burn | (noun) damage inflicted by fire | - |
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(noun) a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) | Synonyms: burn mark |
(noun) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire | Synonyms: burning |
(noun) an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation | - |
burnability | (noun) the quality of being capable of igniting and burning | Synonyms: combustibility, combustibleness |
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burner | (noun) an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) | - |
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(noun) the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking | - |
burning | (noun) the act of burning something | Synonyms: combustion |
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(noun) execution by electricity | Synonyms: electrocution |
(noun) execution by fire | Synonyms: burning at the stake |
(noun) a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin | - |
(noun) a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light | Synonyms: combustion |
(noun) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire | Synonyms: burn |
burnish | (noun) the property of being smooth and shiny | Synonyms: gloss, glossiness, polish |
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burnisher | (noun) a hand tool with polished agate tips (or other gemstone) for rubbing the gold leaf in order to obtain a highly polished surface, used in gilding. | Synonyms: burnishing tool |
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burnoose | (noun) a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors | Synonyms: burnous, burnouse |
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burnous | (noun) a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors | Synonyms: burnoose, burnouse |
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burnouse | (noun) a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors | Synonyms: burnoose, burnous |
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burnside | (noun) facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) | Synonyms: mutton chop, side-whiskers, sideburn |
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burnup | (noun) the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor) | - |
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(noun) a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road | - |