Definition of burn

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Burn (v. i.) To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat..

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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..
Roast :: Roast (v. t.) Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn..
Live :: Live (a.) Being in a state of ignition; burning; having active properties; as, a live coal; live embers..
Cense :: Cense (v. i.) To burn or scatter incense.
Pit :: Pit (n.) A large hole in the ground from which material is dug or quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in which material is made by burning; as, a lime pit; a charcoal pit..
Burn :: Burn (v. t.) To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char; to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one's face in the sun; the sun burns the grass..
Inburnt :: Inburnt (a.) Burnt in; ineffaceable.
Laburnine :: Laburnine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the laburnum.
Flare :: Flare (v. i.) To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares..
Laurestine :: Laurestine (n.) The Viburnum Tinus, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of Europe, which flowers during the winter mouths..
Snast :: Snast (v. t.) The snuff, or burnt wick, of a candle..
Burnous :: Burnous (n.) A combination cloak and hood worn by women.
Fire :: Fire (v. t.) To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery..
Snapdragon :: Snapdragon (n.) A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See Flapdragon..
Bourne :: Bourne (v.) A stream or rivulet; a burn.
Empyreuma :: Empyreuma (n.) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.
Bernouse :: Bernouse (n.) Same as Burnoose.
Snuff :: Snuff (v. t.) The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not..
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..
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..
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