burnings

Noun

• the act of burning something
• pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
• a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
• execution by electricity
• execution by fire
• a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
• plural of burning

Verb

• destroy by fire
• shine intensely, as if with heat
• undergo combustion
• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
• cause to burn or combust
• feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
• cause to undergo combustion
• burn at the stake
• spend (significant amounts of money)
• feel hot or painful
• 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
• use up (energy)
• burn with heat, fire, or radiation

Synonyms

bite, burn, burn down, burn off, burn up, burning, burning at the stake, cauterise, cauterize, combust, combustion, cut, electrocution, fire, glow, incinerate, sting, sunburn