burn

/bɜrn/ nounverb
4 letters1 syllable6 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS20
NOUN
1

Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire.

2

A place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body).

3

An injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation.

4

Damage inflicted by fire.

5

A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun.

VERB
1

Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent.

2

Create by duplicating data.

“burn a CD”

3

Destroy by fire.

“They burned the house and his diaries”

4

Damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation.

“The iron burnt a hole in my dress”

5

Execute by tying to a stake and setting alight.

“Witches were burned in Salem”

6

Feel hot or painful.

“My eyes are burning”

7

Feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion.

“She was burning with anger”

“He was burning to try out his new skies”

8

Undergo combustion.

“Maple wood burns well”

9

Spend (significant amounts of money).

“He has money to burn”

10

Use up (energy).

“burn off calories through vigorous exercise”

11

Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun.

12

Cause to undergo combustion.

“burn garbage”

“The car burns only Diesel oil”

13

Shine intensely, as if with heat.

“The candles were burning”

14

Cause to burn or combust.

“The sun burned off the fog”

15

Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort.

“The sun burned his face”

WORD FORMS
Related formburnable
Related formburner
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinurnbay
Starts & ends withB … N
Syllablesburn
SYNONYMS & RELATED19
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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