释义 |
Noun: burning burning- The act of burning something
"the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" - combustion - Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- burn - A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
- combustion - Execution by electricity
- electrocution - Execution by fire
- burning at the stake - A form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
Adjective: burning burning- Of immediate import
"burning issues of the day" Verb: burn (burned, also burnt) burn- Destroy by fire
"They burned the house and his diaries" - fire, burn down - Shine intensely, as if with heat
"The candles were burning" - glow - Undergo combustion
"Maple wood burns well" - combust - Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
"The sun burned his face" - bite, sting - Cause to burn or combust
"The sun burned off the fog" - combust - Feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
"She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skis" - Cause to undergo combustion
"burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" - incinerate - Burn at the stake
"Witches were burned in Salem" - Spend (significant amounts of money)
"He has money to burn" - Feel hot or painful
"My eyes are burning" - Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
- cauterize, cauterise [Brit] - Get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
- sunburn - Create by duplicating data
"burn a CD" - cut - Use up (energy)
"burn off calories through vigorous exercise" - burn off, burn up - Burn with heat, fire, or radiation
Derived forms: burnings See also: burnable, burner, important, of import Type of: ache, beam, blow, capital punishment, care for, change integrity, change of integrity, change state, color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], consume, create, damage, death penalty, deplete, destroy, discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn], eat, eat up, execute, executing, execution, exhaust, experience, feel, hurt, hurting, make, oxidation, oxidisation [Brit], oxidization, pain, produce, put to death, ruin, run through, shine, smart, spifflicate, spiflicate, squander, torture, torturing, treat, turn, use up, waste, wipe out Encyclopedia: Burn, Berlin, Burn! Burn Burn, Don't Freeze! Burn, Zantetsuken! Burn, Piano Island, Burn Burn, North Yorkshire Burning |