burn | damage inflicted by fire |
burn bag | a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned |
burn center | a center where patients with severe burns can be treated |
burn burn mark | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) |
cigarette burn | a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette, a cigarette burn on the edge of the table |
burn plant Aloe vera | very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice, leaves develop spiny margins with maturity, native to Mediterranean region, grown widely in tropics and as houseplants |
rope burn | abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope |
burn | an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation |
electric burn | a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current |
tan suntan sunburn burn | a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun |
first-degree burn | burn causing redness of the skin surface |
second-degree burn | burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis |
third-degree burn | burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis |
burn burning | pain that feels hot as if it were on fire |
sunburn burn | get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun |
burn off | clear land of its vegetation by burning it off |
burn | burn with heat, fire, or radiation, The iron burnt a hole in my dress |
cauterize cauterise burn | burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent, The surgeon cauterized the wart |
burn combust | undergo combustion, Maple wood burns well |
burn down burn up go up | burn completely, be consumed or destroyed by fire, The hut burned down, The mountain of paper went up in flames |
burn incinerate | cause to undergo combustion, burn garbage, The car burns only Diesel oil |
burn fire burn down | destroy by fire, They burned the house and his diaries |
blow out burn out blow | melt, break, or become otherwise unusable, The lightbulbs blew out, The fuse blew |
burn off burn burn up | use up (energy), burn off calories through vigorous exercise |
cut burn | create by duplicating data, cut a disk, burn a CD |
burn | feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion, She was burning with anger, He was burning to try out his new skies |
bite sting burn | cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort, The sun burned his face |
burn | feel hot or painful, My eyes are burning |
burn | spend (significant amounts of money), He has money to burn |
burn | burn at the stake, Witches were burned in Salem |
burn combust | cause to burn or combust, The sun burned off the fog, We combust coal and other fossil fuels |
flare flame up blaze up burn up | burn brightly, Every star seemed to flare with new intensity |
burn glow | shine intensely, as if with heat, The coals were glowing in the dark, The candles were burning |