Definition of burn

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Burn (v. t.) To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood..

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Outburn :: Outburn (v. t. & i.) To exceed in burning.
Kindle :: Kindle (v. i.) To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame.
Incremate :: Incremate (v. t.) To consume or reduce to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to cremate..
Blackburnian Warbler :: Blackburnian warbler () A beautiful warbler of the United States (Dendroica Blackburniae). The male is strongly marked with orange, yellow, and black on the head and neck, and has an orange-yellow breast..
Adobe :: Adobe (n.) An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, as, an adobe house, in Texas or New Mexico..
Flambeau :: Flambeau (n.) A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the like); hence, any torch..
Crisp :: Crisp (n.) That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling..
Stibious :: Stibine (n.) Antimony hydride, or hydrogen antimonide, a colorless gas produced by the action of nascent hydrogen on antimony. It has a characteristic odor and burns with a characteristic greenish flame. Formerly called also antimoniureted hydrogen..
Funeral :: Funeral (n.) The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or solemnization of interment; obsequies; burial; -- formerly used in the plural..
Brazier :: Brazier (n.) A pan for holding burning coals.
Burnish :: Burnish (n.) The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.
Roast :: Roast (v. t.) Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn..
Laving :: Laving (v. i.) Ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live.
Breeze :: Breeze (n.) Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal.
Cardialgy :: Cardialgy (n.) A burning or gnawing pain, or feeling of distress, referred to the region of the heart, accompanied with cardiac palpitation; heartburn. It is usually a symptom of indigestion..
Gaslight :: Gaslight (n.) A gas jet or burner.
Adust :: Adust (a.) Looking as if or scorched; sunburnt.
Burned :: Burned (imp. & p. p.) of Bur.
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct..
Stake :: Stake (v. t.) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire..
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