burn : Idioms & Phrases
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- burn bag
- burn center
- burn down
- burn mark
- burn off
- burn out
- burn plant
- burn up
- burned-out
- burned-over
- burning at the stake
- burning bush
- burnt lime
- burnt sienna
- burnt umber
- burnt-out
- cigarette burn
- clean-burning
- coal-burning
- electric burn
- first-degree burn
- free burning
- george burns
- robert burns
- robert burns woodward
- rope burn
- second-degree burn
- still-burn
- third-degree burn
- To be burned out
To burn ,To burn together To burn , ∨To hang ,in effigy - To burn a bowl
- To burn daylight
- To burn one's fingers
- To burn out
- To burn the midnight oil
To burn up ,To burn down - wood-burning
burn bag
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noun a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned
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burn center
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noun a center where patients with severe burns can be treated
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burn down
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verb burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
burn down; go up.
- The hut burned down
- The mountain of paper went up in flames
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verb destroy by fire
fire; burn.
- They burned the house and his diaries
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burn mark
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noun a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
burn.
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burn off
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verb use up (energy)
burn off; burn.
- burn off calories through vigorous exercise
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verb clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
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burn out
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verb melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
blow; blow out.
- The lightbulbs blew out
- The fuse blew
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burn plant
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noun 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
Aloe vera.
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burn up
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verb burn brightly
blaze up; flare; flame up.
- Every star seemed to flare with new intensity
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verb use up (energy)
burn off; burn.
- burn off calories through vigorous exercise
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verb burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
burn down; go up.
- The hut burned down
- The mountain of paper went up in flames
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burned-out
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adjective satellite exhausted as a result of longtime stress
burned-out.
- she was burned-out before she was 30
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adjective satellite inoperative as a result of heat or friction
burned-out.
- a burned-out picture tube
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adjective satellite destroyed or badly damaged by fire
burned-over; burned; burnt; burned-out.
- a row of burned houses
- a charred bit of burnt wood
- a burned-over site in the forest
- barricaded the street with burnt-out cars
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burned-over
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adjective satellite destroyed or badly damaged by fire
burned-over; burned; burnt; burned-out.
- a row of burned houses
- a charred bit of burnt wood
- a burned-over site in the forest
- barricaded the street with burnt-out cars
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burning at the stake
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noun execution by fire
burning.
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burning bush
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noun (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses
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noun deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
Euonymus atropurpureus; wahoo.
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noun Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
gas plant; Dictamnus alba; dittany; fraxinella.
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noun densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
fire bush; Bassia scoparia; Kochia scoparia; belvedere; fire-bush; summer cypress.
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burnt lime
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noun a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
calx; quicklime; fluxing lime; unslaked lime; lime; calcined lime; calcium oxide.
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burnt sienna
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noun a shade of brown with a tinge of red
Venetian red; mahogany; sepia; reddish brown.
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noun a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna
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burnt umber
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noun dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber
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noun a medium brown to dark-brown color
coffee; umber; deep brown; chocolate.
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burnt-out
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adjective satellite exhausted as a result of longtime stress
burned-out.
- she was burned-out before she was 30
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adjective satellite inoperative as a result of heat or friction
burned-out.
- a burned-out picture tube
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adjective satellite destroyed or badly damaged by fire
burned-over; burned; burnt; burned-out.
- a row of burned houses
- a charred bit of burnt wood
- a burned-over site in the forest
- barricaded the street with burnt-out cars
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cigarette burn
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noun a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette
- a cigarette burn on the edge of the table
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clean-burning
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adjective satellite leaving little contamination while consuming fuel
- natural gas is a clean-burning fuel
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coal-burning
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adjective satellite fueled by burning coal
coal-fired.
- a coal-fired ship
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electric burn
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noun a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current
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first-degree burn
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noun burn causing redness of the skin surface
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free burning
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adjective satellite (of an electric arc) continuous
sustained.
- heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs
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george burns
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noun United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
Nathan Birnbaum; Burns.
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robert burns
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noun celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796)
Burns.
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robert burns woodward
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noun United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979)
Woodward; Robert Woodward; Bob Woodward.
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rope burn
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noun abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope
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second-degree burn
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noun burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis
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still-burn
Still"-burn` transitive verb
Etymology
imp. & p. p.Definitions
To burn in the process of distillation; as, to .still-burn brandy
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third-degree burn
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noun burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis
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To be burned out
- to suffer loss by fire, as the burning of one's house, store, or shop, with the contents.
Webster 1913
To burn , To burn together
- as two surfaces of metal
(Engin.) , to fuse and unite them by pouring over them a quantity of the same metal in a liquid state.
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To burn , ∨ To hang , in effigy
- to burn or to hang an image or picture of a person, as a token of public odium.
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To burn a bowl
(Game of Bowls) , to displace it accidentally, the bowl so displaced being said to be burned.
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To burn daylight
- to light candles before it is dark; to waste time; to perform superfluous actions. Shak.
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To burn one's fingers
- to get one's self into unexpected trouble, as by interfering the concerns of others, speculation, etc.
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To burn out
- to destroy or obliterate by burning. "Must you with hot irons burn out mine eyes?" Shak.
- to burn till the fuel is exhausted.
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To burn the midnight oil
- to study or work late at night.
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To burn up , To burn down
- to burn entirely.
- to be entirely consumed.
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wood-burning
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adjective satellite fueled by wood
wood-fired.
- a wood-burning stove'