burn

1. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

synset: burn, burning

2. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

synset: tan, suntan, sunburn, burn

3. an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

synset: burn

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

synset: burn, burn_mark

5. damage inflicted by fire

synset: burn

1. destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

synset: burn, fire, burn_down

2. shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"

synset: burn, glow

3. undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"

synset: burn, combust

4. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

synset: bite, sting, burn

5. cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"

synset: burn, combust

6. feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"

synset: burn

7. cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"

synset: burn, incinerate

8. execute by tying to a stake and setting alight; "Witches were burned in Salem"

synset: burn

9. spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"

synset: burn

10. feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"

synset: burn

11. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"

synset: cauterize, cauterise, burn

12. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

synset: sunburn, burn

13. create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"

synset: cut, burn

14. use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"

synset: burn_off, burn, burn_up

15. damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"

synset: burn

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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