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| acid |
a substance that has a sour taste and, if it is very strong, can sometimes burn a hole in something that it touches. |
| blaze1 |
to burn or shine with or as though with fire. [1/4 definitions] |
| blister |
a swollen area of skin that is filled with liquid. A blister is caused by a burn or other injury. [1/4 definitions] |
| brand |
a burn mark made on cattle or other animals with a hot iron to show who the owner is. [1/4 definitions] |
| branding iron |
a long-handled metal implement, usu. with a stamp or symbol at the end, that is heated and pressed against a surface, esp. the skin of a cow, to make a burn of a particular shape for identification. |
| broil1 |
to cause (something) to become extremely hot or to burn, especially at the top surface. [1/2 definitions] |
| burnable |
combined form of burn. |
| burnt |
a past tense and past participle of burn. |
| burn up |
to burn (something) completely. [1/2 definitions] |
| catch |
to begin to burn. [1/13 definitions] |
| catch fire |
to start to burn. |
| catch on fire |
(informal) to start to burn; catch fire. |
| cautery |
something, such as a caustic agent or a very hot or very cold instrument, used to burn or sear and thus to destroy unwanted tissue. [1/2 definitions] |
| char1 |
to cook or burn so that the surface is blackened; scorch. [2/4 definitions] |
| cinder |
a small piece of partly burned wood or coal that can continue to burn but without a flame. |
| coal |
a hard black or dark brown substance that is found in the earth. People burn coal for heat and energy. |
| combustible |
able to catch fire and burn. |
| cremate |
to burn to ashes (esp. a human corpse in a funeral). |
| draft |
a device that controls the flow of air in a stove or furnace. Fires need the oxygen in air in order to burn. [1/10 definitions] |
| fire |
to start to burn; become ignited. [1/14 definitions] |
| fire-resistant |
difficult to burn. |
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