Synonym: blaze, fire, flame, flare. Antonym: extinguish. Similar words: burner, burn up, burn out, burnish, burning, burnished, bury, burst. Meaning: [bɜːn] n. 1. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire 2. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun 3. an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation 4. a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) 5. damage inflicted by fire. v. 1. destroy by fire 2. shine intensely, as if with heat 3. undergo combustion 4. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort 5. cause to burn or combust 6. feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion 7. cause to undergo combustion 8. burn at the stake 9. spend (significant amounts of money) 10. feel hot or painful 11. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent 12. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun 13. create by duplicating data 14. use up (energy) 15. burn with heat, fire, or radiation.
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181. The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn. Bertrand Russell
182. The six have admitted the charges, committed at a rented factory in Burn Road, Hartlepool.
183. Printers, modems and speakers were considered necessities, but scanners were the province of professional artists with money to burn.
184. Normally printers of this type are classified as non-impact but this version actually deposits carbon rather than burn away a layer of silvering.
185. The area had heated up considerably, without heavy boots the floor would burn.
186. Mustering help from other whites, the mob returned to burn houses and shops.
187. Scent's fresh and there are the ends of those little white sticks that they burn in their mouths.
188. I was 11 years old and had money to burn.
189. Those mysterious dark eyes of his drifted over her, unhurriedly, seeming to burn where they touched her.
190. Firefighters are hoping the blaze will burn itself out before dawn.
191. But it stayed alight and soon began to burn merrily.
192. If a chimney was on fire, you couldn't just let it burn away.
193. Britain is the only country in the world which continues to burn hazardous waste at sea.
194. Tipis take on color from the wood you burn in your fire.
195. Remember, in the beginning they burn his books of chivalry, but that has no effect.
196. In the fire of an argument words are it's fuel, choose your words wisely. If you throw in wood or paper, the fire will burn evenly then put itself out. But if you throw oil or gasoline,[Sentencedict.com] the fire will spread fiercely and unmanageable. Anthony Liccione
197. It used to be culturally acceptable to burn witches, but not every judge obliged.
198. In time, like all corruptible passions of the flesh, this one would simply burn itself out.
199. They would draw blood or take little pieces of meat as you pulled them off, and it would burn like fire.
200. First you yearn to earn. Then you learn that others will burn what you earn. Stop! Turn and spend before your end. RVM
201. We were ordered to burn off 2, 000 calories each week.
202. It's advisable not to have bare arms or legs though, because the matting can burn your skin if you fall.
203. Millions burn up their free hours on one service, then hop to another to grab more free hours.
204. Our bodies are designed to burn carbohydrates and store fats.
205. Frankie felt his face redden and his cheeks begin to burn all the way up to his scalp.
206. We had fiddled in Maastricht while Sarajevo began to burn.
207. Remember - always leave a little ventilation to keep the air fresh and for gas and coal fires to burn safely.
208. We can look out into fog as thick as cream and be certain it will burn away.
209. This reduces surface tension allowing a better oxygen mixture therefore making the fuel easier to burn.
210. Try not to burn the oil, it will make the sauce taste bitter.