Definition of burn

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of burn is as below...

Burn (v. t.) To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the application of fire or heat; as, to burn a hole; to burn charcoal; to burn letters into a block..

Lern More About Burn

Burn :: Burn (v. i.) To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat..
Scald :: Scald (n.) A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam..
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..
Still-closing :: Still-burn (p. pr. & vb. n.) To burn in the process of distillation; as, to still-burn brandy..
Smoke :: Smoke (n.) The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal, peat, or the like..
Cresset :: Cresset (n.) An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or firrepan carried on a pole in nocturnal processions..
Fervent :: Fervent (a.) Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer..
Heartburning :: Heartburning (a.) Causing discontent.
Kiln :: Kiln (n.) A large stove or oven; a furnace of brick or stone, or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, or drying anything; as, a kiln for baking or hardening earthen vessels; a kiln for drying grain, meal, lumber, etc.; a kiln for calcining limestone..
Burner :: Burner (n.) One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything..
Burnish :: Burnish (a.) To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper..
Burnable :: Burnable (a.) Combustible.
Cense :: Cense (v. t.) To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices.
Deflagration :: Deflagration (n.) A burning up; conflagration.
Asphaltum :: Asphaltum (n.) Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen..
Creosote :: Creosote (n.) Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown by impurity or exposure. It is a complex mixture of various phenols and their ethers, and is obtained by the distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood..
Sun-burner :: Sunburn (n.) The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat of the sun; tan.
Incense :: Incense (n.) The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc..
Matchmaking :: Matchmaking (n.) The act or process of making matches for kindling or burning.
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..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us