DICTOMETER

BURNS

1. Synonyms:
   • Burns
   • George Burns
   • Nathan Birnbaum
   Definitions:
   • United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Burns
   • Robert Burns
   Definitions:
   • celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796)
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Burn
   • Burning
   Definitions:
   • pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Tan
   • Suntan
   • Sunburn
   • Burn
   Definitions:
   • a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Burn
   Definitions:
   • an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Burn
   • Burn mark
   Definitions:
   • a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Burn
   Definitions:
   • damage inflicted by fire
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Burn
   • Fire
   • Burn down
   Definitions:
   • destroy by fire
   Examples:
   • They burned the house and his diaries
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Burn
   • Glow
   Definitions:
   • shine intensely, as if with heat
   Examples:
   • The coals were glowing in the dark
   • The candles were burning
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Burn
   • Combust
   Definitions:
   • undergo combustion
   Examples:
   • Maple wood burns well
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Bite
   • Sting
   • Burn
   Definitions:
   • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
   Examples:
   • The sun burned his face
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Burn
   • Combust
   Definitions:
   • cause to burn or combust
   Examples:
   • The sun burned off the fog
   • We combust coal and other fossil fuels
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Burn
   Definitions:
   • feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
   Examples:
   • She was burning with anger
   • He was burning to try out his new skies
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Burn
   • Incinerate
   Definitions:
   • cause to undergo combustion
   Examples:
   • Burn garbage
   • The car burns only Diesel oil
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Burn
   Definitions:
   • burn at the stake
   Examples:
   • Witches were burned in Salem
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Burn
   Definitions:
   • spend (significant amounts of money)
   Examples:
   • He has money to burn
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Burn
    Definitions:
    • feel hot or painful
    Examples:
    • My eyes are burning
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Cauterize
    • Cauterise
    • Burn
    Definitions:
    • burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
    Examples:
    • The surgeon cauterized the wart
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Sunburn
    • Burn
    Definitions:
    • get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Cut
    • Burn
    Definitions:
    • create by duplicating data
    Examples:
    • Cut a disk
    • Burn a CD
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Burn off
    • Burn
    • Burn up
    Definitions:
    • use up (energy)
    Examples:
    • Burn off calories through vigorous exercise
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Burn
    Definitions:
    • burn with heat, fire, or radiation
    Examples:
    • The iron burnt a hole in my dress