Burn

  • 61burn — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ horrific (esp. BrE), nasty, serious, severe, terrible ▪ minor, slight, superficial ▪ …

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  • 62burn — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brunno spring of water Date: before 12th century British creek 2 II. verb (burned or burnt; burning) Etymology: Middle English birnen, from Old English …

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  • 63burn — burn1 verb (past and past participle burned or chiefly Brit. burnt) 1》 (of a fire) flame or glow while consuming a fuel.     ↘use (a fuel) as a source of heat or energy. 2》 be or cause to be harmed or destroyed by fire.     ↘(of the skin) become… …

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  • 64burn up — verb 1. burn brightly (Freq. 1) Every star seemed to flare with new intensity • Syn: ↑flare, ↑flame up, ↑blaze up • Derivationally related forms: ↑flare (for: ↑ …

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  • 65burn — Synonyms and related words: Earth insertion, LEM, LM, abrade, abrasion, adolescent stream, afflict, agonize, ail, air dry, altitude peak, anhydrate, apogee, arroyo, assault, attack, attitude control rocket, automatic control, bake, ballistic… …

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  • 66burn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. oxidize, consume; blaze, flame; fire; sear, char, scorch; destroy. See heat, desire, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blister, scorch, scald, wound, impairment, trauma, first degree burn, second… …

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  • 67burn — {{11}}burn (n.) 1520s, from BURN (Cf. burn) (v.). Slow burn first attested 1938, in reference to U.S. movie actor Edgar Kennedy, who made it his specialty. {{12}}burn (v.) 12c., combination of O.N. brenna to burn, light, and two originally… …

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  • 68burn — verb 1) the shed was burning Syn: be on fire, be alight, be ablaze, blaze, go up, go up in smoke, be in flames, be aflame; smolder, glow 2) he burned the letters Syn: set fire to, se …

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  • 69burn*/*/*/ — [bɜːn] (past tense and past participle burned burnt [bɜːnt] ) verb I 1) [T] to damage or destroy something with fire Demonstrators burned flags outside the embassy.[/ex] The old part of the city was burned to the ground (= completely destroyed by …

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  • 70Burn! — Infobox Film | name =Burn! image size =200px caption = director = Gillo Pontecorvo producer =Alberto Grimaldi writer = Franco Solinas Giorgio Arlorio starring = Marlon Brando Evaristo Márquez music = Ennio Morricone cinematography = Marcello… …

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