Main entry: burn
Definition: damage inflicted by fire
Definition: a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
Main entry: burn
Definition: an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
Main entry: sunburn, suntan, tan, burn
Definition: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
Definition: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Definition: get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
Main entry: burn
Definition: burn with heat, fire, or radiation
Usage: The iron burnt a hole in my dress
Main entry: cauterise, cauterize, burn
Definition: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
Usage: The surgeon cauterized the wart
Definition: undergo combustion
Usage: Maple wood burns well
Main entry: burn, incinerate
Definition: cause to undergo combustion
Usage: burn garbage; The car burns only Diesel oil
Main entry: fire, burn, burn down
Definition: destroy by fire
Usage: They burned the house and his diaries
Main entry: burn, burn off, burn up
Definition: use up (energy)
Usage: burn off calories through vigorous exercise
Definition: create by duplicating data
Usage: cut a disk; burn a CD
Main entry: burn
Definition: feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
Usage: She was burning with anger; He was burning to try out his new skies
Definition: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Usage: The sun burned his face
Main entry: burn
Definition: feel hot or painful
Usage: My eyes are burning
Main entry: burn
Definition: spend (significant amounts of money)
Usage: He has money to burn
Main entry: burn
Definition: burn at the stake
Usage: Witches were burned in Salem
Definition: cause to burn or combust
Usage: The sun burned off the fog; We combust coal and other fossil fuels
Definition: shine intensely, as if with heat
Usage: The coals were glowing in the dark; The candles were burning