Definition of burn

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Burn (v. i.) To be of fire; to flame.

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Burnt :: Burnt () of Bur.
Detonize :: Detonize (v. t. & i.) To explode, or cause to explode; to burn with an explosion; to detonate..
Kindle :: Kindle (v. i.) To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame.
Deflagration :: Deflagration (n.) A burning up; conflagration.
Scorching :: Scorching (a.) Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.
Gaslight :: Gaslight (n.) A gas jet or burner.
Heartburn :: Heartburn (n.) An uneasy, burning sensation in the stomach, often attended with an inclination to vomit. It is sometimes idiopathic, but is often a symptom of often complaints..
Bunsen''s Burner :: Bunsen's burner () See under Battery, and Burner..
Matchmaker :: Matchmaker (n.) One who makes matches for burning or kinding.
Caustic :: Caustic (a.) Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic..
Gas :: Gas (n.) A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes..
Ashes :: Ashes (n. pl.) Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when returned to dust by natural decay..
Parch :: Parch (v. t.) To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn..
Alburnum :: Alburnum (n.) The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood..
Stigma :: Stigma (v. t.) A mark made with a burning iron; a brand.
Snast :: Snast (v. t.) The snuff, or burnt wick, of a candle..
Burn :: Burn (v. t.) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as, a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration; to burn iron in oxygen..
Inustion :: Inustion (n.) The act of burning or branding.
Adusted :: Adusted (a.) Burnt; adust.
Thurible :: Thurible (n.) A censer of metal, for burning incense, having various forms, held in the hand or suspended by chains; -- used especially at mass, vespers, and other solemn services..
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