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burn

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

burn

n. damage inflicted by fire

burn, burn mark

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

burn, burning

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

tan, suntan, sunburn, burn

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

burn

v. burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"

burn

v. burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"

burn

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

burn, combust

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

burn, glow

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

sunburn, burn

v. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

cut, burn

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

burn off, burn, burn up

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

cauterize, cauterise, burn

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

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blister

n. (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin

singe, swinge

v. burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows"

color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in

v. add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"

blush

v. become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"

sunburn, burn

v. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

combust

v. cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"

incinerate

v. become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly"

flame

v. be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"

puff

v. make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"

smoke

v. inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?"

rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave

v. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame

v. cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

gleam, glimmer

v. shine brightly, like a star or a light

spangle

v. glitter as if covered with spangles

set ablaze, set aflame, set on fire, set afire

v. set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest"

light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate

v. make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"

color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in

v. add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"

burn

v. burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"

combust

v. cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"

incinerate

v. become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly"

flame

v. be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"

parch, sear

v. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

singe, swinge

v. burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows"

scorch

v. become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"

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