| ablaze |
on fire; burning. [1/2 definitions] |
| acid rain |
rain that has high acidity because of being mixed with pollutants such as vehicle exhausts and residues from burning of fossil fuels for energy or from chemical manufacturing. |
| afire |
burning, as a house. [1/2 definitions] |
| aflame |
burning with interest and excitement; afire. [1/2 definitions] |
| afterburner |
a device that increases the thrust of a jet engine by injecting fuel into the exhaust gases for burning. [2 definitions] |
| arson |
the illegal act of burning buildings, another's or one's own, for malicious purposes or to claim insurance money. |
| auto-da-fé |
the public execution of such sentences, esp. the burning of heretics at the stake. [1/2 definitions] |
| blow out |
to stop the burning of (something) with the movement of air. [1/2 definitions] |
| blowtorch |
a portable oil-burning or gas-burning device producing an intense, localized flame suitable for melting or cutting metal. |
| brand |
a mark made, as on cattle, by burning with a hot iron, to indicate identity or ownership. [2/8 definitions] |
| burn |
an instance of burning. [1/14 definitions] |
| burn out |
to cause (people) to become homeless or to move away by burning their homes. [1/4 definitions] |
| carbon black |
any of various finely divided forms of carbon obtained from the incomplete burning of natural gas or petroleum oil, and used to make ink, pigments, and rubber, and as a filtering agent. |
| caustic |
capable of burning away, corroding, or destroying tissue by chemical action. [1/3 definitions] |
| censer |
a small container, often swung from chains by a cleric in religious ceremonies, in which the fragrance of burning incense is dispersed. |
| charbroil |
to broil over burning charcoal. |
| cinder |
(pl.) any of various residues of burning, such as ashes, slag, or volcanic lava. [1/4 definitions] |
| clinker1 |
a hard stonelike chunk left from the burning of coal. [1/2 definitions] |
| coal |
a burning or glowing piece of such substance, or of wood. [1/3 definitions] |
| coal gas |
a noxious gas given off by burning coal. [1/2 definitions] |
| combustion |
the act or process of burning. [1/3 definitions] |