noun Download 🔗Share A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. Examples : "She had second-degree burns from falling in the bonfire." medicine body condition essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sensation resembling such an injury. Examples : "chili burn from eating hot peppers" sensation essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of burning something with fire. Examples : "The campfire's burn was enjoyable, warming us all on the chilly evening. " energy disaster action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult. Examples : "The teacher's harsh criticism left a burning shame in the student's heart. " mind sensation emotion suffering essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult). Examples : "That was a sick burn about my presentation; everyone laughed. " language communication entertainment style word essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid. Examples : "One and, two and, keep moving; feel the burn!" physiology sensation sport body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The writing of data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip. Examples : "The computer technician performed the burn of the student's project onto a DVD. " computing technology electronics media machine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking. Examples : "They have a good burn." process industry essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does. Examples : "to burn the mouth with pepper" energy condition action disaster essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To increase the exposure for certain areas of a print in order to make them lighter (compare dodge). Examples : "To make the highlights in the photograph of my son's graduation lighter, I burned the areas around his face. " art media technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of an element) To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star Examples : "The sun burns hydrogen into helium. " astronomy physics element energy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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