n.
1.pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
2.a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
3.an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
4.a burned place or area
5.damage inflicted by burning burn v.
1.destroy by fire
2.shine intensely, as if with heat
3.undergo combustion
4.cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
5.cause to burn or combust
6.feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
7.cause to undergo combustion
8.burn at the stake
9.spend (significant amounts of money) 10.feel hot or painful 11.burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent 12.get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun 13.create by duplicating data 14.use up (energy) 15.burn with heat, fire, or radiation
Idiom of the Day
write up (something) or write (something) up
to write something, to describe something in writing (you usually write up something by using your thoughts or some notes that you have written)
After our trip to Russia, I spent a week writing up our story for a travel magazine.
