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burned

 
Adjective burned has 6 senses
  1. burned, burnt - having undergone oxidation; "burned powder"
    Antonym: unburned
  2. burned - injured by intense heat (as of fire or the sun); "his cracked, black burned lips"
    Antonym:
    uninjured (indirect, via injured)
  3. burned, burnt - treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point; "burnt sienna"
    Antonym: untreated (indirect, via treated)
  4. baked, burned, burnt - hardened by subjecting to intense heat; "baked bricks"; "burned bricks"
    Antonyms: untempered, unhardened (indirect, via tempered)
  5. burned, burnt, burned-out, burnt-out - destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars"
    Antonym: preserved (indirect, via destroyed)
  6. burned, burnt - ruined by overcooking; "she served us underdone bacon and burnt buscuits"
    Antonym: raw (indirect, via cooked)
Verb burn has 15 senses
  1. burn, fire, burn down - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
    --1 is one way to destroy, ruin
    Derived form: noun burn4
    Sample sentence:
    They burn the trees
  2. burn, glow - shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
    --2 is one way to shine, beam
    Sample sentences:
    Lights burn on the horizon
    The horizon is burning with lights
  3. burn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
    --3 is one way to change state, turn
    Derived form: noun burn5
    Sample sentences:
    The wooden sticks burn
    These fabrics burn easily
  4. bite, sting, burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
    --4 is one way to ache, smart, hurt
    Derived form: noun burn1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  5. burn, combust - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
    Sample sentence:
    They burn the trees
  6. burn - feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
    --6 is one way to
    feel, experience
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  7. burn, incinerate - cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
    --7 is one way to change integrity
    Derived forms: noun burn4, noun burn5, noun burner1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  8. burn - burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"
    --8 is one way to
    execute, put to death
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  9. burn - spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"
    --9 is one way to
    waste, blow, squander
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  10. burn - feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"
    --10 is one way to
    ache, smart, hurt
    Derived form: noun burn1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  11. cauterize, cauterise, burn - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
    --11 is one way to treat, care for
    Derived form: noun burn3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  12. sunburn, burn - get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
    --12 is one way to discolor, discolour, colour, color
    Derived form: noun burn2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  13. cut, burn - create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
    --13 is one way to produce, make, create
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  14. burn off, burn, burn up - use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
    --14 is one way to consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  15. burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
    --15 is one way to
    damage
    Derived forms: noun burn4, noun burn5
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
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