burn


Meanings

  • pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
  • a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
  • an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
  • a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
  • damage inflicted by fire
  • destroy by fire;
    • "They burned the house and his diaries"
  • shine intensely, as if with heat;
    • "The candles were burning"
  • undergo combustion;
    • "Maple wood burns well"
  • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort;
    • "The sun burned his face"
  • cause to burn or combust;
    • "The sun burned off the fog"
  • feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion;
    • "She was burning with anger"
    • "He was burning to try out his new skies"
  • cause to undergo combustion;
    • "burn garbage"
    • "The car burns only Diesel oil"
  • burn at the stake;
    • "Witches were burned in Salem"
  • spend (significant amounts of money);
    • "He has money to burn"
  • feel hot or painful;
    • "My eyes are burning"
  • burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent;
  • get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
  • create by duplicating data;
    • "burn a CD"
  • use up (energy);
    • "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
  • burn with heat, fire, or radiation;
    • "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
  • BURN v BURNED or BURNT, BURNING, BURNS to destroy by fire


Scrabble Score: 6

burn is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

burn is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

burn is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 9

burn is a valid Words With Friends word