imminent abortion threatened abortion | the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception |
burn | damage inflicted by fire |
plundering pillage pillaging | the act of stealing valuable things from a place, the plundering of the Parthenon, his plundering of the great authors |
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 |
loot booty pillage plunder prize swag dirty money | goods or money obtained illegally |
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 |
threaten | to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:He threatened me when I tried to call the police |
threaten | to be a menacing indication of something:The clouds threaten rain, Danger threatens |
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 |
plunder despoil loot reave strip rifle ransack pillage foray | steal goods, take as spoils, During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners |
burn | burn at the stake, Witches were burned in Salem |
endanger jeopardize jeopardise menace threaten imperil peril | pose a threat to, present a danger to, The pollution is endangering the crops |
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 |
baleful forbidding menacing minacious minatory ominous sinister threatening | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments, a baleful look, forbidding thunderclouds, his tone became menacing, ominous rumblings of discontent, sinister storm clouds, a sinister smile, his threatening behavior, ugly black clouds, the situation became ugly |
heavy lowering sullen threatening | darkened by clouds, a heavy sky |
dangerous grave grievous serious severe life-threatening | causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm, a dangerous operation, a grave situation, a grave illness, grievous bodily harm, a serious wound, a serious turn of events, a severe case of pneumonia, a life-threatening disease |
despoiled pillaged raped ravaged sacked | having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence, the raped countryside |
looted pillaged plundered ransacked | wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value, the robbers left the looted train, people returned to the plundered village |
threatened | (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered, the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one |