Definition of burn

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Burn (v. t.) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as, a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration; to burn iron in oxygen..

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Foul :: Foul (v. t.) To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing.
Kinding :: Kinding (n.) The of causing to burn, or of exciting or inflaming the passions..
Breeze :: Breeze (n.) Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal.
Concremation :: Concremation (n.) The act of burning different things together.
Flame :: Flame (n.) To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze.
Magnesium :: Magnesium (n.) A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75..
Tip :: Tip (n.) An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc..
Empyreuma :: Empyreuma (n.) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.
Burn :: Burn (v. i.) To have a condition, quality, appearance, sensation, or emotion, as if on fire or excessively heated; to act or rage with destructive violence; to be in a state of lively emotion or strong desire; as, the face burns; to burn with fever..
Hussite :: Hussite (n.) A follower of John Huss, the Bohemian reformer, who was adjudged a heretic and burnt alive in 1415..
Ardent :: Ardent (a.) Hot or burning; causing a sensation of burning; fiery; as, ardent spirits, that is, distilled liquors; an ardent fever..
Flagrant :: Flagrant (a.) Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent.
Burn :: Burn (n.) A hurt, injury, or effect caused by fire or excessive or intense heat..
Camphine :: Camphine (n.) Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps, and as a common solvent in varnishes..
Scorch :: Scorch (v. i.) To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
Ustulate :: Ustulate (a.) Blackened as if burned.
Tilery :: Tilery (n.) A place where tiles are made or burned; a tile kiln.
Burnstickle :: Burnstickle (n.) A stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus).
Encaustic :: Encaustic (a.) Prepared by means of heat; burned in.
Heartburn :: Heartburn (n.) An uneasy, burning sensation in the stomach, often attended with an inclination to vomit. It is sometimes idiopathic, but is often a symptom of often complaints..
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