make or become black)
"The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
S:
(v)
turn
(change color)
"In Vermont, the leaves turn early"
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S:
(v)
silver
(turn silver)
"The man's hair silvered very attractively"
S:
(v)
dye
(color with dye)
"Please dye these shoes"
S:
(v)
redden
(turn red or redder)
"The sky reddened"
S:
(v)
purple
(become purple)
S:
(v)
grey
,
gray
(turn grey)
"Her hair began to grey"
S:
(v)
yellow
(turn yellow)
"The pages of the book began to yellow"
S:
(v)
tone
(change the color or tone of)
"tone a negative"
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derivationally related form
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S:
(v)
green
(turn or become green)
"The trees are greening"
S:
(v)
blue
(turn blue)
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sentence frame
S:
(v)
cut
,
burn
(create by duplicating data)
"cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
verb group
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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"