Definition of burn

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Burn (v. i.) To combine energetically, with evolution of heat; as, copper burns in chlorine..

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Matchmaking :: Matchmaking (n.) The act or process of making matches for kindling or burning.
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..
Ustulation :: Ustulation (n.) The act of burning or searing.
Sideromancy :: Sideromancy (n.) Divination by burning straws on red-hot iron, and noting the manner of their burning..
Heartburned :: Heartburned (a.) Having heartburn.
Glasswort :: Glasswort (n.) A seashore plant of the Spinach family (Salicornia herbacea), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family (Salsola Kali), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making glass and soap..
Firebrand :: Firebrand (n.) A piece of burning wood.
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..
Outburn :: Outburn (v. t. & i.) To burn entirely; to be consumed.
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..
Rosette :: Rosette (n.) A rose burner. See under Rose.
Hake :: Hake (n.) A drying shed, as for unburned tile..
Urticaria :: Urticaria (n.) The nettle rash, a disease characterized by a transient eruption of red pimples and of wheals, accompanied with a burning or stinging sensation and with itching; uredo..
Fizz :: Fizz (v. i.) To make a hissing sound, as a burning fuse..
Glow :: Glow (v. i.) To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn..
Umber :: Umber (n.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called raw umber. See Burnt umber, below..
Tawny :: Tawny (n.) Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion..
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..
Brent :: Brent (imp. & p. p.) Burnt.
Burn :: Burn (n.) A small stream.
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