Definition of burn

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Burn (v. t.) To apply a cautery to; to cauterize.

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Earthen :: Earthen (a.) Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe..
Sunburning :: Sunburnt () of Sunbur.
Burned :: Burned (p. p.) Burnished.
Fuel :: Fuel (n.) Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc..
Pyre :: Pyre (n.) A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt..
Polish :: Polish (v. t.) To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc..
Burnish :: Burnish (v. i.) To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large..
Quench :: Quench (v. t.) To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc..
Scorch :: Scorch (v. i.) To burn or be burnt.
Sapwood :: Sapwood (n.) The alburnum, or part of the wood of any exogenous tree next to the bark, being that portion of the tree through which the sap flows most freely; -- distinguished from heartwood..
Adure :: Adure (v. t.) To burn up.
Eburnation :: Eburnation (n.) A condition of bone cartilage occurring in certain diseases of these tissues, in which they acquire an unnatural density, and come to resemble ivory..
Deflagrate :: Deflagrate (v. t.) To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling combustion, as by the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize suddenly; as, to deflagrate refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen flame..
Alburn :: Alburn (n.) The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls..
Laving :: Laving (v. i.) Ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live.
Tilery :: Tilery (n.) A place where tiles are made or burned; a tile kiln.
Batwing :: Batwing (a.) Shaped like a bat's wing; as, a bat's-wing burner..
Vanillin :: Vanillin (n.) A white crystalline aldehyde having a burning taste and characteristic odor of vanilla. It is extracted from vanilla pods, and is also obtained by the decomposition of coniferin, and by the oxidation of eugenol..
Mezzotint :: Mezzotint (n.) A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced..
Low :: Low (v. i.) To burn; to blaze.
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