Dictionary entry details
• BURN (noun)
Meaning:
Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
burn; burning
Hypernyms ("burn" is a kind of...):
hurting; pain (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder)
Meaning:
A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
sunburn; suntan; tan; burn
Hypernyms ("burn" is a kind of...):
hyperpigmentation (unusual darkening of the skin)
Meaning:
An injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("burn" is a kind of...):
harm; hurt; injury; trauma (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "burn"):
third-degree burn (burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis)
second-degree burn (burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis)
first-degree burn (burn causing redness of the skin surface)
scald (a burn cause by hot liquid or steam)
scorch; singe (a surface burn)
electric burn (a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current)
Meaning:
A place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
burn mark; burn
Hypernyms ("burn" is a kind of...):
blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "burn"):
cigarette burn (a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette)
Meaning:
Damage inflicted by fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("burn" is a kind of...):
damage; harm; hurt; scathe (the act of damaging something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "burn"):
scald (the act of burning with steam or hot water)
• BURN (verb)
Meaning:
Destroy by fire
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
burn; burn down; fire
Context example:
They burned the house and his diaries
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
destroy; ruin (destroy completely; damage irreparably)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "burn"):
scorch (destroy completely by or as if by fire)
torch (burn maliciously, as by arson)
cremate (reduce to ashes)
backfire (set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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Sentence example:
They burn the trees
Meaning:
Shine intensely, as if with heat
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Synonyms:
burn; glow
Context examples:
The coals were glowing in the dark / The candles were burning
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
beam; shine (emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "burn"):
gutter (burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence examples:
Lights burn on the horizon
The horizon is burning with lights
Meaning:
Undergo combustion
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
burn; combust
Context example:
Maple wood burns well
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "burn"):
blaze (burn brightly and intensely)
blaze up; burn up; flame up; flare (burn brightly)
flame (be in flames or aflame)
deflagrate (burn with great heat and intense light)
scorch; sear; singe (become superficially burned)
smolder; smoulder (burn slowly and without a flame)
burn down; burn up; go up (burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence examples:
The wooden sticks burn
These fabrics burn easily
Meaning:
Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
sting; bite; burn
Context example:
The sun burned his face
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
ache; hurt; smart (be the source of pain)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "burn"):
nettle; urticate (sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to burn or combust
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Synonyms:
combust; burn
Context examples:
The sun burned off the fog / We combust coal and other fossil fuels
Cause:
burn; combust (undergo combustion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "burn"):
ignite; light (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat)
set ablaze; set afire; set aflame; set on fire (set fire to; cause to start burning)
char; coal (burn to charcoal)
deflagrate (cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They burn the trees
Meaning:
Feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context examples:
She was burning with anger / He was burning to try out his new skies
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
experience; feel (undergo an emotional sensation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Cause to undergo combustion
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
incinerate; burn
Context examples:
burn garbage / The car burns only Diesel oil
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
Sentence frames:
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Something ----s something
Meaning:
Burn at the stake
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
Witches were burned in Salem
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
execute; put to death (kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment)
"Burn" entails doing...:
burn; burn down; fire (destroy by fire)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Spend (significant amounts of money)
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
He has money to burn
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
blow; squander; waste (spend thoughtlessly; throw away)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Feel hot or painful
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
My eyes are burning
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
ache; hurt; smart (be the source of pain)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
cauterise; cauterize; burn
Context example:
The surgeon cauterized the wart
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
care for; treat (provide treatment for)
"Burn" entails doing...:
scorch; sear (make very hot and dry)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
sunburn; burn
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
color; colour; discolor; discolour (change color, often in an undesired manner)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Create by duplicating data
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
burn; cut
Context examples:
cut a disk / burn a CD
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
create; make; produce (create or manufacture a man-made product)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Use up (energy)
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
burn off; burn up; burn
Context example:
burn off calories through vigorous exercise
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
consume; deplete; eat; eat up; exhaust; run through; use up; wipe out (use up (resources or materials))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Burn with heat, fire, or radiation
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The iron burnt a hole in my dress
Hypernyms (to "burn" is one way to...):
damage (inflict damage upon)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "burn"):
scald (burn with a hot liquid or steam)
blacken; char; scorch; sear (burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
