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Word: Burn
Speech Type: Verb
Old English birnan ‘be on fire’ and bærnan ‘consume by fire’, both from the same Germanic base; related to German brennen
bəːn
(of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood
Short Definition:(of fire) flame or glow while consuming fuel
Examples:- a fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate
destroy, damage, or injure by heat or fire
Short Definition:be or cause to be destroyed by fire
Examples:- he burned all the letters
- I burned myself on the stove
produce (a CD or DVD) by copying from an original or master copy.
Short Definition:produce compact disc
drive or move very fast
Short Definition:drive fast
Examples:- he burned past us like a maniac
insult (someone) in a particularly cutting way
Short Definition:insult in cutting way
Examples:- Mark burns him by saying he hasn't even heard of the guy's agency
Word: Burn
Speech Type: Noun
bəːn
an injury caused by exposure to heat or flame
Short Definition:injury caused by heat or flames
Examples:- he was treated in hospital for burns to his hands
consumption of a type of fuel as an energy source
Short Definition:consumption of fuel
Examples:- natural gas produces the cleanest burn of the lot
an act of clearing of vegetation by burning.
Short Definition:act of clearing vegetation by burning
a cigarette.
Short Definition:cigarette
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