Burn

Flame causes this

Burn is what fire does to things—it consumes them with heat and flame.

The verb extends to anything that damages through heat or caustic action: I burned my hand on the stove, The acid burned through the metal.

Sunburn is burning without fire.

To burn with emotion is to feel it intensely: burning with desire, burning with shame.

A burn is an injury from heat, or slang for a cutting insult: That was a sick burn.

To burn someone is to cheat or betray them.

If you burn through money or resources, you consume them quickly.

To burn the midnight oil is to work late.

Something that burns you up makes you angry.

A burned bridge is a relationship you've ruined beyond repair.

injury

blister

Fluid-filled skin swelling

third-degree · wound · scar · skin · ointment · aloe · bandage · pain · redness · peel

fire

flame

Burning gas made visible

scorch · singe · char · incinerate · kindle · ember · ash · smoke · smolder · pyre

exercise

calories

Measures of food energy

  • workoutStructured physical exercise
  • fatAdipose tissue
  • cardioPulse-elevating exercise regimen

metabolism · sweat · exertion · muscle · aerobic · intensity · training · fitness · energy · lactic

sensation

sting

Sharp wound from insect

spicy · capsaicin · acid · rawness · chafe · abrasion · eyes · throat · inflammation · discomfort

insult

roast

Dry-heat cooking method

sick · zinger · snap · savage · wit · joke · mockery · sarcasm · humiliation · sting

data

CD

Optical data disc

  • DVDOptical media format
  • discFlat circular object
  • copyIdentical reproduction made

write · ISO · image · software · drive · media · backup · record · transfer · laser

fuel

gasoline

Refined petroleum vehicle fuel

efficiency · engine · combustion · energy · coal · wood · gas · oil · propane · consume

exhaustion

fatigue

Weariness from prolonged exertion

drain · exhaust · spent · tired · worn · candle · overwhelm · collapse · breakdown · chronic

Categories
Opposites
temperature/thermal injury

Burnfrostbite

Freezing of body tissue

freeze · hypothermia · ice burn · chill · frost

combustion state

Burnextinguish

End combustion forcibly

put out · douse · smother · quench · snuff out

thermal sensation

Burnfreeze

Become solid from cold

cool · soothe · chill · numb · relieve

Phrases
Family

burns, burned, burnt, burning, burner, burners, burnish, burnished, burnishing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG