Definition of burn

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Burn (n.) The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking; as, they have a good burn..

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Unguent :: Unguent (n.) A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment..
Flare :: Flare (v. i.) To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares..
Flatting :: Flatting (n.) A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size..
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..
Blazing :: Blazing (a.) Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches..
Concremation :: Concremation (n.) The act of burning different things together.
Sheepberry :: Sheepberry (n.) The edible fruit of a small North American tree of the genus Viburnum (V. Lentago), having white flowers in flat cymes; also, the tree itself. Called also nannyberry..
Light :: Light (n.) A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored flame; as, a Bengal light..
Snuff :: Snuff (v. t.) The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not..
Encense :: Encense (n.) To offer incense to or upon; to burn incense.
Brenne :: Brenne (v. t. & i.) To burn.
Laburnum :: Laburnum (n.) A small leguminous tree (Cytisus Laburnum), native of the Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms..
Magnesia :: Magnesia (n.) A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See Magnesium..
Smoke :: Smoke (n.) Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage..
Canoe :: Canoe (n.) A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder..
Brick :: Brick (n.) A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp..
Fizz :: Fizz (v. i.) To make a hissing sound, as a burning fuse..
Sulphurize :: Sulphuring (n.) Exposure to the fumes of burning sulphur, as in bleaching; the process of bleaching by exposure to the fumes of sulphur..
Fervid :: Fervid (a.) Very hot; burning; boiling.
Burned :: Burned (imp. & p. p.) of Bur.
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