verbπShareTo cause to be consumed by fire."He burned his manuscript in the fireplace."energyphysicsactiondisasterenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be consumed by fire, or in flames."He watched the house burn."energydisasterenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo overheat so as to make unusable."He burned the toast. The blacksmith burned the steel."technologymachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo become overheated to the point of being unusable."The grill was too hot and the steak burned."technologymachineelectronicsutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat."to burn a hole;β to burn letters into a block"energyprocesschemistryphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo injure (a person or animal) with heat or chemicals that produce similar damage."She burned the child with an iron, and was jailed for ten years."medicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cauterize."The doctor burned the small cut on her finger to prevent infection. "medicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo sunburn."She forgot to put on sunscreen and burned."bodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does."to burn the mouth with pepper"energyactionconditionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment."My cheeks were burning with embarrassment when I forgot my lines in the school play. "sensationemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize."A human being burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration.β to burn iron in oxygen"energychemistryphysicsprocessenvironmentscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo combine energetically, with evolution of heat."Copper burns in chlorine."energychemistryphysicsprocessfuelChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip."Weβll burn this program onto an EEPROM one hour before the demo begins."computingtechnologyelectronicsinternetmediadevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo betray."The informant burned him."moralcharacteractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo insult or defeat."I just burned you again."actioncharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo waste (time); to waste money or other resources."The company has burned more than a million dollars a month this year."economybusinessfinancetimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareIn certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought."The children were burning the bushes near the hidden treasure. "gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo accidentally touch a moving stone."The child accidentally burned himself on the spinning stone at the park. "actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareIn pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair, or to deal a dead card."The player burning the cards swapped the two of clubs and the three of diamonds for a pair of aces. "gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo increase the exposure for certain areas of a print in order to make them lighter (compare dodge)."The photographer burned the highlights in the family photo to make the sky brighter. "arttechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of an element) To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star"The sun's hydrogen is constantly burning into helium. "astronomyphysicsenergyelementscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo discard."The student burned the old notes, discarding them to make room for new ones. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo shoot someone with a firearm."The security guard was trained to burn intruders. "weaponmilitarypoliceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act by which something burns or is burned."The burning of the old papers was a messy but necessary part of the cleanup. "energyprocessactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA fire."The burnings continued all day."disasterenvironmentnatureenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSo hot as to seem to burn (something)."the burning sun"sensationconditionphysicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareFeeling very hot."burning skin"sensationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareFeeling great passion."her burning heart"emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareConsuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful."burning zeal"energyemotionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareBeing keenly discussed."a burning question; a burning issue"mediapoliticscultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading