Definition of burn

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Burn (v. i.) To be of fire; to flame.

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Arrowwood :: Arrowwood (n.) A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender shoots..
Incombustible :: Incombustible (a.) Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible gas..
Annealing :: Annealing (n.) The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc..
Blazing :: Blazing (a.) Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches..
Brenne :: Brenne (v. t. & i.) To burn.
Burnous :: Burnous (n.) A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Arabs..
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; -- also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way, as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind; grade; as, a good brand of flour..
Slicker :: Slicker (n.) A kind of burnisher for leather.
Thurible :: Thurible (n.) A censer of metal, for burning incense, having various forms, held in the hand or suspended by chains; -- used especially at mass, vespers, and other solemn services..
Flagrant :: Flagrant (a.) Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent.
Glasswort :: Glasswort (n.) A seashore plant of the Spinach family (Salicornia herbacea), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family (Salsola Kali), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making glass and soap..
Altar :: Altar (n.) A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity.
Scorch :: Scorch (v. i.) To burn or be burnt.
Burn :: Burn (v. i.) To combine energetically, with evolution of heat; as, copper burns in chlorine..
Carbuncle :: Carbuncle (n.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet..
Kiln :: Kiln (n.) A furnace for burning bricks; a brickkiln.
Stibious :: Stibine (n.) Antimony hydride, or hydrogen antimonide, a colorless gas produced by the action of nascent hydrogen on antimony. It has a characteristic odor and burns with a characteristic greenish flame. Formerly called also antimoniureted hydrogen..
Burnishing :: Burnishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burnis.
Rochelime :: Rochelime (n.) Lime in the lump after it is burned; quicklime.
Adure :: Adure (v. t.) To burn up.
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