burns Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
    Nathan Birnbaum; George Burns.
  2. noun celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796)
    Robert Burns.
  3. noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
    burn; burning.
  4. noun a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
    sunburn; tan; burn; suntan.
  5. noun an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
    burn.
  6. noun a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
    burn; burn mark.
  7. noun damage inflicted by fire
    burn.
  8. verb destroy by fire
    fire; burn; burn down.
    • They burned the house and his diaries
  9. verb shine intensely, as if with heat
    burn; glow.
    • The coals were glowing in the dark
    • The candles were burning
  10. verb undergo combustion
    combust; burn.
    • Maple wood burns well
  11. verb cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
    bite; burn; sting.
    • The sun burned his face
  12. verb cause to burn or combust
    combust; burn.
    • The sun burned off the fog
    • We combust coal and other fossil fuels
  13. verb feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
    burn.
    • She was burning with anger
    • He was burning to try out his new skies
  14. verb cause to undergo combustion
    incinerate; burn.
    • burn garbage
    • The car burns only Diesel oil
  15. verb burn at the stake
    burn.
    • Witches were burned in Salem
  16. verb spend (significant amounts of money)
    burn.
    • He has money to burn
  17. verb feel hot or painful
    burn.
    • My eyes are burning
  18. verb burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
    cauterise; burn; cauterize.
    • The surgeon cauterized the wart
  19. verb get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
    sunburn; burn.
  20. verb create by duplicating data
    cut; burn.
    • cut a disk
    • burn a CD
  21. verb use up (energy)
    burn off; burn; burn up.
    • burn off calories through vigorous exercise
  22. verb burn with heat, fire, or radiation
    burn.
    • The iron burnt a hole in my dress

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