adj
(obsolete) Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable
v
(transitive) To dry by heat.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To set fire to.
v
(transitive) To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To burn (to set ablaze).
n
(dialectal or obsolete) The act of burning; burning.
v
(military, transitive) To cause to go up in flames.
v
(cooking, transitive) To create a sugary crust (on food), using a chef's torch.
v
(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
v
To kill (someone) by tying them to a post and setting a fire beneath them
v
to remove or be removed by burning
v
(transitive) To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.
v
(figuratively) To imprint indelibly on the mind.
v
(idiomatic) To destroy one's path, connections, reputation, opportunities, etc., particularly intentionally.
v
(transitive) To destroy by fire.
n
(figuratively) The speed at which a resource, especially cash, is consumed.
v
To waste something in two directions at once.
v
Alternative form of burn coal [(literally) To burn coal, usually for heat.]
v
(transitive, intransitive) To burn (usually food) very severely.
v
(transitive) To anger; to annoy.
adj
(of land) Prepared for agricultural use by burning
n
The process by which components of a system are exercised prior to being placed in service (and sometimes before assembly), forcing certain failures to occur under supervised conditions.
v
Obsolete spelling of burn [(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.]
v
simple past tense of burn down
v
Pronunciation spelling of burning.
v
(slang, humorous) To destroy by fire; to burn.
n
That which is burned off.
v
To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.
v
(transitive) To reduce to cinders.
v
(transitive) To set fire to something.
v
(intransitive, chemistry, military) To accidentally detonate, especially as the result of excess heat.
v
(transitive) To burn something to ashes.
v
(physics) To burn with intense light and heat.
v
(idiomatic) To experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration; to slowly burn.
v
(intransitive) To undergo eburnation.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To burn so as to cause empyreuma in.
v
(sports) To feel the burning sensation arising in a muscle being intensely exercised; often used as an exhortation to extend oneself in physical exercise.
v
(transitive) To destroy, torture, or injure by burning; burn up; burn down.
v
(transitive, informal) To destroy (something, usually electronic) with excessive heat, voltage, or current.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To burn fully or completely.
v
(transitive) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
v
(idiomatic, literally) To catch fire.
v
To destroy (something) completely, especially by fire.
v
(transitive) To burn in; burn or affect as to make a permanent or lasting impression or mark.
v
(obsolete) To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
v
(transitive) To destroy by burning.
v
(transitive, figuratively) To kindle or intensify (a feeling, as passion or appetite); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat.
n
(obsolete) The act of burning or branding.
v
(transitive) To destroy utterly by burning.
v
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
v
(intransitive) To burn away; be consumed by fire.
n
(cryptocurrencies) A process for verification on a blockchain that requires the destruction (“burning”) of tokens.
v
(transitive) To set on fire.
v
(transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
v
(transitive, figuratively) To mark permanently, as if by burning.
adj
That extinguishes a fire in the material that it is a part of
n
A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
v
(transitive) To heat or dry, as in a stove.
v
(intransitive) To receive a sunburn.
n
A severe burn that destroys skin and underlying tissue and exposes nerve endings.
adj
(postpositive) In abundant supply.
v
(Christianity) To accept the teachings of Christianity or be doomed to hell.
v
(intransitive) To undergo the process of burning in reverse.
v
(transitive) To burn too little.
n
(medicine) An irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind.
n
(finance) A form of financial fraud involving the United States municipal bond market.
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