Synonyms: burning, combustion
Definition: the act of burning something
Usage: the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance
Similar words: change of integrity
Definition: the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
Synonyms: burning
Definition: a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
Similar words: torture, torturing
Definition: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
Usage: it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession
Synonyms: burning, burning at the stake
Definition: execution by fire
Similar words: death penalty, executing, execution, capital punishment
Definition: putting a condemned person to death
Synonyms: burning, electrocution
Definition: execution by electricity
Similar words: death penalty, executing, execution, capital punishment
Definition: putting a condemned person to death
Synonyms: combustion, burning
Definition: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
Similar words: oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization
Definition: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
Definition: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Definition: a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
Usage: the patient developed severe pain and distension
Synonyms: burning
Definition: of immediate import
Usage: burning issues of the day
Similar words: important, of import
Definition: of great significance or value
Usage: important people; the important questions of the day