burn
English Thesaurus
1. damage inflicted by fire (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | scald, |
| definition | : | the act of burning with steam or hot water (noun.act) |
2. a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | blemish, defect, mar, |
| definition | : | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | cigarette burn, |
| definition | : | a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette (noun.attribute) |
3. an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | harm, hurt, injury, trauma, |
| definition | : | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | electric burn, |
| definition | : | a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | scorch, singe, |
| definition | : | a surface burn (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | scald, |
| definition | : | a burn cause by hot liquid or steam (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | first-degree burn, |
| definition | : | burn causing redness of the skin surface (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | second-degree burn, |
| definition | : | burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | third-degree burn, |
| definition | : | burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis (noun.state) |
4. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun (noun.state)
5. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | hurting, pain, |
| definition | : | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder (noun.state) |
6. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun (verb.body)
7. burn with heat, fire, or radiation (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | damage, |
| definition | : | inflict damage upon (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | scald, |
| definition | : | burn with a hot liquid or steam (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | blacken, char, scorch, sear, |
| definition | : | burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color (verb.change) |
8. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | care for, treat, |
| definition | : | provide treatment for (verb.body) |
| entail | : | scorch, sear, |
| definition | : | make very hot and dry (verb.change) |
9. undergo combustion (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change state, turn, |
| definition | : | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | burn down, burn up, go up, |
| definition | : | burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | smolder, smoulder, |
| definition | : | burn slowly and without a flame (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | scorch, sear, singe, |
| definition | : | become superficially burned (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | deflagrate, |
| definition | : | burn with great heat and intense light (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | flame, |
| definition | : | be in flames or aflame (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | blaze, |
| definition | : | burn brightly and intensely (verb.weather) |
10. cause to undergo combustion (verb.change)
| verb group | : | incinerate, |
| definition | : | become reduced to ashes (verb.change) |
11. destroy by fire (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | destroy, ruin, |
| definition | : | destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | backfire, |
| definition | : | set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | cremate, |
| definition | : | reduce to ashes (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | torch, |
| definition | : | burn maliciously, as by arson (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | scorch, |
| definition | : | destroy completely by or as if by fire (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | burn, combust, |
| definition | : | undergo combustion (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | burn, incinerate, |
| definition | : | cause to undergo combustion (verb.change) |
12. use up (energy) (verb.consumption)
13. create by duplicating data (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | create, make, produce, |
| definition | : | create or manufacture a man-made product (verb.creation) |
| verb group | : | cut, |
| definition | : | record a performance on (a medium) (verb.creation) |
14. feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | experience, feel, |
| definition | : | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind (verb.emotion) |
15. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | ache, hurt, smart, |
| definition | : | be the source of pain (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | nettle, urticate, |
| definition | : | sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation (verb.perception) |
| verb group | : | burn, |
| definition | : | feel hot or painful (verb.perception) |
16. feel hot or painful (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | ache, hurt, smart, |
| definition | : | be the source of pain (verb.perception) |
| verb group | : | bite, burn, sting, |
| definition | : | cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (verb.perception) |
17. spend (significant amounts of money) (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | blow, squander, waste, |
| definition | : | spend thoughtlessly; throw away (verb.possession) |
18. burn at the stake (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | execute, put to death, |
| definition | : | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment (verb.social) |
19. cause to burn or combust (verb.weather)
| hyponym | : | ignite, light, |
| definition | : | cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | char, coal, |
| definition | : | burn to charcoal (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | deflagrate, |
| definition | : | cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity (verb.weather) |
| cause | : | burn, combust, |
| definition | : | undergo combustion (verb.change) |
20. shine intensely, as if with heat (verb.weather)
| hypernym | : | beam, shine, |
| definition | : | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | gutter, |
| definition | : | burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker (verb.weather) |
21. damage inflicted by fire (noun.act)
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | burn with heat, fire, or radiation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | burn, combust, |
| definition | : | undergo combustion (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | burn, incinerate, |
| definition | : | cause to undergo combustion (verb.change) |
22. a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | burn with heat, fire, or radiation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | burn, incinerate, |
| definition | : | cause to undergo combustion (verb.change) |
23. an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation (noun.state)
| derivation | : | burn, cauterise, cauterize, |
| definition | : | burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent (verb.change) |
24. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun (noun.state)
| derivation | : | bronze, tan, |
| definition | : | get a tan, from wind or sun (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | suntan, |
| definition | : | get a tan from being exposed to the sun (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | burn, sunburn, |
| definition | : | get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun (verb.body) |
25. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire (noun.state)
| derivation | : | bite, burn, sting, |
| definition | : | cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | feel hot or painful (verb.perception) |
26. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun (verb.body)
| derivation | : | erythema solare, sunburn, |
| definition | : | redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | burn, sunburn, suntan, tan, |
| definition | : | a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun (noun.state) |
27. burn with heat, fire, or radiation (verb.change)
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | damage inflicted by fire (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | burn, burn mark, |
| definition | : | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute) |
28. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent (verb.change)
| derivation | : | cauterisation, cauterization, cautery, |
| definition | : | the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | cauterant, cautery, |
| definition | : | an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation (noun.state) |
29. undergo combustion (verb.change)
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | damage inflicted by fire (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | burning, combustion, |
| definition | : | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | combustible, |
| definition | : | capable of igniting and burning (adj.all) |
30. cause to undergo combustion (verb.change)
| derivation | : | incineration, |
| definition | : | the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | damage inflicted by fire (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | burner, |
| definition | : | an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | incinerator, |
| definition | : | a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | burn, burn mark, |
| definition | : | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute) |
31. destroy by fire (verb.change)
| derivation | : | fire, |
| definition | : | a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | burn, burn mark, |
| definition | : | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | fire, |
| definition | : | the event of something burning (often destructive) (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | fire, flame, flaming, |
| definition | : | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke (noun.process) |
32. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp stinging blow (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | burn, burning, |
| definition | : | pain that feels hot as if it were on fire (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | sting, stinging, |
| definition | : | a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung (noun.state) |
33. feel hot or painful (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | burn, burning, |
| definition | : | pain that feels hot as if it were on fire (noun.state) |
34. cause to burn or combust (verb.weather)
| derivation | : | combustible, |
| definition | : | capable of igniting and burning (adj.all) |
35. shine intensely, as if with heat (verb.weather)
| derivation | : | glow, incandescence, |
| definition | : | the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised (noun.phenomenon) |
36. damage inflicted by fire (noun.act)
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | burn with heat, fire, or radiation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | burn, combust, |
| definition | : | undergo combustion (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | burn, incinerate, |
| definition | : | cause to undergo combustion (verb.change) |
37. a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | burn with heat, fire, or radiation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | burn, incinerate, |
| definition | : | cause to undergo combustion (verb.change) |
38. an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation (noun.state)
| derivation | : | burn, cauterise, cauterize, |
| definition | : | burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent (verb.change) |
39. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun (noun.state)
| derivation | : | bronze, tan, |
| definition | : | get a tan, from wind or sun (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | suntan, |
| definition | : | get a tan from being exposed to the sun (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | burn, sunburn, |
| definition | : | get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun (verb.body) |
40. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire (noun.state)
| derivation | : | bite, burn, sting, |
| definition | : | cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | feel hot or painful (verb.perception) |
41. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun (verb.body)
| derivation | : | erythema solare, sunburn, |
| definition | : | redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | burn, sunburn, suntan, tan, |
| definition | : | a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun (noun.state) |
42. burn with heat, fire, or radiation (verb.change)
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | damage inflicted by fire (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | burn, burn mark, |
| definition | : | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute) |
43. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent (verb.change)
| derivation | : | cauterisation, cauterization, cautery, |
| definition | : | the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | cauterant, cautery, |
| definition | : | an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation (noun.state) |
44. undergo combustion (verb.change)
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | damage inflicted by fire (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | burning, combustion, |
| definition | : | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | combustible, |
| definition | : | capable of igniting and burning (adj.all) |
45. cause to undergo combustion (verb.change)
| derivation | : | incineration, |
| definition | : | the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | burn, |
| definition | : | damage inflicted by fire (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | burner, |
| definition | : | an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | incinerator, |
| definition | : | a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | burn, burn mark, |
| definition | : | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute) |
46. destroy by fire (verb.change)
| derivation | : | fire, |
| definition | : | a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | burn, burn mark, |
| definition | : | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | fire, |
| definition | : | the event of something burning (often destructive) (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | fire, flame, flaming, |
| definition | : | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke (noun.process) |
47. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp stinging blow (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | burn, burning, |
| definition | : | pain that feels hot as if it were on fire (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | sting, stinging, |
| definition | : | a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung (noun.state) |
48. feel hot or painful (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | burn, burning, |
| definition | : | pain that feels hot as if it were on fire (noun.state) |
49. cause to burn or combust (verb.weather)
| derivation | : | combustible, |
| definition | : | capable of igniting and burning (adj.all) |
50. shine intensely, as if with heat (verb.weather)
| derivation | : | glow, incandescence, |
| definition | : | the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised (noun.phenomenon) |
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