BURN Synonyms
There are 42 hypernyms of the word burn. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| combust | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to burn or combust • start to burn or burst into flames • get very angry and fly into a rage • cause to become violent or angry • undergo combustion | ||||||
| cauterize | verbv | |||||
verb • burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent • make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals | ||||||
| fire | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the event of something burning (often destructive) • the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke • a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile • feelings of great warmth and intensity • fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking • a severe trial • intense adverse criticism verb • start firing a weapon • cause to go off • bake in a kiln so as to harden • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • go off or discharge • drive out or away by or as if by fire • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • destroy by fire • provide with fuel • generate an electrical impulse • become ignited • start or maintain a fire in | ||||||
| incinerate | verbv | |||||
verb • become reduced to ashes • cause to undergo combustion | ||||||
| bake | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven • prepare with dry heat in an oven • heat by a natural force • be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun | ||||||
| blaze | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a strong flame that burns brightly • a cause of difficulty and suffering • noisy and unrestrained mischief • a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted • a light-colored marking verb • shine brightly and intensively • shoot rapidly and repeatedly • burn brightly and intensely • move rapidly and as if blazing • indicate by marking trees with blazes | ||||||
| blister | nounn | |||||
noun • a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) • (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin • (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid verb • get blistered • subject to harsh criticism • cause blisters to form on | ||||||
| broil | verbv | |||||
noun • cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) verb • cook under a broiler • heat by a natural force • be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun | ||||||
| char | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a charred substance • a human female employed to do housework • any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus verb • burn to charcoal • burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color | ||||||
| cremate | verbv | |||||
verb • reduce to ashes | ||||||
| flame | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke verb • shine with a sudden light • be in flames or aflame • criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium | ||||||
| grill | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill • a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate verb • cook over or under a grill • examine thoroughly | ||||||
| ignite | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat • start to burn or burst into flames • arouse or excite feelings and passions • start or maintain a fire in | ||||||
| kindle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • catch fire • cause to start burning • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | ||||||
| parch | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat | ||||||
| roast | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion • negative criticism adjective satellite • (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven verb • cook with dry heat, usually in an oven • subject to laughter or ridicule | ||||||
| scald | verbv | |||||
noun • a burn cause by hot liquid or steam • the act of burning with steam or hot water verb • subject to harsh criticism • treat with boiling water • heat to the boiling point • burn with a hot liquid or steam | ||||||
| scorch | verbv | |||||
noun • a surface burn • a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues • a discoloration caused by heat verb • subject to harsh criticism • make very hot and dry • become superficially burned • destroy completely by or as if by fire • burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color • become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions | ||||||
| sear | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture verb • make very hot and dry • become superficially burned • burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color • cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat | ||||||
| singe | verbv | |||||
noun • a surface burn verb • burn superficially or lightly • become superficially burned | ||||||
